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Show I IF ONE OF THE GANG TURNS INFORMER. Quoting from the Standard on the size of the reward offered for th blackhanders. the Logan Journal expresses ex-presses the opinion that If the reward is made large enough one of the bandits ban-dits will yet give up the'secret of the identity of the gang. The Journal ," says . But the offer of such a sum really carries with it the aitnoat certainty of the capture and punishment of the greater portion of the band, not ao much through the efforta of de- icctivee as the combined avarice and I fear of the thieves themselves The offer of such a reward plant a con suming canker within the hearts of the co-conspirators The understand Ing with regard to such offers ia that i the one who betrays his comrades in to the hand of the law shall himself I go free, though equalh guilty Some j times it is the imminence of rapture. c -7-r- ' i r'l l c Hncpo MV i Vi m PflTTflrrl t It o f I induces criminals to "squeal oi their pal6 " In the face of a heavy reward the much vaunted "honor amonn thieves" proves to be a non-existent quality. In the firat place cornea the temptation temp-tation of immunity from puniphrnent and a round sum of money, .ind It must be constantly In the mind of the tempted one6. espjecially if more than usually weak or vicious In a gang, those who are regardei as weakest are closely watched; and ii their companions are. particularly des perate, are often stain. Otherwise, if the offer be a large one, sooner or later they are almoBt certain to accept ac-cept it. With an assurance of his own free dom from punishment, one of the gang may yield, and. getting the re ward, leave the countrv without one regret that he had forfeited the lives erf his companions in crime That would be a fitting end to the reign of terror. |