The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-07
CONVICT NO. Az.
Bernhamer Is His Name and He Is Now in
the Michigan City Prison.

Bernhaner was taken to the Northern Prison,
yesterday, by Deputy United States Marshal
Stein. But little sympathy attended him except
from his family and those who have been con-
nected with him in business. Yet when the
time for leaving the Jail came there stood out
side a crowd of forty more persons who are
always waiting for something to relieve their
voluntary or enforced ideness. Within were
gathered q few to bid him goodbye, aud
in an adjoining room sat his wife,
sister and aunt crying. bitterly. They came
TO him early in the morning and until
the prisoner had to prepare for his departure,
he was with them giving them the hest comfort
he could. Beruhamer is not character whose
emotions can be easily moved, and whether it
was bravado or hope that he would eventually
escape the disgrace of term 10 the penitentia-
ry. no has been the most talkative. the most
sertive, and the most audacious of all the con-
spirators. Until within the last ten days
of s his disgrace nAV bot the parsiDc
from his family. yesterday, brought the tears to
his eyes. Ten minutes before he lett he passed
in and out of the inner Office several times while
the deputy marshal waited patiently for him to
wash his hands, brush his hat and pick bit or
dirt from his coat. all the time talking nervous
~ to anyone his eyes would fail upon. In that
short space of time he made dozen different
marks wholly irrelevant 10 each other They were
trivial and suggested by some circumstances he
recollected or soms person who stood near him.
Coming out of the inner Office the last time nis
eyes not only showed the trace of tears, bat had
a look in them, as they hastily scanned the
group about him. if he would like to have one
kind word from the outside world. Thanking
Turnkey Clarke and bidding goodbye to every
one. ne followed the deputy marshal to tho
Alabama-street gate, where carriage awaited
them In ten minutes more he at the Mas
sachusetts-avenue station, where he taken
to avoid the crowd st the depot The train WAS
about DUE but the morbidly curious anticipated
his coming, ard along the streets the sta
ton soon gathered several groups, who hurried
after the carriage as it drove past.
When the Monon train leaving the Union
Depot at 1l:50 A NJ. reached the station, Bern
hamer and the deputy marshal quickly avoided
the crowd that gathered about them by stepping
kurriedly into the palace car. In an instant the
prisoner was out of sight of the staring crowd,
gers. who looked at him curiously. To get
away from them he went into the
smoking apartment took on his silk hat
and replaced it with travelling cap. Lighting
. cigar. and taking bundle OF papers no
chose the Journal for his entertainment and in-
struction. By this time he seemed 10 recover
from the emotion he expressed at the jail IL
was expected that he would leave from the
or more gathered to see him off, hut in il was
no one of prominence. Some Of them took the
train and rode M to the station, where they had
a chance to bid him goodbye.
The trip was made without incident, except in
tho attention he attracted from the pAaser gers
At the prison the deputy marshal tnrned him
over to the warden and as the usua, forms OF
receiving prisoners were undergone Bernhamer
held his nerve. but he did il with an effort He
was deprived Of citizens suit, and in a short
time he reappeared. after his bath. In the CON
work assigned him will be in one Of the shops
he was not shaved last night. but this morning
that ia TO be done.
COY was better yesterday and the departure
be taken to the prisoD just as soon as he 10 able
TO travel