El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-11
Lynching In Arizona

1.-THE first direct of the anti capital punishment
law in Arizona is lynching, the first to in the
state IN 80 years 1t participated in by Of
persons probably Of them citizens of less
prominence judging from the reports in the dispatches that
more than 100 automobiles took part in the chase which
ended In the seizure Of Star Daley from deputy Shers and
his being hanged.
Daley had committed two terrible crimes the cold boOded
murder of and the outragng of his wife 1t but
natural that public feeling should have high However,
il maddened mob which hanged Daley. Men raging
with hatred and excitement do not repeat the Lords Prayer
before they put fellow being to DEATH 1t calm and
prayerul but unlawful execution imposed penalty for
crimes which merited the death penalty.
The 1ynchng suggestive of vigante methods and
veilante attitude toward prevalent conditions It will be
recalled the vgantes in California inflicted punishments
where the law failed 1t to have been that spirit
which actuated the ArizonanS.
Lynchings to be condoned, because they
illegal and dangerous to the peace and safety of the state
More be regretted however the absence of law
which the public could look the proper punishments
crimes plainly meriting the death penalty.
This is late date for Arizona to be resorng to lynch
ng It is be feared there VIII be others unless the anti
capital punishment law is repealed and death penalty law
substituted
Mistaken humanitaans may detes the idea of the law
taking the life of individual In their they may
believe life Imprisonment greater less savage punish
men But the fact remains there to whom moth
deterrent but the fear of death Imprisonment holds
terrors for them particularly since the Arizona penen
tary has national reputation pleasant place be-
reSful retreat to which to for vacation Even life
sentence is great matter to hardened criminals
there always the expectation of pardon secured
after few years of good conduct.
DAIey was of that type. Under a proper law he
could have been tried speedily convicted and executed
yond all question, law is needed deal with of his
kind
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Slowly but surely, the public mind being brought
around to the point of endorsing the sending army
France And the army should be SENT if the still
in progress when it is recruited trained and equipped
half war is inexcusable.
It is to be hoped that emperor William has not over
looked presentation of medals Of honor to those dauness
submarine vikings who torpedoed the British hospital ship
IN the expectation Of sending helpless wounded
into the water to strange to death
Unless the government quickly undertakes food price
regulation, wheat viii be high that nothing short
of 4 battleship squadron bring it down.
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If you haven't bought home, buy See first that
IS well located well built and purchasabIe at fair price
Then it is good investment.
By the way the wheat market has been running
gambler ought to be broke and millionaire alternately
every ~ hours.
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The five cent loaf will be relegsted to the museum
to be studied with the aid Of microscope il appears
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The only mirrors which people seem to avoid for some
strange reason, those in the soldier posters
One swat in time may prevent typhoid.