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

and justice!
Here is the answer:
Thaw hero in New Hampshire he is appauded by
good citizens not of his qualities Heaven
knows as BECAUSE THE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE JUSTICE
DONE TO HIM AT LAST.
country know that he has been kept the
insane asyumahough nsanethrough the efforts of
the friends Stanford White who about the lest product
of degradation that could possibly be conceived.
The people Thaw declared insane by jury
for simple the jury would condemn him for
having killed such Stanford White And the
paper that quote probably knows that also.
The people know that Thaw at least is not insane
They know that far from being helped by his monsor
by millions his motherthe money actually hnders
him ordinary citizen without wealth. and Stan
White the vile white SLAYER had fewer 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 every the left public
vote, Thaw would be set free.
newspaper considers the AS 1T STANDS oDAY
Thaw declared insane by jury that would not
execute him for having killed Stanford White
The law says that who commits crime and declared
insane shall be kept locked unless his sanity returns AS
as he is sane he is to be set free
Only the friends of Stanford White few newspapers that
sympathize with White and specialists especially paid de-
clare that Thaw insane
-
he not 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.
nasmuch Thaw is was detained by
insane and nasmuch his conduct during his
on and since fed from the asylum would clearly indicate that
he justice demands that he the pro-
vides
Justice does NOT demand life mpris-
onment TO oBLIGE THE FRIENDS JOURNALISTIC AND
OTHERWISE, OF THE DEGRADED BRUTE WHOM HE
KILLED.
Fortunately Thaw is in the hands of Federal Judge He
not the mercy any especially chosen
to the insane asylum He not the mercy the distinguished
legal gentlemen who make special point bounding hmor
excellent pay, doubt.
He will have his day in and will probably be sent
back to life imprisonment insane asylum for having killed
Stanford White whose death certainly from shame degra
dalton and horror many helpless girls.
No civilized human being would plead unwrten law or
put the right of individual taking justice his
above the law.
And any who commits murder for whatever
should be punished murder Yet there was
killing that justified the killing Stanford White
AND HIS MOST INTIMATE FRIENDS KNOW THAT THAT
IS so.
They know that his pastme pursuit and the desuc
ton of unfortunate They he spent his money
and his time in the committing of crime compared with which
murder committed in anger nothing.
1t is not good healthy wise thing man who has
committed murder such Thaw onzed appauded and made
much Of But the fault the degenerate associates and ad
mer of Stanford White who vcousy pursue and create
public sympathy for him.
And the fault is with the machinery justice that in one
or two instances at least has seemed afraid deal justly with
Thaw
Far better let the go proper and orderly manner
taking with him the sympathy and the who best
understood the character the Stanford White
Lock him up again Matteawan you settle the
question dispose of it,
The people in New Hampshire Canada make hero of
Thaw because they do not like Stanford White they
like the idea that the associates friends and defenders of
that vile degenerate have Influence enough deprive of
lis liberty when the law says that being be set
free.