New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-25
NJ UILHELS MINTIh 4.

In refusing 10 permit his son t. identity the
Young rlilinnS who assaulted him on saturday
evening or T. take any other step toward their
,r,>ccuiion Mr. John BIshon Walk pnlNuc>
= curse which canuct be justified by his pr
.ou1l inclination I, be mcfc.ful. - he DEFINES
that wrI. The boys who set out t. have
soma fun with v,ung Wa>or. and by on" of
whom he wa, stabbed IL climax 10 their sport
bel ne - u class which i alt 'ecthcr o numcr-
ous in Til, CIV These immature dr>pcrldocS
al,. afraid of nothing bat the operation OF the
law. and If their only terror i = he abatci
through the lcniency Of their victims IN" com
m,nity viii quickly reap the consequences.
Whatever hi, preferences ~ an Individual may
be- Mr. Walker j. bound - a cnizrn To co
operate with the police in bringing c.ier'
I r.chlc., and dangerous Young sc ,undreiN II
Justice lie has Il night - be proud of his
sons e. uilsc and ,cf-ruSSc>Son and graf lied
by hi, magnanmtI. but he ought not To per
nit hi own admiration Of those qualities To
.b,enc the obligation With other, see clear
IL. and which he himself would doubtless a
knowledge il 1t had CHANGED Il fall on >Jmc
one else.
Happily. Young Walker i confidently eN-
the ch,cilunc>, and cDmp sire which his con
.t.tuton. temperament and training instantly
nut - HI service: 81 that his father i not
obliged + take into account the painful pjSSi-
biln, that by assisting the polio" he would he
c.ndcmning a icll,w-bcing 10 death. II that
were the PROSPECT his duty would certainly not
bo lc., cl,ar and Imperative bui II the case
stands. the responsibility which he j, asked 10
acc pt +, mt extremely burdcn>Jmc. The best
hin. Tia: could possibly happen 10 the youths
aho encouraged one OF their number t. commit
n aiio.i,u> assault Last saturday wouil bc a
long separation from their present surround
ings and AS ciati,n-. They have come very
near achieving 4 murder among them already.
and il /, practically certain tha; they Will sue
iced another time. The community cannot
aft ri 10 leave them Ia their own devices, and
they cannot afford 70 be left. Some OF them
arc probably not beyond the possibility of re-
dcmpion but they som will be il they are
ncgcc;cd When VIZ. Walker refuses + pres
cute them because they are boys and because
thcy have been badly brought up, he denies
them the best chance they are ever likely 80
have 10 escape from the conditions which have
made them what they are. His freedom from
yindictiyonc>S j. crcdtablc 10 him. but gen
crouS is net the right word 10 describe his
purpose - LET the matter drop. while Justice
does no. iii at ALL TO send the a>Saillnt> IF
hi, son t. States Prison might be putting some
Of them at least 10 very poor use. but if his
sympathy goes ont II them rather than - In"
public he certainly ought To he Wiling - give
them the benefit Of a course in the reform
school, Hard work and subsection to authority
the antidCtc can be withheld too long. II will
be great pity if Mr.. Walker the phan-
thrgpi,t through mistaken tenderness. complete,
the ruin OF these Young lives. 1t will be n
great mistake if Mr. Walker the citizen in
,iSt, on being IN accessory after the fact