Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-05-31

1871
volyer and shot him down. After his
arrest the young murderer said when
told that the man was dead, well, l
must be a tough if have killed a man. ="
AT THE ToMBs.
Not long ago, at the Tombs, boy OF
70 was arraigned for felonious assault.
He shot a boy Of his own age. Iney
were at carts. gambling. One called the
other liar. The young gambler, acting
out the story he had read, rose with dig
nifty and said, Johnny, that has got to
be wiped out with blood and drawing
revolver sent a bullet into the head OF
his companion.
A boy of IS years of age, after read
ing about train wreelxing tied log
across a railroad over a culvert and sta
toned himself on fence short distance
away to see the train wrecked. Provi-
dentially the engineer saw the obstruc-
ton in time to save the train, but one
man was killed. The young desperate
said after his arrest he had been reading
about train which had been wrecked
and thought he would like to see one
himself.
In April year ago boy 10 years OF
nge was arrested after three attempts to
wreck train just beyond Saratoga.
Three boys, 0, IL and 10 years of age,
were arrested at o'clock in the morn
ing some time ago in New York city.
Four loaded revolvers were found in
their possession and a quantity of filthy
stories. They had run away from home
in Worcester, Mass, and were on their
way to Leadville to seek their fortune.
They had stolen money with which to
start and armed themselves in junk
store.
A boy OF Il, Of respectable parents,
was discovered stealing money from his
brother He had in Lis pockets one of
these dirty publications He promised
toreforln, but his character was wrecked.
a short time afterward he was seized for
q like ofienso. Twoof these 5-cent series
were found in one pocket, package of
cigarettes and his plumber in another.
Last March year ago a boy of II
years Of age committed a burglary in
Red Bank. Y. j. He imagined himself
q hero when arraigned. His poor old
mother came into court. When she
asked him question, he turned upon
her and in loud. defiant tones said to her,
Who's running this thing-me or your"
In Missouri recently a boy 10 years of
age was tried for murder and convicted.
lie had killed his own father
A girl u years of age recently shot
down her father because he would not
to her marrying young man
whom the father thought unworthy of
her.
John Tibbitts, aged II, was lynched by
armed men in Minnesota. He had muir
dered two men. When he addressed the
mob, the young villain declared that he
was about to die for an act TO which he
had been melted by reading sensational
novels and the irresistible impulse 10 |
make noise in the world by some bloody |
act. While they were preparing TO hang !
him he remarked coolly: Hurry up.
Don't keep fellow waiting"
In Texas boy shot girl summer be-
fore last because she refused to put down |
a pail she was carrying when he COM
handed her TO.
There can be no question as to the orr
gin Of this scourge. In the general ses-
sions court of New York, May, 1882, the
grand jury, after being in session %
lays, passed upon 2S6 complaints, and
in making their final presentment to the
court said, Not far from three-quar-
tiers of the complaints are against boys
ranging from IL to Is years of age"
Judge Cowing, in passing sentence upon
a batch of youthful culprits, said: ITO
see the number of bright, intelligent
young men brought into this court every
lay is painful spectacle. A great ma
iority of the prisoners arraigned here are
Young men between the ages of II and
IS. The judges are doing all they can to
put a stop to the commission of crime by
he young, but it seems of little effect"
One of the officers of the Prison asso-
.iation recently said, when asked how
many criminals of those arraigned in
New York courts were under 81 years of
Ige, the reply was, Fifty per cent"
When asked how many were 16 years of
Ige and under, his reply was. "Unmis-
akably at least one-third.
The time has come when those who
owe the people and who seek to save
heir fellow men must make direct
Iemand upon our lawmakers for the ex-
ension of the law governing this scourge.
Anthony Comstock has done glorious
work. His society should be duplicated
" hundreds and thousands, and his
'ands should be strengthened by the en-
ctment of more and more stringent
avs, and every publisher who admits
0 his bookshelves or his newsstands
uch doubtful publications should De
hunned by every decent man and wo-
nan.
| appeal to the people who buy news
apers, who patronize bookstalls and
ewsstands, to make it a point to let the
ewsdealer understand that If he deals
d such deadly publications he cannot
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