Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-05-29
10 AWAY WITH
DEATH PENALTY
Show More Capital Crimes in
States Where Death Penalty
Obtains Than in Others.
Candidate Favors Abolition
of Capital Punishment.
RICHM MON D. vA--speciai.-

X 4 II M ~ n - @f~~%e--'
The sentiment for the abolition OF
capital punishment in this State.
which started sometime ago. is not
by any means dead. ON the contr9Iy'
if has recently received fresh inn /
petus and those who favor IL are \
| more hopeful than ever before OF us 1
/ success. The public is being educated /
i'm facts and figures that tend strong
/ IN 10 prove that capital punishment
/ states have actually more capltat
/ crime than States and counties that
/ have abolished capital punishment
The following COMMUNICATION from
III. W. Henricl1son. Of Nashville. Ienn;,
(which appeared in the imes-Dlspatch
FRIDAY, has been read with CONSIDER
able inerest here:
According TO the mortality stalls
tics complied by the Onlten states
, I fsnreau of Statistics for all the years
~enorted covering period OF zen
, years. from 1900 20 1903, inclusive.
I the yearly average OF the hunloer %
: homicides per 100000 populauon LOT
4 the eighteen States composing the
2 registration area was as .oHcNs-
: / Colorado. 60; California, 2e.S4' Con
: necticut. -; Indiana, %; Maine, 20 :
: Maryland. IA; Massachusetts, 20 f,
= MICHIGAN. SIS: Kew Hampshire. -
3 New Jersey. :; New York, 8 ONO
= I102. PENNSYLVANIA. eS; Rhode Is
y land. 3: South Dakota. S.3S, vermont
i 452: Washington. 1882 Wisconsin
..-rbe general average for the years
Of the period reported for Maine
a NfIchigan. Rhode Island and Wlscon
~ siu-the four states where the oeati
= penalty has been revoked-is 80 ,s.s,i Pc
~ loo. OOo while Tor the states iniic1
Is inr the death penalty, for the sam
o. period. the general average rs So
al or nearly rs per cent greater
ed examination OF each year rePot
~ covering the ten-year period show
DC an Increase OF homicides In Calitof
,,o Mia. Connecticut Massachusetts, 1T
OF diana. New Jersey. New 1orA' fsnL
ed sylvania and Nerm ont-otates Wuel
Ia r1s,ffa1 uuniShment obtains. ana WhSi
IN Is riridly enforced-whue OF ti
four States that have apoilsneu !.
death penalty. only Michigan SNOW
an Increase which is very slight ~
increase in Massachusetts from '''
~ 10 1908 was 100 per cent $500,
III Though unable 10 get statsu
I'D from Kansas. "A recent letter from y
secretary OF the Governor ~ 20
rect that tho homicides In that Sta
80 cornDarativelv few and that the
OF H. no disposition 20 restore the oea
ing neuaitv We viii remember IN
re- ~ouftal punishment has been an
los ished by practice IN h ~. sisn,
.urt 1872 the Governors an thelr DISC
nd sion having failed 10 sign the aee
80 ,,-srrante nj the end Of one year q
sat- nrisonment. as the Jaw required ~
-m- this date il has been recently al, 4p
,.ee i-srtor ia the face % It's hish MOI
ith- ridal rate. abolished the death p
bv a1tv the present year. 49,.
& DENOMINATION 81 report no loo
civ canifnl crimes 81 the tlitn-lou
--- f-,,rtea states Congress viii show
- ~e4,,lts obtained from the abolition
over capital punishment in foreign GO
tha .rfe1 are no less heuchcial IMAM
.rfi- our own. Holland. italy, for'u
Norway. Costa kica ana hlseell
che fho r,ventv-two cantons OF SWlC
'fka- land have abolished So 10y statute.
BELGIUM by practice. ~ u ktat.-.
the 10 note the oitlcial report sHS :
sare- had consequence have resulted p
49,. rf,a abolition OF capital puulshiileii
--e ti-e above foreign countries. Out
conditions OF high criminaAtg
nent. become better. -
eseed II read the communication on
rr.,,7rfrt-son very careful" said
oeve~ n. M. Pitt. editor 81 the Religious
state AID this mornlng. IL - Alnbu
Illuminating in the facts Wnlc
were states SO clearly. Facts ike these
. late fo me az least 20 be far more
4 was liable in determining @ matter OF
sort than our own preconcepuon
lf the preferences. ,..
e the I'm my own studies and inves
Ulcers tions I found many or these laC1'
q lest am deeply and favorably impr
flame with the care and accuracy "i
mand Fendrickson's letter.
..-rbe whole question involve
re to- one Of tremendous human lntereA
= tenn ought not 90 be lightly dismiss
-oNcry .rfltsa and thoughtful people
- was Mr. NJ ID. Hart candidate 20
some rrc,,ee ~ Delegates from HanoN
announcing his platform TINS
ynasty ovpressed himself as favorin'
Prince .boiltion OF capital punishment
I'd ano 49,. 80 sesat1t in women and
ossiDie ION in time Of war" THIS oe
eading go ~ REGARDED as sign 81 the
would noH % t.s,,.. made IN IS ~
it and Nett ~. - .r,..t many othe
family. pIoD~'-' s.,,r-re tic adv
issued dlaat. -.. So ar Hart
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