, 1873-12-03


md sca!dod non struggling in tho wntor Of Tho
Wl!to niyor. II tic Times oyor prnisod any,
body who had not bcon guilty Of aoruo crime It |
Was probably dono for consideration.
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DELEGATE CnIl1INALB.
1t Ia yo,y remarkable fact III physical sci-
cnco, and one not hithorto treatod In auy of
tho medical works, that great criminals l,ayo |
worry iolica:o constitutions. Tho n,aa WHO steals
h cont TO protect himaolf from tho wiutora cold,
Or who Ia drivou, perhaps by sl,cor necessity, to
stoal money witt, which to provide himaelf md |
family with Tho neccBsares Of lifo, goes TO tho
ponitentiary. romainn in good hcalth anl tl,rivon
well on prison faro. Tho man who stcnls
million. Or murders lin companion in cold blood.
Ia sont to THO ponitensiarv, talcs cold as Hoon
as his head 10 shavod, and develops all tho
aymptoma Of consumption by tho ttmo no has
rot hiB 1ogs well into his stripcd trouRorn Several
instances Of this singular toudoncy towards sud
dou tiaoase lavo beon Furnished the public OF 1nto
Flanle Walwortl, IN elegant young gentleman,
who coolly shot hiy father ono morning in order
to maintain family discipline and correct cer-
tnin naudlin and absurd pater1al expressions,
wont to tho Penitonsiary inntoad OF tho gnl1ows,
whero tho olcgant young gon!loman should have
gone, snd has boon there just long enough to
develop I'LL interesting caso Of consumption.
Bto]lcs anothor elegant young gentleman, who
phot his whilom friond and ansociato, mainly for
tho snlto OF an abandoned woman, alao wont to
tho pcnttontiary. uo has not boon tEoro rs long
as Walworth, however. Accordingly, ,hia consnmp-
tlon haa not reached tho tuborcuiar stage, anu LIE
las to coutont himself with tho bronchitis Mr.
Tweed, an elegant old gentlomau who betrayed
tho of!oial trust conflded in him, aud took
$1,000 900 out Of the Public Treasury, has gono
door has hardly ceaacd to revorborate before ho
commences to manifest ali tho aigns Of lisoaBo.
Wa arc informed in ono dispatch that he Is dead.
and In anothor that ho has Inflammation OF tho
brain, end, II tllcao do not create for tho lluBe
trious criminal tho requisite amount Of sym-
pathy, wo shall undoubtedly soon bo informed
that his bury form a wasting nway undor tue
rayagos Of consumption, nnd shall be called upon
to pity tho sorrowB Of n poor old man, placed
where he can do the, most good, aud struggling
with untoward fate In pair Of striped trousers.
II I'll those i]lussrious criminals thoao rnur-
dororB WHO murder in gentoo1 fashion, and
these thieves who ateal by millions, nro to 60 OF
into consumption with such frigltful rapidity,
it III time the lnhumanity was htoppod. Some
consideration should bo displayed for thoir
aonsisivo tomperomonts and doicato constitu-
tions. They ere not usnd to this style OF life.
They have been acouetomod to dre6a in purple
and fino linon. Their hands have not
been soilel or hardened with work. They
have eaton from gildod china, aud
drank from crystal, and slopt upon down.
The barber who has dressed their heads has
nnointed them with understanding unguenta.
Thia sudden change to the coarse prison parti-
color, to tho ncceasisy of earning a subaiBtonce
BY tho sweat Of their brows, this eating Of beam
aoup from tin-platter, md drinking Of pea-oof-
fec from tin-dipper, this innrti6tio shaving Of
the head, and humorous other little inconveniencos
OF this sort, consequent upon their sudden
change OF oircumutances, aro very NOR
tfying and embarrassing to gentlemen
who have moyod in higher circles.
Tho poor wrotoh 1ho has stolen his supper ought
not to expeot any different troatment, aud
wouldn't receive any sympathy it be had all tho
disoases to which 1losh ia hoir. Never having
boon gontaol during any period OF his miserable
career, Ao Gun stand 1t. What il more, he de-
aoryea it. He shouldn't hayo been low-down
thief. II ho lad wantca sympathy, ho should
hare purloinod thousands with kid gloves on and
spent 1t In diamonds, tubs-roses, Green Seal. aud
daahing oquipsgo, Instead Of tnkins paltry
handful to supply himself with something to ont
or woar.
Thcro is mother point Of yiow from which tho
condition Of these llustrious criminals should
be regarded In our plea for humanity. Take the
case Of Stokes, for instance. Either Stokes
the act of drawing pistol from his pocket, thua
placing stokee' life in danger. as wea claimed,
then stokos WAC not guilty OF murdor, II Fisk,
On the other hand, did not draw d pistol, thon
Stokes was guilty OF murder. In the latter
case, he ought to haro beon hanged. In the
former he ought not to have been punished at
al. It is m,atery, therefore, whY ho MAS aent
to tho 6tsto prison. Dsng there, however, ho
should DO treated with the most distinguished
consideration, and This fortuitouB hardship
should be mltigatod By such delicate little atten-
tions Aa may be suggested by the sudden and
worry abrupt change in his circumstances. The
ssmo Is true Of hfr. Tweed. Hc has tor yoara
boon accustomed to luzuriox and Ill the
entoyments proosuablo by great roaIth.
Truo, ho 6tole thia great wealth {;
but this uttlo eceonsricity ought not to be used
againat him, The fact that 6tokoH, au1 Wal.
worth, and THoed ars I'LL getting siclk, shows that
this inhu1nGni.y III oarliod too rar. Wo would
| suggont, therefore, TINT plentiful supply of