Daily Colonist (1905-01-28) by Unknown

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Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1905-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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Giacooill's Life Has Been Spared

The Royal Prerogallve Exercised In Behalf of Montreal's Italian Muiderer.

Sentence of Death by Hanging Committed to Life Imprisonment.

WliotluM- or not Antonio Ginfonui, <0M(leniU('iL I.) ibo exooated at Montreal lor the niunler ot Tlieodorc Puval, would perisli iguouiiniously upon tlie scaffold for his gread olTeiice mi-I'iety. luis hopn a question uiiich in ile-ihale Ihroii^Uout the Canadiiui "Douiinioii, although the people of this Pacilic province have heard comparatively little ol the latest developments in this reniarli-liljle criminal cusx'.

The law of 'Oa!!a<!:', ;!ec!are.i tliat (iiu-iconui must die. The Italian colony asserted that •Giaeonui would not die at the hour and In the manner prp.scribod.

There were no, or, at all events, tlicro were very lew e.Keeplidiiai <;in!iinisiaiicea in the case or (Jiaconni up to the lime that a jury ot" his peers ailjuil-ed liini guilty oL" the criuiu ot' muniur, aiid :l lOaiiadiau jud;;e pronounced the seiuencu of death.

. Then petilion.s for executive clemency ^vere circulated; lutile ellorts foe a retrial were made; money and iuUucnce ■\sere freely used to secure at least a commutation of sentence. All were in vain, for the (Jovernor-tieneral-in-Council re-l)lied that u|ion the review of the evidence and till" advice of the minister, there oll'ercd no valid reason why stern justice sliiiiiiil not take its course.

Then llic ('inipatriots of the cundeniu-(•■d 'man Ki'j.k a iiarint; and mosi uiiusaal course. .\ nniiprchensive c.-i hle^'rani henrinn 111- signatures oi' many innncii-lial Italian rcsiilcnls ot' !Montical was forwardctl. Iliiini;;!i the Italian rnnsii;-ceceral !'nr I'aiiaila, to His M::j.>-tv ilic 'Kiiii; oi: Italy.

'I'lic llaiian nujnai'cli forthwith liiv sliri-cii liiiiiselt' in llii' interest of his sitlijci'l in lar away Canada, ti'li';_'raiiis i|uirkly iia>sin; l)ciwi',.ii His .Majesty and Iviii^' iOihvanl \'ll of Crcat I'.iilaiii, wliiisi' cliMui'Mi-y was ilicsiiii^'lit. 'I'lie I'ril-isli nionanh wircil lo lOarl (ircy, liis personal represcnlaIivc Tn (.'anaila, and <;iaconni was rcprievcil \intil I'ridav of this week.

i.N'o I'urlher ilistniclinn from Ottawa ihad re,-i<-h nI .-Oicrilf'I'hiha ihUm ii of .Montreal, up 1.1 Wclnoday ia-l, I,,it Italian colony claini to liave hail advice from iKome tiiat, by King Kdward's mercy, Giacouui's life would be spared— a coutinutiitiou of seutehee it not a free ■pardon Ijoins; issued. This yesterday proved justiticd, the !<cutenre Ucing com-luule.t to life impri-onment.

This proliu'bly is the first time in any of the t'olonles that Ills M.ajesty has <>xerci.sed the nio.st ipmportant of his roy»' lireroCTtives—that of ignoring the coiin-«el of his constitutional advisers to spare a hiimiin HnMiig. There nro, so fur iis liiiowii. no pi-ecc(leiils in Hritish colonial history. .1 Ii Imiiii;Ii 'His M.a.lost.v in doiiiK so is (]iii:c williiii his c!;.'ist itiition.Tl privi-U'Kes, as King of ("amida as well as the molher eountry 'hevond ihe liinad Allan- j tic. The most interest'UK fentiire ot lliej case arises in that King Itldward. in • !,'raMliiiir i ciy.il cleiueney, (lenies and eon- I ■Irailicis III., ilciasioii of his personal ro-.preseiil.itive in ^'aiiada—tlie Governor-iGeneral. '

j SIMTIiK.UEBBX BOOMIXG.

i Pniiiihitiiin Increases I'lu-ty I'or Cent in I ^'.'.ii- .■\Iiiniiu 1 levelopmeut.

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