The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-07-13

yearly cOmmbteu SeSNe-SN "a 0S P~-
Iicatioa and perusal OF these books
and papers would startle tbs world
could it all be gathered and made
known. Even as it is, there is scarcely
q week passes without some wicked
ness or crime being revealed caused
by these poisonous and upas-ike pno-
LEGATIONS. Hall of the crime perpe-
traied by young men and boys can
be traced to their previous familiarity
with such sheets as have been de-
scribei above, and which gave them
such peculiar ideas Of life and hap
piness. Among the many cases OF
this kind reported lataly, one comes
from the eastern states that is horTl-
tying in the extreme. A year or 60
ago two boys. aged II and 10, respec-
lively, left their home in Chicago to
live q life OF adventure snch as they
had read so much about. At Fort
Wayne, Indiana, they met an old
man, who had a few dollars, and the
three made arrangements TO proceed
to Philadelphia together. The cid
man was feeble, aud it was agreed
that they should "beat" their way,
the boys helping their aged partner
on and eff the trains, when all three
we're not thrown of by the conductor,
and he was % furnish them With food,
he being the finance part otthe illAssor-
ted firm. About the middle of June
they had got as far as the village Of
Alliance, in Ohio, and spent the night
in grove near the line of the rail-
road track. The Old man bad
as usual laid in supply
OF cheese and crackers, ard as
they entered the grove, the
brakeman OF passing train saw one
of the boys pick up an iron coupling
pin and hide it under his coat. The
next morning persons passing the
grove saw an old man staggering
around almost nude and covered with
blood. In one oil his hands he held
a tattered and mud-sGained and blood
bespattered book. He died 10 q
short time after be was discovered,
but left no word OF explanation as tc
how he had received his injuries.
The cheap novel in his band, with
the boy-owner's name on one Of it,
pages, led to further examination,
and that book, including the finding
OF a bloody coupling pin and tht
brakemau'e rapid glimpse OF the
group on its way to the grove tbs
evening before, completed the evil
dence which led to the arrest OF the
two youths. One Immediately con-
iessed his part of the butchery, and
when the other declined to admit hi
guilt, tainted him with coWardice
declaring that he ''had lived game
and meant to die game" They
we're executed some days ago. anc
previous to the date when they paiC
the penalty of their crime, 8 great
deal of gush was exhibited BY weak
minded peraons, and strenuous efforts
were made to obtain their pardon
Governor Foster, OF OHIO, refused tc
entertain any idea in reference to the
Communication OF the sentence, how
ever, and that class OF persons who
are ever anxious TO make idiots oil
themselves, did so in this case; the
tenderness and care with which tht
boys were treated can only be com
pared with the inssnely lavish atten
ton and kindness bestowed upor
the brutal murderer. Ohastint
Cox, some months ago. Ever
delicacy that could be procured wa
sent to them, and adorned with whit'
cravats and butteu-hole bouquets, the
made their way to the gallows. The!
died game" seemingly regarding
themselves as martyrs, and the &C
tious OF the foolish men and womel
who made such pets and heroes o
them had much to do with the ideI
entertained By them. Such scene
J and experiences betoken a missing
link in the chain of civilization; it
bad enough for the boys to come t
death on the gsllows, without person
who ought to have had mora sense
making martyrs and heroes Of them
and the silly, unWise and idiotic &C
ton OF all such cannot be to-
: strongly cond smned. Parents should
: ever exercise vigilsnt care and watch
fuIness as to Wha: literature thei
children read, and they cannot b
too careful in this regard. II th
young are supplied with good ant
wholesome reading matter, they VII
not be likely to choose for themselves
and select such stuff as will brinl
death 10 them aud disgrace to thei
connections.