, 1881-05-30
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.

sEhAoS ny THE REV. a. 81. PlLTcEEE.
Ihe Rev. A. NJ. piitchee, Chaplain of tho
Illinois State Penitcntlary, lectured to n
nfga congregation III the Michigan Avenue
methodist Church last night oil "Crime alti
enmluals," Tho lecture, while deeply Gil
lef1atnlnK, partook Of tha nature OF SCR
mon, and was very Instructive. 1t was pre-
meed by the text "'rlia wages OF HIn Is
aea1h.' The lecturer advanced certain mr.
sa'aehts, atd, By relating experiences le Ind
aes "'|' at Joliet, showed TINT ha was not
merely tleorizlng. The Incidents related,
w, were Interesting ones, and the brlcf de-
Esspt'on Of the conylct's l'fe in tho
.as .'s'es Prison WIS probably some
.4!ak new to nenrly every ono In
w congregation. Crlino, the lecturer snitf,
mas something tint began Will, man, and d
Nmpteaenslyc definition of crime was IN
"o'a'on Of my law, human or tltvine." Tho
a!aii'as lad nut all been arrested, Many 4
"sa'''} laan was a criminal In TINT lte l,ad
'.ll sWalauiatea ab0nt every dollar OF ills
hst' sI'', W means Ut fraud, Though, perhaps,
a. isw ~" aot Violated tha letter Of any human
Ga"i,, IT. again, Tic nlnil win Was constantly
isrrs5 ~ eolnlltt sn,ne 0tIeiise, but was It,
M, ns. ,soasll tear or lack nf opportunity,
hadsH' dH't ws as inaeh 9Ia ~ criminal Ms frank
ssIsy ssn:ys. out Ills wicked schemes. Tio
sIassa Of ssI,,,.wl which led to tho crrntion
sds.!iI ~ e!iIAlhals were coyeto,IBncss. yicInils
do doSuo,,. wtnm. natural or herMttury Instinct to
iEpara,,"es' plisS!nH, poverty, intemperaMce,
Il ss, ypars , a'la laltIless. Ono young lnnn Of
lecturer IN VIZ ~, had been playmate nf tho
s natsn. s!Il Mt Joliet. lilo hull kintl a,i low
I1,eesa,' ,ea'SStllS, nlu Ind heell brought up In
tor sin,,,.t nnt traln child lad shown n lnnnn
}oups psIsl''gL;'t Sng:;, Was Ills nature. Another
boasls} ~. .s!.ct. WHO was about to leave,
Ms ill., that ttat hs ~ lal never, worked q day il
ptofsss;Mon M t!lat HI, proposed to make Ii lis
larents " Atter llo reguIred Ills freedom,
Of thsiss is'oula nut forget that iii eyerY o,l.t
he sr nrm SWEET Young children, was
llume sha,,,, IL OF possible criminal.
S,,a ge1craiy II se t e,,s'o o1s i, atrnetxe
kue ..f@ .f", y y 10y or girl went out 10 hnyG
viii yIs..HnMl They wero too lfnbln to neut
their E%s2as H.. AssoClntus VIII, would 4lyo them
0as Of tha ,a Mss0li II, violation nf st,lle law.
afy tn.,i,,." "osst men lit the Juliet Pelitt1t-
laas In thS "! oll9 Vi tho most noted crill-
though hy". ~, 70 ruin only because i,is mother,
Witch "Y.H nntist!a1t Woman, h0tl npxlcctetl 10
liz het r., mn, az she should IllYe done,
oIie DIV %I %g,,lp poys and read bat hooks, nnds
% thxir "nen um lsa and hia mother were
th,t In h,T%a wy to church he pretended
hs.snat a ta"al nag FORGOTTEN hs prayer.book, md
esd he x fan amsx ,,sns =, ostensbly p Sc: It III:
ID a,sfSh!u sa% h!u again he was Ii erown an man nan
~ ID bic[er Sbich[e gave In fow words the n,ar,-
lpsttiit1| t|,tfse5s the5s e. was tlrst tnada 10 wash
'',l*s, ths'u' thufnlhghIy; al,gshIy then le tlon,ed the
laost of Fl ihap. h1aapee'-and then p.it to work. Hut
Ky than 4S, wI,aSe eanIs ,s out better tn avery
~ ~ NV Of WEN y H., they went in. :llley Ind
aaa n1. o. = school a,ld religious pS. sory
IT, esst "f f''I{ n" we're converted thero,-ansi
taent sf ay M tho osplta Would lISsslSy Ss Slto9t
iserageJ nrsa! Hs!l the deaths during lie year
sun,!st nonn} shont fifteen or s,xteen In |,
oFseni ths,"4. 'getol ot 400, Criminals should
G,ee yeays y0 tot , !ongar term than two Or
eea1se 1t rsht a., nan with no distinct knoWl.
teod 4 n,s.nmo or threo years at Is
49, tt"sS As Joliet " pluutek