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JANUARY 17, 1913
The Commoner.
excludes the exercise of that divine
faculty.
"It is here that room is found for
consulting the feelings and wishes of
those most injured by a crime, and if
they ask for mercy, it appears to mo
that mercy should be granted, unless
such request Is mere sickly senti
mentalism and in opposition to the
best interests of society. The grounds
stated In this letter to the governor
asking the reprieve show the grounds
on which the family of my murdered
son ask you to recommend the com
mutation of the murderer's sentence
to imprisonment for life."
In the letter to the governor Mr.
Farrar included the pathos of a
father's love, which had blossomed
into the great forgiveness that would
flood the lowly dwelling of the mur
derer's father and wife with supreme
happiness a happiness which would
be impossible to the imposing scat of
aristocracy, in which the law of "an
eye for an eye" has been eliminated.
The letter to the governor follows:
"On this day of Thanksgiving the
thoughts of all my household were
turned to the vacant chair made
empty by the crime of the poor
wretch, the date of whose execution
you have fixed. This matter has
been in our minds for some time,
and after mature reflection, all Df
us father, mother, sisters, brothers
and widow of my murdered son
have concluded to ask you to re
prieve Rene Canton and to send his
case before the board of pardons for
their consideration as to whether His
sentence should not be commuted to
imprisonment for life.
"We feel that this young brute is
the product of our system of society
for which all of us, particularly per
sons of our positions, are to some
extent responsible. His father and
mother are honest, hardworking
people. With them the struggle for
existence was too exacting and bitter
to permit them to devote the time
and personal care necessary to de
velop the good and repress the evil
in their son, who thus grew up amid
! malign influences that surround the
' children of the poor in a large city.
"We believe that he shot my son
as instinctively as a snake would
strike one who crossed his path, and
while the act was murder in law and
in fact, yet it lacked the forethought
and deliberation which makes a
crime of this sort unpardonable. This
man is now in no condition of mind
to be sent Into the next world. We
hope and pray that time and reflec
tion will bring repentence, and that
his soul may be saved."
Incidentally in the. letter, Mr. Far
rar brought out the fact that, al
though the young widow, and since
a mother, had not signed the appli
cation of Canton for a pardon, she
had agreed to offer no objection
when the case was brought up, and
'also she had sought to save the life
of her husband's murderer.
But sentiment was swept aside by
the cold judicial turn that 'was taken
in the case of the murderer when the
case was thrashed out. If, by the
code of law, he was to be granted a
life in the penitentiary, instead of
a death on the gallows, the laws of
the state must give it to him and not
the forgiving sentiments of a be
4 reaved father for his son. This was
made plain when Judge Chretien de
clared that "if there Is murder, I
want this man hung." He was con
curred with by the other members of
the board.
Whether or not, sitting as a jury
of three in private consultation the
three members of the pardon board
will cast aside the death adjudged
by a jury of twelve, lies only with
their interpretation of the moment
in which the shooting took place. An
argument brought out to sustain
Canton was made by Judge Gautier,
who declared that had Canton been
resisting arrest, then ho would have
shot the negro who was holding his
brother also, but that ho only acted
as Mr. Farrar 's letter expressed:
"Ho shot my son instinctively as a
snake would strike."
Another strong point In Canton's
favor was that he did not know that
young Farrar desired to arrest him
when he rushed up from behind and
throttled him and his brother. Far
rar was dressed in civilian's attire
and is supposed to have mado no
comment when ho grabbed the two
burglars.
The case as reviewed was that
Edgar H. Farrar, jr., prominent
young attorney and scion of one of
the most prominent families in the
city, had recently been married, and
after establishing his home in the
city had crossed the lake with his
wife to spend the Bummer. He left
in his new home r.ll of the expensive
presents which had been bestowed
at the time of their marriage.
The two Canton boys, of which
Rene was the eldest, were common
laborers, and had a somewhat shady
record in the city. Seeing the house
unoccupied and knowing its status,
they planned to rob the place. Rene,
himself, had only a short time before
married a young girl of creditable
standing in the city.
The Canton boys porpetrated the
robbery one day, and shortly follow
ing it was discovered that the house
had been robbed. Young Farrar
was immediately communicated with
and returned from his summer home
to make an investigation of the rob
bery. The negro keeper of the place,
who saw the robbery take place, met
him at the house and as they were
making the investigation about the
premises the negro saw the two Can
ton boys pass and pointed them out
to Farrar.
Followed by the negro, Farrar,
who was a powerful man, rushed out
to capture the two criminals and
bring them to the hands of justice.
Running up behind the two boys,
and seized both of them by the neck
and tried to hold them until aid
could be summoned. Rene, who
was armed, jerked away from Far
rar, running about sixteen feet,
turned and fired, killing Farrar.
The younger Canton meanwhile suc
ceeded in escaping from Farrar's
grasp,, but was captured by the ne
gro, who held him until the police
arrived.
Rene Canton, following his escape
and killing of Farrar, without wait
ing to see whether or not his shots
had been effective, turned and fled
without waiting to see whether or
not his shots had been fatal. He
was afterwards captured by the
police. The two Canton boys were
tried and the youngest sentenced to
penal servitude, while the eldest boy
was sentenced to be hanged Dec. 6.
Through the untiring efforts of
his young wife, who it is alleged
several times approached the young
widow and also the bereaved father,
Governor Hall granted a reprieve
until Jan. 3, giving the pardon board
sufficient time to consider the ap
plication for a reprieve of the sen
tence of death to life imprisonment.
and purpose" of those two companies.
A further charge against Judge Pol
lock 1b that he issued an ordor to tho
receivers directing them to charge an
Increased prico for gas delivered to
the Kansas City Gas company.
Tho petitions wore referred to the
judiciary committee of tho houso.
Mrs. Steven B. Ayres of Now York,
waB elected president of tho wo
men's national democratic league.
Other officers wcro chosen as follows:
First vice president, Mrs. Wiilliam
A. Cullop of Vinccnnes, Ind.; second
vice president, Mrs. Edward T. Taylor
of Colorado; third vice president,
Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida;
recording secretary, Mrs. John E.
Baker of California; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Josephine McMahon
of New York; treasurer, Mrs. M.
C. Adams of Washington, D. C;
auditor, Mrs. Charles Morton of
Washington, D. C; historian, Mrs.
William F. Dennis of Washington;
field secrotary and chairman of press
committee, Mrs. Grace Porter Hop
kins of Washington, D. C.
Secretary of War Stimson ana
General Wood, chief of staff of tho
army, advocates tho return of tho
canteen.
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JGhh or pain In tlie atomach
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0 -Swelling In any part of the body.
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15 Pain or awe'lllng of the Jolnta.
16 Pain or HWelllns; of the tauncleu.
17 Pain and worcnena in h erven.
18 Acute or chronic rkeumntlnm.
