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acquittaI or for the insanity plea,
said circumstances Of the Blazef
case did not justify punishment q
the father as murderer. Rather.
they said. such victim o, circurn-
stances should be placed IN an
asylum for his few remaining days.
The opinions Of the Senatorial
Jurors were as follows:
senator Warren. former governor
Of wyoming, and dean Of Congress-;
..If Doctor Blazer killed his daughter
deliberately and with premed alton,
AZ indicated IN press reports, ne.
ought to be hung for murder
senator Walsh. noted Teapot Dome
prosecutor, ana famous constitu-
tionaI lawyer: II cannot justify MUIR
der. whatever the circumst ances may
Sc. ri took Doctor Blazer too long
-thirty.rwo yearsto decide i was
his duty to take his daughters Ire.
Once we tolerate that sort q
thing there is no telling where 70
draw the line or what degree Of de-
forrnity there should pc 70 make the.
act Of murder justifiable or even ex.
cusabIe.
rni1dr which would have been lost
Is the world had not the wisdom Of
men tor the Creator Himself set the
seal Of condemnation on murder
generally"
J senator Goff, former assistant at
torney General and once 4 prose-
cutting attorney In Wisconsin: It
Is not so much the fact that q
nl1vsicaI body was destroyed ais that
opportunity was denied TO a human
soul. would vote for conviction.
Senator Bayard. one Of DelawaTe's
greatest lawyers and father OF I've
children: I'VE all recall families who
have had to bear the burden Of
caring for crippled children. e
found that Doctor Blazer killed his
daughter deliberately, as Indicated
in newspaper reports, I would vote
that he's be punished according to
law. Otherwise you would be- giving
man the right to take human life
at his own inclination.
Stands for AcquittaI
Senator Frazier, former governor
or North Dakota, farmer and father
OF five children: While don't ap-
prove Of such an action generally,
think there ought to be Il State
or Government authority to care for
such unfortunates. In the Blazer
case think he ought to be ac-
Quilted under the circumstances.
Senator BIease, former governor
inaI lawyer: They ought to acquit
49, DIS1aw
Senator "A: nid.western Re.
publican. famous as d liberal and
father OF three daughter: Il would
vote to acquit. the father. It's q
really serious Nquestion because
there are times when death comes
as blessing. / don't think though
that would vote for d law to
put such unfortunates ont Of their
misery. because there would be no
way to prevent its abuse"
Senator Wheeler, noted as the
prosecutor and father OF six chill
kdreIi: From what have read Of
the Blazer case in newspaper re-
ports, / believe the father Is in
sane and should be confined in an
asylum
and father Of one daughter: Al
ter is either depraved or insane.
He should either be hung or com.
mitted to an asylum. In the Blazer
case, / think newspaper reports
indicate the father Ii insane"
Senator McMaster, former gov
ernor Of South Dakota, once q
farmer: THE frightfuI mental
ordeal undergone by the father in
caring for his daughter all these
years, in my judgment, rendered
his mind unbalanced. I should
adjudge him insane. .
Believes Him Insane
Senator SchaIl, criminal lawyer
and himself blinded by an electric
shock: THE action Of Doctor
Blazer itself indicates what the
verdict should be. He is insane
and should be sent to an asylum. !"
Senator IL" national leader In
independent thought and formerly
one of the greatest criminal prose-
cutors in the west: IF peoples
lives are to be taken because they
are not believed to have a soul, 1t
would be better to let the state
supervise the destruction. From
press reports Of the Blazer case, I
should say the father was insane