The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-31
BACK TO HIS PRISON.
The Converted Burglar to Re-
turp to Kansas.
PARDonwiLL Be RECOMMENDED
Elisha Brown Identified by a Kansas
Officer. Who VIII Take Him Back
The Kansas Prison.

Elisha Brown. the convict who was con-
Fertel az a meeting OF the Salvation
Army and who subsequently came into
the Post-InteIiigeneer office and told the
story OF his escape from the Kansas pen
1entiary. Will start hack To his prison
nome tAis afternoon in charge Of \. ".
Macs ie, assistant keeper. Mr.. Mackle ar
rived in the city Wednesday night and
yesterday visited Chief OF Police Rogers.
Brown was brought UP into the chiefs
room and after he had conversed a few
minutes with the officer. no doubt was
ieit about the truth OF his story or his
Identity. Mr.. Maekie then spent the re-
mainder OF the day In looking over the
city and visiting Lake Washington.
IN taking with a Observation-Disclosures re-
porter last evening about Browns case
ana the probable outcome of such an ax-
traordinary proceeding as browns. he
SAID mat the matter would come IN be-
lore the board OF directors OF the prison
q. us next meeting and that IL was pos
sioie Recommendation might be made
Tor executive clemency. This il a re-
marAaoie case" continued Mr.. Mackie.
out OF course there are others equal 10
II. FOR instance. City Clerk Iilligan. OF
saltwater, o. T., was convicted OF en-
oezzsemenf and sentenced to the Denjten-
nary. One day he arrived at our reni-
all d4one and in his pocket he
carried MS own commitment
Brown was not a dangerous criminal
out was looked upon as being vs-x H.,
ing lie served term of one wear Co.
shooting at man, or at least that ia the
Ease as near as can recall IL. Then ha
was convicted in Neosho county for hnr-
giafy ana larceny. on the first case ba
Sot seven years and on the second i've
ms escape was made on the evening of
~ q
coming up out of the coal mine SHAFT
re ciimo an electric light nole and
went hand over hand about forty feet
a.ong Wire. Several shots were fred
at MN, but the wire swayed and n WAS
laru 70 hit him. He was also very l,ekv
IN catching the outside suard. who &
ariueu with a shotgun, while rettinr
le'os IoI supper. tie reached the ground
outside the wall by means of n ss-ro,,d
pole and made his escape in enc az ~
iaNihes or oak groves that are nup,are,,s.
III the vicinity OF the prison. The .saroh
VAS Kept up three DAYS but yraur -.
IN hidlng and. We always Thought COT o..
car" VI freight
IN speaking of the prison Mr.. ,ract.s
.-s,-s,,s s''n' 81 nefd $50 prisoners ninsrv Of
..i-t,.,. 80. 1hhed States charges and
eas'ifty from Oklahoma. OF fha.ss. -, aa.'
seven We're mlirderers and forty m =,
hanged. There has not beer, q h,,,x,.ss.
iis hasassas, lie said. since 1877 II, -
state a ansln after being convicted q, 49,
~ ,. uesree Is sent TO the pe,nltentiar,, ~,
- uie governor at the expiration of one
ear eoes not sign the death Warrant ~,
pecolnes what Is termed u ''lifer''
"ai1cn means that he viii probably ,xs,,,,i,
IN prison for the remainder ~ a. -,
uhiess ne escapes. Escapes do not han.
pen oiteah Mr.. Mackfe said, but as many
dSs three or four attempts were made ev-
cry moiiuh. To look after the $40 pI,is.nn.s,-.
there are mnety men, including officers
and Keepers tn big wall which sa1r-
ROUNDS the ten-acre enclosure IN which
The prison and workshops are located a.
ratrolied by guards armed with r1aIsketS
While the outside guards have shotr,,ns
the guards who look after the men that
work In the coal NINE and stone. quarry
never carry arms for fear the convicrs
might take them away and then use them
as means of escape.
Ia addition to the mine and quarry there
are furniture, shoe and collar factories
where contract work Is done. The state
repair shops also form part of the PEN
steIFtsaIy work system.
As 10 the ages of Criminals Mr. Mackia
said that Of late the men who came In
We're young compared with those OF past
years. and that fully 30 per cent. of the
prisoners received within the last two
years were caught by the law that makes
criminal assault on women rape ian all
cases where the girl is under the age OF
consent Wo7ners do not form n conspicu-
Gus figure i'm the Kansas penitentdary, as
there ara only seven on the rolls. one OF
whom Is to be hanged.
When MIR. Macixie returns he win prob
ably bring the matter of r,hotographins
criminals before the prison directors.
THAT is a system that has not been used
at the prison" said Mr.. Mack1e. but
there can be mo question as 10 Its efficiency
On locating criminals and also keeping
criminals from the commission OF crime.
Chief Rogers has shown ne the system
used in this city, and / think IT an all
mirable one. We have photographers at
the peTritentiary. so the system could be
put tn llae with very little cost to the
state of Kansas. While here have taken
great interest in the police department,
and feel Ike saying that Il Is handled by
a man who is thoroughly competent and
understands his business"