Telegram-herald., 1890-04-04

have hAa daily dealings slsh profssr
Gsas4 Is- breakers -, Fezrs goes
soasshss - soatFz1ieE ths assertions
ta4E FrofsssieaAl criminals asFsr. eK-
ssps vale IA Prissa. give p their oa2
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ss- Ysrs's cslsbFsgrd Criminal LAWYER.
Ths desire % tAs n.R ~ho sAs Oaes
been a criminal - kssp fFsm she pub
lie shs kaosl-sgs % ais is<Aer depre-
tatien saPprsssss many affecting
sssrlss Of ssagins refOsLaation. which
szs~ that a. MAJ . case Is h0psless I'll
ns dies
Years ago in Ssw York EDDY DunpAy.
professional pick Psekss aHd perfect
adept a. his trade. after spending some
wears Ia state prison. detsrmiaed -
rsforn- lie obtained en- ployment as
dstsetiys az shs Hotel brightoa ana
there earned laarels of approval from
AIS employers and thanks from guests
whose persons aud property be pro-
tsctsd he $ d-4d now. bus be has
left good aame beniad him lie Was
faithful. honest and fearless % the end
There 10 another whose name l will not
nshtion As 30 il laboFing and living
close 20 tnis oIhcs where ! write. Ho
sas plea pocket wEo served many
years Gi mpsisonmenL After his last
release he said - ths lawyer who had
defended him
You know shat I have gained hna-
drsts Of thousands OF dollars Dy pick
Ing pocketa When I was IN funds. |
Was able TO escape, but whenever | vas
poor. was arrested New | am re-
leased. q discharged convict, wiEA 0at
cent TO my name l want 70 begin all
over again What ought TO aos"
The lawyer said: You have luxurious
tssses aEd have been used 10 spending
money 60 laYlshly that you could not
be con tented with SIS q week"
Indeed I would. said the convict
Il will .ry yoa, said she lawyer.
And hs did try him and the eI-convlct
Is aow a man grown gray in honorable
ssrvics, thoroughly trustworthy aud
honest and highly respected.
know a professional burglar-And .
very fortunate one At shat He escaped
arrest again aad again. The produce
OF mis- burglari-s ne used TO ganb BILE and
dissipats A. last he was caught. con-
victsi and imprisor sd- When no got
cut 10 sad:
Mr.. Howe. have come 20 the con-
eluslon that What the chaplains say Is
about the truth. The honest way is
the best. and l am going 20 try to re-
form. But have not dollar. and
don's know how / am going 10 live"
A newspaper reporter was present
and heard what the ex-convict said
suppress his name because l know he
would desire IT,
81 will start a subscription for you,"
he said.
Hs did start the subscription, head
ing IL with IS. This man Vas q watch
maker BY trade He has now jewelry
and vatchmsker's store on Third ave-
nue.. owns the house in which he lives,
goes TO church regularly and is, / think.
a religious man. These are two well
known instances / might name many
others
The idea OF perpetual I'm mprisonment
for professional criminals is barbarous,
and would not considerit for amoment
/ can never bring myself TO believe in
the dcprsvity Of any man. To my mind
society should be paternal and show to
It's erriug children such mercy as Ne
ourselves desire from a higher power.
What you call professional criminal
can only be judged by his acts up to the
present time. Supposing ne Is 80 years
OF age and has made his living as a
thief ever since ne was IL, would you
ssy 70 him
You are a professional criminal !
You shall be confined in State prison
all the rest OF the time that God allows
you to dwell on this earth
What righ. has society 20 limit
Gods mercy and power As the law
stands now, the punishment for many
offenses Is practically imprisonment for
life. and I think Il is wrong and bar
barous. and worthy only OF the dark
ages WILLIAM T. HOwc.