Weekly journal-miner., 1913-05-14
HALTER AND TIE
 HIM UP, SAYS SPEAKER
(From Wednesdays DaiIy)

The non-partisan meeting called
 by Mrs. James Loy resulted in a
 turnout of about sixty people at
 the courthouse last night, when d
 fairly full and temperate discussion
 of the question of capital punishment
 prevailed
 pr. J. B. McNally was elected
 chairman aud w. E. Glenn, though
 10th, acted as secretary. "to appear
 agreeable" as he put it Mrs. Loy and Mrs. Perie were the women
 speakers. The latter rather favored life imprisonmentfi but thought it only fair that the malefactors should
 be taken out and made to decorate whipping posts There and there" to impress them with the enormity of their offenseS.
 Mrs. Loy stoutly answered the ac- cusatlons made regarding her at last weeks mass meeting. She said that, next to going to jail, Mir. Morrison's charge that she was an agitator was the greatest honor pos ] sible. She said that Mr. Morrison Z was the first lawyer she had ever heard state that there was almost no chance for a jury to err. She ! cited the case of Thaw as showing the alleged power of wealth when arrayed in the defense of a murder CT. and asked If the audience thought any of the four murderers from Iavapai would be in their present plight if they had had a Delmas to defend them?
 Mrs. LoY declared that the issue was raised to discredit Governor Hunt and appealed to the women present, who were by far in the ma yorltv, to study the question we'll before they cast their ballots.
 The secretary read an initiative petition. addressed to the Secretary of State, for the abolition of the death sentence, by an election.
 Rev. Curtiss, pastor Of the Me ( thodist Church. refused to express his views. stating that he was not ( prepared to pass on the question. without further study. l
 MT. Glenn asked for the floor. i He. said that he had seen many ( han"ings and had never witnessed r one at which he could not have pull i ed the rope. He was a believer in the Mosaic Law, "an eye for an $ eye and Q tooth for a tooth."
 When they turn murderers loose give them auto rides. the consola- -ion of a phonograph and ice cream. with the maximum of imprisonment not over eight years. I think the $ ,itlzens of Arizona should have the n -iight. when they are liberated to shoot them on sight" V
 Ex-Sheriff James Lowry warmly | seconded the sentiments of Mir. V Ilenn and added that capital pun s shment IS the only means of pro n ection for a civilized community" V Hunt has trampled on the right of h he ceople and if he persist. he Ii .hould be haltered and tied up"
 Dr. McNally said that the gather A ng hardly arose to the dignity of N mass meeting, "as there are scarce fl V l1O here" Much had been said d bout Governor Hunts attitude in T he matter under discussion and he T eio'ced. for the Governor, that he cj vas aiding the dawninp of the light q, 't a grander humanity in the world. D
 see m the Governors action. h. ot scorn and contempt for the 7w. but bright and glorious omen. G oreshadOwing the dawn of a new r7 for mental and moral derelicts nd delinduents."
 "The time will come when the reat executive acts of wisdom of ur first Governor will shine as F. o'c'es looking to a true solution of h, 7ese vexed problems. He builds Ii, )r unborn generations" to At the close of the meeting. op- th ortunity was given for the signing tr the initiative petition referred Vi; '' ta
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