The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-18
THE sEDUCER.
The Law Which Protects Them
According TO q Cincinnati


Justice.
il A Cincinnati man shot another fello,
for seducing his daughter. He Va
tried for the offense in the police cour
Saturday, and Judge Fitzgerald, IN an
nonncing his decision, uttered the fol
lowing thrilling and truthful words:
i "At the time Of this occurrence the ia
ceased was married man, with Z vii
and child living, and not divorced fror
his wife. The defendant had Ak Chi
dreu, four Of them girls. What are n
duties OF . father toward HE children
What is the love Of father for his chill
dren9 What obligations will be tax
upon himself when be becomes 9 hus
band and may become . father? Asid
from his duties what are the prompt
iings Of the human heart with husbant
and father? Why does Z father toll a
MONDAY or ct midnight 81 not for tb,
support Of the wife Of bis bosom and ths
children flesh Of bis 6esh2 What toll,
will not that father 20 through yeaI
after year? What anxieties, what feel.
ings possess his heart for those children /
The law OF the land says that one man
must not kill another except IL defense
OF his own life. The law OF the land al.
80 says that no married man, or single
either, shall seduce another mans child.
He who is married and goes after an
other mau's daughter and ruins that
child, and murders that child 90 far q
the hsPpiness Of the family IL concerned,
takes the chances Of bis life in his hands.
~ who violates the ssnctity Of home
and ruins another mans wife takes
his life in bis hands. Those who
are fathera who are brother.
must feel that. There ere prompt.
Ings Of the human heart that demand
Of the father or brother protection for
the daughter or sister. and the betrayer
Of that daughter, particularly when he
has no means 0frighting the wrong done.
lakes chances on whatever that anger,
passion, hatred or revenge mar prompt
The father or brother to do. The history
Df criminal cases like this 10 too we'll.
known. This killing Il unlike that or
be man who goes out on the highway
IND takes . man's life for bis money.
This Staying 10 unlike the staying By the
lssasein for money or private revenge.
This % the prompting Of : father In
moment Of wild despair. This u the
prompting Of . father when his child Il
'toien from home BY . man with MOTH
ng but evil thoughts and desires In HE
lesrt. There IL no doubt about the fact
hat kylius did ruin this girl. Neither
there any doubt about the fact that he
0ok her from her fathers house when
hat father was engaged in honest toll.
u the absence Of the father and mother
be destroyer entered and stole there
rom that which he never could return.
'tole the happiness. comfort. and joy Of
hat home. Stole from il that which any
ather would 90 to the utmost ends to
ain back. While I can not discharge
lis man; while the law Of the land saws
must not take the life Of another IN.
'ss his own is in danger. can bind him
yer TO jury OF twelve men men who
ave hearts 10 feel the prompting Of hu-
ian nature In their hearts and who will
4 according 10 the dictates OF human
| will not bind him over !
y murder IN the first degree, nor In the
cond degree, but will hold him on the
large OF nanslaughter and fix his bond :
LOO" 4