Show DEALING WITH CRIMES IN CANADA from the chicago times herald on jan 1901 the citizens of the dominion of canada have just cause to be proud of their record as law abiding people the annual report of the criminal statis aloa of the dominion which baa a population of over 6 shows atsatt there were only twenty five indictments for murder in 1899 of which only two were left without final action eleven of those indicted were banged nine acquitted and three confined as insane canada la a country of vast proportions its people are scattered over a wide stretch of territory making police surveillance difficult and in many districts impossible yet a city like new york or chicago alone furnishes a tar greater criminal hat every year than the whole vast stretch of territory from quebec to vancouver the canadians ascribe their immunity from crime to the promptness with which punishment Is meted out to offenders when a man Is caught red handed in the act of robbing another he Is not beleas d on straw ball by bome justice ot the peace from the slums to go out and repeat the offense sharp and sure justice Is meted out to criminals of all the result being that when the guardians of the public peace succeed in bringing a thug to the bar they are seldom callad upon to hunt him a second time furthermore there are few court delays in canada when a criminal la bronert to book they have no dreyer cases over there there are no whereby canadian criminals can have the proceedings stayed from month to month and from year to year or after being convicted appeal from one court to another until witnesses die of old age or opportunities tor corruption can be found nor does this swift method of treating with wrong doers in canada leave the innocent unable to properly defend themselves they have all the opportunities tuni ties and privileges that our own laws extend to them the extent to shield the guilty Is lacking that la all the above taken from the editorial column of the times herald gibee some idea of the immunity from crime that exists in canada and this Is on of the many inducements held out for americans to settle in the district known aa western canada the season of 1901 will see a few new sections of the country opened up for settlement they arsi attractive in every respect it la understood that one of the best indian reserves Rea erves in the famous valley of the saskatchewan will be opened up this year and an invitation Is extended to those desiring homes to make inquiries the price of the land Is said to be nominal besides these lands the several railway companies have lands to sell also the government for particulars write to the agent of the government whose advertisement appears elsewhere tames A taylor a railway contractor well known throughout the northwest Is under arrest at seattle on a charge of bigamy committed at duluth minn where he is wanted by the police his wife and two children are in seattle |