The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-01-03
MISSOURI STATE NEWS


christnss IN ths Ps.lisntaFy.
The ecnsiets In the Missouri penitsn-
hsry enjoyed Christmas Day a. only .
holiday d enjoyed within the cold.
frownjng. forbidding walls Of . penal
Institution. There q q rest and energy
shout the appreciation shown by the
unfortunate and unhappy criminals that
removes from the minds Of the specta-
tors any doubt that may be entertained
about It's being . merry Christmas for
them They arc IN for making the most
ofthe holiday and the enthusiasm never
wanes- A special 20 81. Louis paper
gives the following account Of how the
day was passed:
The day vas eeiobrated n usual at the
prison, where the striped inmates were given
the liberty Of the yard and buildings from
q. m. until ,. M, with an extra good break.
fast and dinner thrown IN, besides the priv
lege OF purchasing such knlck -knaeks a.
their Apostles and pockets may dictate or
allow. The scene was the same as on other
holidays, except that the snow and cold
kept mo<ens qf the eongicts inside
the comfortsbIe eofyi1ors Of the eel
buiidIngA There were the same old
games Of ehanee, the same tendency toward
sfi1isties, which found vent in q number Of
good boxing matches. The day passed too
quickly for the eonviets. but they enjoyed 70
the utmost the six hours Of unusual liberty
eccofded them, and we're locked up without
single ease Of INSTRUMENTATION, for each
man . on his good behavior on Christmas
and JuiyL
The two pardons which, IN accordance with
an old-esfablished custom, aFe granted 20
lonesscrvice men on each holiday, fall this
time 70 John Mcclure and william W.
Taylor. The former has been In the prison
since December, 1919, under sentence Of nfty
years for murder. He killed . man named
Brown In Jefferson CITY In drunken apree.
Taylor was sent up from Webster County IN
is77, under sentence Of twenty years for mufs
DER IN the second degree. He KILLED . man
in Hickory County, who boosted that he had
wronged TayioT's dauEhteF, The ease was
tried In Webster County on q change Of
venue, and the Governor In granting the
pardon, made Taylor promise that be would
noe return 20 Hickory County, lie 10 seven
ty'one years old, and ID drawing pension
from she Government for services IN the
army during the Mexican War. lie served
thirteen years, three months aBd seven days.
Governor franels spent good portion Of
tho forenoon at the prison, and ~ eleven
o'clock called the two men Into thu round
hJuse, and after some conversation with
them handed them the paFd0Bs and Raye
them some advice, 10 which Warden Nor
ris0H added q Mind word 10 eaeh, and they
wsre dressed out, Tbs seene ~ the Gate
was affecting. Dozens 0f ths e0nylets came
out W shass hands with ''UBeie" Johnny and
old man THyi0r, both Of whom were half
laughing and half crying u the prospect of
immediate freedom from Their long e0ahIie'
mona They have both been model prison.
ers and were among she Oldest IN point 0f
prison Tie.
The breskfast Of the eonVg6ta consisted Of
beef hash, eoffe0 and bread Tbs IDeHu for
dinner was roast poTh, plgtied pigs fest,
eweet potatoes, cranberry sailae. elaW and
ginger eahes The total cost of the break
fast and dinner was laeh,n,
Ths total number ~ prisoners IN oonans.
inent Christmas, male and female, was I ~,
making the cost per capitr 10 the state sLes
cents. s.tt
Boyeotted by chicago Buyers
Several Kansas City livestock com
mission firms have served notice that
the American 1dse-stock Commission
cosnpsnye which a o cooperative Or,
gsnizstlcn of cattle-raIserE, has been
boycctted By. cattle.buyers Of Chicago.
Tisre hss lsen . long Asht between
the commission men and the American
Llye-stook Commission Company. and
n boycott can be sustained at Chicago