The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-03

last hours soothed BY her abiding r.
lection. outside the prison walls The
warden iwclt upon Flam's fidelity and
efficiency In the discharge d his prison
datics. The doctor demonstrated that
nc could not possibly recover his
health. The chaplain expressed bis
conviction that FIam was thoroughly
ashamed Of his past and would die IN
the faith. Nor were these the only
applicants for Flam's pardon The
district attorney who had convicted
him was another He wrote that he
was heartily in favor Of his release.
holding that justice did not require
that dying man should be pursued
with the rigors Of the law. The fore
man Of the jury that found Flam guilty
also made an eloquent appeal in behalf
Of the truly good dying felon. quoting
to the Governor respectfully. but still
with the words UNDERSIGNED: HE shall
have Justice without mercy that
showed no mercy"
As soon rs the mail train could carry
! II the pardon reached Auburn. The
| Warden was paralyzed. Jack Flam
| pardoned. Great Scott. What was the
/ Governor thinking Of? However. there
the pardon was. duly signed and sealed
ard Flam stepped out Of prison free
man Wasted TO skeleton? Hardly
He weigh i two hundred pounds II hs
weighed five. The victim Of an incur
able disease? Incurablc bosh-he wa
as sound and as tough as a hickor,
sapling. A reformed man? Not Z
any extent that the chaplain could ap
preciate.
| A few weeks after Flam regaincd hi
liberty it CHANGED that the district-at
torney referred to came to Albany 81
business. His business transacted. h
| found he had an hour at his dispose
before 1t would be time for him TO tax
the train for home. Accordingly b
made up his mind to pay his respects Z
the Governor. They were warm friend
and had pleasant chat As the dis
trict-attorney rose to 60 he remarked
.Goyernor. ! am surprised that .
upright Chief Magistrate should hav
pardoned so consummate rascal a
Jack Flam."
..well. for cool impudence that beat
any thing have ever heard" laugh
ingly replied the Governor. "Afte
Z first bcseeching me TO pardon Flan
you turn around and upbraid me e
granting your request"
This led to an explanation. IN
= district-attorney assured the Governe
n he had signed no application for Il
pardon Of Flam. The dumfcunde
& Governor rang for the pardon clerl
: and when he appeared asked in an e.
I cited tone that the application 4
. Jack Flam's pardon should be brougl
: 70 HIM. Taking the papers. the Co
!. ernor hurriedly turned to one OF q
!. letters. and placing finger on u
. signature attached 10 il, he handed
Z TO the district attorney with the =
= mark: s.lsn't that your autograph
70 CHANGING at the writing. the distri
2 attorney replied: mo. that i not
q autograph. but am bound 70 say i
- an excellent imitation Of il /"
Tableaui
= A madden man than that Governs
. never existed. Five minutes later q
: pardon clerk hurried to the telegral
2 Office with a dispatch, asking the a
y thorities OF Auburn prison il they
e any Of them had ever signed an app
n cation for the pardon Of Jack FlaI
2 The pardon clerk informed the oper
y tor that the Governor would take i
'e a personal favor il he would ''rush''
. and request the Auburn operator
u ..rush'' the answer. The two dispate
"a cs were rushed" consequently.
N course Of half an hour the Govern
20 was informed by telegraph that
q body connected with the Auburn pr
9. on had ever asked. or ever conte
n plated asking. for the pardon Of ia
y FIam. That was = clincher- y
~ adroit convict had broken out Of 4
p burn, not with crowbar, but with
as pen. He had released himself fr'
g prison on forged papers. The q
at ernor looked at the pardon clerk.
'is pardon clerk looked at the Govcrns
y Then q detective was summoned
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