Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-20
ABOUT CRIME.
Is IT REALLY INCREASING IN
THIS STATE,
0rls II Only an Apparent increase Because
We Hear Of Al Violations Now whereas
Formerly The Public Was Unlnlormad'

civilization 10y u more rlgld vnlurcrmvul
Of the criminal law seems to be- ciyaIhi
zing into one common effort 10 frpehli
nbridgc, amend or simplify tho criminal
thp state nre busy ypnulnting the cul.
public Outrugen of theft, rape and muir
der committed Within her borders by
parsons who 20 uhWniahed, aud ua q
result OF this agitation, q grrnt many
people have come 90 believe that The en-
lorccmrut of the criminal law In Icxna
iH farce and failure and that crime
iH sicndily lhrrcnHinR us the years come
oui go. Rryutly number Of dlHtln'
gu4hud citizens have made complaint
through lhr press about the defects ana
nun-ruiOrccmcut Of our criminal laws,
mud not only have they been continued
win grave attacks ON The law, but have
insidiously by intention aud inmeud0
nHHuiled the honesty aud integrity of
every officer from tile supreme Judge to
iuYtic' Of tile peace Now, the rriminnl
laws may De defective. The Judge WIN
ifusidrs over the courts mny hp cor.
rupt. tho slorlns and other peace officers
who INSIST 10 the enforcement of the law
ihny hr negligent. careless aud dcrcliCr
of duiy mud tI.r iuricH of orr county,
who nrc cmpUuncllcd 10 try Wbr4. may
be- oYcruWcd aud iuumiduicd by slick
lawyers sud oven brihrd hy villains
Docs Nnrll state reilly cVlsti W NO.
30 i' high Imr that SOME efforts were
being made, moi only tO remedy the
dcicrta in the law, but 10 speedily de-.
rnplittc The bead If every ciyil aud ju.
dicin officer IN the stutr aud liMranchiYr
every person who assumes 10 be- capable
aud competent to VIC nH u Juror in II
criminal ease. " this process docs not
provo To be- q pannccn for the evil, then
lct committee or say twenty persons,
Ne W'locl'i cumpu8pd OF ritiIpnH who ARE
ublr 90 announce under oath that thcy
nrr competent aud qualified tO Gust the
llfH stone visit each aud every officer
ua wen HH private citizen in the htnte
mud ascertain whether or not he claims
~ De an honest muii, aud let All who
uWrlnim any precautions 10 honesty aud
integrity be invited to uult the Htntp
uud seek homo in u country where
me AIR aud soil ARE more conRcuinl To-
lh'lr sort. ~ this way the citizenship
could ho elevated 'uud purified aud even
lhuugi slight defects existed iu The laws
Of our beloved btuto. yet. there would
hr uo disposition on The part OF her pur.
icl people tn violate II. aud hcncc aft
would 20 well, iiut / must confess Ina
MY weakness for 10 iR said 10 be- weak.
nos. in he too cUnldnF I have not pu.
uroIy lost confidence iu the honesty and
integrity Of The people of TNna. and
lhrir purpose aud ability 10 enforce the
law nnl bring criminals 10 Justice
lhr1o conclusions may be- the result of
not having circulated extensively umoup
the people ul IcXna, hut believe 4
know ilio people Of Hood county and cnn
uulluully my that her people are yonrly
growing h'llgr und crime Of the higher
grade Boz steadily decreasing and thnt tine
law ~ now being more riWidly enforced
lhun u was in years gone by., ono DC.
vuliurity about nll this uglintiou. aud
one mat ig plninly noticeable to the most
casual observer Dr. that those who tnlk
ana write about the defects In the law
anu ilH non.rbiurccmrnt charged thnt the
trouble b. Just over la anotbnr county,
Wr are nll right here, but those pro.
pile over in TINT other county are dnily
turning criminals loose" Wpll bpius
curious 10 know just how thOm pnoplr
l1u'i uud ari "oYor IN chat other county"
you decide ~ pay thcm % visit ana ON
your Nh} prrllnp yon form HUmo idea
ui Wh't WIZ confront you ON your ar.
rival, nud uR ihp mind forms cOucluglou,
peculiar 10 tho Impressions tbnt bnve
prHu made, yOu, no doubt. expect fo h.
confronted 10y u band of outlntH or
tn1llHH, nut 10 your surprise, Won meet
healthy thrifty Intelligent mud Inv.
Nb'dinR olHsn Of people. who arc com.
plnlhiuE about the nou.rnforccmont of
lh' Jaw VA other portions of the state.
hhd ~ u b. The case nh over the Htntp.
VI uupriu that ilr miud of man h loo
uurli Inclined tu ran lu grooves, nnd NOT
uul' % thH disorder prr,ulput la Trkns
hul reaches out and Wherever the "Uuv
bends b. found 10 exist Ial us llltg.
pN,'' n Igul murder Va committed. ID
NJ lWhInlur0 nll over tho state aud the
p'nW' lcronr indignant and clnmor Tor
lu' NtF prosecution nnd conviction of
thc cnlpnt Finally suspicion cputors ON
person und hc N urfnigucd hpCor. tbn
courts OF pur country. clmrprd will
murder lie puls himself upon thp conn
Wy nnd o jury Of hourst men nrp onpan.
'l'u ip Wy me 'iiAn. The people watch
win mtrnHc Interest tho progreas Of H.,
t1pl aud stand on tlp.tor nwnltlng M.
r,auli hntiFfed Ia their own mlndS tbnt
the defendant w guilty or olso bn ,yo,iil
not nave been nlrliHnpd, tbpNsbV ov,r,
throwing lbc grind principal Of ln,y
tnhl the lronmptinn Of Innocence h
Always WIN il" defendant until hiy
gun " ,1nhhthod hy legul and pOmpp.
rent rViurncr ltut finally tho yprliot \.
rendered, and reads nH follows. NV"
The jury, hnd thr defendant NOT ,rnlltv ~
lhrn it 10 that nUmp pcr8uu rigos M ma
announces a. lia friends that tho Ia,v5
ilr" Detective the rDuris cnrrupl nnd Uet
lho jury has beru brihod mo nnnoun",
w'hi ~ "hufht ~ 10y Holno other fi
lpW' Wpp Wuia q long article about tio
dcitriH in tue law mud lfa non-,nforos
mruL uuH sliil others come tO IA. fr,n,
uull iinuly the idinryncrnsy az XII
munlly Do lhorougly aroused and toucio1
~ ihcn ihr craze oomes, ma rlrbt nr
wrong, hle alirrp g0iug over No og
They nll chime ln 10 their dDuunrlnti.ns
of rQurlA law mad iunra, mud Iu TIKI.
state al ihings hrnlua and oobrtrvotl",,
urr nbt qualifications of those Mn .,
listened % iu thrir bold and r"rliass
drunnclnllons OF c0uIil, law nuJ inrlrs
hud everything thnl Do, u trourrly W,n,,
nwl, talculhiol 10 DO good in mo VnrlJ
Don't uihuudcminul mo uint XXI
yocnie crime, fnr from n. INF ronso,.,o.
llsm mud calm elaboration ahonld por
thde our every nrt aud thcae eftret,nu
Should br properly guarded ngninat "A
D. lust uh natural for men who nre nros.
cui"d Tor rriule % hr acquitted. na IA N
FOR courts 90 rSiHt, WHOM fair nnd bn
partial trials aro hnd, under form Of
government whore the Hororeisn pgNrr
h vested in The binds ~ tic people M,
W Otherwise would soon oyerutrn thr
glnnd principle tlinl hil men nrp cfentnJ
rqnnl ana quilted ~ Ito, liberty ami tbn
pursuits ~ happiness III I'M persona
VIM afn nrfRiaund before tho colrts IN
oar country were convicted tho most non
niAr WAY % dispose of nn enemy womb
hW 10 smlAy lodge complaint apala"t
NM Use The administration 81 (usfice
ni ne hfsi dawn ~ tho Felrrnl sFatein
u z man would stand 40 IN tho crowd