The evening world., 1912-05-08
l1ndreds Write to Judge Rus
Who Wanted to Know
What to Do.
BONE DEPEND
Man Convicted of Lashing 4.
Near.O | Child Will Be
Sentenced Next Week.

N14vAh : whip. the same a. he did to the
qAAd." II the advice rendered to Pre-
etaing Justice Russell Of the Court Of
oeual Sessions by . correspondent
feaetivs to the cas- OF Joseph Martin.
lwatins sentence for horse whipping
yeur.year-old Antonio Dunzis. who had
annoyed him by throwing refuse into
lie candy store at No. 6Ss Yves, Twenty
Ainth street.
In response to Justice Russell's sus.
sstion that he would like to hear what
10 public thought, hundreds Of letters
Sre received BY him to-day. In the
Va, they urge the revival of the whip
post for the punishment Of such
bnders as Martin. Many writers sus-
.st that he be imprisoned for the rest
d his natural life and be given . diet
be bread and water only. The paxi-
Smum penalty prescribed by the law for
lvhst offence-child beating-is . years
imprisonment n . fine of $500.
! A woman who describes herSSlf -
Asgv. B. O'Brien OF No. x6 East Eighty
Sbeeond street, writes:
WHAT A MOTHER OF THIRTEEN
906 ~
Fl am the mother of thirteen chill
nren. I would be the first to strap him
"a Q post and then have twelve strong
men lash him till they became ex-
hausted. Then 1 would send him to
prison ut hard labor for the maximum
term"
A. Kroger OF No. 1872 West One Hun
bred and Thirty-ninth street declares .
chiid.beatse 10 worse than q murderer
Ind suggests that Martin be given the
laws limit. Mrs. p. L. Hartman OF No.
- West Slxty.third street suggests that
= dose Of his own medicine be given the
oulprit. A letter signed the Terrible
Three . y that II the punishment OF
olart1n u left to them they would tie
Esishts 70 HE body and throw him off
D dock.
Niss sadie Eisenbers Of No. "a Pal
1nstto street. Brooklyn. suggests that
he Court mhiet this same punishment
opon Martin as he did upon the child.
s.He would then know how It feels"
writes Miss Eisenberg.
&C. A. c." who writes on Waldorf
Astoria Hotel stationery. says: III you
leave it to my suggestion what to do
u NA0Ik I'll = WYNN eNS SSs
around, his neck. tie him to . horse and
drag him for one mile over . rough
road"
A number Of letters received by Jus
edcs Russell, apparently from storekesp-
RI. who nave suffered some time or
0ther from small boys. defend Martin.
In their letters they say that the ma
Sority Of small boys in this city are
Thieves and do not hesitate to destroy
propstty to crafty their spite.
Advises LECTURE FOR PRISON.
Ia AND BOYS PARENTS.
N Chsrles Z. Ldmonds. who does not
Eiye hts address, says: THE prisoner
n now pcnitent. Imprisonment for one
would be a terrible punishment.
sincerely believe that a fne for him
md q sound lecture 10 the boys par
ents would do a world OF good to all
concsrned."
Many other writer's believe with Mr..
Hdmonds. tina tho parents are In a
measure to blame for allowing their
child, to run wild on the streets.
Joseph s. Horribly of No. 1876 Perry
street says hat he sympathizes with
Martin, because he, too, has suffered
At the hands OF the boys whose parents
do not control them-in the way Of
Umall thefts and broken windows.
Louis Vogel. No. bSs Hewitt place. the
Bronx. says:
'sChiidren should be taught not to
annoy their elders. I would certainly
lot the man so free"
Martin will BE- sentenced Tuesday
next