New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-16
THE PROBLEM OF MURDER.
.xnRE-w D. WHITE DISCUSSES THE EXTENT
AND IMMUNITY OF CRIME.

ANDREW D. WHITE DISCUSSES THE EXTENT
AND IMMUNITY OF CRIME.
n,,v CAUSES WHICH HAVE LED TO THIS con-
n1rIoN-HANGING OFTEN THE BEST USE
To WHICH A MAN CAN DE PUT-oTHER
EXERCISES AT OHAUTAyoUA.
1RY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.
n.,tauoua. n w. Aug l5.-Tis week ie pe-em'-
.,t In the Chautauqua calendar, comtnenc@ahonV eA'
sse. besinning yesterday with the Daccaiaureate
e.,mon nv Dr. J. L. IIurlbut. body Of $50 mem
n.rs rcpresented the graduating class OF The Chan-
- literary and Scientific Circle OF s2. Memorial
-, ,or prominent Chautauquans who have died
s,n, the wear, and the night vigil at O'CLOCK are
,,v recurring features OF the SUNDAY precenihH
'n.,rnit,c, Day. which Will be celebrated on Wed
.,Aav Tho vigil Is most Impressive service Inc
,umns and roof of the Grecan Hall OF Philosophy
,srnt.S nm by flaming Athenian torches In the grove
mote a picture never 70 be forgotten. D. ). L.
,r.. addressed the graduating class IN an eloquent
x .arnsst manner at this service The devotional
meeting of the year is, however vesper service on
Ho.,,nsncoment sunday celebrated yesterday by
d.vout body Of Chautauauans from the world over
Even vet the suffrage question, as eiscueSen "'
Mas Shaw and DIR. Buckley last week. Is h.e 'oro
a. interesting study to these speakers wound nave
80 o1o,ded them had they remained over and noted
A. 1.ct ~ their addresses At this distance OF tune
,hs r.mark most generally heard is that the negative
nrssentation worked advantage to the o'her s''o'
r.rtainiy the first applause which came 10 hc opPo
s,t,on sneaker was when he ventured on wyoming
T--,torv and there was mistaking IL Tor inc
IT, -, IN. state The subject cropped up again
~ IN. a ouestion box" at the Woman's Cup this
mornine when a meeting was held with spec'h reier
enc. 10 the "Dormitory Association IN cohhecuo"
e wor,d,s Fair Mrs Helen NJ. Bryan
answered questions relating to movement III o". &c
NJ IN. Beard Of Lady Managers for providing oosle
t,- women at the rate Of 40 cents day Inc
.,dsnt socitude expressed in many Of the Quesuons
-.s nartacularly amusing in connection win Ne
q f.mipiuity, OF soul which has been 70 seriously
nnder general consideration. Many tunes over
o.rs in varied phrase: "wil lodgings be furnished
husbands In the dormitory' Y
cornell has this year laid Chautauqus under as
,,nct obligations The notable lectures early III inc
son nv Professor Moses Colt Tyler on the literature
=, the American Revolution, were graceiuiiy apP'c
ciated Three lectures, a week ago, py rrosNoht
Scburmau gave great satisfaction by te'r cie'r'
s,rone and logical expression. Mr. schurmah Is par
tcnlarlv happy concsely stating the course Oh Ills
..son,ng and In leaving much to the Intelligent oom
rrehension OF his audience To-day ex fresloeho A"oe"
n urb,,a Of Cornell gave a second address His SUB
,c, ,vos The Murder Problem I'm the United STATES.
The lecture treated Of the extent ana imn""''s '"
crma the historical causes OF 1t, the causes rsi~ns
trom the SHORTCOMINGS Of legislators, judges )uries
Governors, the bar. and the people at lars anu
Oh. particular causes. which, for the want Oh p'Vp'
Aealinss with crime have greatly promoted It's CROWN
I'M. thourhtfn attention Of the audience continued
the entire lecture, from the startling state
meut In the opening words "Reliabie s'aus"'e III"
testimony prove that among all nations OF the Chrsa
world IN the United States the menest c'me' "'e
most frequently committed and least puneheo H"'
White said that the number OF crlihinAas ms WI
Tho incr
iston. The number Of deaths by murder IN .ne
rrn,tA sntes IS more than double the average IN inc
most criminal countries OF Europe ony noou'
one IN fifty murderers receive capl'ai P""'
ment and monstrous growths OF crme "Io ~
LOGICAL result Of system In which violated law !.
so lightly regarded. The loss OF proper oe'eie
er.ct from delay In melting out punishment 70 con-
y,cted murderers is a lamentable factor IN this de-
p,orable condition. In tracing the history OF crime
On the state OF New York, the speaker saio' Ahe
Young ward tough In NewYork City VINO gioreS Ia
making himself what he calls "a holy terror VINO
reioices In being pnraded In the newspaper headlines
as .nervy' who loves be pointed out RS Killer
looks mn with admiration TO various eminent men IN
h,sb polit,cal places in Metropolitan City, an"
especially to three political leaders, managers OF
great party organzat ton, omnpotcnt III ca"cuses'
powerful In conventions. who first swore hei'us"p
with each other while all three were lying chnrgeo
with murder In 'Murderers Row.. in the Tohps prison
~ IN. CITY OF New-York. What wonder. then, at
the growth OF q class whose Joy is crime and whose
crownng glory is nuIder?'
Among tho causes which have LED to nils cohoiuo"
the speaker cited "the oscillatory law OF human
progress" swinging from the extreme OF severity IN
the last century to the Of lenity in this Win
a great growth Of pseudo-philanthropy and Pseuuo
scientific theories. those OF Lombroso ana Despe
making crime merely disease and criminals 'nvafos
of the general sentimental sympathy with criminals
which hos so largely taken the place OF rlgh'eous
anger axanst them. the speaker SAD "hAsins j.
often the very best use to which man can DC put ;
the only useful thing TO his fellow-men lett TOT
n,nrderous miscrcant TO accomplish" Another cause
~ the immunity TO high crimes said to be the
survival and perversion Of certain medieval theories
Of law Safeguards to honest men In the fourteenth
century have become safeguards to crim'nas IN uie
nineteenth. The tendency seems TO BE- espccliiS "s
regards murder not to make conviction ana PUNISH
m.nt s.sv but to make legal proceedings game In
which the chances shall be mainly on the Side OF the
criminal Other causes delay In melting ont
puni.hment the lcniency Of judges and the weakness
Of iuries Quoting from The Tribune the speaker
read the remarks made to the Jury oy '"ueo
MARITIME In a OF wtfe-muroer' Cr'mos Vi
this sort are growing more daily. and in my
INDICTMENT the blame must be placed upon the Jurors
who refuse to act upon the evidence and who travel
mtside Il to find excuses for crime. The bury-box
has become nursery for such crime. In speaking OF
the careless exercise OF the pardonng power the iacs
were stated that one Governor, during term VI
Office only recently expired, dched Justice ana ae-
cency IN the pardon Of 50 prisoners, ana curing 'no
last month Of the of the last Governor OF our own
State nine prisoners were pardoned two OF them under
sentence for henous murders
Continuing, Mr.. White said There IS wiaespreau
criminal education, even Of children. Through CLASS
of Illustrated papers and novels, and by posters 10.
sensational phys at theatres, heroism Is assoo'aeu
With N. Milling ~ offenders even though they be
guilty Of but small peccadilloes Dens OF wee IN
towns and cities and association OF young onehoerS
In jail with old criminals potent educational mctorS'
Among the remedies for lettering this mons'ro"s c''
dton 1t was proposed that there should Be more ".'