Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-08

! throat and continued because
did it..
The Governor drew up sharply and
said:
What's the matter with you? AR"
you me-
Stowcll. who had recovered himself
answered.
mo. am not i'll. your Excelency.
Then you must be mad--stark mad,
It's impossible. You can never have
done such thing"
81 am not mad. either. sir. What !
tell you is the truth-it is Gods truth.
sir"
And then. excusing nothing. extcn-
uating nothing. Stowell told the Gov
ernor what he had done. and how he
had done it.
II used my official position to effect
the escape Of the prisoner. and | ar
ranged for her flight. with her COM
panion. to n foreign country
The Governor listened without draw.
ing breath.
But why-why did you--was II
because I refused TO remit
mo. | did it because / came to sec
that the law which permitted you to
order the execution Of that girl was a
crime. and that a higher law called
upon me to undo it.
"A crime? Good Lord. what If it
was? What had you to do with that
/ II had tried and condemned her.
! And besides. had my personal reasons
for wishing the prisoner to escape
punishment.
But damn it all. man, when YOU
were doing all this for the girl. didn I
you see what you were doing for your:
self?"
"Not then. But now I see that in
preventing the law from committing a
crime | committed n crime against the
| law. and am no longer fit to be judge.
That's why I'm here now, sir--not to
issue that warrant. but to resign my
judgeship."
Resign your judgeship:"
Yes. but that's not ALTO ask you
to order my arrest and commit me 10
prison.
The Governor. who had been halt
stupefed, took possession of h!mseli
at last.
Commit you to prison? Gool
heavens. what are you saying: \
Deems,er in prison. Whoever hearc
OF such thing
"a am guilty of crime nga!ns'
justire--'' began Stowell. but the
Governor bore him down.
"Tush. don't care for the momcn
whether you are or are not. Neither
do | care whether the law which con
demned the prisoner to death was o.
was not crime. What have to dea
with Is the present situation. You sa'
you want me to order your arrest
that it,
Yes, you said yourself the guilt
l,A
But heavens alive. man, cant yO'
see the disgrace? Cell is privnt
person. while you are judge, tn
nudge who tried and condemned III
prisoner. What is to happen to jus
tice in the island II judge is con
deinned and imprisOned:'
Stowell tried 10 speak. but again tn
Governor bore him down.
"Oh. ! know what you'll say-you
talk about your conscience. But wha
is your conscience to me against tn
honor Of the public service and tn
welfare Of the whole community:'
The honor of the public service can
not rest on IA lie. sir. said Stowell.
> 1T would be living lie if | con
tinued TO be a judge. and the only wa
10 save the island is TO tell 1t the truti
no matter what
"Don't talk damned nonsense.
Stowell drew himself up.
DO you wish me. then, 10 issue tht
. warrant against Alick Cell now thi
!. you know that | am myself the gull;
mani
The Governor hinched for a momen
then smote the Top of his desk and said
II know nothing of the kind, 81
4 ana don't want to know. | beIeS
b YOU re mad--made mad by the orde
you have lately gone through. NothIr
will make me- believe the contrary