Arizona republican., 1919-12-21
Where The People
 May Have a Hearing
The Strange Story of Johnnie Leicht

To the Editor Of The Republican: It seems according to the latest evi- dence that 13 years ago. one John Leicht, who was supposed to have money on his person, went buggy rid ing with one Louis Y. Eytinge: that before starting. so that he might en- joy the rural scenery. he took enough hydrate of chloral to completely an aesthetize himself so that before ar irving on the desert he was unable to sit up, and friend Eytinge carefully held him in the buggy. After arriv- ing on the desert ten miles north Of town, he slipped out of the arms Of the friend and struck the ground with such force as to make quite positive marks on the earth. Then after turn ing over on his back, he uncorked a can of chloroform, put handkerchief over his face. and poured the contents the handkerchief Then after he was thoroughly dead he walked g or 30 steps. and hid the empty can under some bushes, and coming back. lay down in the very tracks where he fell from the buggy, putting the handker chief over his face, carefully attaching weights to the corners to hold it down. He then took his watch, diamond, and what money he had. including a $25.O0 draft from his pocket, and turned them over to friend Eytinge with the request that he use them where they would do the most good. Then put bottle of chloral in his hand, and remained there exactly in the same place for one week. Some evidence, this.
 Now for some old evidence Drug gist Rives testifies that he sold one can of chloroform and one of chlOral to Eytinge.s Eytinge cashed the draft, signing Leicht's name. Eytinge came back alone, paid the liverF bill, after saying in the morning he had no mon ey but would pay in the evening. Fly tinge reported at the roomng house that he had left Leicht a John Kohl bergs- (Friend.) Eytinge paid the room rent with forged check on Kohlberg. Eytinge left on the first train. Eytinge had served time in the Ohio penitentiary.
 Eytinge had good attorneys. Jury stood Il for hanging, one for life sen tence.
 Dr. Watkins says it is impossible to give chloral in whiskey, enough to have an effect. Bill Jensen would not agree with him, as he has had experience Enough has been put in a single glass of lemonade to put a girl in condition that very nearly proved fatal, and kept her unconscious for hours. Whis- key dfsgufses both smell and taste Of chloral completely.
 In Wharton X Stiles Medical Juris- prudence, one of our greatest authori- ties on poisons, we find the following on page 519: In mortality table GOV
  from chloral-11 from negligence or accident, 15 from suicide. and one from murder Witthause and Becker show 70 accidental deaths from this poison, 22 suicidal, one homicidal Three grains of the poison has been known to produce death in a few min utes. The injection of six grains proved fatal in six minutes.
 The dangerous symptoms that fol- low a single overdose is profound sleep, breathing not unlike that produced by opium. This profound sleep may pass into coma, muscular relaxation. and finally death.' Thirty grains has ire quently proven fatal.
 I am not prejudiced against Eytinge. but believe that instead of his throwing the lie into the face of court and jury he should be thankful for that one man who saved his neck. The parole boafd has no moral right to parole or pardon a life-termer who has commmitted cold blooded murder. That is what causes a disregard for law. IL is said that the man who was lynched near Flor ence said he thought they would not hang him, and if he was convicted. would only go to prison for a time as he would soon get out. When man takes the part of criminals he neces- sarily takes the part against the good law abiding citizen.
 WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON, PA ROLE BOARD?
 H. A. HUGHES