Evening journal., 1903-12-02
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H5inCc February, loSV, aol men nave been I
+ ntenced to a total of 7.IS1 lashes. The
/ shes of q OF the men sentenced were
natted by pardons.
There have been III men In that time
& Hntenced to the pillory for one hour
Sch. OF this number 81 were whipped
Z coad time; IA a third time; 4 a fourth
ne and / fifth time. Continuing Mr..
Reserve said:
I find the character Of the man at the
st determines the size and character OF
Re crowd attending. II excites their
mpathy and they decry against Justice
.sd lhe laws Of the State. They are not
II good citzens as before.
Il Before other prisoners the man who
Is been whipped poses as a tough and
lines in with a swing and swagger that
ksturbs the discipline Of the prison. They
&e not as good prisoners as before.
Il From a comparison let us see II II de-
|rs. According ito statistics from uhe
f ut census in the Unired States one per-
h in every $50 is a prisoner. In our
zate with post and pl1ory one person in
berry 10 is In prison, not including our
'Iiustrial schools. So far as I can find
Il " five States have a larger percentage
& prison population. and these are States.
living large cities with a large foreign
Npulation.
Or. Wines Address.
pr. Wines was the next speaker and
pix as his subject. Modern Methods in
- Treatment of Prisoners" After maxi
g the statement referred to about the
Ilipping post the speaker traced the
Mas his opinion that prisons as place of
nllshment are a total failure.
e DR.. Wines spoke strongly in favor Of
laterminare seutences. He said;
The modern idea of prison method isl
at the prisoner should be detained in
son until he ds reformed or unll he
ases TO be a menace to society, and can
discharged as cured. But / do not ad-
3 t that crime IS insanity by any means.
at is the idea. of the dnJleterminate SEN
& nce.
A great many men are sent to prisons
5 d are just ruined there. There isn't
IN In this room who has not committed
crime in the eyes of the law. There Is
more hope for the young man who has
mmitted crime if he is not sent 20
son. Children ought never 10 be al
we'd to see the inside of q. police court,
a city prison or a jail. state after
ate IS now passing laws prohibiting the
hiding Of children to prisons. Juvenile
d probation courts are being created.
ey answer every purpose Of imprlson-
F mt, are more just and save hundreds Of
n and children. l wouldn't give the
ap of my finger Tor a child who has no
schief in him.
i know that not all the objections 10
& ieterminate sentences are fooishness
ere are objections. One OF them is poa-
s.
Aifred Crozier described the whippings
@ iioh he Witnessed al t.he workhouse
veral. weeks ago. lie did not believe it
e d sny effect other than physical pain.
Mr.. Nislds Views.
Mr.. Vandegrft called on Mr.. Nields 70
eak for the legal profession. He said:
i have convictions about punishment
lich leads me TO think that some things
Wines has said are untrue. IT strikes
that where you apply ehe post and pill
y to men who steal loaf of bread OF
pair of shoes, or a scuttie Of coal. 1t is
just. But where there is a serious moral
4.
ms that should be applied. / think
5hing the back will chasten the spirit. /
lieve there Is a great deal of namby-
mby philanthropy in this world, there is
great deal of mush talked about in
therings of this kind. Defin6teness and
rectness are needed in the punishment
criminals. Or. Wines logic Is that
ere should be no prisons, but reforma-
ries. universities. etc. for the criminals.
are not prepared for that condition,
time has not come for II. My opinion
N that the piEory and post are most
oroughly vindicated by the most en-
shtened thought on the subject where
rious moral dereliction occurs"
What was Job bowling about? Because
deserved Paradise and was enjoying
IL? This It's very shocking to the sense
a just man. DR.. Wines proposes that q
IN who deserves he'll shall enjoy Para
se, with the limitation that their tern
enjoyment shall be indetermlnate. Yot
mot mold up Paradise TO deter criminal
asses from committing crime. DR.. Wine.
guests that a criminal mind Is like thai
an insane person. That the criminal i.
e necessary resultant of his environ
ent and his inheritance. This idea is M
suit Of a grossly materialistic idea o
e. God has given freedom of will L
nety-nine out Of every hundred Grim
ais and a consequent moral responsible
for crime.
The purpose Of criminal punishment g.
To-fold; to deter the criminal from re
aiting the crime and to deter othe
embers of society from committing III
ime. The great problem in criminal jus
" is to adopt in criminal punishment
rtain deterrent cement. To my min,
at certain deterrent element is physica
ffering. Why2 Because 1t Is an mex
able law of God That sin and sufferin,
ould be joined. In adopting this law a
lmintsterlng human justice we are no
enching on the province OF God but fol
wing a law Of life. Where the crime IN
lives sin a serious moral derelicroi
iysical suffering must be meted out a
inishment.
There were also remarks by Anred Cav
rop. Warden Meserve and ". S
dckett. The following resolutions real
= Mrs. Warner were adopted:
Whereas. At a public meeting held q
q New Century Club on December ]
Z %. On the interest OF more rloderi
ison laws for the State OF Delaware
ID.
Whereas. The discussion relative c
e pillory and post revealed facts an
,uras that are OF doubtful benefit TO IN
laracter OF the crimna! and society
erefore. be 1t
Resolved. That this body sustain th
orkhouse trustees in any efforts tina
ey may deem expedieut for the aboito
regulation IN the use OF such method
punishment as post and pilory. esps
ally In regard TO the publicity OF IN
f.-ftn.~frtre eunh ID r