The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1892-12-17
HE DIED IN PRISON.
THE SAD FATE or a oNoE POPULAR
MAN.


neutl's Cruel Alpsscucer Visits Even Br'
hind Prison Bars.
Jerome Beigol, deadl
Everybody knew Jerome BeieeL
He was rough i'm his way; perhaps,
a little domineering, yet those who
knew him at his best always saw the
tender spot in his heart His father
was Amos Reige', but as unlike day as
night was father and SON In early life
Jerome was i'm the west at times; he
was a droyer and made and lost money
i'm the business. It was seemingly
come day go day with him. He was
married to a daughter of Mr., Koch,
of Mahoning street and several child
rem we're born to them. Things didn't
go right and Jerome got out of work.
Later he found employment at the
Bethlehem Iron Works. Then he came
back TO Lehighton and secured EN-
ploymeut ON the Lehigh Valley rail.
road as brakeman on a coal train. All
Of our people remember his arrest ON
the charge Of rape preferred by John
Veilhour Of Third street, not so many
months ago. lie was thrown into the
county Jail at Mauch Chunk and it
seemed then as if all old friends had
deserted him-all but his wife. who was
faithful and constant in her steadfast
belief in his integrity and innocence
Theu come the trial at court. He was
found guilty as indicted and was
sentenced TO four years and some
months in the Eastern Penitentiery.
Il was crushing blow TO jerome
Beigel 1t broke bls heart, and from
the day he entered the dark, dreary
shadows Of the prison he began TO
droop until finally on last Wednesday
night the dark messenger of death
called him hence, let us hope to a
better and kinder world where suffer
ing and sin are not. His friendsherewere
notified, iut being in poor circumstan-
COS it was thought that the body could
not be claimed and thus be given a
decent christian burial. However, on
Thursday morning ex-sheriff Rauden-
bush telegraphed TO the prison warden
to hold the body that it would be
claimed and Preston Koch left on Fri
day and took measures to recover the
body which had been turned over to a
medical college as is the custom where
the corpse is not claimed within a
certain period. lie had to pay SD to
the college for the corpse and Satur
day evening it was sent here and
placed in Henry Schwartz's under
taking establishment on First street,
where it was placed in a neat but plain
casket and on Sunday taken to the
home on Mahoning street where heleft
not long before in life and health. lie
had suffered much and his features
were drawn and look of pain and
sorrow were printed on his face. Some
time before his death he had been
operated on for an abscess in the side
and had apparently recovered, bouYed
up WIN hopt iiO hOubu llltb MS JdIuOu
would be secured by the friends who
were laborinR for it. Several weeks
ago his case was argued before the
Board of Pardons in session at Harris
burg by Freyman Il Heydt, but the
recommendation was refused. The
disappointment was so great that it is
believed that it broke his heart. He
died, away from friends and family,
alone in n prison cell, away from the
side of good wife and little ones who
would have gladly run TO do his bid,
ding. But God willed it thus, and
Gods will not our's be done He was
buried in the Lehighton Cemetery on
Sunday afternoon. Rev, j. Alvin Reber
ofiiciated at the last sad rites. Hun
dreds Of people viewed the remains,
from Weissport, Parryyille, Franklin,
Packerton they came and took last
sad look at one who was only another
victim of the strange ways of fate. 1t
might have been different, but it was
not, those who would speak in of him
let them remember the words of Him
who died to save mankind and drop a
tear in sympathy with the sorrowing
wife and little ones who need and de-
serve the kindness of all our people i'm
their sad bereavement