Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-29

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Here is the answer:
Thaw made hero in New Hampshire he is appauded by
good citizens of his qualities Heaven
knows as BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE JUSTICE
DONE TO HIM AT LAST.
The country that he has been kept in the
insane asylumahough he nsanethrough the efforts of
the Stanford White who about the vlest product
of degradation that could possibly be conceived.
The people know that Thaw by jury
simple that the jury would condemn him for
having killed such creature Stanford White And the
paper that we quote probably knows that also.
The people know Thaw now least is not insane
They know that being helped by his mions-or
by millions his moher-the money actually hnders
ordinary citizen without wealth. and Stan
ford White the vile SLAYER powerful friends
THAW WOULD HAVE BEEN FREE LONG AGO
The people like fair play in New Hampshire, in New York.
and in every State in the Union.
That why in every State public
vote Thaw would be set free.
This newspaper considers the AS 1T STANDS TO DAY
Thaw declared insane by jury that would not vote
execute him for having killed Stanford White.
The law says that who commits crime and declared
shall be kept locked up unless his sanity returns AS
he is he is to be set free
Only friends of Stanford White a few newspapers that
smpathze with White and specialists especially paid de-
clare that Thaw is insane.
as per of the population. And
he only but has shown remarkable intelligence in his
determined efforts obtain freedom in his dealings with tricky
lawyers, and in his answers to judicial questions.
Inasmuch Thaw was detained by New State
and nasmuch his conduct during
ton and since he fed from the asylum would clearly indicate
he justice demands that he be set freeas the law pro-
vides
Justice does NOT demand that he be returned to life mprs
oment TO oBLIGE THE FRIENDS JOURNALISTIC AND
OTHERWISE OF THE DEGRADED BRUTE WHOM HE
KILLED.
Fortunately Thaw Federal Judge He is
mercy any especially chosen to send him back
the insane asylum He the mercy of the distinguished
legal gentlemen who make special point of bounding hmfor
excellent pay, doubt.
He will have his day in court and will probably sent
back to life Imprisonment asylum having killed
Stanford White whose death certainly saved from shame dega
dation and horror many helpless girls
No civilized human being would plead law or
put the right of individual taking justice into his
above the law.
And any who commits a murder for whatever
should be punished for murder Yet if there
killing that justified the killing of White
AND HIS MOST INTIMATE FRIENDS KNOW THAT THAT
1850.
They pastime was the pursuit and the destruc
ton of unfortunate They that spent money
and his time in the committing of compared with
murder committed in anger IS nothing.
1t is good healthy thing have has
committed murder such Thaw onized appauded and made
much of But the fault with the degenerate
mirer of Stanford White who vcousy pursue create
public sympathy for him.
And the fault with the machinery of justice in one
two instances at least has seemed afraid deal Justly with
Thaw
Far better let the go proper orderly manner
taking with him the sympathy and the thanks who best
understood the character the Stanford White
Lock him up again in Matteawan and you will settle the
question dispose of it.
The people in New Hampshire Canada make hero of
Thaw they do not like Stanford because they
like the idea that and defenders of
that vile degenerate influence deprive man of
his liberty when the law says that being should be set