, 1880-04-09
A Dcthulting indianapolis Bank
Presidents 1sOtltlsincl, De-
ing Sued.
Three Convicts at Pittsburg, Pa,
Make a Bold Break for
Liberty.
Swift Rctri1ntlon 0ycrtnkcs Tlteyfs},
Tramp III Southern Illinois.
He Is Pursued to the Railroad Track aud
Train Runs Over Him.

cut In tito Stntc of Ohio four boys resting
uHtter thu sentence Ut ttGntli. as this n Il
very anomalous condition Ut alTu'rs, and The
p,tblc sympathy Is much nr,tlsett over tt, It
may llut be out Ut plAce to inquire somewhat
intn catsrs nltl point II moral.
III tic first place, It 'nay bo saitl TINT no
more terrible argument can pussfhly be
att'luced to show tho damnlng Il,uvncu Of
the dime anti nickel 1,oyel literature which
Is being constantly pedtlled to the children,
of onr public SCHOOLS, AMI crceps into tic
inost rcspcctnbtn fntnltics. These co',-
tlctnnell boys were every one 0f thenl
melted to do the tlpeds that are
nbout. to callse tlleir igllonIinfoiis excclt-
tim through reatling tllis self-sainH litera.
tlrc. And how 1nn,ly others nru ruined by
the salnu means, insufar tlHt nll mental
ncutcliess Is Dluntcl, Afld nil moral resp0'st-
bfltty lost!
l did not start out, however, to preach q
sermon, but to relate fncty.
George Mnnn and Gustav Ol,r, nntlcr 20
ycnrs Ut age, urc conllnct IN tho County JaE1
Mt Canton, condemned to be hung OIL THO III,
ut hGxt May, for tho murder nj GuorEo Whit
n!ullEl,; fl June, 1870; and Willtnm Summit,
AISO Under 70, Is cU1l1el iii tlG saili, jul Hll-
der l!ke awful scntcnce for like awful
crime.
n,," g. ,I thnrn,,yi" i,u,.i wttf. "t tin, ~ snirt
uf"ii ~ rn,I1,t,.s o. u,,,t ,",'r,1"r @ t vici' IL
80 lllpInntiy taught :, iii thu, eoarsu
novel that they could endure tho lsard rOll-
r. W m"i;., n w. fnrt,n ~ t,,ro1,,, Sm,t1rs ira :rhnS
i'm, % ,nver E,nwi, enriI nil1er ,,n;il thsy ,I,ei
oll tho roAl, both impellcd by tho sa,Mu pllr-
lN,s. and frn!n the sn!'!e GAtIsr. They lnntls
Ing ride On frcight-trniu; ,,ow "sponging'''
It bhldly frnn station tn station; md still
% am ti,v vi,i ip =, r,En ic's into liz liz cnm. NM
~ ,eH Mmu ~ stliMe M goM wv ~ ,n ~ s"
uM6pnIatloi. M It was summer, M @ aid tllcy W Gculti
cnrpind ',' ~ hw ntnr nns M%" tn In ~ f,nir nw w
l,tt', ~ tnnv uvi ta,rmnI. ''i. TIA tsI nf.tur
~ hart 1cHE!M vr 'oy !S'r5iim ic,,ro e 1fna fsorg
were vyts 'HIki making thcIr h"S% way I icisurSiy I
n~'" 1en~ar mm9 o,,H trnS fix ti,o,,,svs ~
] nlayst n wascl,, aid ws.s thouEllt by tiu boys
H. ~ se.fl e Il i Luz '"err o ITS, ~ t " ,anr
Mer smo M E,,aeVf ~ ,.f ~ nEE iHnE't ,'i,! ieo u,
f,r y thn ,,f,t trnam,i" IN, mn. nv,
nrocInr wi Wat."';E 1 fro tlo re,r DI stfek
~, n. IT,, a NH n,',t Yi, ni Ill., -, IT,, ~,
trai y" tG e; dt; ,i'a ts n At ,, ~ ae ~, e. , w.
.,,a,' =, v,v' Mu n;I i H. MG, 1a, , ,niI v sdei
wiEi. stons n ,iii III iii IT, strs s oT T f n yn,,.
lsllel: Then, stripping OF tho clothes and
dividing them, tlo ,nllrtiarcrs aturtcsl Awny
With lilo mulicy, watcj, md buntlu nf their
victim. ienylnr him Yturk.nnkni. Vyilhju
f,wn ,n,,rs rft"r TIA aom,"ts.jn% ~ +,n nr;n'.
tt ~ uae n aatut IMa cutIss.ot % - tnv etatao
tHy dMey WStc cs1plufeu anu tnRetl 10 Canton:
.i INa plllaGe WIS !ollhtl upon the persons ~
WIS simple md conclusive, Untrr the
clurge OF the Judge, tho Jury liad but ono
nuty, nin1 ttlut WIS to bring IN q verdict Of
"Gui!ty ct murder III tic first degree"
Under that verdict tho Court Ind nll1y Ollp
course, nld that was to sentence them to bU
hing. Tllis It dill: n,ni 1inw tte sits,I. Inns
Hnt lawn urnl,,,ii fln f;nvt.rnnr to 15rt Tia
~. ti,t Wer, - t.'.s ussoM.u MW!i hHomt
tiat ttse tiovsrtl9r dOes h0t tf0ln'se 70 exef-
clSe ING part1t'nlhg prerGgItivc, uxctpt III the
most extreme cnse8, md 1t Is not tlnught
prOl,AlitG that lIH Will Interfere with tho OK
tclItnn nf tic full fNgjlltty III this ctlye
Tho chief effort N hUjiIg lll,ttle for Mann,
and letters nrc Unl,rft,r,I, fran vtlrio,ls ,ttlr
fnrs ~ fhn cn,i,,trv rhn,vinw tint III ,mst
cnlad,lct WA an n,ti nsr1inst 1 M lint p'ins ho
l,ni M concn.intm, .it, af tin m" nror,,,Ity ii'S nP
tllo erl'ua, in Wlllsli .i,e Participated:
no ,alMi il, ti.s luryer; tint It was llut talkcG
nycr between lii two: nill thnt In wns ] mnt
rfeA *Ato tH"t t"A IA4sp ~ Hha ANt