The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-31
We Repent-A true Repen-
lance.

| From Racine Journal 23rd.
| A case has just been passed upon by
the Racine county court so diabolical in
it's details, and SO shocking to the better
instincts of humanity, (and revealing the
inadequacy of our courts to administer
justice in certain cases,) that it causes us
| to repent that we have ever even tested
concerning the law to protect the rights
aud chastity of woman. Notwithstanding
that, much we have said en- that subject
was only intended for stale jest, yet it is
nevertheless true that in hundreds of
cases the woman was as much to blame
as the man, yet the law should give no
such damnable license to man as has been
exhibited in the case under consideration.
This was a case transferred from the Mil
waukee court, to the Racine county court,
thus revealing one of the denominations of
that Wisconsin Sodom. An account Of
this case appeared In our paper a short
time since, therefore we need only repeat:
That young man with fair prospects in
life, made love to beautiful orphan child
only fifteen years old, and induced her to
live with him as his wife under the prom
Use of marriage-whlchh he never intended
to fulfill, of course two children were
the result of this devils contract; the
first died, and previous to the birth ofthe
second, the wretch deserted his victim
An account of the sufferings of that poor
girl would touch the heart of savage,
yet, there is no evidence that it ever had
any effect upon the miserable devil who
cuused it. The poor girl was found in a
howell, without either fire, light, or food
she was nearly dead, but kind hands took
her, and cared for her, and finally saved
her life-whether that was blessing to
her, or not, is an open question. But
here is the point we wish to get at, to wit:
the inadequacy of the law to punish such
crimes. The young man. or manage Of a
man, was brought before the court in Mil
waukee, but in consequence of the abhor-
ancc in the minds of the Milwaukee peo-
pie against the act, and its perpetrators,
being familiar with the history Of the af
fair, the case was transferred to Racine,
where it was supposed little was known
OF the cursed transaction. The defiled
image of God, came into court and plead
guilty; and here is all that followed ::
The court adjudged (and we suppose it
was all it could do) that the culprit should
furnish or pro'-ide, as the case may be,
eighty dollars year for the maintenance
of the child, until it was ten years old
pittance that would not furnish diaper
pins for the first four years, or support
the child three months in the year, save
in a charitable institution. There was
nothing for the poor, betrayed, and ruin
ed mother, the beautiful child,-she is
said to have been very beausiful-whose
hopes and happiness had been blasted for
all time to come, by the untimely touch
of that teecherOus leper. There is nothing
left for the poor creature, but to struggle
on through life, freighted with that ter
rible load OF shame which she may never
hope to throw off; while the wretch who
heaped it upon her goes out of court I'm
scathed,-save slightly in his pocket,--re-
joicing, and as we understand, declaring
it the luckiest day in his life, and so stood
treat all around. And there were found
those who would drink with him, and
perhaps indulge in ribald jests at their
hosts facinating power, through which
he had been able to destroy mere child,
who had neither FATHER, or BROTHER, to
revenge the wicked deed, and to rid the
world of such monster
Now, we say again to the Legislature,
that what we said about law to protect
mems rights was stale jest, but herein
we are in earnest, and we call upon it to
restore capital punishment, so far as crea-
tur of the above described characters
are concerned-and especially where the
innocent victim has no father or brother
or living friend, to revenge their wrongs
for no such creatures should be permit
ted to pollute decent society with his
presence, that is, if we have heard the
story Alright; if we have not, upon fair
hearing we will mrke amends by taking
back what we have said; but as ste nds
the matter now, and upon our present in
formation, every correct minded person
should 10th him as they would skunk
| Great God is there no law in this
goodly land to punish such crimes as
that? But who is to take up the wrongs
of poor orphan girl, against wealth and
influence? nobody, therefore laws are of
no avail. This is sad tale, but it ia re-
peated somewhere every day in the
week, and society tolerates the wretch,
and shuns his victim.
If Gods curses do not rest heavily
upon that young man before his race is
run, there is no use in having curses.
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