South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-22
FOUND GUILTY OF
Staying HUSBAND,
MOOSE is DECREE
Jury Ignores Prosecutors APP
peal for Life Sentence
on Woman.
BY DUDLEY \. sTDDALL
lspeclaI % The Ne.t.-TIme.D

georgia hasn't hanged WhlL1
woman but once IN its history. That
was 80 years ago.
Today. however. Mrs. Cora Vim
son Is IN "the Tower" here under
sentence 20 go 20 the gallows on
July %. for the murder OF her nus
band. DR.. ". D. Vinson Solicitor
General John A. B0ykin- prosecutor,
asked for a life sentence. The jury.
however. went beyond his request
and voted for death.
Colonel william SchIey Howard.
former member Of congress, who
aided In prosecuting the case. said
IN an interview:
Women have demanded equal
rights. in business and politics. IN
every way they have indicated their
desire 20 be treated as men. Why
then should a woman-sOlely on sex
grounds-be accorded any special
privilege by jury? The time has
come when they should be treated
like men before the bar Of justice"
Has Opinion Changed?
An interesting question! II II Is
true that sentiment toward women
IS changing from a chivalrous 70
man-to-man attitude. defense law
yers IN future woman murder trials
may have TO shift their tactics. The
old sympathy pleas and sympathy
stage settings will be relegated 10
the place OF outwOrn things in legal
practice.
Here are opinions OF Atlanta per-
sons and OF nationally prominent
suffragists who were asked regard
ing the VinsOn case
should women pay the same
penalty for crime as men, even
though the penalty is hanging?"
Southern Views
MISS ELEONORE R.AOUL. At
lcnta. Ga. president Atlanta League
OF Women Voters: Woman has
passed through the age Of depen-
dents into an age which regards her
as ar intelligent being Consequent
y there should no longer be a ques-
tion as 70 whether she should be
sponslble for her acts. I believe we
treated as a human being fully re-
women are prepared TO accept our
esponsibilities along with our priv
ileges.'
SHERIFF J. I. YOwRY. Atlanta.
Ca. charged with executing con-
demned prisoners In Fulton county:
"A woman should not be hanged
well, simply because a woman is a
woman"
Mrs. G. T. CORNETT. Atlanta,
nlatron IN "the Tower" who Is In
charge OF Mrs. vinson: They'd bet
ter not hang Mrs. Vinson! I don't
believe any woman should be hang
ed"
JUDGE NEWTON A. MORRIS,
Marriott. Ca. attorney for Mrs. Vim
son: Imagine yourself pulling the
trigger OF a death trap and sending
a woman 10 her doom Then ask
yourself II you really believe a wom-
an should be hanged"
Eastern Views
GRACE HUDIISTON. prominent
New York attorney: IF guilty
woman should be punished as well
as a man But II the prosecuting at
torney makes a recommendation for
life imprisonment inste cad OF a death
sentence. It should be needed. In
hanging a woman, the state would
be committing the same crime for
which II sentenced her. am
against capital punishment.
RUTH HALE. New York. presi-
dent OF the Lucy Stone league.
which believes women should retain
their maiden names after marriage:
IF were the woman IN the Georgia
case. I would insist on being hanged.
As citizen any woman must bear
the same responsibilities as a man.
IL Is wrong for her 20 expect even
Georgian chivalry,"
LUCILLE PUGH. New York. ac-
tive feminist: Women should ask
no privilege nor seek any favors.
The action OF the southern jury,
however. doesn't sound much like
the usual thing"
MRS <. J. SHULER, New York
corresponding secretary Of the Ma
tional American Women's Suffrage
association: Women do not ask for
chivalry. They expect equal rights.
equal responsibilities and equal pen
alties."
MRS. ADELE d. PRIESS. New
Yok pOlicewoman: Il am opposed
90 capital punishment. But as long
as 81 IS a part ~ the law. a woman
guilty or a crime which warrants
such a sentence should pay the PEN
atty. But II the prosecuting attor-
ney asked for a lie sentence. there
must be extenuating circumstances
which should be taken into ac-
count"
Western Views
MARGARET MARY MORGAN.
san Francisco. suffrage leader and
CALIFORNIA; first woman supervisor:
eff the state law calls for capital
punish ment. II this woman is guilty.
then she should be shown no special
favor; not necessarily because she
has won equal rights. but because
the law II existent should be in
voked"
MRS. HENRY W. CHENEY. Chi
cago, president Illinois League or
Women Voters: "A wrong IS a
wrong and sex should not interfere
with the proper administration Of
Justice However. 7 am opposed 20
capItaI punishment. IN Mrs. Vim
sons case I cannot attempt 20 ad-
Judge her guilt or innocence. but on
a broad basis I am set against sex
Influencing the process OF law. The
penalty 10 A. the crime as fixed by
the will Of the majority should be
imposed"
MAN MAKES MONEY WORK.
Thoroughly degusted with work
ing hard for a fair wage hundreds
OF local men and women are making