Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-08-25
Mo is REsPoNsIRIE.

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A few days ago Prof ilammil
vice principal Of the city schools OF
Carson. New da. was found murd-
cred al his cabin on ranch he was
opening up about q Mules south Of
Twin Falls. II developed since
that he was murdered by two Doys
named Loyelacc One boy was 2
and the other one II years Of age.
Alter the murder the boys stole the
horse and wagon 81 Prof llammil,
his gun and other things an for
six days they travelley over some
of the toughest and most inaecessi-
Die country IN that part OF the state
before being captured near Bull.
Even then the boys were only
detained as runaway boys until IL
was discovered that they had the
things that were missing from the
liamml and their subsequent flight
icssed and told the horrible details ct
the killing and their flight
Their story OF their mothers fire.
qnent marriages and her whereabouts
unknown to the boys at this time.
the absence Of the stepfather on
work expedition and of the man
uer in which they killed Prof.
iamll ranch. Then the boys con
al enter into the warp and woof
of a tragedy that begun several
years ago and the murder OF tie
man was rs elimination. The
pictures OF the boys show them
% be BOYS Of more than unusual
intelligence. How could such IN /
telhgence 60 to such wasteful anil I
riniaus activities IS a question Tor
The state 20 ask itself.
The BOYS are no better or no
verse than any other two boys ia
the state OF equal intelligence. who
are permitted by parents and state
authorities 10 grow up under con
ditions that have surrounded these
two waits of fate The state OF
ldahe will spend thousands OF dol
lars IN the trials and Subsequent
caring fur these two boys who viii
be a burden ON society for the bal
ance ci their days How nucn
better AND cheaper. il placed on
the sorl basis q fdollars. it wmilll \
have been for the state to have
begun On these two boys before
they Developed into a pair OF ficnd,
Is i, cheaper 60 begin in time
with our children OF the state and
make them into useful citizens or
~ wait until It is too late To do
that and spend money ia caring
Ter them as criminals
We spend thousands Of dollars ,
annually ior seed tests and hog ,
cliolcry serluus and log cpidemics.
foot and month diseases in cattle d
and CHAMBERS ~ horses as well as
ioul breed IA bee hives but still J
iail o. provide as well for our y
children a. wc DO Tor our farm ,
animals aa ! for our household i
pets, Me arc careful 10 provide 4
~ aFts ~ test, 90 quarantine (
against 40 .oris of animal plaques Q
entering ,ts ,ale bos we have no
pr vision Iar the proncr breeding
and care the children who art
so be sur future citizeus T.
fhefs sn the Idaho pcninteu a
ial maT boz who az the age q
ot ~ gears shat and killed lH, Al
'ei1er tr enmnal laws are So /,
iciein scat thegc is no prov, Il
ou ie ug iar such cases 10 Ia
'hiifen ,nl little IS ihe prob
en Gn r,is that when the last a.
eg isae made appropriation IN
or earring The boy NOW m the Il.
ai Some institution ~
.repar hanile such juvenile 60
'as tre Governor vetoed the
ppf prat q hut afterwards. un- D..
'er pre tfe recalled the veto. IN
lhcre possibility that these pi
W. he M irwin Fails might Sc, N
< defeh pc into upright citizens e.
iHii elcrc ,liall it Dc 60nes Not VI
3 tie lai prison ~ the reform SCI
teg Is anthony The peniten. NJ
Iarf Waul Z De unfair 20 the boys vi
% Tics ala be thrown into the by
QuNanE hardened criminals. wi