, 1874-11-15

thieving that WAS carried on. In the heart {
the North Side, where the police were compa1s
tiyely numerous. very little stealing or burglar
Was reported.
STATES ATTORNEY REED.
HIS REMEDIES FOR THE EVIL.
In conversation with prominent COURTEOUS
official yesterday, who ia very well posted in suc
matters. a TRIBUNE reporter learned that til
alarming Increase IN the number Of crime
against person and property was becoming
common subject Of conversation. he con
sidered that the reason Of the presence Of g.
many thieves in Chicago Has the fact that th
city was fast gaining tho reputation OF being th
lead-centre OF gamblers, burglars, and othe
kinds Of thieves. He stated y It the teason 0
80 small proportion OF puu4shmenta to tn
crimes committed vas due partly to th
Indifference Of the sufferers to undertak
ing the trouble OF prosecuting the arrest ant
indictment OF those who had wronged then
either in person or estate, and partly to the fac
that the Police Courts allowed many criminals
to escape, or held them over in bonds quite in
adequate to the crime they stood charged With
| committing. TIE TRIBUNE reporter then called
upon States Attorney Reed, aud lad q converse
tion with him upon the subject, as folIoas: :.
Raporter-alr. neod, think it ID pretty well
understood thing that At the present time there
is an enormous amount Of the burglary aud gen.
eral robbery class OF crime perpetrated In Chi
| cago.
a:ate's Attorney-Well, for my part, I don't
ka2,o that there is,-thstls, Judging by the crim-
inal docket I fail to find any marked increase.
| All can speak about il what comes under my
! notice here.
Reporter granting that the increase e1-
| ists, even though the criminal docket does not
give evidence OF its existence, to what cauHea do
you th,uk it is due7
States Attorney-The chief cause Ii
| THE SCARCITY or MONEY
among the masses. The banks, understand,
have lots Of money, bnt there is not the business
| doing to remove it from the banks cotfers to
the pockets of the poor. never SAW time in
| Chicago when So many people were out OF en-
| plovment. / never knew time when had so
| many applications for employment As now.
| These arc averaging steadily dozen 4 day, and
it is quite out of my power to assist the appli-
| caEts.
| Reporter--Then do you consider that the
majority OF the robberies and burRlaries We hear
| of nowadays arc committed bv the unemployed,
| with bread aud butter IS the inspiring object7
States Attorney-I do. The people who arc
/ committing these crimes are not babltua1 GRIM
inals. We have fewer Of this class on hand at
present than can remember It the same time
in any previous year. Among them arc
A LARGE EuMBRR OF DuY5,
ranging from II to IL years Of age,
Reporter-fet we hear OF very few OF these
boys reaching the House Of Correction or Peni-
Tertiary.
States Attorney-Althoueh soma Of these boys
are amoog the most dangerous Of criminals. it ia
a very difficult thing to convict them. on account
Of the sympathy which their youth creates in the
hearts OF the jury. It is most difficult problem
to know what to do with these boFH. Not more
chan one-ffth Of those who appear before me
b ave ever come under my notice several tines
ba.sore. The common practice has been to hand
the n over to their parents or legal guardians
vita L suspense Of sentence for their first Of
fensG.
Rel. ortez-Do you think that
THE LAWS or THE STATE
reatiuo to criminals at present the statute
book an. sufficiently strong to meet the cuse !?
State's Attorney-With one exception they
are. Thee is no law at rresent, either statute
q pistol, alver, OF gun at aro1her IN threat
euine mama :, ehen II is proved that the Waauon
is not loaoed. The bu,den Of tue proof rests
now with tie prosecution.
Rcporter-Tl lis should be remedied then,
should it not
STATES At.orn.,y-1 have prepared Law to be
ut the Legislature next winter, where
by any one who n'.sents Eun pistol, or revolver
Al another, even though the weapon be not
loaded, is guilty Of mlsdemeanor aud liable to
Ret orter-Then y&'u do not think Mike
Mcdonald Gun be pun1 ,hed for his attempt upon
the life OF James McGaIry?
states AttorneY-Aa. .ls the iaw -s proeon&
1na n;stoi .rh,co Ncnou,t1 heid wa. lo,d.d ,,nt
- ~ acr;o "a, 50 >,ca II noth;n0 ~ h.
done 4 1u' A'%A4 ~ - 49, A'' ~~o 20
Renor,ar-Eo,x uo,1a ,'i1,e IN find mt x,nr
,,;n -. ~ tna ,a.asetS - advsah,t,,v ~, t1'is
c5v ~ i,w .,nlo1 ~ ..,,,t ;n fo,cs j., NnS 4S
Sn,t ubara},v ti,s rn1,ca a. ~ = n,n,na,ad -
ARREST ON sI9Hr
any person known to be crn nlnA character,
AnS sIa,. uIaeo n4ln aesoaut ~
~" ..1e h.a, - uselauf sa - tasoI u
wnn1d donit n,t hava a reru 80 ha,, sf,c;a1 afract
here-
Reporter-Wcu1u such law be Legal under
our Constitution
o.aee % A.so!n snlnk II "oa4o. IN OF
~ ~ 49,; =. ,.afa .1:t ~ I1. -.
procure warrant for tho arrest. But Il - man
who is known to be 3 nabtual criminal is found
hanging round WITH no visible means OF SUPP ort.
s,,., .,a - ~ =; - n Icy
for yarranc,. yhefeas they ourht to reco;va a
much heavier punishment. would like to sec