The Washington times., 1923-07-12

MRS. ANNA BUZZ. CONDEMNED TO BE KILLED ORDER
OF THE PEOPLE
This woman was convicted on good evidence of killing
Frederick Schneider with whom lived whom she was
not married.
Anger jealousy caused the killing There was no ex
cuse It a vile murder
But what there for the State its officials and it's
Justice to INITIATE THE MURDEREss and kill her vioently
she killed the dead man?
dgnifed or decent does it set good example before
the population the children mpresonable weak minds of
those crimnay inclined to have this killed by
Must not such killing morbid tendencies concen
tate the attention of the weakmnded violence crime
her individual crime?
The killing will be long drawn process with appeals
by lawyers The just sent to prison. will be locked
her favorite tunes played her phonograph
ayorite food brought to her three times day with all the de-
At last will come THE LAST DAY.
The newspapers will tell soemnly just what she for
tried prepare her soul future world at moment
when all her feeble intellect must be death
chair waiting.
Finally will the executioners They will have several
strong stand by to hold her in she should
lent Her thick hair will be cut then top
her head that the deadly wet eectrode be applied the
scalp close to the brain below the bone.
Her skirt will be away and her undercloth
ing cut in order that the second elerode applied
the bare calf OF her leg Is that pleasant detail in the jus
tce' of civilized nation?
Door, to find the warden of the prison. clergyman and re-
porers lined in silence around the walls SEE HER DIE
She will be led the floor short distance
chair and allowed last word she chooses With that
horrible chair before her eyes she faint scream
speak Then she will be pushed into the chair strapped
tight with the broad straps almost cutting her arms
ankles and chest and the heavy leather pulled
down to hide her convued face bullying foamng
mouth Last OF ALL the electrician prostuting noble science
to the horrible trade of killing will throw the SWITCH driving
the high current from elecrode to the other tearing
through her brain and nerves and ending her life.
Is that worthy occupation for a great State?
Is the carrying out THAT program thing that decent
citizens would like to have charged against them and their
authority?
If the is killed will be done BY ALL OF THE
CITIZENS, for they the State.
Is such killing worthy of civilized beings?
Will be said she killed somebody ese why should she
not be kiled?' -
The is WHAT A MURDEREss MAY DO THE
PEOPLE AS A WHOLE SHOULD NOT DO"
Murderers have killed victims with horrible fortunes
with knives and fire. Would anybody State do the
SAME and iniict slow torturing death the crmna9
Certainly not To such question every would saw No
the state Will not follow the example of ve ignorant tor
turing criminal and torture him he tortured others
Is it not immoral degrading shameful tn
this miserable and without
force of jealous hatred to kill deliberately SLOWLY aSdn
weeks and months OF mental to the final death panq
feel that such killing of a woman by the peonle If
the State disgrace write the Governor at Albanv
and tell him what think. The killing
cept with his consent and approval the law gves him tho
pardonng power power to commute the sentence to life inn
prisonment. ~ ~
And life imprisonment the proper punishment for tairr
life. IVA "e
Justice should say murderess You have taken
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