The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-02
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THURSDAY, MARCH Q, 1876.
A Way to Diminish Bank Burglaries
and Robberies.

such compromise high misdemenor to all
the contracting parties or privics, and a
forfeiture of bank charter Place the bail
of any robber so high that it will ensure
trial.
.. Fix the penslty of burglary Of banks
by force or by intimidation of cashier, or
any one in charge of the bank, at least
twenty years imprisonment, with fine at
the discretion of the court at least sufficient
to take tue culpril's last dollar. Let the
the robber henceforth be DISTINGUISHED OF
his right to vote, or hold office. Let him
be incapable of having or maintaining any
suit in law or equity, and deprive him of
his right to hold or transmit any land or
real estate in the United states. IL bur-
glar shall kill any one in robbing bank or
IN his attempt to rob the same, or in his at
tempt TO Intimidate or coerce those In
charge of a bank, it shall be deemed "pre-
meditated murder" aud any assault COM
mittcd by a robber armed with danger
Gus weapon, shall be deemed an assault with
intent to kill, aud punishable accordingly.
3. Let all accessories before and after
the act, be punished most severly. Let it
be high misdemenor for any one to conceal
a bank robber or any of the evidences of
his guilt.
Let every bank 'robber who shall kill,
wound, or torture, any person in charge of
bank for the purpose of robbing the
same be branded Immediately after his con-
viction and sentence, on his forehead and
over his right eye with the letter "R," at
least two inches in length, with indelible
ink or fluid, by tatooing the same so broad,
wide and deep, that the same can not be
oblitersted or eradicated without leaving
an indelible scar
8. Make it unlawful to bury bank rob
Der in any cemetery or grave yard neither
shall it be lawful to erect any grave-stone,
monument or anything else to mark the
final resting place of the robber. Make
bank robbtr as near dead as possible while
alive, and when dead, let the Ishmaelte be
forgotten by obliteratDg all traces Of him,
or having anything erected to indicate that
he ever existed.
This may be thought severe ut first, by
s2me, and 80 extreme that courts and jur-
les will hesitate in the execution of such
provisions as have set forth, but when it
is taken into consideration that men are
lynched for horse stealing, for rape and for
murder in many extreme cases, without Sc
rious protest by the community, and that
vigilance committees have acted vigorously
with the approval of good men-it will
not be thought difficult thing to thus pun
ish bank robber.
Banks contain, on deposit, loan, and
otherwise, the savings of a life time, the
entire property of widows and children, in
short the wealth of the community about the
same, which should he kept sacred and Sc
cure. How much greater is the crime to
steal this propersy, which of necessity must
be left more or less exposed, than IL 10 to
steal few horses
The banks represent the people in this
matter, Of necessity. II any bank robber
proposes to war on the community by rob-
berry, let the community in turn defend it.
self, 80 that all robbers of truth shall
know, feel, and experience, that the "Way
of the transgressor is hard"
ANY favors shown to robbers tends to ap-
prove their crimes and sets a very bad pre-
cedent. Away with this boshy, sickly
sentimentality that the robber was made in
sane by the sight of gold and was seized by
a temporary insane desire to steal which he
could not resist until he got his hands
clutched upon the treasures in The banks,
and it possessed him while he had the
money in his possession, until the officers
of the law captured him and his ''swag,
which arrest restored him to consciousness
and penitence. and then the court tenderly
lessons the amount of the bonds of this op-
orator, that lie may escape with a small
| forfeiture of bail This mis- laced sym.
pathy directly tends to the great encourage
ment of 1.-THE crackman's profession, and
to the great detrimt mt of the community.
Let no man "foo himself" or delude him
self to approve of robbery and say enc
matter, the bank is rich, or has no children
to cry for bread" This same bank con
tains the money of widows, children. anc
old people, who will cry for bread-as
witness the case Of our friend at. BELOW,
Falls. who lost all her property in tbs
Northampton bank robbery. If anyb dy
must cry, let The bank robbers cry A,
the world goes, the bank is the servant anC
trustee of the people, and, to Il great tx
tent, keeps their treasures and yaluatles
and the law should so guard the same thai
prudent people, weak and feeble people
can place their money and valuables there
and be safe and feel safe that their AL
will not be robbed by professional experts
that the strong arm of the law will b,
stretched out tor their protection Farther
If banks are to be robbed with trifling i'm
puuity, people will lose confidence in then
and they will withdraw their treasures I,
their own houses, to become prey to no
only burglars, but sneak thieves, and al
kinds thieves, and we shall have long lis
Of murders, which need not be. If we lay
heavy hand on bank robbers We have too
many instances of murders to obtain none,
to question this fact. There Is no need o
pntting the lives of our cltizens ia leopard,
by guarding their own money, or thei
money in jeopardy by enIrusting 1t Il
hanks which can not It. Protect the bank
and the banks in turn will protect the peo
pie.
Let the state by its laws declare wa
against burglars, and protect such citizen
as are lawfully disposed toward the state
have written the foregoing in a crud
and imperfect manner, to start the sgita
ton of this matter, that laws may be en-
acted for the protection of the peopl
against robbers and thieves. No homes
man can have any objection to it on prin
ciple. No objection of robber or cor
templaied robbery should have any weight
All man need do to favor my propositio
is to put his money in bank and he will b
In favor OF laws TO prevent burgaries c
banks. This is self-evident.
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