Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-07-29
P~ENITENTIARY POINTS.
The Ledger Man. Interview
the Penitentiary NotahIes.
The Audrain Delegation Seem
to be Behaving Well.

A1ShAaS AAIS w ell
Last week, while in jefferson Citv.
attending the State convention, we
"took inn the penitentiary in compa-
ny with Professor Blanton.
Although the penitentiary was
crowded with visitors, Warden Willis
very kindly showed us through the
different departments Of one of the
States most necessary institutions.
There are now 1900 convicts, So be-
ing women. Among the notables we
were shown
BlEBUscH,
the %coniacker, who was sent no from
st. Louis about three months ago for
ten years for the making and showing
OF the queer. This is his second fern
for the same ofense. He. of course,
says lie is not guilty. He is very
wealthy and made his money in this
way. He is an engineer and has
charge of the main engine In the
institution and is a very intelligent
looking man and was reading a St.
Louis paper when we saw him. He
says some rascals swore him guilty
to get off themselves. He hopes to
live to "shove'' another day.
AMBROSE o
is one Of the notables. He is from
Ashley, Pike county, and is in for
life. He works in the shoe shop. 1t
is thought he is a little off in his up
per story. Nine years ago he MUIR
dered his sweetheart, Miss Summers,
with a butcher knife. 1t has been
held all the time that he was crazy
at the time. Wien we referred to
the matter he did not seem to remem.
Der it at all. He has no hope, and
apparently no desire, to be released.
He says he is treated we'll, as are all
prisoners who behave themselves.
COLONEL HEATH,
of st. Louis, has cell 1887 and his
time will be out in 1887. He was
sentenced for ten years for embez.
element. He is a fine-looking fellow
and has an honest and pleasant face.
Heath has many friends and acquain
tances in Mexico. He was treasure,
} of the school board of St. Louis
and losing heavily over the table h
0 used the school funds and in thi
way was ruined. He has a wife an.
family and says he expects to liv'
: and be an honor to his family ant
get back his once good character
n There are thousands of worse men q
e large to-day than Col. Heath.
Audrain is pretty lucky about be
ing represented at the capitol. Sh
has also very respectable, or rathe
very large, delegation in the pen.
WILLIAM HARTLEY
= is working in the broom shop. H
had been sick but was in very goo
spirits, and we had quite a talk wit
him. HIS sentence is for fifty years
He says he does>not allow himself I
think about his trial, &C., &c. H
has strong hopes that if he behave
we'll he will be pardoned out befol
many years.
LESLIE HARTLEY
is looking well and is working in u
, boot and shoe department. His sci
tence Is for only ten years.
JOE BIGBEE
looked happy. He is in the boz
and shoe department. Joe says
st is getting good feel cheap.
JOHN DUKE,
ID who burned Hale's barn down, ar
who tried to break Jail here, is in Il
shoe shop.
III WHITE, ALIAS REED, &C,
is in good spirits as usual, and wan
at to get out to see his girl. He is t
chap who victimized Tommie Nelst
a couple of years ago.
1" EMMA MICKEY,
who was vent up for two years I
n stealing, is in the cooking depaI
ment. She used to he the partn
Of "Short-and Dirty"
EMMA PRILLEY,
alias "Short-and-D Dirty" was sic
or She says she wishes she h
been hung-not but what 8
is treated we'll, but she want
to be hung with the boys. She
only sentenced for twelve years. 5
was concerned in the murder of ]
low, as our readers all remember.
The Missouri penitentiary is ii
ST. being conducted as well, if not b
ter, than any other in the Unit
States. At the same time we do
want to be elected to it.