Telegram-herald., 1890-12-07

POLICE AND DOlhf.
1tsa Singular Deiian enisri&.nre ~
men that xaen a woman gise \ t34
mar hsg Eaesi preoloas 3evel "a
carries viii i ths ught g. 80
whole oAskst snS eseFylnnk - fNai Z
contains. 1he puiWsrk II a. tas his
Of voasn = IRA xiTtas dnai epet
gone she has no RIGHTS whlch 3 mar i
boune le respeet Once shs has sah.
nlltted l. hlm as mere sni.l..... .slr
sriy, gooa name. property, -. g. Il
. MAJ own, Temporarily, ~omaas
sea, xhs nei heT purse. her 1essiFy,
her uunk2 There ls = naarsli sAosl,2e-
~ Ia Gsa to reason any other ~.
and a large para 81 poiioe coau has..
mes grows out a the lsbss1ies winch
naea t&ke elin the property ot wmnrn
who, they have learned - tank. uass
no rigbts whlch = mAn = bound - re-
spcct
The lgKsenfacedness 81 Miss sarah
Wat on the witness stAnds telling thai
old, old story ~ sin -hew that sas
met ana conQ uerod mAAi Ana ho~
lhst the nlan then conquered toV wofth
% her goods and hef uunG--aid act
oepTye her of her legal rights, how-
ever d might have disg listed ins N.fta-
ous and uck led tle vicious. The Wan
g.fl met Charles Percy near brloge-st.,
and that occurred concerning winch
tie details are uniniportanl They
went ~ the Carpenter bouse, ostenslh|F
-. s.f. a 49, A..
gTl had her trunk taken there, and
Percy had ID slyly taken away from
there. Hence the prosecution ~
PERCY on the serious charge ~ larceny
more than s26. The examination took
up good portion Of the afternoon yes
terday, bat Was noi completed. Au
adjournment carries The case ~ Tues
day.
The benign side Of police court al
minlstralon "a illustrated IA the case of
little Harry Robbins, charged with
truancy. Harry ie Ia no ordinary
sense a criminal, but a bright boy of
mlslcTtune, vet hls case gets treatment
IA a criminal court. Al first h.ush d
might be thought an outrage thsts chlo
whose only crime n that he s
al uncafed for orphan, should have %
be dealt with as q criminal, ln order
that he may partake of s great Stale e
beneyolcnce. ia order that Harry may
be gwen a home where be NAV he
reared for good citizenship, be H
charged WITH misdemeanOr, n arrested.
/ ana Is sent through the regular Grind
/ Of the police court machinery. Ought
I u 20 be so Ought Chlic o. be made
4 criminal by process ot law, lu order
/ that the State may begin o. put him
upon his feet Hasty conclusions are
I easy, but there ls wsy Of looking at
I this thing which makes lt very nope
+ ful sign OF the times. Suppose We SAY
/ that, instead Of al innocent boy oi
/ neglect having been brought INTO con-
I tact with criminals, criminals
have been brought near the
/ innocent boy. That - 60
say. the line between crime
and misfortuns is becoming DINNER
! under modern Ways u look ng 90
] things. There are softer theories 81
sin than there used 20 he, and a crmi-
nal is looked upon more az the lfresPon-
slble creature of circumstances slttiu
and without than be used 90 he.
| Hence Il may be thst tie zee q tie
criminal machinery - get az unioftu-
nate boy into proper home means
rather y tendency - seiteu the rig0rs
OF criminal administration than de-
grsdRtion OF innocent uuiortunatss.
When the law is slch that misfortune
and crime are treated just alike, tic
inference 10 rather taat the law regards
crime a misfortune than that Is regards
miffortune a crime.
Little Harry Robbins never bad a
real home, and be is now sent le tae
Reform school under the teCbucal
charge OF trusncy. The boy appre-
GATES the situation and feels grateful
that be IS gong 10 have better chance
for be life.