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 The Editor's Bag IN RE CAIN DEAN E. RYMAN, ESQ., of At lanta, Ga., compiler of "Georgia Words and Phrases," sends the Green Bag the following information : —

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"Yes, Judge, I was married twice — twice, Judge, and then once to a sol dier." THE MURDER OF A SUICIDE "If one counsel another to .commit suicide, and the other, by reason of the advice, kill himself, the advisor is guilty of murder, aa principal." — Head-note in Commonwealth v. Bovien, 13 Mass. 354 (1816).

No wonder we speak of "raising Cain" when we speak of getting into trouble. Not only has Cain just been convicted of murder, as was pointed out THE acts for which the defendant editorially by your distinguished con was indicted were committed while temporary The Docket, but he has also he was an inmate of the prison in been convicted of manslaughter, stab Northampton. The cell adjoining that bing, kidnapping, horse-stealing, gamb of the prisoner was occupied by one ling, cheating and swindling, simple Jonathan Jewett, who lay under sentence larceny, betting on an election, pro of death for the murder of his father. faning the sabbath, and running a "blind The two apartments were so situated tiger" in prohibition territory. Besides and constructed that the occupants these, he has a number of other petty conversed freely with each other, and offenses charged against him. they availed themselves of the oppor It seems that Cain has also had tunity. Jewett's execution had been domestic troubles. He has been di set for the ninth of November, 1915. vorced at least five times and has tried The evidence showed that Bowen re to get that relief several times when he peatedly counselled Jewett to do away failed. He has been sued for not pay with himself. Cheat the hangman, said ing his telephone and grocery bills, and he in effect, and disappoint the people other instances where he has sued or who are planning to see you hung. been sued ex delicto and ex contractu He also magnified the heroism of are legion. suicide under the circumstances. On But Cain is now dead, I take it. At the night of the eighth, preceding the least, after a very stormy career I find day of the proposed execution, Jewett his administrator being sued and a dis followed the course suggested, and hung pute as to what persons are his heirs. himself by a cord from the bars of his I think I may say "with certainty to a cell. The coroner's jury returned a reasonable intent" that he died intestate, verdict of felo de se. Bowen was in for a diligent search has failed to dis dicted as principal for murder upon cover his will in any probate court in two counts. The first charged that he the land.1 did counsel, hire, persuade, and procure the said Jewett the said murder and felony on himself to do and commit; the second that the prisoner murdered MARRIED TWICE the said Jewett by hanging him. The MRS. FINNEGAN, were you ever only participation of which Bowen was accused was that of the persuasion with married?" asked the judge. which he was particularly charged in the indictment. 'See vol. 2 of Table of Cases. Decennial Digest.