, 1877-02-18

bastardy -. .....- ~ ..'.--'.
!axefasc cost o1 escu case' ;. nm
Sloo; .........:. i,s.:o..d x 'o'o
e9s. u.s. r.I's =. Gope''s aeas'o1 eGooo
Arersre canitsI cmnloyed
in brofhe1s .. 5000
Compound interest for twer-
ty.six yeaee It & per cent. .... Is, ZOO
Charity distributed by
church; 10. ooo
cnafity oo1aanea oy begging 3,4o0
rot,, ..-... ... ., 3oo ooo
:. eA'o''0''
cn1A1 aHn1p!1an1:
Iue mos1 interesting part OF tn1s report Is
Ia! tuA1 aesotcd TO me consioeratlon OF tne ques
Lon VI Tue lercolty o1 crime IL is SHOWN III
numerous instances tnat the children OF some
oi 1nese aepfased parents nave become estfma-
uae cl.1zehs, acquired property, anu won luz
Iespeet ana esteem o. tncr nelsnoors' " sn,ee
one married a respectable Gernau butcher,
nveu chaste lie, and bore children, VINO were
likewise rarqlous, industrious, and Respected,
Inc other two sisters became prostitutes ana
keepers OF brofhels, bearing Alegitinate Gul-
drcn and breeding panpcrs and criminals. hefe
the hereditary ralils vas overcome ~ inc nature
OF the surroundings, the butchers vile beang
removed from an atmosphere OF crime 10 one ol
responsibility, while her sisters. left to the s1is
environment III which they were born, 1ollo"cu
in the footsteps Of their criminal parents:
Again, the illegltimate Inuiatto son o1
a white prostitute acquired considerable
property, educated himself fairly, and through
out his life bore himself in an honorable man
per, commanding tue respect Of il1s nelshoorS, ,
Hence the inference is that crime is not go much
due to herelity as to environment. The ta1nt
is not 30 muc, in the blood as in the surround
ings. Or the females OF the Juke family 81 per
cent only were hariots, Notwithstanding their
surroundings, which we're generally BAD, az
least those engendercd BY poverty Il not oY
crime. Therefore the deduction is natural, that
if the chiluren Of hin be removed from thelr
sinful surroundings at an carly age, they mar oe
saved. The same may be sald OF the cnnaIen 20 o.
criminals. Mr. Dusoale conclooes as tne Iesais
OF his statistics that prostitution IN women ~
simply the equivalent o1 crime III neI. Lynn
at families where crime Is found, ana II WILL oe
seen that while the brothers are criminal tue
sisters are pfostNutes. !hc oueuees 4oi ht:a WILL
the latter are punished are against puplae
decency rather than aeaflls1 propg1ts.
Tie explanation IS tla1 Where the surfounuinse
afe sicious, TIE tendency OF ihe 1ehpteu y 70
seek living in the direction OF the Least RESIST
ance, according 10 theaF own views OF Wllat tllt
direction Is FOR the men, ths dlrectlon .l Is
toward cr!ne or paupef1sm. l1e "o!nen, INV
ever, nno III plostll9tlo moro "a g ssa
1nan pauper1sn, ana more sag an1 easy one
than crime. 1ne percentage oi ieMa4e " na'e
cfinalnals Is 1ouna 70 pe Us ~ W 07''
...-., PAGfhhisA.. .... An,
Inc record q inc Juke 1anli!y sh1"s ~ tuae Lucy
we're much add1cted 10 paupellsl1, ~ PCT ceut ~
the maics ana Is per cent OF Lhe le1nales GeccN-
ing outdoor rclfc1, anu Is per cent o. the mates
aud ~ psr eeEd o1 the iehaa4es fseei'As AIMS
house relief. lnc nluerei1ce Is eaplal1eo, 70
some c1Ienl' py tne lact tnIt .he .l "oen e agamu
prostitution more prohtaole than paupei1s'n;;
lie STATISTICS snow that majority "
the women receiving outdoor rcHct
a:c married. and III LOIS Iespest
simply follow the CONDITION OF tnelr nusoanos,
who are also pauptrs: ~ me sinsle women
receiving assistance, 1t Is SHOWN tnat Is r1lic
they accepted II only during tue thiu-oear1ns
periods. lileg'tnnate children, thus porn pau,
thieves. Nothing but radical change u thsir
surroundings VIII prevent tneln from aoopIans
career OF snia1san saiaf anu psSpe1 aSp PArrzaz.
III. Dugdale reaehes the conclusion tnat CRIME,
as compared TO pauPerlsm' Is an lndicatlon OF
vigor, anu that toi fhs reason, thefe Is Greater
tllanee for reform IN Tic cltnual IMAM sncle Is
IN the pauper, wno.e eona'ten @ Is 81 'na.a;.oh
bleness. lie considers the IDEAL pauper 10 ne
tac idlotlc auult7 VINO never could ana neserM1li
be able to help 4lnsell' ana may 9S justly eaileo
thg living embodiment tol oealn lnc 1oea! c1ti1-
ina1 Is courageous man. n the prime ol lue,
who so sk1ll11llV contT1ses 11me on
large scale that he escapes detection, and sue
cceds 10 MAKING me community 6eneve nm 10
De as honest as ne IS generous" between tHese
two extremes there are endless graaatfous
which approximate each o1hers I'LL ~ last
mas ana LOO slIouI ~ pt atils.house paupers,
they form the oulk u tic TOOLS VINO execute
what others plan, ana constitute fne majority oI
those VINO are louno ID prison ourlng thelr
youth and prime: ana IN me poor7nouse d1f1n5
their old agg Margaret's prancn Of the Juke
family WIS distinctly criminai: showing courage
anu Vlgor, While that u ner sister t1or sta1stlc1
purposes called "Efhe } was dlst'hctaseiy
pauper branch, indicating hereditary weakness
Ut character. Margarets progeny sho" 60 per
cent Of criminals IS per cent of outdoor relief,
aud II per cent OF aln1s-house paupers. while
Efie's shows 81 per cent OF outdoor
relief, aud IS OF alms-housc paurers, and
So per cent Of criminals. Margaret's
ofpring perpctrate 81 per cent OF
crimes against persons and property, while
Ef1ie's show but 30 per cent. Among these
crimes are murder, burglary, robbery, larceny,
and assaults. Bnt Ettie has the advantage Of
Margaret in the yaorancy business, the percent
age Being IS two to forty-cight From this 1t
annears that the palmer stock is prone to petty
misdcmea,,ors- while tbe criminal stock is dis
f;nt,tiye1y aggressive and danrerous. Hereditary
na,ner;sm .ss,,ns In he morc fxed than hercd-
s+arv crime fnr yerr rn1,ch of crime js The mis-
J;rsrt;o,, ~ fac,,1tv and ia amenah1e IN disri
,i;,.e I.f;;a 90, r,,,,h ~ nonner;s,n ia d,a ~
tnho nh abscnce ~ of yital nower or the presence of
ersran;e en1 J;seaso P,nner;sm Is m ev;dcnca ~
s,aainsse fra,,, cow. isusa ,rbio cr;,na is ~
,;dea a,,ost, = a.sar ~ d;rat3 oa4 at
y ~ ~ .%t 5od +har s.t.,,,,1a, go
pae;ty ~ ht SaaS .t;a e00' ~ 3ue