The morning times., 1895-12-25
SET FREE ON CHRISTMAS
Three Men 10 Whom the Day
Opens Prison Doors.
SERVED TERMS IN JAIL
Good Time Had Shortened the In
carceration OF William Robinson,
Henry Wood worth, ana Eugene
Brown-On. Vowed He Would Lend
Better Life.

Christmas comes to William Robinson
Henry ~Woodwortn and Eugene Brown,
prisoners at the District Jail, with mis-
sion of happiness and hope, for today the
doors VIII open for them, and they will
walk forth into the sunlight of the world
They have competed tne terms to which
they were. sentenced and are 10 be re-
leased, as the Jail record has il, on Good
Time"
THESE men are poor, and the chances are
that no savory turkey is browning for them,
but despite the fact that their future
holds more gloom than sunlight, they spent
as expectant "A Christmas Eve any citi-
zen in the iand. They had no luscious
dinner 10 look forward to, no family re-
union to make them happy. and no thought
that the morning mail would bring them
the rernembrances of friends. But for all
that they tossed on their cell hunks and
counted the bright stars that shimmered
in the night, ana cast their silver through
the dismal grated windows high up in the
red stone walls of the jail.
MOMENH SEEMED LIKE HOURS.
They counted the moments as time wore
away, and during all the hours of the dark
their Imagination heard the creaking OF
the cell doors as they would be uDbarred
when tue day should break, and heard
the heavy oater door of oak as ii would shut
when they should pass through the portals
OF the prison, and tread the soft, springy
turf of the commons that lie beyond.
When The Times called { the Jail last
night, all the men to be released today
were in spirits is high as the aluminumapeX
of the monument. Eugene Brown, the only
coiored man in the trio, was jubilant when
The Times reached through the iron bars
and shaking hands, congra Uulated Tim on
the approach of liberty. Tears weiled up
in his big rolling eyes and a shout went
forth from his lungs ana he clapped his
hands, danced a jig, and slapping hm:sL
violently, said: "Oh, Lorder Mussy, Use
so glad, deed is
No, he didn't know exactly what he
would do after he got out or what he
would eat for dinner. but he would have
time enough TO think about these things
after he had been set free. He had some
relations in town and did not believe they
would turn him down on Christmas.
GLAD OF HIS DELIVERANCE.
Brown has been in Jail sixty days, and
was convicted of assault and battery.
william Robinson, a young man, who has
been in thirty days for larceny. told The
Times that he was glad the day for his
delverance had come, and he was es-
pecially glad that it fell on Christmas.
Hereafter Christmas should have more than
ordinary Significance for him. as he was
going to be a good, and loyal citizen
and Intended TO rcioin the church.
Henry Woodwork has also done thirty
days for larceny, and was exuitant that
his time is up. ,Hurrahl'' said he.
So far as known, Christmas will not differ
much from any other day in Jail life,
excepting 10 those prisoners who have
friends on the outside to send them holiday
cheer. The bill of fare. so far as the Jail
is concerned will be the same as that
served on other days. Christmas will be
Christmas only to those prisoners who have
thoughtful friends outside.