The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-24
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Al Old wosau Released r-on Coun.e-ent
for Kuun9 Three or Ser Chudreu.

FROM me DeFTpu EVce fToASg
Mrs. Mary Iiaviland, OF Aunt Sarah as she Is
more generally known. who was pardoned by
Gov. Rich last Wednesday after she had served
almost thirty years in the jackson prison, ar
rived in Detroit last night nj q O'Clock. She
was taken at once to the Home OF Industry on
Willis avenue, tor which she made the first bed
clothing used there.
Aunt Sarah. though Ok years old. and having
passed thirty years behind prison walls, still has
a strong, health ul.looking face. a good mem-
ory, and she shows few traces OF long confne-
mcnt, OF the remorsc she must have felt for the
murder OF three OF her own children and Of the
arduous domestic labors which have character
lied her prison life.
She was the guest OF honor last night at the
Home Of Industry. Shc talked with friends of
her prison life an future plans. Among her
visitors was Ollie " atklnS. Aunt sarah seemed
TO be delighted 10 gain meet the eK-cOnstable,
with whom she " : often thrown in contact
when they both nv, In the 'stone house" near
"Ilt have a COW, a PIG. and a lot OF little
chickens before next spring; now, you. see II |
don't" was the enthusiastic way, In which she
daughters. Mrs. Albert II. Moore, who resides
about two miles from ~1ecumseh. ont. Next
Monday Aunt sarah will go to her daughter -
they have not seen each other for four years
and she will reside with her the remainder Of
Tomorrow morning" she continued, Mrs.
D'Arcambnl and Mrs. Humphrey are to take mo
to the New Jerusalem ChurCh-l am q sweden
boreian, and that VIII be the first time In very
nearly thirty years that | have boon able 10 At
tend my own church. For eight or ten wears
after | went t. the prison they did not allow me
to attend church at all. but when Gen. Hum
phrey became Walden lie inquired into the mat
ter. and after that WAS permitted to attend
church Just rs often a. the male cnnvicts. anil
was always given the same privilege by the
succeeding Wardcns.
The Wardcus' families were not very good TO
inc unit. the Humphreys cane there. II was
Mrs. Humphrey who first permitted me to go
for a walk outside the prison grounds and my.
what a pleasure shat was after being deprived
of 1t for q dozen years Another woman convict
was with me. and Ne We stood gawping' around
the street ] heard u gentleman say 'tuess them
ladies' il from the country I've laughed at
that remark many times since.
There was iO danger OF NV attempting to
escape. | Lad no place 10 go nor any money TO
take me anywhere. once caught three male
Cunvicts in tho act OF jumping oil the prison
roof. though. IL was in the early evening. Mt
once gave the alarm. One man the officers
caught in the garnet, the other two were over
taken In n neiChbOring field
Aunt sarah is n great quilt maker. She has
made several hundred just how many she can
not now estimate. Twenty Of these were for
the Home of Industry. she has. besides. her
daughter Mrs. Moore. a son, William T.. Havi-
land. living somewhere In Michigan. Aunt
sarah is a great reader. She brought quite a
library OF her own book s-mostly of a religious
character with her from the prison.