The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-08-07
LESSONS FROM JACKSON REID


The obsevan will draw one ominous conclusion
from the Of the murder of De Mars by the boy Jackson Reid
says the Oregnian He fail perceive that the lessons
ny for crime which the have been teaching long and
aos have penetrated too deep and wide throughout society r
answer the first question was asked after the crime the boy
ready with his specous plea and which has played
spcuos part dozens of aca trials 81 did selfde-
fens he said De Mars after my dog threatened that he would
get after he had done with the dog Is this the very a
guage of the criminal petfogger Jackson have been
dgen student Of the reports than of his school books and the
lessons he had learned poenous How many other boys have
been pursuing the of instruction How many lawyers
and Judges stop the midst of those scholastic encaties which
discourage justice and foster think of the teaching they
offering to school boys?
Is strange that boy years old should have his
tongues end technical plea justification of murder? Is ID hot
stranger still that his first thought when De Mars offended him.
should have been soot Is strange of all that the deadly
revolver should have been lying within reach of the children that
acson little sister knew exactly where find it. and that she
obed without hesitation when the boy ordered her it, All this
tbs terrible tales of the instruction which the administration of the
criminal law has impaired the rising generation but it tells tales
also of the discipline and of the Reid children How many
times Jackson have heard his threaten to shoot
somebody before the idea Of murder became familiar him
What of daily have taken place the family
the little children knowing about esspas" Two men
peacefully passing their gate hailed by these
aordnay chdn and the dog set them What sort Oh
civilization this be ourisng the outskirts Of Portland? Is
the Reid family group Ishaetes with hand against every
man?
What parents they who permit their children to keep
dog savage he the clothes of passeby the other
day? What there for permitting such beast to exist IN
the city? What had the Reid family for him except to help
their contentious about esspass only people OF certain
character who like possess these savage dogs Against burglars
and forth they of since it the easiest thing the
world to poison them negbohood quarres they nest
mabe This has been the occasion for murder Revovers
arn dogs family conversations about crime and defensive court
Meas and mother who about her soul that she
looks the of her children how beautifully all these tnga
harmonic with one another When Jackson shot De Mars his
mother was attending meeting of the devotees of The Worlds Ad
yanced Thought If she had been home switching HIM Tor his pre-
cos would have been better Much good her
advanced thought has the boy Much comfort will be to her
that he has committed murder There great many other
people who like Mrs Reid spend their time pecuang about adj
nce thought souls God and the future world when there IS
pen in this world very material and practical character to oc-
py all their energy they would attend to it The most advanced
thought we anything about is the ancient precePt that
when person has undertaken obligations he ought to fulfill the
This especially applies mothers of boys We assure all these won
en- that if they attend children they need not worry about
their souls The Lord will look after them better than advanced
thought disciples possibly can