The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-10
AS to Criminal Law of the
State.
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statute for the prosecution TO rely Oh
| If this law against futures IS 10 ne
| cnforced--if it is to have any VltallCy-lI
| is necessary for it to be so amended as
to provide for securing the evidence to
| proye it's violation. To provide no means
| OF securing evidence and for the State to
license men to run bucket shops to cor
| rupt the youth of every town III the
State in which there are "speculators,
| gamblers and sports" enough to sup
port one of these Exchanges, looks as
| though the law was retained on our
statute books for the "euphony OF the
title" Gas a prominent Carolinian SAID IN
advocacy of an antitrust law that he
wanted so emasculated that 1t was Ike a
bee with the sting eXtracted). Is the law
| to be retained as is the case with the
criminal clause of the Sherman antitrust
| law to deceive the people" Or do we
want to keep it to impress the fellow
who "shoots craps or plays a Qiet little
game of poker for twenty-five cents
ante and a dollar limit, with the want
| of wisdom exhibited by him in his choice
of TIE means of tempting the goddess OF
chance?
| The Legislature should either repeal this
| law or provide means to secure evidence
! for its enforcement. That the evils that
grow out of dealing in futures demand
| its enforcement rather than its repeal,
seems too clear to me to adm. OF argu-
mcnt.
| SEDUCTION AND ABANDONMENT.
Chapter 242 of the Acts of 1885 makes
| it a felony to ''seduce an innocent and
virtuous woman under promise OF mar
iiage" but it provides that marriage be-
! tween the parties shall be bar to further
prosecution
In some instances (there have been two
! in the Fourth judicial District within
the past year,, the seducer marries the
wronged woman and Immediately deserts
! Ler.
1t appears to me that the law should
make dcserton under these circum-
stances a felony and punishable as for Sc
| duction.
| ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO KILL.
The statute (The Code Section $3.50
| makes an assault with intent 20 Kill
| misdemeanor.
Chapter 30 of the Acts of 1887 makes
secret assault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill felony
If the purpose is to kill and the assault
| is made with a deadly weapon, although
not made in secret, are there not cases in
which the guilty one should be given
! greater punishment than that provided
| for a simple misdemeanor?
EXEMPTION FROM JURY DUTY.
| The Code Section 1888 provides that
upon the payment of ten dollars per year
a person may become contributing mem
! Der of q military company. -.. .H' .s
| The Code Section 1884 eXemDts contrl-
buting members from jury duty.
1t appears to me that this exemption
| should be repealed-that no man ought to
| be permitted to purchase with money ex-
emption from jury duty. There is need
/ Tor busy men on the juries and men who
have other interests to look after should
bear their share of the burden of personal
service in securing the enforcement OF
the law. The men who most severely cri-
ticise the verdicts of jures are often those
who shirk this duty-for it is duty that
every good citizen ought to be willing to
perform when called on to do so.
| c.. G.. DANIELS.
| Wilson, n. c., April g. 1904.