The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-24

houses with his blocks and then knock
ing them down again, and playing hide
and-seek and other children's games with
those who are set 10 watch over him. He
is very handsome child, and despite the
fear that his existence has engendered in
the minds of our great men as to what his
future will be, he is a happy, tractable
and interesting boy, and is very popular
with all those who know him. He is pre-
cocious, too, and demonstrates the pos
session of brain and will power of by no
means ordinary character. AT times the
little fellow is imperious 10 his commands,
and if not Obeyed he at once sets about TO
make trouble.
He is light hearted little fellow, with
a pair of very intelligent and impressive
blue eyes, a head so we'll shaped and
features so clearly chiseled that seeing
him one would perforce exclaim: what
a pretty childn His mind seems TO run TO
music and languages. Despite his tender
years, he has already picked up several
words of English, French and German,
which he has heard used, and invariably
remembers the words he has heard, and
repeats them, using them with rare in
telligence. If he is playing with his toys
and hand organ stopping in front Of the
window begins to grind out its discordant
attempts at music, the little chap drops
his playthiugs and enjoins silence upon
any and every one who may be in tho
roorn where he is, and fastening to the
window listens in an ecstasy of delight.
Then he claps his hands, as II in applause
over the treat to his senses.
BRIGHT CHILD, BUr--.
A bright, promising child, one would
say, What is there in this boy to cause
speculation and discussion and contro-
versy among the gray haired and spec
tacled men of sciencel Why should they
be more interested in watching tho future
of this child than of any other equally
bright, precocious and interesting boyl
That which causes their especial inter-
est in the lad, and which has aroused
among them the discussion over him is
the fact that some of the most celebrated
thinkers of the period have declared that
II is more than probable that there Is
born in this happy, bright faced, intelli-
gent little member of the human race q
a tendency TO commit murder, and that
unless by his training and environment
that tendency is eradicated and overcome,
the probabilities are that before the lad
has long passed the period of maturity,
he will be arraigned at the bar Of Justice
charged with the commission of some ter
rible crime
The name this boy bears is Arthur
Meyer Recently his father was sent to
Sing Sing prison for life after his convic-
ton net long ago of the murder of Ludwig
Brandt, whom jury of his peers de-
clared he poisoned for the purpose of
swindling the life insurance companies in
which he had persuaded Brandt TO take
out policies of insurance.
THE MOTHER AWAITS TRIAL.
The mother of the child, who figured so
frequently in the sensational episodes
which were connected with the memoir
able trial and conviction of DIR. Meyer is
now prisoner in the Tombs awaiting her
trial on an indictment charging her with
active participation in the crime,
of which her husband has been
convicted. Her trial, tho district
attorney declares, will take place
during the curront month, and exactly
the same evidence which was adduce d in
convicting DR.. Meyer will be arr aged
against the woman. The peculiar feat
ure that interests the scientists is the
fact that this child came into being in
an atmosphere of conspiracy against
human life. His birth occurred few
weeks subsequent to the contamination
of the conspiracy to kill the unfortunate
Brandt, and during the whole year before
his birth there was being carried out the
plot to poison the victim whom DR.. Meyer
had selected
There is no subject to which scientists
are today devoting more thought and re-
search than to that of the laws of heredity
and parental influence. Concerning these
subjects interesting articles, in which tho
thought OF the world was concentrated,
have lately appeared in the Press,
II was shown that mothers devotion
to study during the year preceding the
birth of her child would influence IL in
after life TO studiousness; that musical
mother may, by proper care give the
tastes of her children trend In that
direction, and so on. This being true, ID
is not surprising that scientists will won
der what the child created and born in
the very midst of murderous plots will
develop into.
in the case Of the bright little fellow
who has been horn to DIR. Never and his
wife, scientists agree that II the boy is
properly reared, it is more than probable
he will become good and useful member
of society but the greatest care, they
say. should be taken that his rearing, his
| training and his instruction Is of such a
character that whatever evil tendencies
may have been his unhappy birthrlght
| will be thoroughly eliminated and Grad
| iCated.
A PHYSICIANS VIEWS.
DE-. Allen Fitch, the expert in mental
diseases and chief examiner In lunacy OF
the Bellevue Hospital staff, is of the
| opinion, too, that great care should be
taken in the training Of this little fellow
Il am thorough believer" said DR.
! Fitch, lin tho laws of heredity, but be
lieve also that almost any inherited ten
dency or inclination can be eliminated
from the character by careful training. ,
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