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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1936..

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"MOTHER PROSTRATED WITH GRIEF"

BELOW is the text of a letter Dwritten from the death cell

in a Californian prison by the Mackay Scotsman, Alexander (whose real name is now stated) to be Hunter), to Mr. Mr. N. Maclean, Labour M.P. for Govan.

The man, who is 28, is due to be hanged next week for the alleged kidnapping of State Patrol Board members during a revolt.

To-day the Californian Supreme; Court may consider the petition clemeney presented to the

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"I POSITIVELY AM INNOCENT”.

The letter, dated, California State Prizon, S. Quentin, U.S.A., February 6, 1938, is as followe, given toxtually as received by Mr. Maclean:

Dear Sir

Let me introduce myself as the Run, and nephew respectively, of two time. of your close supporters at one

My father was William Hunter, and

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my uncle is James Galloway, I was born, and raised in your constituency, and attended school at Fairfield gram.

school,

and Govan High school, and my family were members of St. Mary's church on Govan Square. I in Govan at have many relatives who are constituents of your's, most of them being employed in Clyde-side shipyards.

I am in deep trouble, with nowhere, or no one to turn to for aid, and know ing you for a benefactor, and friend to the needy, and unfortunate, I am going to beg of you that, you uAD your oficial powers to ald me.

At the present time I am In- carcerated on condemned row of this prison awaiting execution by banking, kaid execution to occur February 28th, 1936.

It niny surprise you to know that, this grent State is intending to hang me for a crime, less than murder, and for a specific crime of which, I am decidedly, not guilty.

I

was serving a prohibitive sentence for robbery in this prison: Two of my partners in crime being released years before I was eligible for freedom, both thene

partners were Americans. feeling that, 1 was being accorded justice, I tried to escape, and from that one net sufficient charges were drummed up against me to ensure n blased, and prejudiced criminal prose- cutor obtain a death penalty convic- tion,

DEATH

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́A ̈LAST GOOD-BYE TO THE

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II. M. Troopship Neuralla leaving Royal Naval Dockyard on Wednes day on its lant voyage. It will be laid up as soon as it arrives in England.

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MODERN JEKYLLS

AND HYDES

TILLIONS of people are leading double lives. They base their habits and thoughts on those of a few people whom they regard as heroes-dictators, commercial and political leaders, and other prominent personalities.

This challenges the view held by most people that they are different from their neighbours.

Here Dr. Harry Roberts explains why the many follow the few.

WE all believe

By Dr. Harry Roberts

of because

we have rationally considered them or because, after long and careful thought, we have become assured of their correctness

desirability.

and

We do them because we have been unconsciously influenced by other people.

Man, like every other social or herd animal, has a peculiar trait of being prone to suggestion.

Suggestion has been described as the direct conveyance of an idea or emotion to another person's mind in such a way that

we

it evades or by-passes his personal consciousness and his criticism.

We are all of us suggestible, but all these things help to increase

are not all equally so." Only the impressiveness of any sug- occasionally do we see those violent gestion that comes from that mass examples of the influence of source. suggestion that are provided when a crowd is seized with panic or fury.

Like most other herd animals, man has in his make-up vary- ing degrees of two opposite yet complementary impulses that of submission and that of feadership.

Then, what is called the herd instinct, the impelling force which governs the acts of a great many people every day of their lives,

Those in whom the former is the sweeps over everyone, breaking most outstanding impulse are, down those doubts, those agcilla-naturally enough, far more open tiona of resolve which play 80 to suggestion than are their more constant and so big a part in in-domineering and dominant neigh- hibiting or checking action.

bours whether they are labelled commercial magnates or Fuhrers, Hergeant-majors, or sainta,

The prestige of the person or other source of the suggestion is in these enses very relevant to its potency,

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1 The weaver who told the tale

(two words, 4, 7). Palm tree.

Mass Suggestion To-day-in-Mussolini-and -Ilitier 1 European.

10 Is lent to bo gaudy.

13 Decidedly uncommunicative.

ngitator, the we have modern examples of men DI dramatic recital of deeds of daring whose minds are made up and 16 Engagement, I expect: caught or of insufferable wrong, abound who, by their presence and force in the net.

A majority of the criminal barris- ters in this State, have voiced the opinion that, if I had adequate legalThe physical appearance of a counsel, and was able to take my case to the United States Supreme Court, and have my ense properly presented there, I would gain vindication, but being utterly destitule,

am unable it to do so, therefore seems that I am

suffer

ignominious an

death for something of which I positively aru Innocent.

The Consul General here in San Francisco has repeatedly made the statement that, I am a victim of left handed justice, but says that he is powerless to aid me, as no funds are provided for such purposes, as cri- minal appeals.

ing self-confidence in speech or of suggestibility, have brought 16 The old poet who returned an

murc external! manner or the trappings of glamorous uniform-

great nations entirely under their sway, exercising a kind of mass No American citizen is hanged hypnotism.

in Britain for any crime, less than Actually, of course, hypnotiam murder, and I fail to see why I, a is not the right word to use in

act about six.

17 The stopper that's a sticker? 21 Been a clear night? (anag.).

recruiting-sergeant 23 What the

made of 13.

mistake it might make

British subject should be hanged in that connection which is, perhaps, 27 Klan-dy, wow.

tion.

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the United States for anything less better described as mass sugges- 28 A converted Liberal raised many

points. But the study of hypnotism and 29 Star with spirit.

than murder,

Mr. Maclean, I humbly beg of you

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that, you set the wheels in motion. of the hypnotie atate has never-82 The little animal that is so often whereby an investigation shall be made my case, and if your findings

theless done much to revolutionise in the sharp-eyed schoolboy's

be favourable to me, which they can- our ideas of the mind. not be anything else, have the pro-

mouth.

man.

by them if only he were there, 100.

I am not a credit to my race. I am a confessed thief, however, come from an honourable. Scottish

Somnambulism and hypnotism 33 Famous artist and skilled crafts- family, and my death by hanging per authorities instruct Sir Ronald have very much in common with shall be an incradicable blot on the Lindsay, H.B.M, Ambassador to the those strange happenings which 84 Doughtly deeds would be done otherwise perfect record of my family.

United States, intercede in to

my are called loss of memory, and My father was killed in action in behalf, provide mo with adequate avery mental home includes among 1016 while with the H.L.I. in France, counsel, and assure me an appeal to its patients a large proportion in I have numerous uncles who were the Highest Court in the U.S.A., so whom such dissociation of per

be vindicated; save me sonality is well marked. that enominious, and ignoble !

Two "Parsons"

death

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killed in action, and others who served honourably, and my ignoble from an

by hanging shall for ever more end. and thereby avert a travesty.

Thanking you for anything, and all diagrace on their, my forebears, honourablo

you may deem fitting to do for me, Were I guilt

of murder, I could

I am. hardly disgrace my family more, but

Your most humblo servant, I am not charged with murder.. My

Alexander Hunter.

*50005. Mother in Canado, who cannot extend me financial aid, is prostrated with

P.S.-You will realize Mr. Maclean grief, and cannot understand why I that, if anything is to be done for me, am under sentence of death for merely

such action will have to be rushed, trying to escape from prison. considering the nearness of my date

No more can I.

of execution,

It should be noted that each of the two "persons" may be entirely rational, entirely. logical, and may, to the inexperienced stranger, scem entirely kune.

Such was the state of affairs In the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the character so. in- geniously exploited by Robert Louis Stevenson.

35 "A.B. is all alone" in thinking that a ball can, be got into a wild plum in this Irish place (anag).

DOWN

2 Jewish month devoted to baby's

necessity.

a What the birds did in spring. 4 Mean to get a friend and per-

Rovere to the end,

5 No sign of joy as the French

truffle hunters work. 6 Ages.

7 Ses me in celestial surroundings,

very comfortable, probably.

8 The noisy devili

12 Wine seller.

14 Where the police charge without

their chargers. Of course they cooks very often (two words, 0, 6).

do

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18 It's card in a hard farm.

18 A modest fling.

20 No company can do without this.

22 If ali tāls is taken from a green

It becomes yellow. Linger

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25 Surely this place is typically Scottish, beginning as an argu. ment and ending as an idyll? 20 Tune in first and then this. 27 Ono always does this out, un- expectedly revealing the truth. 30 The Lily,

31 Below this it is always cold.

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