The Republican journal., 1877-02-08
ged for good wages by Mr.. Wilson oI

SdGeu luf Soou wages DN Nlr. Wilson {
Q Hallowell.
The story of Isaac n Glilden, who /
IN Tor lite, eXcltes a good deal OF sympa
Thy. In company with Albert henney
t who IS also under Il life sentence, he wen
on what is known as Il 'tare, " entered tn
house OF citizen in Washington Co.. il
the night time, and secured small sun
OF money, but in doing so the man Of th,
house vas aroused and kenneY strucl
, MIN blow on the head, which was no
latal The sentence seems hard The
tears came into Glidden's eyes as he pleal
tcr mercy. He is but twenty-seven wear.
OF age; served his country tour years dur
ing the rebellion and his body now bear,
marks OF the enemy's bullets
John Eyartson, the emheznIer from thf
Soldiers Home, who kept his books by
a0aOle entry, is sleek and hearty, laborino
IN the harness shop. lie is rather proud
Ot having concealed his crime for so many
years. We expressed the wish that he
might be "a good boy" after he came out,
t. which he replied, II never was n sue
ces III being good boy"
t'eo Miller, the ''Jetterson Borden" NJ
rate is here, His manner, form and face
combine TO give you An idea oi tile New
ork Ledger style oi pirate--a person
You would not care TO meet alter nightiall
ca lonely road lie il in tor lite
Nm. ID. Blake is one OF the patriarcha
| oI Tie prison, having been committed for
| LIE, tor the murder OF Patterson, in 1867
| "heh Blake was but ~ Years Old lie has
grown old within prison walls is a large
| Plea3ant-iaced, mild-mannerei man, and
aS Happy as could he expected under the
circumstances. He THINKS he has been
long enough in prison to meet the ends of
Justice. lie has a wife and SIX children to
aId III the support OF whom he manuIac-
tiiTts fancy articles nt Nni4ou8 ind7, which
he sells TO Vi3itOr-
Jos -. Smith OF Ie:zie The. Young and
smart river-driytr, who made his escape
on log when pursued by the officers of
the Law, II here chatting under Il lit, sent
ence. lie murdered ,losselyn, the wool
merchant. He SAYS he struc, hin upon
the head TO stun him, so that he might OBJ
tain the money that he knew was about
ms person, not Intending to Kill him, but
the blow was heavier than !.u Thought
and proved fatal Violence runs in tam-
SMITHS brother stabbed a schoolmate.
llosWel!, the murderer OF John Latin
cha1eS the same as ever under his incar-
ceration though If he behaves himself.
but seventeen months OF prison life re-
man before hm We were told that
though protessedly pious and 4 constant
reader OF the Bible, his influence on the
other prisoners is bad He says he never
ought to have been in the prison. He
tackled Latin, in the house, where en-
sued the struggle, but some Of l.aflin's
friends took pains to wash out the spots of
blood on the floor and wall. He wants
nothing more to do with his wife. He is
very tleshy and stout, his black hair aud
moustache being slightly tnged with GRAY.
Lowell is in the same shop with Hosweil,
ana has every appearance Of n murderer,
George Knight, the Poland wife muir
derer, claims to be the oldest resident Of
the prison, having been there twenty
years Although sixty years of age he
has no gray hairs, and does not show the
advance OF age at all lie is small in
statue, has brown hair and Il very pleas
ant face. lie inquired of person present
who knew, into whose hands the old farm
had lallen, lie is innocent-to let him
tell the story Is confident that his wife |
committed suicide. On the fatal night, at
halt past ten o'clock, he was on his way
home, ANA couIu not possibly nave uont
the deed lie is stll under the death
sentence.
John +. Lawrence. the Bangor MURDER
er, who murdered Mrs Atwood. is under
sentence Tor lite. lie is 80 Years oId and
IS 4 stout ihlck-set man. He claims that
he was insane ut the time, caused by
drinking; had nothing against the Wo
man, and was AS much surprised as any
one when he came to himself and found
his hands stained with innocent blood He
received Il sunstrole in the army which
made him temporarily insane He il not
without hope Of 4 reproVe
Patrick II. McCluskcy OF Bethel, IL a
"charactcr." de has been here since 1871.
being sent tor lie, for the alleged ctinit
of rape He Went to 4 house of i.l-tame,
and while in Ii drunken spree was entirely
obliviou3 of what he did, though he IS
confident that he l. guillitsi OF the crime
with which he is charged The penalties
Of the crime have been changed since MS
incarceration
Ephraln Gilman 0t Denmark, was com.
united for life at the AGE o - years, for
the crime OF murder lie has served ii
years. Ii was u love affair; he Killed the
woman. because lie was in love with her
daughter. and thought She stood in the
way Of him and happiness The dodge
OF suicide was attempted. y note pur-
portin" to have been written by the muir
uered woman, was found on which was
written. BE good children; I'm tired OF
living" II was shown to be Enthusiastically
iii Gilnan's handwriting. and was the
strongest evidence against him at the
trial
John Fitzgerald OF Hallowell, who is in
for two years, tor breaking and entering.
says he ia far from being guilty.
Geo. \. Dyer, ecently Register OF Deeds
in Hancock county, is a convict who tN-
cites unusual sympathy. lie was a member
of the 9th Me. Reg. under Gen. Harris.
now State Superintendent of Public Build
ings, and lost a leg in action He has a
wife, two children ;jnd Il mother. He was
largely engaged in business, and by pay
ing an immense tax to the usurer, found
himself on the verge Of bankruptcy 10
save his friends from disaster, he forged
note on which to raise money, intending
to replace it on the Frightening up Of
business He is Il fine, pale-taced, intelli-
gent, thoughtful appearing man. His sent
ence was made as light as possible, two
years and half. "Oh." said he. '.you
have no idea Of the punishment of prison
life to Il person of sensitive nature. You
may be treated ever SO kindly but the
bare thought OF being shut out from the
world and deprived OF your liberty. is
TERRIBLE
We conversed with many others. but
ra,,,,ipS tficiont to nntico l,,,t
Sims and Mcguire. the Bowdoinham
bank robbers.
Orrin Sims, or ''Roary' Sims, AS he was
called by his pals in crime is the finest
looking prisoner and the most marked
character within these walls OF medium
height, his person is of faultless proper
tons; his face handsome. with dark hazel
eyes, hair, whiskers and moustache,
dark silky brown. He has very much the
appearance Of a gentleman, and is said to
hp the hest hahavpd narSon in tho prspn