The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-07
nm WISHES no BE Dead TO HIS
FAMILY.
John BartolI is Interviewed by u Reporter
from behind Iron Bars.

John Bartoll, the champion confidence chap
who emigratsd to the Crescent City and who was
locked up In the Fifth Precinct Station, charged
with obtaining money under false pretenses was
visited In the Parish Prison by DEMOCRAT re-
porter for the purpose Of an interview.
O, q. Gain. the captain OF The Parish Prison,
who Ii always too happy to assist newspaper
man In getting news, called the accused down
stairs from his apartments, the sky-parlor.
When Tie accused had entered one OF the anti
rooms down starrs, the reporter said
AIR, Bartoll. this 10 sort of hard luck
Prisoner Yes but il is my own fault Was
crazy when ehmmitted the crime did'
Reporter--I have called down here to give you
the benefit OF a statement TO the community.
Prisoner Well, look here. reporter; IL there ~
4 single drop Of the milk OF human kindness IN
van, ana II YOU have any feeling for man In my
IL Won will not ask me to make statement.
Rsp,-I have all the feeling in the world for q
man In your fix, but my GRAND is one OF onsl-
nasa and am compelled TO put my feelings aside.
pfssoner--Well, If YOU have come down here
ID nnnp anything ont of me. you have got hold
or the wrong man. / have been interviewed ~
rer,prters before In the first place, John Bartoll
III net nv name at sill, and no living man In the
Htate shalj ever know my name. | care not how
much suffer. but my family shall never suffer
far my misdeeds | may go to State's prison. and
there is whers I may 60, but my family shali
never know where am, shall be dead TO them
and the balance OF the world.
Where came from left al aged mother two
sisters who are living q had three sisters, but
one OF them ia deadl wife and some little ones.
ali OF whose hears would be broken II they knew
syhere was-but they will never know. When
left home was suffering from very core throat,
and II those who care for me don't hear or my
whereabouts very soon they will think me dead
DO you know that there 10 not soul ID Boston
the city where am from, who would believe thai
have committed the crime that | have Why
al r nfu
government oiicials.
But my history is like the stories you read OF II
bf,pks sHe started TO gamble and then he fell, at
have fallen. and my bad luck started with gam
bling When left boston | had $3.50, and be-
fore reached this city bueksd against the tiger
until / loaf all of my monsy save $l25
1 did not intend to gamble in this city, but
I thought that after / had won bach
risked my $685. but instead of winning los
every cent owned save q very few dollars. Will
these Few anllara tried to win baoE my sl25.
won 800 of Ii back, and 40 soon ~ won ii sem
II 4, Boston and had IL placed to my credit.
Now, you see that money is in my right namt
and can't draw It. becauee l don't want my
nanle I'd be known In this city.
Look here, MIR. Reporter, won't you be Q
friend to me and send me an orthodox preacher
II I could ace sii orthodox preacher | would lei
him know my name and fix IL 40 that he could
draw the hundred dollars and pay the men whom
4 have beaten.
And another thing. can't see what good II
will do my prosecutors to send nae to the State,
prison. II will not get them their money. But
suppose IL Ia come satisfaction to send poo,
devil like mo 10 Jail to eke out existence
But ] was fool. | have no one to blame but
myselffor the trouble am in. Why, l worked
right into the police etation and tried to get one
of those checks cashed. did not know 1t was a
police station, or you can bet never would have
gone In there,
On making this remark the aocuseds oouote'
VI.