The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-21
MADE HIsd a CaIMINAL.


From the Detroit Free PresA
''Do you think criminality is a dis
ease?" remarked the drummer 20 the
hotel clerk.
"Course not . said the clerk; 1T is an
acquired habit, and there wouldn't be
any criminals if children were trained
right"
That's what you think but sit down
there where Won will be comfortable,
and III tell Won something"
1t was after midnight, and as the
clerk hadn't anything TO do. he az
cepted the invitation and sat down.
Not a great while ago, went on the
drummer, Il was in an eastern city.
and it happened that had package
OF samples stolen by boy on the
street j caught him in the act, and -
policeman being on the spot, for a
wonder / turned the thief over to
him. and agreed 20 appear against
the boy. just TO teach him a lesson
TIE next morning / was in the police
court on time, and there l was met by
a physician. who told me something
which led me 70 leave the case 10 him.
When the boy was called the physician
appeared with him md desired 10 make
a statement to the court II was
granted. and he said:
May IL please the court, want 70
assume responsibility for this ofense,
and for number Of others Of similar
character which understand the ac-
cused has committed within the past
year:
Naturally the judge was surprised,
and, of course. he wanted an explana-
ton. and the physician was ready and
willing TO furnish if.
4" Your honor he said, until some
thing more than a year ago, this boy
was as correct a boy as any ever
knew. OF good parentage and excel
lent training. there IL no reason why
he should not have been 50. Two years
ago ife sustained severe accident by
being thrown from bicycle IN which
his skull was fractured directly On that
spot which phrenologists nave desiR-
mated as the bump Of acquisitivenes--
! was called IN 20 treat the Gaze, and
upon examination discovered that the
only thing 20 De done was 20 remove a
part Of the skull and trephine the frac-
tr1re. This did, exposing a considera-
bic area Of the brain The trephiniug.
however, WIS quite successful. and J
had the pleasure IN a few weeks -
seeing my patient once more on his
feet. and - al intrnts and pur-
po@es as well as ever. or very likely -
be very soon. A. this fiu7c. and until
several months later. nothing unusual
was noticed about the bor. bot aft~r
several month u was Observed thst he
begau 20 puri0in sraaii thingz short
the house. He was not suspected a
first. but one day his mother cauRht
hin n The act and be was punished ]
may add that q; this time he was per
haps thirteen years cid His parents
were greatly grieved over this discov-
ery. and aftervar8 kept a Close watch
On him The habit, ho7se~er. seemed I
- De growing On hsrn- and al their e. /
forts . check = were IA vain 7 hry +
even went 30 fsr - % have their pastor /
talk 20 hi-8. %. tilat Did no Too<a Ofss 4
oay ther were FairfaIly shocked b his /
a1rs. for . fheft - trising ehzracter. /
7 he matter waz s<ttted a. guistl = i
a. possible. AMI ID was hODed thns /
this vyould - e l-sS1n - kifa- j. made /
4 absolutely 10 diSezenee. and The hos I
went from Rad 20 ED-ss What ne has 4
stolen no ore can TEL. fc- he ia a. eun- /
r - 81 s1x bis WORK. az ruie nor I
& L known uiai ~ does sith 81. stes.. 4
{ n-s unless be has hissen TEEN away /
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