The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-10

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general Treatment, az prisoners, aud pun.
ishmen D crime. That The inmates OF
~'ndisnas ~pctiitentiarics should increase
y ten years from aboui Goo to about 1900
y evidence that the present treatment, OF
crime inthis State Is not efficient in re
pressing the growth OF the criminal class
The wisdom Of q Legislators should
devise some plan which would prevent
vnr prisons from filing up so fast, and
restrain the commission Of crime. We
are rather inclined 10 the opinion that
criminalily In most cases isa disease
which is hereditary. and that stopping
The breeding would partially check
crime. IL seems 10 us also apparent that
our prisons are 90 much like pleasant
homes for a large clsss Of people. who
upon being set free Immediately 40 some.
ahlng 10 gain admission again. In this
connection the testimony OF Mr.. Henry
Hergh. ofNcw York City. President OF
a Charitable society there, will be read
with interest He said in a speech Last
week. as rel orted by the N. Y. Sun:
II believe that q man should live in a
community without committing crime.
Ifa man canrotlivc smong Us without
numbering somebody kill him daughter
and applause) get him out Of the way.
What have we seen for the last year or
two Ms an atrocious spectacle in the
Tomhs. . we have seen some Of the most
atrncious murdererS that the world has
ever beleld treated as no plilsnihropist
and no Christian, no man or woman that
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rrer treated. These mnrderers have
flowers. fruit. Every sort OF luxury. AZ
most As brought 10 = man as black in his
heart as he is black in his face. ZAP
rlanse.l lhaye been sitting in the Court
of special Sessions as Assistant District
Attorney for twelve or fourteen years
looking after the phy steal interests-per-
issps You will pardon me for saving the
moral interests Of the class Of beings
whom the human race call the lower ami
mails. (Applanse,) I am glad to say that
my clients do not commit such atrocities
as yours. Great Iaughter.)
Now, with regard 10 improving the
human race after they have earned 4 res
idence in Sing Sing and the p%enitentisry.
! told you thai | should be = radical. 1
nm going TO utter my real sentiments.
ladies and gentlemen. l would abolish
entirely al! peniteu~ tiaries in the land. /
would have 10 such places. would
save the expense. aud in place 0fthe pen
i'entiary, | would have whipping posts
everywhere. Great laughter and ap-
plausc-) 10 make srre that they put the
lash on feelingly. because politics cutters
into everything IN these DAYS. | wonld
oilrr a reward for somebody 10 invent
2 steam whipping machine. Applause
sfnd laughter.) A machine. ladies and
gentlemen, could not be bribcd with
place 81 money. C-anghter.) Yon can
rely on that. No man has had better op-
portun itlcs than myself OF seeing what
criminals are made of. | find that your
Goycrnmen has such comfortable quar-
tiers on B~lackweli's Island aud IN the
Tombs. and every where else. that the
.culprits do not blush, and do not hesitate
20 say that they have committed crime IN
order that they might be sent 10 the places
that vOn have provided. They arc so
comfortable aud 80 warm and clean /: they
have tssch nice soup. good potatoes. and
everything which the Woodworking hon
men and women cannot get in tene-
-,ent houses. They come to court and
declare tn { they have commit a on .nce-
ivr the purpose OF getting into your ho-
tells. daughter and appIause.)
Now, a great many years ago ! was
in Egypt stopped at Cairo.
While there. as a sort of pastime after
dinner, ! used to GO to hill where the
was held, and there I learned al
Lesson Malcfactors were brought up for
short weight in flour. or for any
offence. There was . bar stretched
across the room. The Judge sat on the
other side, smoking-not cigars, like
some Of our Judges. buta chibouk. The
complaint was uttered. The Judge took
chibouk out Of his mouth and said
tive him sevcnty-five lashes! He does
think Of the matter again. The
criminal il thrown on his face; he IL
bound 20 the bar with his soles up. and
Is b~astinadoed. He syuirms and
and shouts, asa calls Allah to
witness that he never will do so any more.
used 70 ask my dragoman whether the
did do 50 any more The drago-
looked ut me with establishment. /
Why. sir said he. there IL scarcely ALI
case Of chat sort. They are all c~ontcnted I
with what they get. They never want
Any more. They get . proper share
iont believe In these modern improved
mcnis There fore say. abolish every
hing below the State prison. l would 4
nayc punishment in prisons only for fcl- \
ony, and besides that the gallows. dolf
iOi know but an speaking moro than |
ny 1--we minutes. (Cries Of go on.") II
On the expiration ofthc fcIon's doom I
am met with the inquiry: What will I