Telegram-herald., 1886-04-24
BOYS AND RtvOLvERS.
Death Dealing Weapons Car
RED on the School Grounds.
H0a TIE 8Qis MANAGE 70 CIT THEM
4 FIRM tnaf Sells tns SEooti ng-iro0s
on ne instalinasat Pian ana ~
Direct sioistioa of La~ Rep
renenslois Business

Fof soaas un3s pass complaints hase
oesasionaliy bssn heard about sehaol ooy-
being al4ossi to cal ~ rssolssrs. The COM
paints nase bsen Investigated o. the
Superintendent III schools from ume 10
tine out bis Efforts have f1iei t0 ssot tne
practice. and. lf appears. no 5Ft has been
made ~ lhe school author. rs % hnd 0aI
where tie boys obtained the wa pous.
Wednesday Last G. II kits 0f the Electric
Light ani Power eoni pany discovered that
his son, Lee aged clever year,, Vas carrying
a revolver and When asked shese BE- sog it
Glaiaeu q L0ugee hardware and cutlery
dealers az the corner Df Mon
fos-sf and Csmpau Place He bought the
gun on che iustailment plan ana paid for it
in ten-cent installmsnts Nith money given
ham o. attend the Dime Museam Further
investigation showed that young Kits had
carried his revolver L. school, and that sew
eral other BOYS had bought reYolvers a. the
same place aud paid Tor them in payments
81 i've or Ten cents at time Il vas also
south Disision-st. Fountain-st North
louia-st. Colt ave and Wealthy ave schools.
TIA some Instances the teachers discovered
toe weapons and ordered the BOYS 20 leave
them Al home Blank cartridges which
the boys suppose 20 be harmless. are sold
With the revoigers These cartridges ike
all others, are harmless If the gun is aimed
/ In the right direction when they explode,
/ but II held within Two feet Of a boys bead
/ they would have aOou. the same effect as
/ those made OF powder and ball
/ In order % learn whether Messrs. Glid-
/ den & iougee were selling the dangerous
/ weapons % boys as charged Louis Thurs
/ ton, twelve year-esd boy. small for his
/ axe. Was sent 90 the store yesterday after
| aeon % bay revolver on the instailmenl
/ plan. He had 90 cents aud was told that
by making payment on a weapon priced
at 81 IL wOsld be- laid aside for him and
! when he paid the balance 70 wOnld be
/ delivered % him. He Vas not questioned
A. % his axe. his residence. nor asked
whether his parents knew of his invest
| ment A reporter called at the store later
| and found Mr. Glidden selling revolver t0
| o boy who looked as II be was not over
| twelve years of age. The sale was effected
| for cash without any questions as 10 the BOYS
| legal qualifications 10 carry firearms. Mr.
| Glidden when asked whether the firm
| made practice of selling revolyers "a boys
| said Well We haven't sold many lately
We don Q ike ID sell 10 boys, but selling revOi
| vers is our business. We sell them 10 make
a living" After belng informed that il Wa,
! ca trged that the firm was violating the law
| relative 10 selling pistols and cartridges O.
boys under thirteen years of age. Mr.
| Glidden said. 20. We always ask the boy.
| II they are thirteen and If they are less than
| thirteen we tell them that we cannot sell
| them pistols The revolver trade Is an
| unpleasant feature Of this business which
have always regretted. never sell a y0unl
! man = revolver without a feeling Of regret.
The reporter then called upon c. +
Idema, the I.yon-st gun dealer and when
| asked If he sold revOlvers 10 boys Mr.
| Idema said No, they trouble rs a good
| deal by running in here and asking fOl
| guns, bat unless We are sure they are four
teen or hfteen years of age We bounce them
out. The law does not allow u 20 sell O.
sell TO BOYS under thirteen but II don
pat IL high enough. \ revolver is just
! a. dangerous in the hands Of a boy when
he is fourteen as when he is thirteen
l.. :. Hill, Of u Pearl-st. was next seen
and said. we DO not sell 10 boys and they
! know IL. When a boy comes In we ask bis
/ age; il be is under thirteen We tell him be
will have % bring his parents with him OI
/ get an order from them. and he does not
| trouble US any more. We were caught once
| by a boy who said be was sixteen. We sold
| him a revolver and afterward learned that
| he bought 10 for a little shaver who had
| stolen the money from his parents.
If Gliddsn & Lougee sold Lee Kits and
others revolvers "a charged. they violated
section I Of act number l3S of the session
law. Of lsS3, which reads No person shall
sell give or furnish % any child under the
age Of thirteen years any cartridges OF any
| form. or material. or anv pistol. gun or other
| mechanical cOntrivance specially arranged
or designated for exploding the same
The next section provides that any person
| violating this act shall be- punished by a
| tine not less than $40 nor more than SO
or Imprisonment In the county Jail not les.
than ten days nor more than ninety davs
| or both fine and Imprisonment at the dis
| cretiou Of the court.
The BOYS who carry the guns may be
/ punished also for violsting section Q 40 OF
/ Howell statutes. which reads a. follows
"If any person shall 20 around with a
/ dirk. dagger. sword. pistol or other often
/ sive and dangerous weapon. without rea-
/ sonabis cause 90 fear an assault or other
/ injury OF violence to bis pers0n. or tO bis
/ family or property, he may. on complaint
/ of any perstn having reasonable cause a.
I fear an injury OF breach Of the peace bs
required "a 6nd sureties Tor keeping ths
I peace for a term not exceeding six months
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