| Show CITIZENS ARE INDIGNANT OVER ACTION OF OFFICERS X IN HANDLING RACE CASE 2 yi y- y i y Prominent Men and Women Express Opposition n to to Commitment of Degenerate De Dc- generate and Moral Pervert to Industrial School With Chance That He May Be Turned Loose on Society Again e. 1 F 1 Following the publication of the thc story of the consideration shown Thomas Race whom westside westside west westside side residents declare to be a moral degenerate indignation was expressed on all sides today by readers of THE TELEGRAM I. That Race is a dangerous degenerate is the general deduction of reside residents acquainting themselves with the facts printed in THE TELEGRAM I. I Furthermore it is the consensus of opinion that more drastic action should be taken by the state officers toward protecting protecting protecting pro pro- innocent babes Prominent women and doctors have expressed the opinion that some other girl and her parents will suffer if Race is not confined and kept out of society for a longer period than three years The course being pursued by the state parole officer W. W M. M Rowe will necessitate the release of Race when he becomes 21 years of age For th the past two years ears he has maintained lustful and unnatural desires In view of this fact Salt Lake residents believe that three years in the industrial school will not suffice to drive the unnatural unnatural unnatural un un- un- un natural desires from his mind They outline that Race will be even more dangerous when he is 21 years old than he is at the present time And he has already been charged with v ith two brutal attacks on babies hardly out of their mothers' mothers arms As a result man many r Salt Lake Lak e residents believe that steps should be taken by bythe bythe bythe the authorities toward the protection of other fa families milies by imprisoning Race for a longer period than three years Opinions of some of Salt Lakes Lake's citizens follow DIscusSing the th question of at what should be done with Thomas Race n. old year e u oll degenerate who lias has been merely merely mere mere- ly lv sent back to the state Industrial school Tor n n. mere three years more after an another another another an- an other attempted offense against a little tittle girl trl a prominent government official to today today to- to day declared that society should be rid Q of Race Raco 11 Hr He stated that If It such euch a thing were possible an operation should be bc performed on Race that would euro cure him himo o of oC his mania As As such a thing cannot be he done un under er ertho the tho present resent law Jaw then I. I think that he hould should be placed In Ia the tho Insane asylum at Provo Instead of or being sent to jail ho he said Tho boy bo bohas has baa a n mania mania that's that's all 01 there thero Is to It and it-and and as s ho he Is said fald to l Le be o normal normal normn nor nor- mal mn In other ways he should not be punished punished pun pun- for acts he lie has committed but steps should bo be taken to prevent him doing an anything more of or f the aam samp sort tort There are all kInds of ot Insane manias mania Some women co go crazy and kill their chil children chil- chil and Instead In Instead In- In dren that dron-that that Is tho the murder mania and mania stead of ot putting the murderer In prison wo we send her to the mental hospital Some persona have a mania to tho the effect that It is their religious duty to throw red pepper in the eyes of ot people on the street Race should be treated ns as we treat nil persons who are arc Insane on one tb mental mental mental men- men subject hc ho should be sent to tal hospital and nd kept there Indefinitely MRS IRS JAMES TAMES IL MAYS MAYS fAYS I feel that I 1 Ilo 10 lo not kno know enough about tho the matter or the particular case mo to express nn any opinion on tho the subject except that on one feels sure something should bo bo We should hould protect ourselves In some way war One hates to think of a young oung bo boy bong banished from society If It there Is any possible pos pos- sible- sible chance C of or reformation yet ret those who know kno say R. R that a moral degenerate cannot b be cured Still one never nov can n tell and there Is ts always a chance It K Is a arate arate delicate handling and we t rate 3 e for fOI or very Informed arc are not who are arc not sufficiently iu In a a. position to say very en much MRS GOL GOULD D B. B L. KEL There Y There has ha been some somo thought and some work here a as to the lie matter maller of or legislation for sterilization and it seems to me this case shows Iho the need d of immediate action Inthe inthe In Inthe the matter This boy will wilt never be safe Confinement does not eem seem exactly the rl right ht treatment If possible he should be bo made a useful citizen and If it we could have ll legislation b by th the time le he Is ready to be from the Industrial school nt at least it would t seem a a. possible solution tion Uon iou of lila UliM and similar cases Ho lIo should houM not escape punishment He should ho turned d over O to the county count and the family rl of the child ah should prosecute for forthe or the sake of example It If It H did no good In inthis this hit particular case IE Legislation of this ort port seems seem the obvious thing and should hould be e pushed b by the men The women hould not Have to do 10 H. H but instances like this arousing public sentiment should help and people should Interest themselves es in iii the cause J J. J FRI FRED D DAYNES Yes Tes I II read the article How can one with a family famil reel feel secure of or those thosa thC they love lo with a brute and alid fiend of or this type at large And that Merrill case Its It's rotten rolten rotten rotten rollen It Il east casU a a. reflection on the fair name of or orthe the state tato rm niL GRACE STRATTON STRATTO AIREY In AIREY In Race Itaco should undoubtedly be besent besent m my 1511 opinion pl l n- n sent zent to the state penitentiary Immediately Immediate immediate- could be no possibility of ly Ply so that there po hi hitS hla getting out until after he is 21 1 years scars of age I It If ho he is 19 released In three years cars that 1 is if I understand the facts of or the Site case correctly he will commit another t similar crime and we cannot tell whose daughter It will bo be next time It has al always at- at s f ways been a question i in m my mind as to Just what hat should be done In hi a 0 case cue of this kind whether kind whether incarceration for life lito is ts the solution sterilization or Voh what t. t nc Beyond ond a n doubt If it he is 15 released when hen he heIs hels ls Is 1 there will be the fame same story over overo o nin and steps should be taken to a avoid void this in any event event- MRS fRS JAMES II IT MOTLE Tho Tho conduct of this man is certainly an outrage l From rom romall all accounts it seems certa certain In that he is a B. amoral amoral moral degenerate de and othor other persons person's lives lUes Rna and th their lr childre children's childrens lives U arc worth more moro than his lila He lie is la teno no better than n a mur- mur derer In a wa way One can but feel feol that it would be better to ruin one life ilie even if Ir treatment he Jle would have huc to receive Ive should make him worse wort o than that the lives of or Innocent little children n should be spoiled It seems seems' a pIt pity that there Is no special place for persons of hi his kind something between the industrial school and the penitentiary where he ho could be segregated without hurt hurt to himself and yet where he would not be in a a. position to hurt others F F. E. E It GURRI It is criminal to al allow allow atlow at- at low a man of oC this type a at t liberty The They are 11 no more responsible for their acts act than one afflicted with homicidal mania It is even better to allow a mad dog to torun torun run un loose on the city's streets and of or course COUlSO such Euch an animal would be killed on sight Degenerates of or the tho Race Hace type not being accountable for their actions actton should forever be kept in custody custod by the state It Il is plainly the duty duty- of ot the tho state and tho only wa way I Ir In which the home can be protected MRS M f. f M. M JOHNSON I I am 11 heartily in sympathy with what THE TELEGRAM TELEGRAM TELE TELE- GRAM GRA I wants done with this man Race liace Ho lIe most certainly should be put behind the bars rs I feet feel hardly competent to express ex ex- press an opinion but that the that the man should be bo placed where he lie cannot do such puch things it seems to me mc no one could help believing MRS A A. A JOSEPH JOH JOHNSON It SO It is hard to tell what whal to todo do with a person like Race He lie is a moral degenerate there cnn call be no doubt of or that and cannot be allowed to have ha his freedom What should be bo done with him is a matter which would take careful consideration by persons who know all aU the facts and who I understand such uch eases cases When and where I he will commit another crime no one I s knovs and ond no chances should be allowed him That much li is certain no matter what measures are arc the ones oneR decided upon MRS ms LILY C C. WOLSTENHOLME Race should 1 bo boo put somewhere indefinitely indefinite Indefinite- ly b lie He is like a leper and cannot be bo al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to mingle with people The poor fellow tellow perhaps cannot help himself and Ina Ina in ina a way such uch treatment might bo be hard on him but disgrace or slow death th such as ashe ashe ashe he creates worse than death itself to the victims and those dear to them f should hould be prevented even at great cost to the Individual in question MRS IRS EDWARD KIMBALL t I can tell teU mighty quick what I would woula do with a aman aman man like Race Raco I would treat him as asI asI I 1 would any other animal I would put him forever If It necessary where here he Would not be a n menace to others There is no Que question Uon In m mv my mind that It should bo be mado absolutely impossible for or him to bo ho in a 0 position to commit other out out- r rages es No Xo halfway measures are effective effective effect effect- ive i've In such instances ROSCOE W W. EARDLEY EARDLEY- I I have been so bu busy y the last few low days that I have havo barel barely had time to scan the papers I 1 had barel barely time to see the headlines of or orthe the R Race article It I is 18 terrible to allow altow such people to be at large larso It almost makes makes' ones one's blood Mood boll boil I F. F H. H KNICKERBOCKER My My time was va-s so occupied yesterday that I did not have ha an opportunity to see see the evening ovenin paper If its it's anything like that Merrill case its it's pretty prett bad |
