The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1863-01-20
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There are scarcely any notables now IN
the prison. The inccudiaries who were en-
gagged 10 the Michigan Central Railroad war
were pardoned out and disappeared years ago.
White, Ayers, and King, the express robbers,
served out their time, and left year aOd .
half ago. "Old Dcty,os notorious thief
whose fame extended throughout many Of
the southern and central COUNTESS. 10 pointed
out in the shoe shop, having worked thsoseh
two.thirds OF the seventeen yean' sentence -
which Judge Pratt consigned him. Young
Ten Eyck convicted of robbing letters in tho
post office at Detroit, is at work in the tailor
shop. The most eminent Of the conViets,
however, is Mckinney, late State Treasurer,
the /" Honest John" OF former days. He
has now been in confinement sfacc last Nay,
and looks gloomily ahead to the remainder OF
his seven years sentencs. When fret immur.
ed, he was assigned to work 10 the tailor shop,
but was soon changed to the hospital, where
be has sincc remained, doing service as nurse.
He takes bis confinement with as good grace
as ho can, but it is evidently wearing upon.
him. Moving around the department Of the
sick. with Lis long flowing beard shaven close,
bis mustache gone, bis gray hair cut 10 prison
order, with striped jacket and pants, and a..
socating only with the lowest outcists and
and criminals, he is indeed but the wreck OF
bis former self 1t must not be supposed,
however, that he haa lost heart and given
way under the crushing blow. Not he. ,a
His head 10 just as erect as ever; he walks
with just as firm a step, and looks as defiant
and unconquered as befor bis fall He shuus
company, and desires to see no ona and con-
verse wth,no one. Even his best friends.
those who stood by him when all else had
deserted, are treated contemptuously. He
mauifests no gratitude whatever for the efforts
that have been made in bis behalf He says that
for himself he cares nothing; he shall never
live to sec the experation of his sentence; {;
already be is becoming debitatsd, weak and
sickly, and he is fully impressed with the be-
lief that he shall 60 down 10 his grave with
out ever again seeing the sunlight outside Of
and were il not fCr tnsui is NC % m3uSu DO.
plain of his hard lot He is ready and obe-
dient to the prison rules as indeed are edu'
Gated men always; that class, so prison omcers
say, always make the best behaved and most
easily managed prisoners. j
A story is now told relative 70 the loss Of
the money, for defaulting in which John NC
Kinney was convicted, which, is worthy re-
heating, and it can be taken for what II =
worth. 1t is fully credited by his best friends
; those who should know best. 1t will DC
remembered that the particular act OF defa,
cation alleged against him in the complaint
on which he was tried and convicted, was fo'
a sum a trifle over $22, 900, being the specific
tax Of the Detroit and Milwaukee Ra'!roat
Company. This was paid to him and wa'
ia bis possession in New York. since which
time nothing has been heard or known OF It
It is alleged that he was robbed Of this IN
| house of il-fame in that city, either BY pros
, titutes or their confederates. II is know
a that he had detective 90 the search 70
. something for long while, though what
was be never tod. Other circumstances
i which it is not necessary to repeat in this plac
also confirm, and that very strongly; this sup
position; shan g, therefore, may have ha
! quite as much to do with that obstinate
4 mulish silence TO the affair, as anything else
1 Any revelations he might make, therefore
Q would not perhaps implicate others 80 muc
4 in a share Of the spo;ls as it would himself u
q mean personal shame and disgrace Man
a now think that Mckinney was not the tool
q much Of others as the victim Of bis Own baa
passions. sq COS q ymaG od3 ytw giiaf