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woe ot oe a | a= With the witnesses, and who will thus be able to ascertain what circumstances of aggravation, if any, attend the offense; the age and relative interest of the parties, the motives of those urging prosecution; and what reasons, if any, exist for thinking the ends of justice will be better served by a prosecution under Federal law than under the laws of the State having jurisdic- tion." As a guide to the exercise of this discretion in non- camercial cases, you are advised that cases involving a fraudulent overreaching, or involving previously chaste,’ or very young wamen or girls, or, when State laws are inadequate, involving married women, with young children, then living with their husbands, may properly receive: consideration; that blackmail cases should, so far as possible, be avoided; and that whenever the wanen herself voluntarily and without any overreaching, has consented to the criminel arrangement she, too, if the case shall seem to demand it, may be prosecuted as a conspirator. Intelligently and discriminately administered, this law as now interpreted may be made to serve a valuable purpose. With the above suggestions its further enfarcement is confided to you, WILLIAM D, MITCHELL, Attorney General,