Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-10-02
Saint Nafq 5 Beacon.
IL Laws Were Enforced
What A Mess There'd Be.

What A Mess There'd Bs.
The following extract il found in
Halls Crime in It's Relations toSo-
cial Progress, reprinted from an
article In the Forum by J. s. Bur-
roughs, on New Grimes and PEN
alties.'' Dracc, the Greek lawgiver
Of OLD, Is taking ar imaginary tour
through some prisons and jails of
the United States, asking why some
Of them were convicted.
~" said an Alabama man. ''have
been sentenced to 30 days for jump
ing of train while in motion"
81" said q Virginian, rosie a
horse on the sidewalk through an
unincorporated village, and am in
prison for GO days"
81" said another Virginian, kill
ed a partridge on the second day Of
February in Cumberland county, and
am in prison for 80 days.
81" said a California woman, ''am
a nurse, aud / neglected to report
70 q doctor that q baby's eyes be-
came inflamed within two weeks aft
err birth. Iamin Jail for 6 months. I"
e." said q Tennessean, ''lobbied
with the Legislature. you mean
bribed It 2" asked Draco. ''Oh, no;
just 'lobbied, but Ibid not address
my argument solely to the judg-
ment, and so / am in for Eve
years.
An Adonis from the same State
curled his mustache: II fell in love
with a young lady at Tennessee
boarding school. In q rash moment
] ventured to loiter on the opposite
side Of the street, and / have 80
days TO serve in the county JAIL"
~" said a New Yorker, was
calling on a friend in the upper
story of sky-scaaper. and l ven-
tured 10 drop some OF my advertis-
ing circulars down the letter-chute.
Unfortunately, / forgot TO address
them. So got five DAYS.
81" said a New Jersey man, Bit
terly, did not drop my ad. into a
letter-chute: wish / had. made
the mistake OF putting it up on the
Palisades, and am sentenced TO
three years for disfguring the land
scape."
"As TO advertising" said law
yer from Washington, II ventured
to solicit divorce business by an ad-
vertisement in q newspaper, and
now ] shall read my newspapers in
Jail for the next six months"
II can go you one better" said q
Pennsylvania criminal. 81 thought
il would be a compliment to my coun-
try to print my advertisement on q
picture OF the American flag. The
court thought differently, and l am
i'm seclusion for six months.
"You ought to live in South Da-
kota," said another criminal. 81
ventured TO organize trust |
thought / might promote trade by
lessening competition; now / have
ten years in which to reflect upon
my conduct.
II, said a Wisconsin man, sold
some impure ice, and ! shall spend
the winter in the county :ail."
well, YOU have my company, +"
said Wisconsin baker. ventur-
ed 10 sleep in my bakery. Ny first
offense cost me $50 a night, and the
second 800 a night. For the third
Offense l bad to pay $3.50 a night.
And now, to even things up, am
lodging six months in Jail ut the ex-
pense Of the State"
1T all happens in the course of
business" said Michigander. ST
thought it was all right 10 buy an
empty beer bottle stamped with the
brewers name. My mistake costs
me 90 days in JAIL
well, be thankful You don I keep
q boarding house in Virginia, a
S0utherner remarked. Il Jailed to
put up sign which the law said
must oe- in Roman letters not less
than one inch square Imitation But
ter Used Here, aud now am Jail
boarder myself for six months.