The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 27, 1900, Image 8
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11! THE CRIME OF
Ho BY RODRiCUES
I ? Author of "An Artist In Crime,"
q Modern Wizard," "j
j T % Copyright, 1896, by G. P. Pulnai
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"l didn't tliluk you'd care for tliat, >v
but 1 calculate you're lookin into ^
crime as a mud ot study. Am 1 rightV" i
"You are," said Mr. Mltcliel, admlr- t
Ing the fellow's astuteness. i
"Good!" said the cfook. "Then I've c
got j'ou. What do you say to at tend in t
a lecture on crime to an audience of j
crooks?" i
"And who is to deliver the lecture?"
"Why, Preacher .Tim, we call him. , i,
lie's the lougest headed, smartest, :
bravest- an s<iuarest crook in Now (
York city." lie spoke with evident ad- j c
miration. "1 tell you. it makes me feci l
mean offeriu to sneak you iuto this \
lectuye, but if 1 wasn't sure you j
wouldn't make use of what vou'Il see .
to g|t sonic of the boys In quod I'd
cut my liourt out Ilrst or yours." For j
a mouiout lie looked vicious enough to [ t
carry out his throat upon the spot, hut |>
Un a moment he had resumed Ids suave ;
tone and continued: "IUU what's a man \
to do when he ain't got a nickel to Ids r
name an he meets a gent as easy to
get money out of as you are? 1 tell (
you the temptation's too much for Klip- f
pery Sam.'' j t
Mr. Mltehel laughed heartily at this |
esthpnto of himself and then said: <_
"Yes, my man, you have now offered (
1110 something for which I am willing ;
to pay liberally. Where is this lecture ^
to be delivered and when?" v
"You won't have long to wait, 'cause f
It's tonight. The place is the steam- ]
boat I spoke of, the fioatin gamhliu \
palace. The I?. S. C.'s have chartered t
the hoat for tonight." t
"And who are the II. S. U.'s?" ! i
"The Burglars' Kocial union. Kouud.; ! j
like a queer society to you. don't It? ' \
Well. It's queerer than you think. Oh. i (
you'U have a good time for your t
money!"
"I suppose 1 shall need some special J
dress in order uot to excite suspicion. ; ,
Shall 1 not?" j .
"Not a bit of it. Say. mister, you j r
never made a bigger mistake In your i t
Mfn Wl.f If ~
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querndln In clothes you ain't accustomed
to you'd give yourself away In
ten minutes. I toll you. the crowd on i
that boat touigbt'll have brains, an you I
want to keep cool. No. sir: dress nat- !
urnl, an you'll feel natural, an as you'll !
feel you'll act. Say. do you know lt'3
the funniest notiou folks lms?them as ,
don't know, I mean?that a thief
dresses different from other people?
Why should he, now? Tell me that, j
Why, If he did, wouldn't everybody bo
on to hlin.ln a second? Well, 1 guess!"- !
"Very true. IJut would it not bo best
not to wear such expensive clothing? ,
And then my diamonds. They attracted
your attention, you know." I
"Oh, there'll be just as good clothes j
there an Just as good diamonds! Hut,
then, as you ain't a regular crook?no
offense meant?why, 1 guess you'd better
leave your best stones at home. ,
There's some men so mean they'd rob
the dead, much loss a brother crook. ,
Of course you've got to pass for a thief. '
You don't mind tlmt?"
"No; not nt nil," replied Mr. Mltchel, f
laughing. "And now where shall we ! s
meet?" j t
"Seven sharp, foot of Jay street. .
Good place for n crowd like ours, eh?" {
He laughed ni his own feeble wit, and j
Ills hand Closed eagerly over a ten djl- (
lar bill which Mr. Miteliel handed to n
him. "A tenner! Pretty good for a |
staid. T'anks. I knew you was the j
genuine article the minute I spotted j
you. Well, so long! Jay street. 7
sharp." And Slippery Sam disappear- }
ed Into a byway so quickly that Mr. x
Mltchel wondered as he walked on x
how the police ever caught him at all. ,
CHATTEIl V. I
Till* rnucs OF IIONUST Tilir.VF.UY. t
Promptly nt 7 o'clock Mr. Mltchel 1
was at the appointed place, where he i
waited long enough to begin to doubt f
that Slippery Sam would keep his t
tryst, when suddenly that worthy ap- | 1
pen rod at his side, like a sprite In a i c
pantomiiue. Evidently he enjoyed the <
trick of stepping forth from places of '
concealment, for ho chuckled at. the tsurprise
which he created and remark- t
ed: !
"Excuse, nit; mister, but I've got ray
reputation to keep up. See?" [
"Ah. vo9 of ??l" ???-' '
, J V vuuiav. II'IIIIL'U ail". 1
Mltohel, remembering the fellow's c
name. "Well, you see I have come. Are c
you still willing to take no to this li
meeting of your friends?" f
"Why, cert! What r.in 1 here for? c
Yon follow me, an all I've got to say '
Is keep your eyes peeled an your <1
mouth shut, nu you won't git Into no "
trouble. By the way, what lino are I
you In ?" fl
"What line am I In? Oh! You mean a
what sort of crime is my specialty?" e
"You're fly, mister. You see, you've ?
got to be Introduced, an we'd better
lix up your trade before we git started, r
so's to have no slips." '1
"Well, then," said Mr. Mitehel, t
slightly.amused at his anomalous post- t
lion, fas an expert, what would you J
advise? What sort of crook do I look r
inostftlkoT" U
"That's the trouble'," said Ram, u
scratching bis head by way of assist- '
Ing thought. "You look so much like v
the genuine gentleman It's hard to 1'
place you. Say, I've got It, by ginger! t;
You're-a bank note engraver; that's
what you are?regular trade, I mean, v
but you do an occasional job with the a
queer, an you've uever boon Knotted f
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ct. See? That's why you ain't known
nit of your own private circle. What's
nore, you've just dropped in to hear
he lecture, hut you ain't iookln for no
tew pais, nor you ain't cxteudin your
>perat!ons Into other lines. That's
he ticket. That's as safe as a string.
\*o inquisitive questions answered an
so new friends desired."
"Very good. But how do I happen to
mow you 7"
"Oh, me! Oh, as to me?(hat's simple!
>ne of your pals is up the river for
areiesnness i:i changin a bill. I met
dm, an he give me a message to you
vnen i come om. i m nam up. an
ou're stnkln me till 1 Kit on easy
street. How docs that strike you?"
The insidious listivote of the latter
inrt of this answer tickled Mr. Mitch>l's
fancy, and lie laughed aloud as-he
eplied:
"i say, my man, you're an original in
our way. Yes, I'll stake you for
i while."
Slippery Sam led the way along the
locks, keeping in the shadows from
oieo of hahit rather than from any
ioeessity, since no member of the poiee
force appeared in sight, until pros?ntly
he darted quickly to the right,
lisappcaring with iiis customary colort.v.
Mr. Mitehol awaited his return
villi patience and in a few minutes
vas attracted h.v a low whistle which
seemed to come from beneath him.
Looking down, he descried a small
mat i 11 the shadow of the dock, manled
by two powi'iful oarsmen, and in
he how stood his late companion, .
wakening to u.ni. Comprehending that
t was meant that he should enter the
mat. he climbed down the rotten sides
f t'.ie dock and dropped, the men. as
-CV.'.I i.i: ...-> M-iUl'd, [Utviug SllCiJliy
i:i:I quickly away.
No words were rpoken as they pick> 1
their way out into the Hudson, tlit*
ncn avoiding the wash of the great
'erryboals with a skill which indicated
bat they wore experienced watermen.
Cuming down the river, tliey rowed
"or more than u mile between the
diorc3 of the two cities, tlie many
igl.ts of which make a henutiful stage
fit-tare and bewilder one unaccustomed
to the night view of the shores so
hat it would ire impossible to locate
he spot whore they finally stopped and
>oardrd a small excursion steamboat,
which Itself was moving slowly dowu
the river.
Slippery Sam stood up and threw a
ope to a man standing near the rail
){ the steamboat, and they were haul?d
up close alongside. Mr. Mitehel and
'Jam were i-.elped aboard, and the boat
which had brought them dropped
istcrn. A few minutes later the speed '
>f the steamboat was greatly ncoolerI
ted, indicating that uo more passenjers
were expected, and within an
lour she had passed out between the
;reat guns of tlie two forts which
tuard the Narrows and was riding lnziy
on the ocean highway between
?andy Ilook and Coney Island.
'l'iie Siren was one of the many small
steam vessels licensed to take excursionists
from tlie metropolis to the
nany resorts within two hoars' sail of
he Ilattery. The captain and owner,
elng himself a member of the snort
?!; fraternity, l.:ul scented a good
hit<j? for himself when the sudd.m
tc-tlvity of the police, due to legislative
n vest ipat ion, had resulted ia the closing
of the city gambling rooms. lie
mil therefore summoned a few of the
trofc.ssionul gamesters and quickly incrested
them In his venture. They
vere to "run the games," while ho
vould "run th.e boat," us one of the
noil tersely put it.
To this end the forward on Ida had
seen elaborately listed up with the
ten: sary Implements, nil of which,
towever, were of the porta,hie order,
a ease of emergency. There were two*
aro dealers, two roulette whet is and a
lumber of tables for poker. As the
seat already enjoyed the a.I van: turns
?f a hat* license, liquor could I e had on
ieniand. Titer? wore many electric
iglsts, but the windows were closely
urtalncd. lest too much of t::i iliumlnnl?n
should attract the suspicion of the
inrhor police.
Interfcrenco, however, was scarcely
trobabie. for the captain had cunningy
devised tt plan whereby the te fa rims
tralllc was concealed. lie had
arly in the season abandoned all repair
trips and advertised his boat to hire
or private excursion parties, a: d i ?
areful was he tliat in furtherance of
lis scheme he nominally entertained a
lifferent "society" or "cltth" each !
light, and admittance was strictly !?v
Ickct. I>y this menus it was very d'fInnlt
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null iwi uu.v mil liie "CJCCT" IO get I
board, as tin* disposition of the "tickIs"
was solely in the charge of n olioen
and trust wort by few.
On tiiis occasion there was really a i
rlvate excursion party on the .Siren, i
"he llurglara' Social union bad char- '
ered tlie boat, paying a rotnul sum for |
lie privilege of holding a meeting be- !
ond tin* prying eyes of tlie police, a I
art of tlic agreement being that the I
amblers might run their games us j
isttnl, tlie members of the II. tt. U.. j
lowever. be >g the only players. It [
raa because of the auspicious cbarnc- !
era of these gentlemen liiat the cap- !
nin {jad preferred to pick tliem uj> In
mall parties as he slowly worked his j
ray down the river rather than to
llow so ninny crooks to get aboard j
rora ono dock, where a stray nollco- >
man might recognize too many of
them. j
When Mr. Mitchel ascended the t
stairway which led to the saloou and 1
stood for a moment lookiug about him,
iie was a tittle surprised at the pros- |
pect. The faro and roulette games t.
were well patronized, ami ?? % ?! ? 1 1 >
games of poker were in progress. Yet
the quiet, gentlemanly behavior of
all iu the place made it difllcult to believe
that lie was iu the presence of
tlie principal criminals out of prison.
His entrance attracted scarcely any
attention. Two or three turned and
locked at him. but, falling to recognize
him, reverted to their gaiues.
"Quite a family party, niu't it?" said
Slippery Sam in lowered tones.
"A most extraordinary group, 1
should say." responded Mr. Mitchcl,
"provided these meu are really criminals."
"Well, we like the word 'crooks' better,"
said Sam suggestively, "an If
you don't uilud I'd rather you'd use it."
"Why. certainly, if you desire It,"
said Sir. Mltclicl. "But what is tlie
difference?"
Tills seemed to be a poser for Sam.
who shifted uneasily a moment,
searching for a satisfactory reply,
which finally shaped itself thus:
"Well, you see, 1 ain't 110 scholar, so !
1 ain't good at definitions. I've spent so J
much time in jail an tlie prison libra*
r.v, as a rule, Is so meager that I :
might say my education's been neglected.
But 'there's a point of difference
that has weight here tonight, au that
I can tell you. You see, 'criminals* is
what the Judges calls us. an 'crooks' is
what wo calls ourselves. Are you on?"
"Not fully. Make it plainer."
"Why, don't you see. If ouc of tills
crowd heard you taikin about 'criminals'
he'd twig you iu a minute? Ilo'd
know you wasn't a 'crook' yourself,
an tlial'd be bad."
"All, yes. of course! Evidently the ,
loss I have to say the less likely 1 will
be to get Into trouble by making mistakes.*'
"Yes. but don't talk too little neither.
If you're too still, they'll be on to you
just as quiek as if you open your trap i
too wide. Hut you was nskln if these !
men are nil crooks. Yes. sir, an a !
more skil'.fuller crowd in their way j
don't exist. Now. there's a man over
there by the roulette, the chap with ,
the I ;tig tailed coat an the choker. I
Size him ti'^k' an what do you make his j
total V"
"i'o you mean what position in life \
would 1 record to hint? Well, that is j
uot an easy problem at any time, and j
ttuder present circumstances it be- ;
comes doubly ditlicult. Yet 1 must con- j
fuss that he seems strangely out of j
place here, tor do you know?It may ]
make yon laugh to hear It?. 1 should i
take him for a .Salvation Army man." |
"Say. mister, you're a bird, you are, I
a regular eagle for socio Into thiug3. ; |
Looks like Salvation Army, does lie? i
Well, that's precisely his lay. \'ou 1 '
ought to hear lihn leadiu a meet In an (
takln lambs Into the fold. Ob. dear, ] \
but lie's saved more souls than we've i
got lingers an toes. Hut. then, for all j ]
that, he's got another business on the ,
side. (Jive a guess at that. What would j
you say was his regular profession |
now? I low does he live7" j i
"Judging l:y his earnestness nt pres- ' ,
eat. he might he a card sharp," von- i
tared Mr. Mitchcl. f
"Sharp? You're riglit enottgb when i
you speak that word. But net cards. No, ' (
sir: lie never tnneliea 'nm IT.."o InO >
nmtisin himself at that wheel, hut he'll <
leave it pretty soon. No. sir; lie's a ]
fence an the host known Ir the city an (
never been even suspected by the police.
much less arrested. Oh, yes; he's |
sharp! Well, 1 guess!" j i
In till? strain Pain rani hied on, point- \
I art out the various prominent crlnii- j
nnlr. in the apartment and giving !
graphic details of their careers, so that j
Mr. Mitchel was enjoying himself j
hugely and at the same time obtaining i
quite an Insight into the habits cf u j
class which had a! "ays interested lilru
?to wit, the unruptured criminals.
Surely among those were those with
the greater share of brains. .
Hut the more lie saw and heard of .
the men around him the more lmpa- |
tlent he grew to see Preacher Jim. the i
man who had aunounccd that ho would i
lecture to criminals upon crime.
The Siren hail passed far beyond the :
lights of the city, and Coney Inland's j
thousands of electric lamps made hut
a bright streak on the horizon, when at i
last there was a movement which
promised the ftillillhicnt of his desire.
The card tables were taken away by
attendants who seemed to have been j
drilled to the task, so rapidly did they
accomplish it. Camp stcoia were arranged
in rows, and the company
luumi places lacing one table which !
had been left nt the farther end of the j
saloon.
In the inevitable confusion attendant !
upon this scramble for seats, orderly
though it was, Mr. Mitcbcl was separated
from Sara for a moment. .lust
then some one whispered near bin car:
"If you should need help, I'll be on
hand."
Mr. Mltchel turned swiftly, but re.uld
not he sure of the identity of the speaker.
The person nearest to hlni was one
of the waiters, hurrying by with a
tinyful of empty glasses, while nt a lit
tie distance back was a man who ap- :
pen red to be watching him Intently. !
Lithcr of these might have spoken the '
whispered words, hut which? Mr. j
Mltchel reasoned that it must be Hils
one who was still eying him closely, j
yet he coul.l not dismiss the Idea tiiat :
the voice, though disguised, was famll- '
lar to his ear.' i
"I wonder If Mr. Hat ties la aboard." j
be thought, and this suspicion for a '
few moments occupied him so thor- j
oughly that he forgot nhout the other !
man until aroused by Sam. who bad re- j
gained his side, bringing two choice
stools with backs to them. ;
"There he Is," said that worthy, with
suppressed excitement.
"There Is who?" asked Mr. Mltchel. j i
"Why. Preacher Jim. of course." a1.'1
jam. sec! He's tnkln Ills place behind
ho table. lie's goiu to begin at once, h
dsten!"
Mr. MItchcl looked town id the op- 't
losite end of the room, and in Preach- '
t Jim he recognized the man who
lad been watching him bnt a few jno- o
licnts before. Ilad lie uttered the mys- ?
erlous message? "
A Inudi fell over the company as the ?
nan stood beliind the table and gazed w
ibout him for several minutes in si- a
once, affording Mr. Mitchel an excel- "
eat opportunity to scrutinize tlie gen- ?
>ral appearance. Ilere was ouc who ci
night have ball led those students who V
lave formulated a physical "type" of u
irimiunls. He was a type of nothing
mless of perfect manhood. Of me- ti
Hum stature. hla symmetrical frame s?
teemed fashioned in the mold which b
ivould yield the greatest strength and d
md it ranee. A finely formed bead, with 0
treat brain room, marvelously well bnl- o
meed between his powerful shoulders, tl
tssurcd you of his masterful will pow- sj
jr. No wonder that before such a d
nnn a a this all the other crooks stood a
u awed admiration. Their silence and a
heir attitudes of eager attention wore ?
i tacit admission of the fact that they d
,vere in the presence of recognized su- r<
icrlority. They bowed before their li
naster. v
"Has tlifs man ever Loon in prison?" d
nquired Mr. Mitchel in a whisper. li
"In prison? They'd have to catch n
dm first, wouldn't they?" was Sam's ii
icornful reply. s
Ilut uow rreacher Jim began to ti
speak.
"My friends," raid lie in a mellow e
roice of singular magnetic quality, e
'I have the pleasure of addressing you d
race more after a la pre of many q
nonlhs. I ace around me the familiar N
faces cf a number t f friends, but 1 u
10te othei's wlio are unknown to me. n
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Mr. Milchcl turned swiftly.
By way of introduction, therefore. 1 l!
nay speak of myself, giviug a brief *
sketch of ixfy past history. I
"I am known to yon all as Jim. and
because of ray fondnes3 for speech- r
making some call me Preacher Jim. r*
t'ct, preacher though I nui, i am not I'
jne of the learned doctors of dlviuitj', l'
nor have I much in common with a
them, save the earnestness with which e
I follow the path which I have marked
out for myself in tld3 life.
"l was l)orn about 30 years ago. In "
this matter, from the universal laws of l!
nature which control us all, I was not 15
consulted. I was brought into this u
world, being myself In uo way respon- 1
slide either for niy coming or for the s
Liinnjicr thereof. As trite and uuuecos- p
sary a statement a:; this may seem to
jo. It has an Important bearing upon v
ivhat I may call my theme for tonight. r
[ielng born, some one decided that I p
should be hnowu by the name of r
lames, which has been abbreviated ''
into Jim. This name was given to
me In much the same manner and for
the same purpose as a name Is given
to n dog?that I might come when called
and be distinguished from others of
ir.v kind. And so I came to be Jim.
Other name 1 have not, because my
revered father overlooked the formality
of marriage with my mother. Later
he overlooked lioth my mother and
myself, and we were left to drift on
the tide of humanity, and it Is a
truth, which la strange in the presence
of the vaunted civilization of this era.
Lint such flotsam will ever lie Dually
Rlmnrloil rm ?!><> luii'ran "P
nation.
"At the age of 5 I began to steal, net 1
from necessity, but from Imitation. 1 A
lived among thieves and did us they 1
did. At 10 I was one of the most skill- J
ful pickpockets along the Ilowory. an.d
nt 12 I was at the bead rf a l and of J
20 boys nuy one of wliosn was a past
master In the art of breaking the r
eighth commandment. One of these, *
emboldened by success, attempted an 1
operation beyond Ids power of accomplishment
and was detected in the'act.
lie lied and was followed. With a lack J
of comradeship, for which he baa since T
been punished, be ran into my place '
nnd, depositing some of his pluuder
under my bed. succeeded in evading the
oiilcer who had followed him in. i j ?
was awakened from what the police- 1 .
niau declared was n sham sleep and j *j
taken to the station house, whence in j
due time 1 was sent to a reformatory. | E
"There 1 remained until I was of 1 1
ng;\ and during those seven years 1 re- j ^
celved a double education. From the ?
pood and pious preacher who officiated :
in the chapel I first suspected the vnl- I
ue of knowledge find then obtained the I
books from which to acquire It. Being j
my own teacher to a great extent and j j
Interested in my pupil. 1 absorbed ;
knowledge as a sponge does water. ?
But. on the other hand, from the vast ' 1
variety of delinquents who were sent j f
to the institution from time to time I (
also learned the true meaning of the ^
words vice and crime.
"I entered the reformatory a little
thief whose main object in stealing
bad been mischief. I left The place a
professional crook endowed with such
knowledge as made me self reliant. I <
f.-lt myself equipped for the battle with 1 ,
the world to such a degree that I was J
ready to aitnek It rather than wait and j
defend myself, and I was eager for tbo ' fray.
"Nine years have passed, and I have
ved. if not above suspicion, at least
eyond conviction. I have never been
i prison, and I never expect to be, yet
am a professional criminal.
"Having given you this short sketch
f myself. I pass to the consideration
f the criminal :ti general. My friends,
e call ourselves 'crooks,' and the
orld calls us 'criminals.' As crooks
o understand and sympathize with
ne anotIter. As criminals, does the
orid understand or sympathize with
s? I toes the Christian, with Ids
reed. 'Lo\e thine enemies,' love us?
ct- are we not counted as the cueties
of society?
"Let us consider for a moment the
;ue relation between the criminal and
ociety at large. There seems to be
ut one doctrlue of salvation for the
ellnnuont. and that i? nnnislimnnl
limiting that this theory is a correct
tie, is it justly practiced? We lind
lint for a given offense there is a
pecilicd number of years in prison set
own as the proper punishment. Are
11 men who commit this crime equally
inenable to punishment, that all
liouM be treated with equal severity?
re all of these guilty persons equally
^sponsible for their acts? Have all
ad the same heritage, the same enironment.
the same examples of conuet
and the same opportunities for
ving without resorting to crime? The
nswer is so evident that it is nmnzlg
that civilization should tolerate
uch blindness In the Goddess of Jusice."
lie paused a moment, having delivred
the tinal sentences with sucli
arnest and Intense force that his anicnce
was carried away by ids clottence
and applauded rapturously.
Ir. Mitchel was astounded to lind a
inn of this mental caliber openly adlitting
that be lived a life of crime,
le was more interested than he had
ver before been in any uiau and was
npatieut to hear more.
"My friends, society lias made one
grcgious, irreparable blunder, and it
as fallen Into lids error from sheer
clfieliuess. The mistake lies in this ?
lie criminal has been measured by the
tandards applicable to normal men,
>T.e:vns crime ever has been and evei
rill be the result of abnormal develop
;in; or u: pu.vs.cr.i ami psychical tieeneraticn.
To use a trite simile,
rime is a disease,* ami. as in other
,'senses. the suu'eivr i:; personally reponsii.lo
for bis condition in only a
mail proportion of cases.
' IIow differently does society treat
ibysical ami moral disease! For the
filleted of the first class we lutve col ges,
physicians, nurseries, sanitarlnis.
hospitals ami lazarettos. For the
it tor wo have Sawyers, juries, judges,
risons. stripes a.ad hanging.
"In the worst stages of physical disuse
the individual becomes a menace
ud a danger to the eomftiunlty. With
erfect but fteverthefess selfish Justice
be afflicted one is seized and lucnrocrted
In a lazaretto. Such a fate is sad
uougli and bad enough, yet it is vastly
iflVrent front the extreme example of
lie morally diseased. lie endangers the
fo or takes the life of one of the continuity.
and Ins life is taken In paylent.
Thus society :;S a whole conitits
the very act for which it dooms
be poor wretch. If it be argued tbat
oelety kills, but does not murder, the
onteutiou is easily shown to be sophdry.
for if a inr.it should kill a conicted
and condemned murderer, thus
ommitting the act which society has
lccted itself to commit, such a man
,-ould still be adjudged guilty of tnurer.
Yet if all the facts were considerd.
Including the most Important one
bat all morally diseased are ulso physcally
imperfect atul that the two aflictions
are interdependent, the world
vould be aroused to the recognition of
ts great error, and society would bu
ompelled to admit that it should uc
noio slay the moral than the physical
cpcr. The day will, the day must,
:ome when crime, like disease, will bt
rented curalively rather than punitivey,
but that day is not yet, and we live
M tiie present and must meet condiSous
as they are. IIow, then, shall wc
riinlnals, we 'crooks,' fashion out
ivcs?
"I have pointed out to you tiie proa I
uror made by society; but, my friends
ve ourselves have fallen into the sanu
nlstnke, and it is of more importance
0 us than to society. We also overook
the fact that our criminal propria
?!tlex are born and bred in us, that wc
ire not solely responsible for what wc
ire, that we are morally and ofttimes
ihysienlly diseased and that we arc
rongonltnily ko. Vet such is our detlorahle
condition. Moreover, no helpup
hand is outstretched toward us,
I'he hand that beckons holds a scourge,
ind the index finger points the way to
>rlson. 'J'lie world will not help us,
iVe must help ourselves, IIow?
"Why not by co-operation, as in this
ociety? Thus we erect a community
n sympathy with our position and conlition,
and by learning to live in true
i: rmony with nil the members of this
,mailer, di.-i.,.-..i eoiumuuity we canlot
but progress i;i ourselves and in
?ur progeny toward a right to claim
1 place in that wider world which
io!i!n us now as enemies enemies
vithout elrilin on Christian love.
"In physical disease the most linpornnt
step toward cure has been made
vlien the presence of the disturbance
a recognized and correctly dingnostlfated,
f'o if must be with crime. Ouco
be intlividual 'crook' realizes Ids true
condition and the danger he Is in benuse
of the unequal warfare wlileli lie
vaflfes with the world, then surely ho
s better armed for the frnv
[to de continued.]
Hie Ileal Tlilnflr.
Daisy (taking her tirst meal In the
louuiryi? Manuua. what is the matter
ivllli lids currant Jelly?
Mamum (in a whisper)?Ilush, dear!
It's real currant Jelly.?Chicago Trlb
southern railway. "
Condenvctl t'olicilnlo In r.Toct
December lOih. 1 .0
stations. n.^vi.
LY. Charleston 7 UO m
" Summer villa. 7 41 a in
" PranchvlUo b 56 ft m
' Orangeburg 2 28 a m
" Khmvilie m 1.) a ig
; Lr. Siivaunitli 12 05 a in
" Pnruweli 4 (a) ft. m
| " Jl;ii?-kviiie.... 4 !5 am
1 Lv. Columbia 77.. 11 03 a a
" ProHiicrlty 12 10 n'n
" Newberry 12 25 p m
" Ninety-Six l 2u p m
" 4+i t un wood 7 40 a in 1 53 p in
Ar. K M a m 2 13 p m
Lv. Abhovills 7 2) a in 1 33 p m
Ar. llouon 8 fro a m ^3 10 _p m
Lv. AndcrAon S 2i~a m 2 33 p~ni
Ar. Greenville? 10 iu u ni ~i 13 p n?
Ar. A tlniitn.tOeii.i'lml'l :t 33 p ni o OOpiu
STATIONS Ex. ?nn. " Dairy
UiAiiOAS. Xo. irt. Jfo. 12.
Greenville i no p in 10 13 a m
" Piedmont HO) p m 10 40 a m
" wililanieton 0 22 p ni 10 53 n in
a.r. aml-ieCm _.~!~7n~p m 11 40 iTln
I,r. Helton 0 43 p m 11 13 a m
Ar. Donna'da 7 13 p m 11 40 a m .
Ar. AT'l.nvillo 8 )0 i> ni 12 23 p in
CvTUcIgM? 7 p in 11 35 a m
Ar. Greenwood b 00 p it 12 20 p m
" N 11101 V-tSijC l'? 3.1 n m
Newberry 2 00 p m
" Prosperity 2 14 p ni
" Columbia 3 :w p m
Ar. iifaei:-. U!'- 0 ui a ) >
" BarRW?:l H 20 a in
" Brtvmm.ih , 5 10 a m
Lv. Kingviiie > 4 43 p m
" Oia.igelmrg 634 pra
" Hrnnfhvilio. 0 17 p in
" Smnmervllt? ..... 7 IS p in
Ar. Charleston 7 8 15 p m
~VoX\-SoA?.\ STATION^: SOS
11 (Jo p' 7 ?ou: Lv..Chariest on.. Arl t> 14 p |T37?
12 (Mu| 7 41b | ' oumraorvillo " * 8:1 p 4 M
1 55 n' S 56 n " . Branch vil'e. " 0 01 p 4 29 a
2 50 ft; 0 -.'3 a " Orangeburg " 5 34 p 8 40 a
4 Wall:) 15b! " . Kingvihw " 4 43 p 2 33 n
12 05 a| Lv. . i-avaiuiah Ar 6 lo u
4 00 h; " ..Eannvell " 3 20 a
4 loa: " ..Blackvitlo.. " 3 00 a
8 30 ail 1 40 a " ..Columbia.. " 3 29)5 8 80 p
9 07 a !2 20p " ....Alston.... " 2 30 p 8 74 a
10 04 a 1 23p " . ..fcftntuo... " 1 23p, 7 401? v
10 20 a 2 00 p " Union " 1 05 p 7 00 p ii
10 39 a 2 22 p ' ..Jonesvi!!?.. " 12 83 p! 6 64 p ' ?
10 64 a 2 87 p " ....I'ftco'.et .... " 12 14 pj 6 48 p
11 25 a 3 10 p Ar Spartanburg Lv 11 45 Hi 8 16 p
11 40 a 3 40 p LvSpartaaburg Ar 11 17 a 6 00 ft
8 37 p 7 00 p Ar...As'novlll?? ...L v 3 at a I
"P" p. in. "A" n. m. "N" night.
Pullman palace sleeping cars on Trains 33ami
86, 37 ami 33, on A. tmilC. division. Dining ot-ri
on these trains serve all meals enroute.
Trains leave Spartanburg, A. & C. division,
northliound. 7:0!i p.m.. 3 :lfJ p.m., 0:13 p. m.,
(Vestibule Limited); southbound 12:2*1 a. in.,
8:15 p. m., 11:31 a. n?., i Vestibule Limited.)
Trnina lenvo Orcoiiviile, A. and C. division,
nortlibo'.m<l,0:03 a. in., 2:34 p. m. and 5:22 p. in.,
(Vestibulod Limited'): southbound, 1 :U) a. m.,
4:00 p. m., 12::#) p. m. (Ve&tlbuled Limited)
Trains 9 nnd 10 carry otegant Pullman sleeping
cars between Savannah and A.slioviile earoute
daily between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
A)a? Pullman Drawing-room sleeping
| oarn DetWRon 'vliRrieaitiu Htul UOIUin till.
| FRANKS. GANNON, J. K.CULP,
Third V-P. & Gon. iij-v. Traffic Mrr.,
I Washington, D. C. Washington, 1). 0.
I W A. TURK. a n. J{ ARDWICK,
Gh>n. Pass. Ag't., A?'t Gcu. I'ssh. Ag't.,
Washington, D. O. Atlanta, <4%.
South
(/> r*< w * \
. M TO *T$ ZZ '
and
W -Ay* rrwtj i i ?=??
Southwest.pi -Cng'fe
J5 ? 63'o
1 IN ? I I - CT NOVliriBRR 5th, 1899"
S3UTH30UND.
No. 103 Not 41
T,v. Now YorU, I'. II. Ii.. I *11 00a in I * 0 00 pin
t.v. Washington, P. 15. It ( 5 00 p ni I 4 ;tOn ni
l.v. Kl"lni>"ini. A. P. I,. ! 000pm | 9WSa m
< l.v. Port-nil null, S. A 1. I < S 45 p m I * 0 20 n lit
A r. Welilon I II tO p in 11 43 a m
( Ar. Minnh>r?oii i 1256a ml 135 pin
. Ar. ICiiloiifli.... ! 22Juml iPUpm *.
.sr. Ml. l ines I 4'.'T 11 111 I Blllii m (~J
' >' Ilinr.irt- j 5 14 a m j 7CDjia 0*
, l.v. W'll nlngtiHi, 8. A. I< | * 3 06 p ru
i Ar. Monroo, S. A. L * 6 53 a m | * 0131> IP
A r. < Iih rli, f tc, s. A. I,... ^8OOatU|*lO0pm
, Ai'. i hcirr, s. a. I I 813am I *1085pm r
A r. iml isle I i'Uiaml llvtipin
Ar. O roe n wood I liH'mni | rig nut
, Ar, A thesis | 1 21pin j 3 4H n ni
Ar. At ai>tn | 3 50 p m | ti 15 a ill
NORTHBOUND.
No. 41)3 No. 38
. I.v. Atlanta,A. I j ? I 00 p in I * 8 50|> ra
, \ r. A thesis I 3 0* pm II 05 pin
A r. (J r?'i nwood | ft 43p m | Mn? in
I \ I. < III I i.-le I I 31 p III ( nudum
A r. riie-tor I 7 53 p ml ins a m
Ar. Monroo.. .. ; u;m ji m | 5 15 a m
f.v. < hiiriotto. s. AT i.v.". | * H 20p m I^VflOtTni
Ar. Humlot. f*. A. f. | II 111 p in 1 743 a ni
Ar. Wilmiiivtou. e..-. 1.1 I *1303pni
1 Ar. So. Pines, H. A. I.... I *12 02a in | * (iOOuin
Ar. Jlaleftrh I 2 03a in I II '3a in
Ar. ! leiiiiorson I 3 26 a in | 12 43 pin .
A r. Moldon | 4 55 a ni I 2 50 p m
Ar. J'l I :-jlio'ltii 1 7 "it II III I fl :I0 i> III
I A rVliTehinonil, A. ('.I,.. ! * f> 15a in I * 7 20 p ni
A r. Wa hlnsrt-ni, 1*. U. 1( | 1231 p mi 1120pm
Ar. Now York ! 623 p in ( 683a in
' ~ * A n 11 y.
NtiB. 103 an?l "i'lio Atlanta fpotlftl,'
Solid \ euiliwlod i r.iin of I uilni.m Sleepers
i land Coaches bctwten Washington and Atlanta,
aim t'lillnn.n Sleopors between i'ortsinoiith
and < harlot le. N.
Nos. 41 an.l 38. 'I'hu S. A. it. F.vpross."
, Solid'I'mIn. Coaches and I'nllnian Mtepvis
lift vm r?i I'url .mil -lit I? m.fl A .Innhi
:,rm train* nnik liiKiu'ili to connection at
Atlanta ?<.* MontLoaiory. Mobile, Now Orli
ail*. 'IV.\ !-.< alitor: Mrx'liat tnnonga,
N'a.-.liv ? !> , Moraptii , Mac -'U and Florida.
For li.-koH. etc., apply to
t.. I*. I;\M*:.1. I'. A..
Trv;>:i 1 : ? ?*. ? Pa: lotto. N. f.
12. Pv. io.r.'. Vice I'roa. and (loirf, M'r'?,
II. W. It. 11 '('radio Manager,
V. 12. Mcisr.tt, General Suj?t,
I. S. At.t.r.N, iSen. Pass'r. Agent.
General OlKac*, Portsmouth, Virginia,
Hands Wanted.
: 50 Loopers S'aHu
UsceMor Knitting Mills, Union, S.
O. Work nice and easy. Gootl hands
earn
$1.25 to $1.75 Per Day,
Kxci i.Rioit Knittixo Mill, By J,
II. <5a' lt, Trcas. and Manager.
, S !?nt') i It :i
cv j s , v 3"* i "* / cuklti **un
! j * ? ' n C -H V Itennnlien. Il?v?cnMt
.I .O 4 i 2 O" J many thousand ca*??
1'-?ii?*d hopolcM. In te*
4ay? (?t le*.-4t tiro-third*vt ?ll <*n>ptor?s rwnaT?>d
r< ?tltrioniM? srul TK8 OATS trestinant fra*.
0* B. B. tU?M SOBS, 0os K. Allan to, CHn