The evening world., 1892-06-01
He Has Reformed and Lives Now
at the Home Of Industry.
An Institution in Which Ex;Convicts
Find Shelter.
Darwin j. NIeserole Is Superintend-
ent OF the Home.

Ile Home was tbbdpllohVu ihoN bSSNN0O'
for the benefit OF ex-conyicts, and affords
lodgment to many poor fellow VINO mas
been turned out of prison and cannot mud
anywhere else to 90. Darwin j. Meseroie'
the slayer OF Theodore LarDig, is manager
and treasurer, and j. Connor superintendent
There was a house warming last week upon
tho occnsion or the removal OF the institution
from It's old quarters Mt lIoyt and Livingston
streets o its present and FAR better location.
since then the inmates have settled down TO
work oqain and the concern is running like
clockwork.
The "pennywcight" man was sick to-day.
and an EVENING WORLD reporter called to
,rou,re after his condition. Augustus Seitz is
the name the invalid gives MIR. Seitz is very
,oouactous and cordial He rose to sitting
nosture and extended hts honest, reformed
right hand In welcome.
..what can do for your" no inquired
"Tell me q story" said the reporter, drop
ping into achair.
Don't know thing. Don't know what Is
story for q newspaper, anyway"
"Tcll me some man in this Home now who
has q long record-something out or the
usual don't care sor small fry"
"rm the man you want l have got
record. You'd think so, II you'd served as
many hours, days weeks, months and years
in tail AZ have. I've done many Job and
many q bit In n good many different coops"
Seitz was mo- complaining or hard luck.
II there was no; u CLEAN OF pride in his eye
tt would be hard to say to what human emo
zion the light that had come there while he
spoke was die He talked rapidly and loud
enough to b. heard by others OF less impor-
tance In ADJOINING rooms.
"Yes ST., was pretty active penny
weight man," he continued.
"Explin what you mean by q penny
weight man"
Thlt was my line, the trick used to
turn"
"Vhat is the trick ?"
"Don't know what pennyweighting is
JeSelry, OF course. Lifting It. That suits
ire better than anything else. I've walked
cut OF mems stores with 81 200, 100 yes,
$500 and $1,000 on me. l mean, that Is
what would get out OF 1t, and l never got
more than 80 per cent. OF the money after
'unning all the risk"
Were the tricks you refer to the ones for
which you served time ?"
mo. I've had better luck on big Jobs than
on little ones. A man don't get caught his
nrst time or COURSE hut. that's understood
You may do good many things before you
get caught"
" How much time have you ever served2"
sixteen years. was In Joliet Prison, the
State Prison Of Maryland, Columbus, o.;
South Boston. and worst OF all Moyamensing
at Philadelphia. People hear a good deal
about Sing Sing. There, are lots OF worse
places than that.
"lou have no pleasant recollections OF
Moyamensing? Did you stay long enough to
i get acquainted7"
" stayed long enough-thirty-two months
but my circle OF acqulintances was not
very large when came out When man
enters hrs cell in that prison on the first day
he never comes out until the day he is set
free. Charles Dickens said II would kill any
man TO stay in one OF those cells tve years.
know man who stayed in one over thirty
years. SO you can't tell what a man can
stand"
"You never did anything but steal In the
criminal line, did you?"
mo, scarcely nothing"
Never killed any ybody?"
"Oh no, not yet, and don't think ever
VIII now. Ever since was converted at Hoyt
and Livingston streets last December l have
been honest with God and man"
Mr. seltz here displayed a disposition TO re-
lapse into religious ecstasies. He slapped
nimself on the chest, turned his eyes to
heaven and thanked Goa that all danger was
past so far as he was concerned.
lie has lived at every Home for ex-convicts
established since old Michael Dunn, reformed
burglar, started the first in San Francisco
many years ago, and he has changed his resi-
aehce from Home to prison several times, he
says But this time he knows In his heart OF
heaFts that there can te no backsliding
"hen man is honest with God he cannot
entertain thought OF evil.
NO one could sing the praises OF the homes
ior eX-conyicts and OF their founder, Michael
Dunn, more loudly than the pennyweight =
man does lie seems to look upon himself as
part or them.
lheres Johnny Hogan, downstairs" he
saiu " he has had three months liberty In
Ten years He Is house man. Well, Hogan
says TO me; This is great place, Seitz.' /
'o'u MIN 1t would be home for him as long
Us uc kent straight. am tired OF being In
JaiI' he said. Il must have more liberty l
'u'u MIN TO make up his mind to let the old
graft alone, and we shook hands on 1t
Now there is not more honest man In
brooklyn than Johnny.
" But for these places q man coming out OF
prison couldn't get work. or any place to eat
Ut s'eep II he got place, an honest detec-
we would come round and tell his employer
'na' he had JaiI-blrd in his house. The very
men VINO tell on the town Is down and TO 90
anu 90 your work because they have got TO
iiaAe living viii do that when they ind an
eA-con at work in Il business house"
HOW many men have you In the Home
now, Seitz7"
About sixteen"
WHATS their lay?"
D'uereht kinds. We have house men.
$50 SUI acNerS' pennyweights, scratchers,
'"ong arms and pushers."
one Thing want to tell you," said the
renhywelght man at parting. "Thls Home is
Nuc'ed on broader basis than the others.
ca1 uv uoines were started for the benefit OF ex-
d. only We throw the doors open 10
staI. Ns' onms, tramps, or anybody who needs
ho ,rt' ., We don't bar any man Just because
Ut" got record. That Amt the nlon IVA