The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-02-07
land shortIy after the aames burst

out, and he gave the alarm.
No amount of ss-question1n.
could shake this testimony, and 8
Ling descended from the stand,
look of anxiety oYerspread the fac
of Mr.. Hardy, Bailey's lawyer.
The next witness called was JohI
Comm. He testified to the quarre
in the billiard room, but at the same
time gave Bailey a good name.
| Several other witnesses were cal
led, but their testimony was unim-
Iportant.
Mr.. Hardy made a very eloquent
speech in behalf Of his client, but
it was all in vain. The jury brought
in verdict Of aGuilty," and Bailey
Stone was sentenced to Sing-Sing
for life.
It was a bitter blow to Bailey
Stone, and one that wounded him
more than if the sentence of death
had been pronounced against him.
He was conveyed to Sing Sing for
life. Bailey Stone a common felonl
1t was almost more than be could
bear He was put to the task Of
making shoes, something he had not
the least conception Of He even
humbled himself enough 70 ask them
to allow him to try something else;
but all in vain.
One day Peter Ling and his assist
ant, Bill Strogler, entered the room
where Bailey was working, or rather
attempting to work, and after look
ing at him awhile, the former said
"Stone, you must improve faster
than you have been doing, OF viii
soon find way to make you"
81 am doing the best I can,n Bal
ley answered, IN a voice he endeaV-
ored to make calm.
mo back talk, or I'll let you feel
my authority" was the brutal re
joiner.
"Well, Mr.. Ling, I'll tell you
plainly, can't work at this trade,
nor will try it any longerp ex-
claimed Bailey, losing his temper.
"Then I'll find way to make you
continue, and also learn fast. Bill" j"
to his assistant, "bring the pet"
Bill left the room, and soon re-
turned with a whip.
Strip" said Ling in 8 rough
voice.
"What are you going to do?0 Bal
ley asked, while his face turned very
pale, and a look of determination
came to his eyes.
"Strip," was the laeonic reioinder.
81 will not" answered Bailey firm
ly.
"Then learn to obey" cried Ling
furiously: raising the whip to strike
bailey.
With a spring like that of tiger,
Baily jumped upon him and inflicted
a dangerous wound with the shoe
makers knife he had been using.
Strogler came to Ling's help, at
the same time calling for assistance,
and Bailey was overpoWered, heavily
ironed, and confined in dismal cell
to await the result of Lings wound,
which, upon examination, proved
to be very slight in comparison with
what was at first supposed.
Reader, the above is no fiction,
but the stern truth. Such scenes IS
the above occur very frequently in
Sing Sing, under the very nose Of
the good and humane( ?)citizens Of
New York. When I say such scenes
as the above, / am a little wrong,
for in the majority Of cases the ''pet
IS used, and that with no hghs hand.
And yet what a howl used to be
raised about the ''poor black men at
the South being tied TO a post and
whipped" and yet white men are far
more brutslly treated in Sing-Sing
every week. 1t is a burning shame
on the boasted freedom Of our land :
In the days of Bailey's adversely
Alma Freeman had not forgotten
him. She used all the influence she
could bring to have him pardoneo.
When she heard of Ling's being
wounded she was almost crazy. But
after time she determined to see
if money would not effect his escape.
And it did. In less than two months
after his incarceration, Bailey Stone
well disguised, was on his way to
Australia.
About this time, Mr. Freeman died,
leaving his fortune to Alma. After
settling his affairs, she departed for
Australia, and there married Bailey
Stone.
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Two years after, George Knight re-
cieVed a mortal wound in a barroom
difficulty, and on his death bed he
confessed Bailey's innocence Of the
crime for which he was imprisoned.
Bailey heard of it in Australia, but
the iron had entered his soul, and
he never returned to his native land i.
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