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The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30
justice sometimes gets together into Jury.
-MankatO Free Press.

Since our last issue the Hustler has
passed beyond the portal of this house of
bondage. We all are reluctant to have our
friends leave us. but when those friends are
fellow prisoners. we cannot well wish to
have them remain. One experiences a feel
ing of mingled regret and gladness and it
is thus we feel over the departure of our
friend. His able pen will be missed from
our local columns to which he was wont to
contribute weekly budget of good-humored
paragraphs His trustworthineSS varied
abilities and accomplishments, made him
a useful and respected member of our little
community. That his life may be as per-
feet without the walls as it was within. is
the best we can wish him.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30
TO THE PUBLIC.

THE PRISON MIRROR is weekly paper pub
lished in the Minnesota state prison. All matter
published in its columns is contributed by the
inmates. except that properly credited. Its sup
port must come from the outside as every inmate
is given paper without cost. 1t is published in
the interest of the prison library and after paying
for the printing outfit. contributed $3.50 to the
library fund the first year. Its objects to en-
courage individual intellectual effort, provide a
healthy journal for the inmates of this and other
prisons, and above all, to acquaint the outside
world with the needs of the prison by reflect ng
its inner life and thus aid the cause of moral ad.
vanceMent and prison reform. THE MIRROR
II be sent to any address on receipt of subscrip-
ton price: 81. 90 per year, 60c. for six months.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

Under the new law the Managers have
almost unlimited power in the matter of
framing rules for the discipline of the
prison. it will probably be several months
before they get the prison labor question
settled and not till then will they be likely
to make any changes in the present method
of maintaining good order. The law evil
IDENTIFY contemplates that some kind of a
grading system shall be instituted. This
it is to be hoped will be done, for it is the
only true way of encouraging the convict to
strive for an elevation of his position. A
money reward for good behavior, in most
cases. only appeals to the mans cupidity;
and the giving of good time only encourages
a passive compliance with the rules in order
that he may the sooner gain his liberty
Neither. one of these inducements to good
conduct appeal to the higher motives which
lead to honor and respect among men. We
need something to stimulate pride and to
encourage efforts at Improvement.
cleanliness and gentlemanly department. A
system of grades may be adopted here that
will not cost the state cent nor interfere
in any way with the labor of the prisoners.
The grading system has been tested in
several states and has been found pr0mOtive
of good order and stimulus to tagging
self esteem and ambition.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30
When Is Circumstantial Evidence
Reliable.

Hardly week passes but we read an &C.
count of man having served long term
OF imprisonment, and then being pardoned
QUIT being proved that he was innocent
of the crime for which he was suffering. AS
the records in the majority of these cases
show that those persons were convicted on
circumstantial evidence. it is a pertinent
question as to how much can be depended
on such evidence at any time. whether adj
duced for or against the person on trial and
under what conditions it is reliable. The
only eXtenuating phase. the only apology
ever offered to show the justice or necessity
of cOnvictng men on such evidence alone.
is that it has been the means of bringing
we'll deserved punishment on some desper-
ate criminal or cunning sharper who could
not otherwise be convicted. Bnt such rea-
sOning will not bear a close examination.
1t is something on the plan of Necessity
has no law" 1t we look at the matter from
high moral standpoint, to punish a num-
Der of men in order to secure Christening
to possible offender. is hardly in keeping
with the humane injunction which reads:
1T is better that ninety and nine guilty
should escape than one innocent be pun
ished."
1t is of little value to quote Scripture on
these questions: for however religious a
judge or jury may ordinarily be. they in all
probability are part of that extensive por-
ton of humanity who press out and stow
away their religion in the pockets of their
Sunday garments each Monday morning.
But to return to the question. The latest
case l have read of was that of man being
found guilty because his shoes were of the
same size as footprints leading away from
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

AS we aimleSsly Sauntered along one of
the slum-lined streets of large city, there
dashed around the corner a young man
closely pursued by policeman. His eyes
were flashing from side to side like those of
a hunted beast. The cry of Stop thief.
arose. and instantly the slums vomited
forth their moral lepers aud rum soaked
thugs to join in the hue and cry of the
chase. They pursued like blOodhounds.
gaining in numbers as they went. Finally
one grasped the tails of his coat. another
ran up in front, and they had him. They
bounced on him like beasts of prey. yelling,
kicking and pounding: they wallOwed him
in the filth of the gutter until he was
Had the policeman not driven them off, in
all probability they would have killed him.
AS the officer led him away to the station,
the mob followed, Dragging of the part each
doubt. like men who had done some noble
service for which they merited the freedom
of the city. We had known that young
NAH when he was the ideal of an honor
able. un-loving boy. Circumstances had
thrown him into the society of expert
thieves: and becoming fascinated with the
rowing, venturous kind of life they led
through neither malice nor greed-like
many another young man. he abandoned all
honorable career to be pursued and dragged
in the filth of the street by his interiors in
every attribute of manhood.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

We sincerely hope the new board of prison man
ayers will continue to permit the publication of
THE PRISON MIRROR. in the saltwater peniten-
tiary. THE MIRROR is a credit to its publishers
and a source of comfort and consolation to the
convicts, whose lives dreary enough, God
knows. Princeton Union.
We have no fear that our paper will be
suppressed, though we have no assurance
that it will not. But we believe that THE
MIRROR has found favor with all the state
officials and will have their support so long
as it attends to it's own business.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

A few days ago the Duluth News vent
ured to remark that if the editor of the
Pioneer gets after the inmates of the Bis
marck penitentiary with his sharp editor
ial pencil, they'll be glad enough to live a
life of recttude thereafter" This was in
the shape of joke. of course. THE PRIs-
ON MIRROR. the excellent paper published
in the Saltwater penitentiary-edited and
managed by the prisoners, says in reply to
this:
Yes, and if his editorial pencil gets after some
of those editor. who wont to vent their vitu-
perative spleen upon the heads of men in prison,
where they not allowed to talk back. they will
think it the source from whence springs the world
famous Dakota cyclone.
1t is to be hoped that there are no editors
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30
Twenty Years For Another Mans
Crime.

At Jackson. Mich, May 25, Edward Muir
ply, man of 76 years, broken in mind
and body, was found severely beaten in the
street. and his recovery is doubtful. He
served 20 years in prison for murder. eight
of these years being in solitary contine-
ment, and was then released Oh the confess
sion of the real criminal. The state gave
him pension of $500 year. No cause
is known for the assault. as he carried
no mOney.-MinneapO Evening journal.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30
In the Judges Chambers.

Secretary: How long is the sentence for
poker players, judge?
Judge: One year in the pen.
And for the owner of the house they
played in?
Ten months and $3.50 fine
Thanks. ANY further orders before you
go home. judge?
No! Stay a minute and write letter to
Judge Buffer asking him to come to the
club Onight. and have social game of
draw.-TeXas Siftings
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

The cOnvcts of the Bismarck. Dakota,
pententiary have no regular employment.
dens around the prison and around the
state house. The managers are trying to
find work for the winter that will not con-
flict with free labor.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

Several men released from here during
the past year have settled down in the Twin
Cities as full-f1edged stool pigeons. These
on the calendar. They could have remained
i'm prison with far more credit to themselves
and their friends who are respectable. But
probably they are not capable of anything
better.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

The man who was convicted of murder
by an Ohio jury on the strength of the flip
ping of penny, is to have new trial. The
jury was unable to agree on the evidence.
but settled it among themselves that
heads should be guilty" and tails mot
guilty" Heads won and they We're ready
to hang the man Oh the strength of that
chance. This story seems almost too i'm
probable to be true. but it is actually so. as
the supreme court has just reversed the
action and given the convicted man a new
trial The incident we'll shows what
amount of intelligence and appreciation of
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

st. Paul has promising young criminal
in the person of one JOckO, twenty year
old lad. Within the past year he has been
ries. two highway robberies, four cases of
disorderly conduct and four DRINKS. He
seems to be invulnerable to the power of
the criminal code. He must have mas
cot
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30
Music For the Occasion.

Musician: You want mein band to blay
at de unwilling of dot Washington statue
eh?
American Official: Yis. sOr, that's tn
tcket-fOve chuneS.
Musician: Yah. fife tunes. Vat tunes
you want, eh?
American Official; Hail Columbia"
''Killarney." 1.-The Harp That Wonst."
wearing o. tn Crane" an "Finnegan's
Wake'-Puck.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

On this day. thousands of flOwer-laden
people will visit the little plots of earth
wherein has mouldered to dust the men who
sacrificed their earthly existence i'm battling
for principles that have made this the
grandest nation in the worlds history.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

THE MIRROR takes pleasure this week in
adding to it's exchange list THE New York
Mail and Express. and Puck" These pa
pers are so widely known that cOmmenda-
ton by us would be superfuOus.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

Our delinquent subscribers may look for
ward to being delighted with the beautiful
specimen of the photographers art which
will soon be presented to them in the shape
of q bill.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1889-05-30

Honor among thieves-Pay up your sub
ScrptOnS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
The Riot at the Newcastle Mine.

PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 6.-Two companies
of militia, under command of Col. j. G.
Haines, yesterday morning went up to New
castle to quell any renewed outbreak that
might occur. All was quiet there and Com
pany returned to this city, at noon, leav-
ing Company d, to be relieved later, if
necessary. by Company +. Miners to the
number of $50 returned to work in the New
castle mine yesterday. morning, the pres
ence of the soldiers having, no
doubt, relieved their apprehension
of renewed attack from the
Gilmine miners and the Knights of Labor
miners. Wilkes, Kelly, Ramsey, Cox and
Wilcox were to-day. arrested for taking
par, in the riots, and William Jones and
Frank Torrance, r. Woods and S. Ashby,
who were subpenaed late last night to act
as witnesses before the ceroners inquest
over the body of William Rustin. were also
arrested. They were held on SEQ bonds for
examination Monday. Wilkes is at present
county commissioner, and he makes no
denial of having participated in the riots
by furnishing whisky to the knights of
Labor. The inquest over Rustin's body was
held yesterday. A. large number of wit
nesses were examined, but no conclusion
has been reached yet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
FEES OF PENSION AGENTS.
Matson Gratifies His Spite and Incidentally
Does a Service to Pensioners.

Matson Grati6es His Spite and Incidentally
Does a Service to Pensioners.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Cit appears, after
all, that Chairman Matson, of the commit
tee on invalid pensions, had apersonal feel
ing in the work he did the other day in Sc
curing the passage of bill in the House
limiting the fees of pension agents. Tho
measure was framed since the election at
which Matson was defeated for Governor
of Indiana, and there can be 10 doubt that
something which transpired during the
campaign prompted the set, or that it is a
post-electiOn measure. One of the leading
pension agents of Washington is the propri-
etor of soldier paper having an enormous
circulation. The editors of the paper and
its proprietor's agents frequently visit Mat
sons committee-room in the interest of
pending measures. and therefore know ex-
actly what is being done. Disguised with
the duplicity and demagogy of the chair
man, this paper opened merciless warfare
upon him as soon as he was nominated for
Governor of Indiana, and $1,000 copies were
weekly circulated throughout the State till
the election. Matson now gets even"
by having bill passed which viii cut this
is no doubt that the Senate will agree to
the bill, as the Republicans in both houses
have for years been trying to have such a
measure adopted. 1t was not love for the
soldier that melted and inspired the bill,
however, but feeling of resentment toward
the pension agent. Thus good comes of evil
intent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
THE MORIER INCIDENT.
Growing Indignation in England-German
Papers Accuse Morier OF Forgery.

Growing Indignation in England-German
Papers Accuse Morier of Forgery.
LONDON, Jan. 6.-The Morier incident is
causing a wave of indignation in England,
and the feeling against Germany is grow
ing daily. There is much popular talk
about the benefits which Great Britain
could derive from an alliance with Russia,
and it is freely predicted that as the out
come of the inspired attack upon Morier by
the Cologne Gazette, Bismarck will receive
another setback equal in effect to the re-
lease of Professor Gef1icken. which is un-
doubtedly the greatest humiliation the
Chancellor has ever experienced.
The Journal des Debats, of Paris, pub.
fishes letter from General Casseron prov
ing that the fighting ut Metz. in 1870, be-
gan day before Aug 16 the date on which
Major Defines represents General BaZaine
as saving he received Morier's intimation of
the approach of the Germans. Similar
statements are published by Vienna papers.
Most of the Vienna papers, and also the st.
Petersburg press, side with MOrier The
Frankfort Arbiter Zeitung says the MOrier
affair would do little credit to the system of
employing the press emi-Otficially.
BERLIN. Jan. 6.-The Post practically ac-
cuses Sir r. ID. Morier of forgery. 1t says:
The wonderful Jarg0n OF the BaZalne let
ter, bristling with Anglicisms and solecisms.
cannot possibly have been written by a
Frenchman Its language startled the Par
isians, but rs they desired to exonerate
Morier at any cost, they Overcame the diff
Guilty in highly characteristic style. To do
this they simply committed forgery" The
Post prints two versions of the letter.
The KOlnische Zeitung, which first pub
lished the original charges against Morier,
intimates that the letter conveys the i'm
preston that it was written by an English
man, and that only the signature is base.
The paper adds: UNLESS proof of its lust
ness is Immediately rendered, the charge
can hardly fail to have an almost infuriat-
ing effect upon foreigners"
The Weser Zeitung deplores the ''palpa-
BILE animosity" displayed in the publication
of the charge, and says: "Such an odious
accusation should only have been brought
after careful examination had furnished
irrefragable proofs, or at least substantial
grounds for suspicion. Was this broken
man. Bazaine, a witness whose statements,
ranging, as they did, beyond all probabili-
ty, should have been believed without
further adolf 1t is much to be regretted
that. the Foreign Office having declined to
speak, the settlement of the dispute is left
to the press"
At any rate, the impression appears to
prevail that the KOlnische Zeitung was en-
abled to utilize semi-oflicial sources of in
formation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Founders of the Order Claim that 1t Has Been
Diverted, and Call for Convention.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6-The following
circular has been issued:
'-To the Members OF the knights of Labor Greeting:
'IE behalf of the toiling millions of the
earth, we, the surviving founders of the
secret order of Knights of Labor, have,
city of Philadelphia, and after due de-
liberation and investigation into the
present autocratic form of govern
ment, found that the present order
of knights of Labor. has departed or
diverged from the original disi gns when
organized in 1869, to the destruction of the
principles of self-government lying at the
base of American Institutions AS the or
der of the Knights of Labor was founded
for The purpose OF, abolishing poverty by
securing to the laborer the fruits Of his
toll, and as we, the original found
ers of the Knights of Labor,
and who handed it over to the officers,
ate after q lapse OF twenty years have found
from the principles of the order. and, being
determined to adhere to the original plan,
we extend our hand in greeting to those
who believe in the original principles
sistance of our fellOw-laborers: and
for placing the order on legitimate
basis we have resolved to oppose all oppo-
sitlon to the progress of the Knights of La
Dor as the founders intended. In making
do so to notify those at distance, and this
must be accepted as a reply to many let
ters received on the subject. AS
in 1860, numbers for assemblies
Will be given from Philadelphia,
until a sufficient number have been formed
10 cal joint convention for the good of
the order. Those desiring to be with us
VIII address Box S34, Philadelphia, Pa. All
communications will receive prompt re-
Plies, and all necessary matter will be fur
nished to. carry on the needed work.
In conclusion, we desire to say that, be-
neying we are doing right in issuing the
foregoing, as wedid when promulg eating the
principles of the Knights of Labor, nearly
twenty years ago, we have unitedly affixed
QUE names. JAMES l.. WRIGHT,
.'R. N. KEEN,
'.R. c. MCAULEY,
Jos. s. KENNEDY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
A LIFE TO BE REGRETTED.
The Dying King of Holland Has a Cares
He Cannot BE Proud Of.

The Dying King of Holland Has a Career
He Cannot BE Proud Of.
Cable Special to Pittsburg Dispatch.
Old King William LII of Holland is dying
under uncomfortable circumstances, which
are calculated to make him reflect serious
ly on the folly of wasting a large fortune
and boundless opportunity in the pursuit
of pleasures for ones self. While he is dy-
ing, the newspapers, which have no praise
worthy deeds of his to chronicle, are recall
ing their "reminiscences of his early days.
1t is told how he used to present invariably
to one of his favOrites-an American,
by the way, and the wife of an
accomplished musician-a little bird
cage with bird in it, each time she visited
HIM in Holland, and how she invariably
disposed of it, not caring for sentiment, to
the first railroad guard on the way home;
how his devotions for a certain Emile, a
clever actress, took the form of regularly
sending her the menu of what he had TO
eat, while he insisted she should send him
hers in return; how he spent millions in
covering women with jewels who laughed
at him for his folly, and so on, with, per-
haps, few words at the end of the article
showing how he might have done better
and not worn out his health and used up
his fortune, had he not been SO unfortunate
as never to meet the right kind of woman
on his journey through life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-07
The Beaten Commander Takes Refuge in the
French Consulate at POrt-au-Prince, Fear
ing an Attack by the Enraged People.
Affect of French War-Ships Summoned
for Protection of the Capital City.
Englishmen Grow Indignant Over German
Treatment Of Morier-Persico Refuses to
State the Nature of His Irish Report.
THE BLACK REPUBLIC.

Legitime's Main Army Defeated and Its Com
mander Seeks Safety Under French Colors.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Dec. %, 1SSS.-Since the
release of the Haytian Republic, three days
ago, to the United States steamers Galena
and Yantic, an officer and a boats crew,
regularly relieved, have been constantly
aboard of the Haytian Republic and that
ship kept constantly under the shotted
guns of the two United States war vessels.
She will be accepted tomorrow, as it is ex-
pected that her condition will be then the
same as when she was captured, all parts OF
her machinery having been delivered.
The Hsytian gunboat Grand River left
last night late, flying the French flag, for
Mole ST. Nicholas, now in the hands of Hip
polyte, to cable to Martinique for the
French fleet to protect POrt-au-Prince.
1t is understood that Legitime's general
commanding his main army was seriously
defeated at Hinche, ten miles from the San
Domingo frontier, and arrived last night
with report of the defeat He is now at
the French legation, under the protection
of the French flag, as the rage of the people
is feared when they hear of the defeat, and
it is believed that the French minister has
dispatched for the French feet.
A jubilatiOn mass was held this morning
at st. JOseph's Cathedral for the election of
Legitime to the presidency.
Legitime and his Ministers and suite
called yesterday on Admiral Luce, return
ing his official visit of the previous day.
Several cases of yellow fever exist on the
ships in the harbOr and in the city itself.
Every precaution possible in the present
state of affairs is being taken, and the
health of the crews of the Galena and
Yantic remains excellent. The Haytian
Republic is being thoroughly fumigated, as
no attention had been paid to her since the
fatal case of yellow fever that occurred
some two months ago. The Yantic leaves
for Santiago de Cuba at noo;i to send dis
patches to the United States government
regarding the situation and to coal The
Atlas steamer has not arrived with n crew
for the Haytian Republic. When they
arrive that ship will be steamed or towed
to Kingston, Jamaica, where they will coal
to ballast cargo, which will be taken for
New York and Boston.