The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-20
FOR JESSE'S PARDON
Prominent Citizens Urging
the Release of the Judi
cial Victim.
PARKINSON's TENDER HEART
Says 1t Will Do the Boy No Harm
to Stay at the Reform
School Awhile.

Little Jesse Warren slept last night in the
Reform School, In the dormitory with him
were juvenile thieves and outcasts from
society, boys, who never like James, had
good home, good clothing and good food
with the advantages of an opportunity for
education and church influences.
jesse, who had been reared in comfort and
whose companions almost solely had been an
affectionate mother and an indulgent grand
mother, slept in this atmosphere of demoral-
lied morality, after having been compelled
to associate with his fellow prisoners all day,
and having his ears poisoned and virtues
hardened by the contamination.
His mother tried to sleep in her lonely
home at No. 81 Boyd Avenue, for she was
wearied almost to exhaustion by her efforts
during the day to secure signatures to the
petition for Jesse's pardon, which ex-Mayo r
Collins had drawn up for her. Mrs W arren
is a delicate woman, tall and slender. She
is thin, and her gown of black, which she
wta in memory of her mother who died
last March, and her pallid face make her
appear of slighter build than she really Is.
When reporter of the Jersey City
i'll and traces of bitter tears for her beloved
Jesse were plainly discernable. Speaking OF
the boy that had been torn from her mother
ly arms by the law, she said:
JESSE WAS A GOOD BOY.
sHe was good boy, and until that unfor-
tunate day when he threw the stone which
hit Lester Parkinson, he never caused me
trouble From the day of his trial until
May he was not permitted to go on the street
unless I was with him, except once week
when he delivered papers for the Salvation
Army, the members of which seemed to like
him very much. Jesse will not be ten years
old until September"
stIf YOU secure Jesses pardon, will you
bring him back here" Mrs. Warren was
asked.
mo. no. by all means no. His life would
be too miserable. Why, when for the last
few weeks before he was taken away would
let him go out for while to play ball. for
the boy required exercise, some of the ruder
boys would call him The Murderer At
this Mrs Warren began to weep, but fore
ing composure she did not feel, she con-
tiDued--
ssThat he is good boy I know, for even
the day he was taken from me. saw him in
the yard chopping wood. He looked warm
and he had chopped quite large quantity
| told him to stop and asked him why he
worked so hard!'
1 cam he replied. The recollection OF this
little incident again brought tears to the
eyes of the sorrowing mother.
Has THE SYMPATHY OF ALL.
Glow are you making out with the petit
ton for his pardons' Mrs. Warren was asked
when she composed herself
Very we'll, indeed, much better than
expected. Every one nearly seems to sym
pathize with me. l have but little diff
Guilty in securing signatures to it. One lady
today told me to let her have the petition
and She would secure twenty-five slgners Tor
me. thanked her and said that l would do
so. but that first wanted to secure sigma
lures from my neighbors | want to thank
1.-The Jersey City News" for its just attitude
in this terrible ordeal for me, and through it
| want to thank the many sympathetic pso-
pie who have promised to help me. In re-
Div to your question about Jesse, II he IS re-
turned to me l will take him away from this
city. l have already advertised my house
for sale, and as soon as can dispose OF IL
will go away too"
MIR. PARklNSONS TENDER HEART
At No. 9 Boyd avenue ''The News" re
porter found Charles Parkinson. He was
well dressed and looked contented and pros
porous His house and grounds We're IN ex,
cellent order and they and the neatly attlred
children playing in the yard, denoted that
Mr.. Parkinson was content with the world
himself and his home The laughter and
bouvant spirits of the children, the smile OF
pleasure on the face of the lady watching
them, the spirit of h0me-llke and domestlc
comfort presented such strong contrast to
the home of the careworn woman, bereft of
father, mother, husband and only child, that
the reporter had just left that 1T could not
escape comparison.
..Good evening Mr.. Parkinson" said the
reporter
"Good evening" politely answered the
h,,,l
He was then asked if he would sign the pc.
tition to pardon lutte Jesse Warren out OF
the Reform School,
The man of ease and comfort looked long
and steadily at the reporter. What his
thoughts were only himself knows, but an
expression hard and relentless came over his
face, and after an almost insolent pause, be-
fore answering, slowly drawled OUT
"Oh let him stay there awhile, it won't do
him any harm"
The manner of the man in making this
cold blooded answer was extremely lrrlta-
ting, but 1.-The News representative dld not
heed it. He simply remarked that he had
only desired to learn Mr.. Parkinson's feeling
MR. Ri PARKINSON WAKES WRATHY
ssI have no feeling,n the builder retorted.
In this the reporter agreed.
rs this all you desire to say!"
s.Why do you come to me with such
question: he replied,
because have been sent to you by The
Jersey City News"
eyes. I've had enough of The Jersey City
News You may say I don't wish to be
quoted, and if you say anything that you
ought not I'll make your paper pay for it,
and the last words were almost hissed, so
much intense feeling was displayed in them:
The re ,orter politely and significantly said
he would ssrefnember" and turned away.
Mr. Parkinson in louder voice exclalmlng:
s'Remember, l don't want to be quoted"
It was Mr. Parkinson's boy Leslie that
died after being hit by the stone thrown by
Jessie Warren, but the jury refused to con
yict Jesse of nianslaughter uuder the indict-
ment. and found simple verdict of atroci-
Gus assault and battery, and for this the ten
year-old boy must remain at the Reform
School until twenty ono years old unless
pardoned.
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