Putnam patriot., 1913-11-21
HOwarth and Cain Plead Guilty
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may be worth something to the state, and it is in that kind of line that l wish to address my few words to your Honor.
 Your Honor has observed this young man upon the stand. think it may truly be said that he is bright, his quick answers without ht sitation show hat. 1 feel that he has told the whole truth, and that to sn extent, while he has been a serious offender he has some manliness in him and that he has not attempted to deceive the court or the jury while upon the stnnd. feel that his youth renders' him espec- tally susceptible to the Refofmatofy.
 His father is G1an Of high position in street raj way circles. and has inti- mated to me that, while he realizes that the young man could never pfac- tee law now probably, lie could take him into the mechanical work and give him 8 good career after he hes served such sentence as the court might lm- pose. IL seems Co me ilshe was sent to the Reformatofy he might receive their instruction, not only among moral lines, but along lines that will perhaps help him for future career especially in this particular work which IS open to him. 1 think this is Ian unusually striking ease where term in the Ke- formatory would dc the young man great deal Of good, and do the state great service.
 1 will not take any more Of your Honoris time, except that wish To re- peat what the attorney for the State has said, that there has been no affang- ment in any way as 10 what this young man should plead guilty to, or should not plead guilty 10, nor any arrange ment as to what his sentence should be- We leave that entirely to your Honor. or course your Honor would have the last say anyway, but we have not made any arrangement as to what we would suggest. But l do request you sentence him to the Connecticut Reformatory because l believe he Is es. peeially subject to the benefits that might be given there.
 The Court: Cain, stand up. There certainly is great difference between your offence and those Of MT. HoWarth. It seems almost incredible, that the environment to which you were sub jected and the infiuepce apparently under which you grew up, should not have eutweighed those of Howarth, 10 which Il seems you were subjected and 10 which you yielded.
 You must appreciate, and have ap. pfeciated since you were confronted with the seriousness of the charges. Conscious Of your guilt, you must have appreciated the enOrmity of,the offence with which you allowed yourself to engage. Fortunately for you, the of- fences did not involve the endangering of human life, but wholly the destruc- ton Of property, and in which you had no interest. The only question should be before the court whether you should be sent to State Prison or to the Re- formatoTy. Under the circumstances, in view Of your conduct since your ar rest, think leniency should be ex- tended to you. It does appear that, without any indueement held out to you, you very soon after your arrest acknowledged your guilt, and your tes- timony upon the sand has impressed me with the tfuthfulness Of your story, and your manner Of testifying. IL does seem to me that, so far as you were able to recall, you told.ihe substantial truth, and that has been of great hid 10 the state, to the public, and to State attorney, and 1t brings to justice the dominating spirit.
 trust that you will appreciate the situation and redeem yourself in the future. The opportunity is before you, il only.remains for you to embrace it, and develop the goodness that is within you. It Is n terribly crushing thing for your parents to be subjected to this terrible disaster, that the son in whom they had SO much hope, such bright hopes, should come 10 this.
 The sentence ot the Court Is that you be committed to the State Reformatory nt Cheshire