Show r I CALIfORNIA JUDGE fiNDS IT PAYS TO TOTO I INDUCE CRIMINALS TO PLEAD GUll GUILTY TV t REDDI REDDING O Cm Ual May 11 Jud Judge Judge e John L L. Child Childs of the sup superior court of Del Norte county has bas an all unique and effective effective ef ef- system of disposing lJ of the Criminal criminal crim trim inal eases cues in bi his jurisdiction at small expense to the county It is hi his custom to visit Uit the accused in their tells cells and induce them thorn to plead guilty J The judge i explained his system yesterday as follows follows fol fol- lows JOW I I I ha have fJ considerable leisure rEo and aud audo i o 1 whoa when hii I hear that some alleged criminal is U in the county jail I make it a point to call nil on him bim and 1 leave him a few VI pay pa- la pers A day or two later I visit him again Kain and perhaps leave lea him him more pay pa papeR pa I peR pers I repeat my visit isit at a seeming interval al and perhaps sit lit down and talk to the offender in a friendly wa way I H It It usually turns out O that by the tho time t the district attorney i ii 8 ready to tofile toI tofile I I I file the information against the prix pris prisoner I prier oner I have him hini in a frame of mind I where he hf is read ready to plead guilty I Seventeen ae accused u M men have hare pl pleaded plead plead- J- J I ed td guilty in Del l Norte in th the tho last two years through ih my ministrations I find I it takes leas time to induce them theta to plead guilty than it does doe to try them in I I m my court before a tt jury I know kno that my method is it ver very unusual among superior judges and I J may be criticised But lint it works and it pays pas |