The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-28

A0uu0 - vno moral 0ntuFNA. even OF men al
experience with l number Of orininais. VII
met them In such : way that ! Vas able "a
study thoroughly thsiF nontAl and moral
nstefss. Although In one direction they
maRns Pc entirely bsrsft Of moral sense IN
mother! would And Il wsll dsvelopsd.
aRs ~ 1 high degree. In nssriv alIof them
tound considerable hOner, of certain kind.
y was not only the honor .thst 10 found
among thieves. but 3 UsstAin ssnss Of
npsalohlskAtton toward oohsrs,i There were
sInons tssIa t.htsyss, burglars and swim.
them sveE attempted 10 dsfrAul me In ths
lsast--whish 10 more than / can ray Of some
who are not recognized % belonging 10 The
criminal clasaes. Ons OF them was . noted
bank burglar. man deep In criminal
Knowledge and experience Of that sort.
And yet y was IN individual Of nnch in
tslligsncs, Of mAny admirable qualities,
and, II you could forget. his criminal car
ser. Ct e. engaging : personality - any
Dr.. Graems M. Hammond, professor Of
narvouH 4 mental diseases In the Post
Graduate Medical college, has already. a.
tnonRh a Young man, taken . prominent
place among authorities on these subjects.
When the questions that had been put TO
Dr. Hamilton were repeated to him he
replied:
the brains OF crlmin ais show 4 cONfor-
nation different from what il found in
gray matter ars different. The assures boz
tween the convolutions are shallow. and
frequently do not follow tho directions
which they take in normal btains.'
DR.. Bart Wilder, Of Cornell. has made 4
very thorough study Of the criminal brain,
and tho brains OF several healthy and nor
NAL people wsEs put before him he could
pick ont the brain Of the criminal at onos.
lido man who POSSESSES tho criminal
brAinforMati0n 10 made assrtminal BY his
physical Organization" hs said. p"Juat as
of artistic creation fron some brain CON-
formntionth at Was born in them, 30 the
criminal gets his life tendency in the same
way. He ID bornsH criminal, and he does
criminal things because he can't help ii.
h ought to bs killed just the same.
"soeiety Ia. the rieh. 70 protee. itself
that ID Irresponsible, but dangerous, for
the sake OF self-protection. 1t 10 rather
hard on the dog, but this good OF tho com
munity demRnds its death. and so it 10
killed. And IL IL just tbs same with the
criminal. His life will benefit no one, not
even himself, and his death is = distinct id.
we're alone with some desperate criminal
who thu eatensd az with severe injury Or
death we would not hesitate to kill him in
self-defence. The riRhtfulness, both legal
and moral, of such an action. ia everywhere
recognized. And the right remains just
the same. whether it il an individual or all
soeiety that il concerned.
THE man with tho criminal brain ia a
hopeless ease. Az far A. science knows now
nothing can be done for him that will
change the conformation Of his brain, and
~ lonR % that remains as it is he will be a
criminal. @ a elk
''All Of us, even tho best OF as, are born
with criminal tendencies. All children arc
by nature thieves and liars. Some Of them
are incapable Of learning the difference be-
tween right and wrong. Of distinguishing |
between that which will be good for them
and for society and shat which will result
only in evil and injury. They are desti-
Of conscience, and Conscience sannot
be trained into them. They become crimi-
nails. and the others, who learn to subdue
their evil tendencies. become upright and
citizens. 49,
''Ths influence Of hsrsdity is probably the
most important factor in the making Of
but criminals can be expected to
And that this so has been proven
lime and again by the family history of
Bat thers are other factors that
be eounted upon Just a. surely. though
hey operate with less frequency. Habitual
IL suO pAIt "a s0O pAIoAsb 10
pretty urs to result in mental or moral de-
Natures tendency to vary is another
factor that must be taken into account. A
,hild with six toes or u child that becomes
J giant or a dwarf may be born Of parents
hat are perfectly normal and have an an
'estry that is normal. II IL simply that
nature has produced a freak. Moral mon
tiers sometimes come into the world in the
way. Their ancestry nay be sound
good, and the Influences surrounding
hem all that is necessary to make good
men. And yet they will be criminals Of
he extreme type. They are freaks of ma
ure.
"Dsening may have been ono of those I'M
accountable freaks or he may have some Of
stock, with = long line of smaller
n greater criminals composing his ances-
~. But whatever the cause, he seem ed to
70 one of those who are born criminals,
nd who lie and steal and murder because
hey can't help it. There is only one way
or society to protect itself against such as
., and that is to put them to death."H