Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1873-06-27

us had written letters. Neither she nor my
self ever received any letters.
RESULT AND RELEASE
" made 81 1915 for the State during my
stay at the penitentiary. On the 23d Of De
| cember, 1871, | was pardoned out by Govern
or Bowie on account of petition gotten VI
by some Christians of Prince Georges county
who knew | was wrongfnly accused My
health had failed me by this time. In my
delicate state | was turned out into the cold
weather with 81 in my pocket and IL suit o.
summer clothes. | soon spent my money
looking for work. Finally got job of drill
ing rocks in Montgomery county, on the Me-
tropolitan road, at 81 day, paying eighty
five cents per day for my board. could only
make "A half days work on account of the
severe weather. had to stop. then came
to Baltimore and entered Mr.. Numsen canning
factory, | worked the first day without any
thing to eat Mr. Numsen like Christian,
paid me 81 for work the first day, and got
something to eat. then worked in Mallory's,
Mcllvaines and Pruth's canning factories un.
til was arrested for the murder Of Mrs.
Lampley
THE PRISONERS MOTIVES, ETC.
In thus tracing out his career the prisoner
declared, as it were, in the presence of death,
that one of his great objects was not to take
out his spite, but in order to show how prisons
work inside, and how men go there like him
self he claims, innocent of crime, or guilty of
only slight ofenses, and by cruel and harsh
treatment become brutalized, and leave the
Institutions, designed to reform them, hard
ened criminals. Hollohan, though often ex-
hibiting signs of intense concern for his future
state, occupies himself great deal with things
of this world. In reply to question about
his sentiments toward Nicholson, and the
feel n prieOppr r1 hiutcplF
han replied ''Oh, yes, we are on excellent
terms. We are going to have monument
erected over us together after all is over"
WHAT MR.. JOHN T. FORD SAYS.
Iollohan's statement is given as coming
from HOliohan, though Mr.. John I. Ford
one Of the former directors of the penitentiary
for number Of years, as also for long tim c
foreman Of the grand jury, declared TO the re-
porter who interviewed him on the subject
that many of Hollohan's statements are total
ly unreliable, and that he Mr.. Ford) is con-
WINGED that the allegations in regard 10 the
Maryland penitentiary are made chiefly from
hearsay, and not from Hollohan's own expe-
rience. With regard 10 the case of George
Gill, mentioned by Hollohan, Mr.. Ford says
that he never heard of Gill's being whipped ;
that he bore an excellent character with the
prison authorities; that he is certain if he had
been whipped he (Mr. Ford) would have
heard ofit, and that he died of the consump-
ton, inherited from his father, who was per-
sonally know 10 Mr.. Ford, and the latter was
about to obtain the pardon Of the son George,
on the ground of good behavior and delicate
health when he died.
Mr.. Ford says also as a director of the peni-
Tertiary he had positive knowledge that dur
ing the last illness of Gill he expressed CRATE
ful appreciation of the acts of kindness shown
him BY prison officials, and he thinks that
lIolohan could not have been at his bedside.
Gill was buried by his fathers side, in the
Baltimore Cemetery.
WHAT MIR. DOLL SAYS.
The reporter also called upon IIollohan' 5
spiritual adviser, Mr.. Doll, who states that he
not only did not advise IIolohan to make
public the statement No. 2, but strongly
urged him not to do so. With regard TO his
being turned Out into the cold with 50 aud a
thin summer suit, Mr.. Doll says that if the
Prisoners Aid Association had been nppris.
ed of his pardon, which was very sudden, he
would have been provided for, or if he had
applied to them for aid, which he did not
The association always aids prisoners who have
served out their terms, because they can al
ways tell definitely when they are 10 be dis
charged, but prisoners are frequently pardoned
out so suddenly and unexpectedly that the
association does not have chance to aid then
before they have left the city. Ilollohan wa.
one Of these instances.