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Show I'Iiimcioin ttiFcrs of ciir.vp IK'IION. Hume appropriate and (unzout remarks re-marks were lately made upou the rier-nloloua rier-nloloua elTocts of chiap works of Action byJudgo Hciiew, of the tjupromu Court of New Jersey. The otcaslou was tho conviction of a alxicen-yrar-old boy named Robert Tale of murder In the first degree. After ro'irrlng to tbo nature of tho literature tue boy had U-en accustomed to nad, thu Judge said. "I never saw a copy of ono of tlie novela until 1 aaw It during the trial uf tho case, w hen sot era! wero t rodueod. It l apparent that Ilia tbe moat pornl-ijous pornl-ijous llleraluru that can possibly get Into tlio hand ot children. I am not aware of any law that would warrant the Indictment of any of lha Imokathat I have aeon, but at Iho next term, Iff can find any of those booka that culno within tho noopa of tho law, I ahall ask Iho grand Jury to indict. I And from information in-formation that upward of twenty por-aona por-aona In thla city are engaged lu the salo of thla aort of literature, and that It la aold lo lioya and glrla eehoolboya and schoolgirls. And I have nlsoobtalnedau estimate from a cry oathorltatltueuurvo of tho relative agea of persona who aro bronght before our police courta for of fenaes InvoUlng attcmiu to rob, ateol-Ing, ateol-Ing, and crimes of that character, nod I will tako the opportunity of miuilonlng thoflgursa now, I'eraon charged with larceny combined with breaking and entering, en-tering, or entering with Infent (that la high trlmo), under tho agu of 10 yeara, 30 por cont, lietwcen 1H and 2-1 oars, 1-0 per sent. making!)) por ent,t our 23, 10 er cent. I'or elruplo laroony, whloh intolvea the anno grado nf crl ne, lwing ielly or grand larceny according to tho amount, und sr I, CO por ccnt.j between IB and 23, 10 por oant-i ovor 1, 10 jer cont. casoaNf a aluiple larceny lolug cousldsrably the most uumeroua. It la safe to sny that of the peraon ehargod with aomo form Af atmllug, otor I4 ier cont. aro under tho ago of l. year " Kvery lntelllL,-ent and upright clll-xen clll-xen In the country shares Ihu views of Judge Dcpew on Ihl Important subject. |
