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LETTERS TO THE B2!TOR. |

The Prisoner Gillis.

Sir,—Permit me to direct your attention toa matter, which, to me at least, seems to require a few words of explanation. In the issue of Tue Examiner of the 11th instant, the ‘‘result of an investigation into the life of Alexander Gillis,” the convicted murderer of the unfortunate Callaghan, ‘*by an ExaMINER reporter,” is preceded by the following headings in large type : ‘‘Not so bad as painted—False impressions cor- rected,” and THe Examiver takes con- siderable credit to itself for having been able to procure end publish such a report. I am quite willing to accord to Tee Exam- INER whatever of praise it deserves for having undertaken and accomplished its self-imposed task ; but when it undertakes to draw conclusions from the facts disclosed by its report, which to me seem erroneous or capabie of being misconstrued, I may at least be be permitted to record my excep- tions.

I presume the object of the conspicuous headings was to convey to the mind of the reader the idea that the ‘‘impressions” con- cerning the unfortunate Gillis were much worse than, as the result of your reporter's investigation, they ought to have been. If I am correct in this, may I not reasonably ask what the ‘‘false impressions” were, which THE EXaMINER asserts are ‘‘correct- ed” by its investigations?!” To my mind the “impressions” must have been bad indeed, and the painting of the deepest aud darkest colors, if anything Gisclosed, in the result of your reporter's investigations, can tend te correctly designate the one as ‘false,” or in the least degree modify the, shading of the other. If, with a criminal record of nine years’ sentence of imprison- ment, for crimes including burglarly, high- way robbery and larceny, and ending, at the age of thirty-five years, with a sentence of death for the cold blooded murder of a helpless old man, your reporter can say, that the unfortunate criminal is ‘‘not so bad as painted,” and that the ‘‘impressions”’ concerning him were “‘falae,” it is difficult, for the mind of the ordinary reader to con- | ceive of what crimes he could have been! accused, or in what colors he could have been ‘‘painted,” to afford any justification for such conclusions, The investigations of your reporter cannot have been pro- secuted with very much diligence, or surely he would have been able to dis- cover some person outside the officials of a penitentiary or a reformatory who could have spoken weil of Gillis.

Now, sir, my object in addressing you is

not for the. purpose of ‘‘ kicking a man when heis down,” but simply to draw at- tention to wnat I conceive to be an error

on the part of your reporter, which may have a pernicious tendency.

To give the history of the life of any criminal, such as above detailed, and then head it with the expression, in very con- spicuous type, that he is ‘‘ Not so bad as painted,” leads the reader to one of two conclusions : either the character and life of the criminal must have been ‘‘ painted ” in colors of the deepest dye, or the writer of the history cannot think the crimes de- tailed in his report are of sufficient magni- tude to deserve very severe disapproval at the hands of the community. The latter conclusion would seem the more reasonable deduction from the report as presented, and I cannot but feel that it is to be re- gretted that it should be so; for, with the very great influence of the newspaper of the present day in moniding public opin- ion, the greatest care should be taken that its influence be properly divected. If the ideais fora moment entertained that the list of crimes of which Gillis seems to have been guilty,can be committed, and the perpetrator be painted in colors other than ‘*bad,” we will never be at a loss for crim- inals upon which to practica tho art of coloring.

To show to what an extent the newspaper oxerts iis influence in matters of great im- portance, you have only to refor to the article in the last Summerside Journal on the commutation of Gillis’ sentence, to see that the Queen’s representative here does not deem it beneath him to be guided by the opinions of that influential periodical, as sofar noone else has ventured any opinion as to why the sentence was com muted, but the editor of that paper.

Yours, Upton.

[Our correspondent could not have read the article referred to, or ha would cer- tainly have discovered, had his perceptive powers been at all good, that the two head- lines which cause him so much anxiety,

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did not ‘also include in it the appoint ment’ of a Stipendiary Magistrate for each eounty. As this would do &way with such trouble and.expense necessitated, Now, in counties in this Island, by two J. P’s., being required from first to last of the entire proceeding, no matter) how far apart they may reside, and also with costly appeals being entered on the most frivolous protesta, as the act allows no appeal from a Stipendiary’s judgment, It is contended by some parties, especially in the other Pro- vinces, that as the ‘‘Scott Act” isa Domin- ion Act, the Dominion Government alone should be looked to to carry out and in- fluence their own law, and not the Govern- ment of the various Provinces. This, at first sight, appears to have some weight, and indeed, may be a debateable question, as regards the other Province where the “Scott Act” has not beén, as yet, generally adopted, but it can have no force whatever in this Island when the act has been voted on time; and again, and always accepted by overwhelmning majorities, and adopted throughout the whoie Isiand, thus virtually making it an Island as well as a Dominion law—Dominion by birth and Island or Provincial by edoption. Consequently both Governments are equally bound to support, and in common, should vie with each other for the privile.e of enforcing the ‘‘Canada Temperanes Act.”

Now, under these circumstances, tho people of the entire Province having voted the law into operation, I conten@ that the people who have so voted ay ut- doubted right to démand of their Govern- ments—Dominion or Island—or both, if they choose, the proper enforcement of their own law (for that is what they have made it in the most palpable ways possible) by appointing fit and proper officers to en- forea it. Besides, I contend that if the thing is properly done, and the prosecutor's hands upheld, as they should be, by the moralas well as the pecuniary supporbef the Government and people, the Act will be self-sustaining, and perhaps more’ than self-sustaining. In view_of the above, it is surely not too much to ask and expect, that the petition in question will be heartily responded to, and good men, not tipplers and drunkards, but good,moral, temperandéé men appointed, who will do thoir duty without fear, favor or affection, Then om the other hand, ifthe faithful enforcement of the act shall cause the cursed traflic to se diminish, that there will soon be little work for the prosecutors, that their “ occupation will in fact be gone,”—then, surely the people of this Island can well afford to pay afew men for effecting a consummation so devoutly to be wished.

Cuaries Onay. Dundas, March 11, 1886.

Victoria Notes.

Some time ago the young people of Vic- toria gave a concert, the proceeds of which went to the widows and orphans of this place. The concert was in every way a success. Miss Brien, Messrs, Fay, Camer- on, Wadman,and others taking a prominent part. The handsome sum of $45 was re- alized.

Mud-digging and rum-selling are in full blast just now. It is a great pity the liquor traffic could not be stayed, as it is carrying both young and old to destruction.

Another concert under the auspices of Onward Division 8. of T., will be given on St. Patrick’s evening, March 17th, in Vic- torial Hall. . Admission, 15 cents; children, 10 cents.

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Riel Pronounced Sane.

REPORT OF THE MEDICAL COMMISSION AP- POINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT— UNANIMITY OF OPINION.

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physicians employed in the Riel case:—

DR, JUKES. Srr,—In compliance with the request contained in the communication received by you from the Right Honorabie Sir John A, Macdonald, that I should&report without delay upon the mental con- dition of the prisoner now under my care, and how far i consider him accountable and respon- ~~ for hjs acts, I have the honor to report as ollows:—

Louis Riel has been under my especial care, medically as surgeon of the force for @ period of five months since his arrival aere a8 a prisoner. During that time I have visited h with few exceptions, every day, have studied closely, and conversed with him long and frequently. I have personally a strong aversion to Punisliment by death. I believe that failing to establish his insanity his death is near at hance.

After careful and continuous examination of him in varying circumstances from day to day, I cannot escape the conviction that except upon certain purely religious questions, having relation to what may be termed divine mysteries, he was when first entrusted to my care and still continues

were in perfect accord with the report. In our reporter’s preliminary remarks on the article in question he intimated that the object of the investigation was to discover if possible whether or not Gillis was guilty of all the murders and other crimes attri- buted to him. With this object in view, all the reliable evidence he could obtain con- cerning Gillis’ past life was collected and placed before our readers. This history showed that Gillis, although 2 hard char- acter, did not commit many of the crimes of which he was accused, and he was there-! fore “not so bad as painted,” and any “impressions” formed as result of these rumors must necessarily be ‘* false,” and should be removed. ‘‘Upton’s” reference to our reporter’s ideas of right and wrong are unworthy of—comment. |

The Scott Act.

To His Honor true Governor-in-Coun- cCIL AND THE Propie of P. E. Istanp IN GexERAL,—As a petiiion to your Govert- ment is about being presented, asking that one or more Inspectors for each County bes appointed to see that the ‘*Canada Tem- perance Act” is more effectueliy prt in operation, perhaps a few remarks from me or any one else having the good of the tem- perance cause at heart, may not be out of place at this time. I am heartily sorry that

to be perfectly sane and accountable for his acticns,

Under these circumstancs my duty, although a painful one, is clear and my opinion, not hastily formed, equally so; namely, that Riel’s peculiar views upon religious subjects which so strongly impresses the ignorant and unrefiecting with the idea of his madness cannot be rightly regarded as interfering with or obscuring in the slightest degree his clear perception of duty, or rendering or judgment iess sound in the affairs of everyday

I therefore record my opinion with, the reserva- tlon above made, that Riel is sane, clear-headed, and an accountable being and responsible for his actions before God and man. _

(Signed), A. JUEES, _ Senior Surgeon. To Hon. Edgar Dewdney, Governor of the North" west Territories. Regina, N. W. T., Nov. 6th, 1335. A SHORT DECISION.

Hox. AND Dear Ste,—After having examined cerefully Rie! in private conversation with him, and by testimony of persons who took care of him I have come to the conclusion that he suffers under hallucination on political and religious sub- jects, but on other points I believe him to be quite sensible, and can distinguish right from wrong.

(Signed) F. X VaLape, M, To Sir John A. Macdonald. Regina, N. W. T., 8th Nov., 1885.

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THE SAME DECISION.

Srr,—I have the honor to report that after giv ing a conscientious consideration to the case of Louis Riei, now here under sentence of death,and fully appreciating the trust committed to me and all the consequences invoived, [ am of the opinion

bat the said Louis Riel, although holding and ex-

ressing fvolish and peculiar views as to religious

and general government, is an accountable being,

and capable of Satinguishing, right frow wrong. }

the Oommittee, in drafting the petition,

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