The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-25

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which they are entitled BY Law. The
assistance OF the private police or
\ examinations is often obtained by the
federal. state and city authorities.
The thousands Of arrests made By
the Baltimore and Ohio officers cover
Revery character Of crime, ranging
from petty offences to criminal as
lsault, arson, counterfeiting and N ur-
der The perpetrators came from
many walks Of life and included ha-
I bltuaI criminals and first Offenders
among whom were many children.
TreSpaAsers in Majority.
While numerous cases OF theft and
obbery were detected by the rail.
road officers. as well as twelve MUIR.
3tderers, two .bootleggers, seven pick
\ pocket, q gang Of counterfeiters, an
Eother gang or train bandits, four who
thad committed arson and 1O1 others
who had received stolen goods, the
majority Of arrests was for violations
4of railroad laws against trespassing.
train riding. vagrancy and other Of
fIfenses covered by statutes intended
Ito safeguard the carriers.
or those arrested. forty-three were.
sentenced by the courts to the peni-.
Tertiary, 4.I94 to jail, 6O3 to work
houses. 108 to reformatories, three
were committed to asylums, $500
were fined, j 1886 were paroled, 4 .773#
were released and 245 are pending.
Considering the spread OF crime,''
/ said Chief Leigh, 1T Is evident that
1.-THE situation calls for the closest CO.
operation between the authorities and
the public. the chief responsibility for
llaxtty resting with the authorities.
I'VE are confronted with many in
stances OF this kind in the protection
\ Of the railroad, cases where to dis
charge culprits amounts virtually to
Eltcensfng to repeat the offense. In
the case of train riders, including
such dangerous criminals as yeggmen,
bandits, thugs, and fuG1tives from
! justice, it Is a grieyous mistake to
iparole such Offenders when doing SO
means passing them along to other
communities with the inference that
Iseriouss consequences need not be ex-
pected to follow. While making
/ their way between communities the
railroads and those living In rural
| districts bear the burden Of it.
1t would be supposed that the gen
| eral industrial activity and prosper
lily which have been enjoyed during
/ the last two years would have checked
the tramp evil, for the scarcity OF la
| Dor has made 1t possible for the in
Edustrious and the honest to earn a
! comfortable livelihood The indo-
lent class have taken advantage Of
ifered, however, OF travelling from
4 place to place with less difficulty un-
Eder the guise ofseeking employ nlent
The number OF tramps and other de-
relicts is increasing with alarming ra-
pidity calling for correction Of the
most effective sort.
Mr.. Leigh's broad experience IN po-
\ lice work and matters concerned With
4 the administration Of justice In all
parts OF the world gained for him an
intimate knowledge Of criminals and
suggested study which he has made
of crime and its tendencies and fasci-
nation, as well as of corrective meth
lods for preventing 1t.
Correction Urgent
Correction should take its place
4 along of detection Of crime,' he
continued, .for while it is necessary
Il to punish guilty ones it is possible to
N reduce the number OF punishments BY
il removing some of thescauses contrlb-
futing to5a criminal career Every IN
mate OF the penal institutions had his
Il or her beginning; many we're ensnar-
led others were persuaded, and still
Others, forming the majority. were
unaware ofs what their beginning
meant.
children should be protected
same extent they should be urged to
keep away from railroad property
when they have no business there
! Unlawful train riding, the first of
Tense, is followed By association with
1.-The criminal $r1 aaaesg $yYhN In fast +11a