| Show LET THE WORK BEGIN there to la a good deal of work for or the grand jury of the thirl third district to do without going outside of this city there I 1 is much in the way of investigation that ought to be done rod and it cannot be commenced too soon the inquisitors Inqui have bave better facilities for doing such work than committing magistrates have for the latter are compelled to bear defensive matter as to law and fact thus many who are guilty guilt yin in reality escaping through the fictions of legal practice while the former are not it may be said that indictments under such ouch circumstances would amount to the same fictions could be interposed at the trial but th this to is not nece barlly the case the ex parts parte ascertainment of facts to is otten often the means of narrowing the struggle down to its merits and in any event exposure follows which amounts to something in the nature of protection fur for the law jaw abiding such crimes as seduction abortion and the like are not only frequent but on the increase we believe this increase is because or of the leniency and apathy shown in dealing with them the debaucher debau oher the ravisher even eved can obtain immunity oftener than otherwise by marrying his bis vie iric tim ti m so can his adders and abettors abet tors A case was recently spoken of in these columns to in which a woman aided in the allurement allure mout and downfall of an innocent girl sought this form of escape for herself and the instrument of her villainy and so far they have escaped but lot let the flat fiat go forth that this community will no longer tolerate so de degrading grafing a condition of things as a girl having to conceal her shame by marriage w with I 1 th the loathsome wretch who betrayed herl As a matter of law marriage does not extinguish the offense at all it may or may not be the means of reducing the punishment iu in the discretion of the court and lot let all procurers procuresses procures ses and others who assist in the infernal business be made to understand that the heavy hand band of the law is only withheld that it is not powerless it Is the duty of those who have evidence of any of these offenses against the statutes to seek an interview the grand jury and it nothing else can be accomplished thereby exposure will surely result by means of which the community will be on its guard |
