Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-10-25

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Ilst the heaf receiving room, whsh
Gilman entered, there were the SIX
other coaTfcts-W who had been brought
upg h~andcuffed. trGi4nan ragitelgi
awaited orders. He looked quickly
at-the ethef-eeaViets, but without any
appearance ofrepulsion. ~
Eold-yeur .asas staaa--ia--liaey
with your faces to the WALL said the
-f9YtG 9{iob5jiGJs BIT 1855 lsts 10
The b men ranged themselves i ssfI in l line. e..
Next t, Gilman Stood a negro, who
was under sentence for larceny. Git
stood at the end Of the line near
est the clerk, and the HIST inquiries
were put 81 on him. ~ '' -. ''.'I
"wfksst il Your man p Jua r7.ilF ~
civilian e. Gilman
"Htow&t old are re' your? s'"- i'aA 42
''asForty three years"
iHlHwhaAt Il youf Business ''f""'
1aiaAbrakerr.. 'a ba7aiH osfx q1fa5 go
sswkere t w9fs you II bof9ss,n .i"+,'
TstNto2rwiicchR, Conn. iHh fop,a os Il
aHave your ever Seen arrested be-
fore 9 . Il
al have never been arrested al
81 nCb s'isd
5'4s whatr'' gsi Exclaimed the gfelkl IN 4
1oauid ysooicee, as he looked up at Gil!
man in astorfshmnent. 40 y ''.'aii
T'sI have n never been arrested at all, "
Gilman quietly 4ll yd REPLIED. ID o'@ z.
1'bt"Ngt2sesf been al afrressfssdle ia Said TIKI
aS6bws' b~ssgWildeeffeedA' dier8E2. Kitten 1Koas
eaoamiesg It ftlhahtt s ssDd Gre heffe?: ~@ o.
TO this Question Gilman IN made h
tfsesppl55 , Ind as t VAS A qidSasssioH7 tina.
E}fe cIefk s1aasa 3 Jtaa authorized to ask
ED5ehputtyy' S@heerfff Butfhhees}, 10 Ms was Il
4 tae room .tt lie tirhheg,a ssaitf that Gil
Inaaaa tistt wfadstS Was ptoper III not drt
Il swerino .abaod 1i,it Ioods asdl bna
'owAs Soon is tte cferk feeg6bterre#Hr fraon
his SURPRISE he asked, cadn yohwrfftee?'
fDfsEYes, sf hf.''om asa i'79'1im 8
1T sTileh' Sign your = naafiie' to tfa
roll. "'" no. ." '-
Gilman took the pen and signct
qtWiilfaam c. Gilman to- the roll IN
firm, plain hand. D'-''ono1q 's''
oDs. what hive .yyto1nI g got iabtdts yodr p
Said THE clerk to Gilman" il ''4h %
r Gilman took from his pocket III
Knife, pocket Book, and Il few trihes
and then took of his width and chhi1
ard gave them to the clerk. Thei
he suddeiily thrusting his hand int
anothets pocket he took from it;
".'t -
r'~Thati is a Key to my valise, VI
stairs. ~ '''- " e." i
~ Again the clerk was astohfshed
f"Ihe Key 10 Shat?'' he exclaimed.
80 NY ~valise, which Sup stafrs!!'
'Yohf ~valise! Well, wen see abou
that ~ and ~: Have yodY got any
thing erse aabont. you f''>' o' ''4'" d
EMO, nothing but this ring" point
ing to a plaih gbid ring on his finger
Take it Off" 1..1'
4 II can't ge tSi it or" 2.sE' a1'
~ '''T1hiesn2 ven file it Of. So"
sc Gilman, after some 'ttndsgging,,a sue
ceeded in taS jig ,65if the ring, an,
then 1 lie gave it 70 the clerk: jos
The eeonvictst were then taken int
the state-foom TO be shaved and hav
their Hair rel cut. But rs 'Gi1mah's fac
Was smooth, and his hair closely trim
med, he was passed by, but was Keep
'ffn the room until the other convict
were attended to by the barber. The
he was vas taken to the Bath With til
Others, and aIftef he had removed hi
It Vas taken away" By''th
side OF the bath-tuh fay the coars
striped prison clothing, which wa
put on Aft after tiiee bath hdd Been finish
.Druffiinn2g al this lGilmaff sRowe'
]se Feeling, ahhtd, excepting that ttet
twas a sseet io5R Upon 1iiss' facet SCENE,
t4.1,ad,ee9d hh i,ds j3na div ia -,
In tie yyaradf tthtsa seven edohyfots, II
their ls SLIPPED tlofhihg,s werrs9 Placed i
India1iHa ffile,, Gillian 'aH4hs Sasad. Mex
Bsp Gillian a a itayEo, gas placeaii 'Hii q
..Ppt yy9onbtt fifsihIds IN the'd Shoulder
sf tlipee "a mai in ff font 4sfr! yodd, saitf IN
Keeper h' Tffs negro pddttf his hhnds D
Y Gaman's shoulders. .s ~
r. nay tSoES7hmlanr march, ke Keeping sd step. "i. .
1. Tbs sSodyitss mhalreildesd a few PAGES
l.halted, thhffhtesd ands ~haAfehedf baeI
again His tdiiiif Vas Kept 'apiI 70
about faif All ekodf, and,5 although
had Hot eaten anything sine
an early iilio5tH3, ffJ Aep did' not flag
His eoohddftt made agood ihpressfo'
len Iii" prison ii J otHsers.i When thi
drill Vas Il eYdkd Gilman and" til
Others were taken to their cells, wher
they win remain, excepting at inca
thine, until Monday Thus the Pin
street broker began his prison life.
:, The Mexico Savings Bank VIII en-
| Iao.,or m mnx,a into fhair paw hfJi1d