The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-12
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LONDON FAGiNs TEACH BOYS AND
GIRLS 70 sTEAI sa

land Yard is aware OF the fact s
i Youthful offenders are rarely caught:
in the act Of committing even slisht1
offenses. or. If they nre. a. tol
policeman is more often than not inS
clined to look with lenient yes on a
mtsdemeanor. that In an older person
would mean arrest. by boxing tile ears
of the tiny culprit and letting han go
A recent remarkable series Of h6uAesS
breaking cases in the Enfield district
In which the father of an seGrnnd i10ra
was sentenced to six years nsi..Ii |
servttude for teaching his fourtee1f5
/ ycar-old son to commit brfgiaries,
shows concius1selys that the e
classes do not. hesitate to teach eIiIIs
| drcn to do what thes- fea /. to pTacd ce
| themselves.
The Scotland Yard aith ori les i ttsSyss;i
that many criminals, too oil new sta:.
commit various crimes VII % INIT
to all inteats and pnrpo sess re form q nd
become respectable ueallsei tasea
community. They open sssai rs issIss.
and then IN a vass dlietis lsdlssssS
classes of pupils ea ger 10 pa s for
ling the secrets Of the ..crsif e.
| The first thing the mast 5es Is
| to examine the would bcsp rohst ipnsFs
! hands THE '.thiefts mark, must show
| up strongly on both or tic iloS: on SIR
is not worth tile risk o training u ress
II the child has clever light ftn sgrsfI
parents. ana the ..thfef's nlHrSt''8s sslSsss
sent from its hands. the trainer y ~ y
have nothing 10 do with the Sos "a ~
does not believe In Il child inner
it's parents evil propensitiess
Girls are mostly taught poke pick
ing and how TO steal trif iesi from siaSif
show cases Mem bers of bot axes q tasSSss
we'll drilled in the art OF uni li1sh iiit Il
telling lies. They dali & reila csc bfl ti7ssS
ups by imaginary polfeens en- sssss
trainer. of course. lets the lat ter, s,tsssel
and instructs the young j deas ilt1y To-
invent plausible. excuses sat a sesonsIa
notice.
: The girls are the shnrpest tst III
game and very seldom get eau 81 = t#5Ss
trainer VIII never have any itiI5 &c
to do with n child that has oncesentere
a refornatory. The clergy ma II l,srsssss
has generally worked onstlie SputAfH4
conscience. and ever ufters8 Is Of re-
pentancc must be counted ON to ecfs'sr
at inopportune moments
Boy burglars are trstirsd a yist.y s5.SS
Simple
people living in villas pay q sre.fl slesi1
Of attention TO bolts and bars on elk
ground floors, but very little II array to-
those on the upper floors.
Accordingly the juvenile ilsess
is provided in the early days Of
training with ten foot 81 u sen f91ss "
tied in knots a foot Il
at the end IS strong but :sht steel
hook. The boy is required 10 PR 1tiets ss
with this rope. throwing itsin much tasss
same way ti, a iasso wouI be up TO anss
window sill six or more feet q hoyses iaif,ls
so that the hook holds TO the OH
When the lassoins Is acquired TO 4 lif
trainers ysatisfaction{th the lad sSneAt rst,g
qulred to shin up the rope MI tlis tit q isy
lod ging the hook from the sill In his r,ssEs
qulres a great deal OF practice MI
many are the falls endured s HE
height is seldom, more than ten feet
and prior TO this stage the boz has sbeeits5i
taught how to fail, only sli ght Dr ,iises
result.
The children IN their first eSpe{l ss5
lions are q ways taken and $shoyFI the
house tllat is to be enteretI IN The n.y.
time and instructed AS TO the i besisS's
methods Of entry TO the BAG
Then late at night ti3es insttuetor
takes the little lad to the. ttci:tt So and
from q convenient spot sraf ches
pupil disappear according to I'M tfnsssSE
tons The presence OF an IL
4 boy Of tender years Iat 81 u glafztl 49,
arms any suspicion m 81 ert Tee ss
man might have If the beg VIZ re seem
walking through Il street a lone.
Once ut the back of the iIollsp.
boy, quite at his leisure, M axes q tisE..
spection of every wind tss
ground floor. one opens rts;sfl ssll,S lsessss$
enters by tiff not he surveys the Ie
tier and IL nine cases out sf Ten
covers that the bathroom 81 ind
partly opep That is suth eient rela zss
a side pocket he draws the cob -
silken rope and a couple OF IN iasufes
later is standing inside the iittle roefn :
The Juvenile burglar IS Instructed
make his entry by n ba tllroom sFhs
ever possible. because there is&al wa ys
1 risk in viiladom of any ami eyssrs
.oom being occupied as q. bedroom. antl
\ window opening with sleeper IL
he room would nearly always INSURE
IN alarm being raised. iI fss
Not long ago a rernarllabis ing
at a villa on Brixton III Ss
When the people awakened in tlie ttsss
morning the house was in perfect orsfi