The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-08
POLICE CHIEFS URGE
THE WHIPPING POST
william PinkcrtOn Says Della
ware System Has Lowered
Burglary Record.
CRIME on THE INCREASE

The only perfectly proper measure of
punishment for a certain class Of Of
tenders. according TO many of the chiefs
OF police who are attending the twenty
third annual convention OF the Inter
national Association Of Chiefs OF Police
at the Robert Treat Hotel In Newark. Is
the whipping post. George Black. Chief
Of Police OF wilmington. Del. speaking
yesterday to a suS representative eaid
THE proper treatment Of persons con-
victed OF crime has engrossed from the
beginning OF time the attention OF all
classes who have given any cons'dera-
ton to the subject. To-day more intelli-
gent consideration II given to this
matter than ever before. and 7 consider
this one OF the very hopeful signs Of the
time.
ut IL the opinion of m~yself-and ]
am sure I do not misrepresent the facts
when I say that this opinion Is shared
by a large portion Of our hest thinking
people-that tho whipping post as now
established under the laws OF the State
Of Delaware has done and Is doing much
toward keeping a certain criminal class
out OF our midst. II has been many
years since our city has been visited
IN aHN vi Ntt lNHF hllpNll 10 N"t -
pert criminal class II I believe that
Il liz the fear of the whipping post that
Keeps them away.
THE prison or w~orlrhouse does not
frightcn away the expert criminal. but
the spectre Of the whipping post is ever
before his eyes when he contemplates
pulling off a job In our community.
The great disgrace Of being publicly
whipped has more terrors for a wrong
Ia.r Fkn, Are lnnO iltl GanfnnTa nNen
II II Is n sentence OF hard labor"
William Pinkerton II also an advocate
Of the whipping post for certain Of
faces.
~ think to-day tina, to wifebeater and
! night prowler." said Mr.. Pinkerton yes
-erday. the men WHO enter houses
where there is "A sleeping family Tor
, burglary or theft. the whipping post
should he applied, After an experiend,
OF forty years among that class ! want
10 say that 7 don't know Of a burglar
who would not kill There were four
crooks that I knew. Jim Brady. Joe
killoran. Jimmie Good and James Hope
well-dude burglars they used to call
,hem-whose game was to hold IN the
family OF the cashier OF a BAN and
make him give up the combination of
the safe They were caught AT that
game. tried and convicted in Delaware
ana sentenced 10 rortE idSnes edcn on
the bare back. From thar day to this
there has been less burglary in the
State OF Delaware than in any other
State you "a name
Mr. rinker;on is not o. the opinion
that crime is decreasing, hut thinks II
is on the Increase. AS much as I am
n lover Of the movies" said he. II AIN
sure IA grea; deal OF good can be had
II certain pictures are eliminated which
nigh. tend to disturb the minds OF
youths"
To-day's session will he devoted 20 the
read ny of papers. AMI tomorrow th-
election Of officers will AXE place
There are three candidates FOR presi-
ient-Michaol Long, chief Of Newark
W. J. Petersen. Oakland. cal. and n
W. HaTmil II Kansas CITY. Chic
Petersen. il is expected. will he chosen.
Kansas city probably will be selected
FOR the next convention.