Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1904 — Want New Law. [ARTICLE]

Want New Law.

Indiana police officials are work, ing on a bill which they expect to present to the nex i legislature making the third conviction for felony bear a life sentence. Th's law is in vogue in a number of states. The theory is that if a law making the third offense punishable by life sentence is enacted there will be such an exodus of habitual criminals from the state as was never seen before,