The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-01-02

How Ira Smith Bears His SEN
tence
Previous 10 His Trip 10 tho Re-
form Farm,
He eays He is Not a Murderer and That
Hp wan be ure when Released From
Assouaung With peprAyed Youths.

All nature seemed 10 smile yesterday
The hlu cast lls rays over mother iNfli
Anl midl. "PeApe on eprlh gpnn VIII '"
man.
Odd Sol shown on tho rich and poor The
fortunate aud thO distressed hllhni ~
tho county iall tho untuHunAleh were
kindly remembered,
A hEWerilEMOOUAT reporter Visited lNhl
place hrlHlniHs morning uul lhrfr saw
and hclWl enough tO put ihp value OF llh'
criy on "a much hlghrrplnnc
One case la particular stood out ln h9ll
relief aud thai was little im smith, unNrf
sentence for munaHugller. ln Whn nav
Ing Christmas which VIII pc lpnH lg
mumhrrpd not only bY HIM Pat llp OF
ilrpr hud prlsuntIa ~ lht lNlL ,
iln was sitting in "a chair lu the ONCE or
the hll, prruslug u book, trying % WINE
uwuy tlG weary hours lle smiled when
spoau 90 hy the newspaper man anu
saiI Ui don't believe | am such % had huN'
"lluw do you irrlI" ana
vi am nll right The sheHll II good 10
me tud / Huppose tic spite OF some p'"'
pie b satisfied
"WUl you be a good boy when you 20
HwayW' A..
UYos sIr, / tell you would not have
klllud Culllp AuOpp nn purpose Tor the
world, 1 believe Tie Judge 10 he q gopl
man Hud / buuW from tNr way hu btNu
he hated "a send me away"
llu burst into tears ana wished hu ,uuu
hn with hib para ana mamma Tor thrlnG
mas, After hG Nud found rrliul VA huhp, hr
smiled and said
"l am going 70 bo q good boy, hnd lhty
Say rul learn a Roud uehl hl lho nv,up,'
OF cuurse feel had, hut II can, DO helped
know I've many friends and The luNge
h one Of them, DUST Soc how bad lao hhlcl
To sentence me, aud | know " lac c0uld
have done anything for me, in Wuulu'
"My papa voted last fall for sonb men
that didn't suit some people, ana now !
have TO suffer for H. ldontcAre 80 nneh
for myself, hnt know poor mama wiz DO
awiully Worried
Tne reporter loft him with good bye
ana winnlnp nim Merry Christmas
This case las attracted considerable
attention all over tic state, hlid Las beri
the subject Of much comment ana cohVcN
salon, An effort will be- matte 10 MAKE
hIs time 10 the Reform Farm 40 short 40
possible,
Last August ho wuh Cable Knopp ana
her brother came from sunday school Nv
New Berlin aud stopped AZ TIE Hinlll res'
ldcnCc, The Kuppp boy spoke OF shoot
Ing mad deg II he had o revolver lhc
Older members Of the family were nos hl
home, aud lm spoke ofa gun la the houho
which WAS soon produced. Both boys ARE
snh Ia have had hold ~ u aud by homo
means Il was discharged
LutlU tuiuc kuupl, Wuo stood In range,
was shortly ulprn corpse, lhe. coroner
held an inqucnt aud found thnt death re-
suited from an accident lhollttlc fellow
was later arrested ON the charge of man
slaughter, indicted, had hiu Trial ANA wan
convicted,
Hia attorneys did everything possible 10.
anve him from th0 strong urm Ot the law,
Sputriiuu must uu paHsUd, A Judge WHO
has a big heart aud ~ Ampathy Tor the boy
"a compelled 10 pass sentence WIN
ircmar la his voice aud tears IN hin eyes
Tho court room N crowded And thoro ~
weeping aud wnlling. Abroken hearted
mother auccumbh to her grief hnd ~ cnrs
rlrd Into another room In u hiht' Ihe
law iH laid down aud must bn complied
wuh, noiH sentenced aud taken 20 the
county iail, aud for the first limo IN do
prvcd oi hla liberty,
Some say the verdict was outrageous,
others held that Il was severe hut Just
Tho boy, to hia credit has mover been
charged with inl uioua pruuka, lio was
full Of lie aud hope, IN boys should bo,
May the bad Influences which VIII SUR
round himut the home, by contact with the
rlil.raif OF The dcpraycd youths sent There,
have nc effect upon him,
nr may comO out clean, II IN hardly
prubnhlc, Should hc bo forced TO serve
hs rntIro torn Of nine years he may bo 40
contaminated that his life thereafter viii
be- uu Injury % himself and the public
II ia 10 be- hoped not,