Telegram-herald., 1890-03-21
POLICE AND COURT
Not Very Much 20 do and Twas
Done Quickly.
LITTLE BOY CRUELTY PUNISHED
Virtually CndeF ssatsaes of solitary CsR-
aas~sas EsT Tea Days-Gsasrs1s
FFtsEsrs &nd Fotio@oasa-oFrin
- st4adish has skipped.

Bzspaea. The alternative was placed
before these lads Of paying certain
sums OF money or OF gong 70 jail for
certain periods OF time. Four OF them
went 70 jail the day OF Their conviction,
and were placed, according to law, IN Il
place Of confinement apart from the
older and more hardened criminals.
This was well. The confinement Of
four boys together IN 8 g0odly-slzed
room for ten days IS a punishment not
too cruel 70 iniiict upon typical boys OF
the period. In this case, however, a. the
parents Of the seyerall boys were
able 10 raise the money for their
boys release, they were re-
leased. The process of release oe-
CURED gradually, one by one; and as
each boy went out OF Jtil, those who
remained were affected with sense Of
desertion aud loneliness that became
simply torture when the last boy was
lett. Now all history proves, especially
the history OF AnglO-saxOn lurlspru-
derce. that punishments Ot a severity
out OF correspondence with the nature
Of the Offense, aggrayate crime instead
OF diminishing Il. The United States
Constitution. ia recognition or this
truth, has provided that there shall be
'nO unusual or cruel puWshments.
When the one boy had been lett IN lail,
he was virtually under sentence OF
solitary confinement for ten days. The
tact came 20 the observation of re-
porter, who stated the case III the COM
posing room of the TELEGRN- HERALD
and also Ia the Office of the clerk OF
the police court. and asked what was
10 be done. The answer came IN action
a. we'll a in word. and the prOmptness
with which the deed was done would
have been a revelation 10 those VINO
have never had the chance % look
down INTO a printer or a pOliceman's
heart. The release n hand, procured
with the money So quickly raised, the
reporter FASTENED 10 the jail with his
glad tidngs 10 the heart IF the lonely
boy. about O'Clock IN the afternoon.
From the second floor of the Jail, the
ascent TO the third floor Is by narrow
back staircase. and Up this staircase
the reporter pushed his way. Search
through all the rooms did not NJ iirst
discover the enid, aud the first suspicion
was that be had effected an escape. At
length A pair of frightened ewes were
seen peepug from under the pile Of
clothing on one OF the beds, and when
the boy himself was uncovered To view,
he lay trembling and pale with fright,
with the marks OF recent tears stlil upon
hIs cheeks. When asked why he hid
himself thus, he simply said be didn't
know who i was" Away up IN the
cold and lOuclest cell-rOOm OF the COM
mon jall. with bolts and bars and solid
IRON his most conspicuous surroundings,
not only sent into exile from the world,
but seemingly deserted by q fathers
and mothers love, for how could he
understand their pOwerlessness to help
hiEa?l he lay a prey for every terror
that a weak youthful fancy might gen.
crate. Them angels do always behold
the face of my Father" and this boys
angel was surely astir that
day IN the places where church
subscriptions seldom circulate. But
he accomplished the angelic work,
all the same, and opened the prison
lOors, a other angels bad done lSU0
years ago. Ou that certain day 10
come. this little prisoner viii be there,
with the same heart that once ached
aud then was made glad in The Kent
county jail. 7s 4 witness before Him
who made lta specially graceful thing
% visit them who are SICK and ~
prison. What prison visitation more
blessed than that which opens the door
and lets the captive free? Ii Is safe TO
SAY that no people do more of TINS kind
OF Chrst-hkc work than they who
know most 0f the horrors Of prison lie.
No sight will 80 move the human
hs1rt t0 s0ttncss q tAat of genuine re-
pcnancc. II s q hard heart that can
resist the Tlcadngs 0t pcnltrnt soul.
Ou thf other hand. nothing so fully
shows Che craven dog n mao Is the
fGwrn fgiut ot sorrow when a.i is as
stunned n urlicr % escape q Pre- sent dam
ger oi punishment When orriu y.
>f8ni sh stood before tine hIr Of the
court q fortnight ago. COnfessing bis
gght. COudenuIng bis own unniauli-
nt-s iu u.~ abuse Ct his wife.
a.t as swect promises Of amend
rIeHt were ali So affecting that
.. .ttrdcss were tOuched with SYM
Ia.Ir. anal lis Honor took rtr and
.8re ac man hs fherty on trial for
trl week-. Yesterday morning sent
tucg wa~ indefinitely suspended ou tle
t#icf rhar stand SD lat redeemed his
pfpn So t1 become a man. Later ira
fhe a1v. Mrs. stand so informed If
Honor tlat ~tandish bad kept softer tus
81 fev lays. and then hegau y course of
Cd snaton. Wa.chtnded % the desert0n
0I his family Ike a drum ken. selfish
brute. Hs iruuug and puHng in court
were hut tnC treagDer0gs f8wulDg Of a
coward. IIe has gone % Indiana.
George Hescher was lncky enough to
have a clean, SMOOTH aihi. all done up
n perfumcd tissue paper. ready for
production AZ the opport10e moment.
Hs was accused Of smashing in asrloon
window. and the clerk cf The Brdgs-st.
House swore that the fellow who did It
vas about Hescher's sire. but couldn't
swear "a ~ the absolute IDENTIFY Then
came a companion of HeScher. who
works M the brewery with him. and
svors positively shat AZ che hour = hen
the windows were alleged to have heen
broken. HesCher was 40 work "a the
brewery. OF course. on such testimony
the man vas acquitted, and enc nsfIr-
e. po@t-rnorten1 soliocuv Of such 4
SUIT must naturally be-
-si,re wss 81 1uirklv s,rs ga-.
Eonter vhar ~ss r. Eln fer
p. Brumhurgh vas che s1ie ard 0rlv
f-ished product 0f She pohcr court
rrind yesterday. He was drunk on
Wednesday. vas convicted Thursday
morning. aud viN anguish ri ISL
tvel-e davs
A u,sn n tbe cage who s rot fal ~
whisky presents. BY contrast wifn the
surround uZs ard assoc atoms rf fhe
sisrr. s-ch az ar of fcousumnnate resree-