Arizona republican., 1896-09-12
GOT EVIL FOR GOOD A Great Wrong Is Per-
 petrated. A Kind Heart Gets a Man in
 Prison. The People He Helps Perjure Them selves to Secure Ills ConVic- ton and imprisonment.
LNAvEzNWRTH,

LEAVFyNWRTH, Kan, Sept H. A great many Kansas people remem- Der c. e. Winters, whose little romance resulted in his arrest and conviction for embezzlement. He is now in the state penitentiary at Lansing. The prison officials and the board of par doEs have recommended pardon, and this brings to light the strange ex- perience which led him to the pendten- tiary for a term of two years. The de- tails are made public in the report of the board that Winters was residing at Pueblo and engaged in dealing stud poker" which, for the time at least, was proving quite lucrative. While thus engaged he became ac- quainted with woman in destitute circumstances, sick with two small children.
 The prisoner claimed that he was touched by her unhappy condition in which he saw points of resemblance to the condition in which his own child. He accordingly employed a physician to attend the woman, sup posing he was incurring an obligation of $1O or $15. But one good turn de- serving and calling for another, he at last found himself out of pocket $2S0.
 The woman claimed to have a grandmother, who would, if she was able to reach her, not only provide and care for, but reimburse Winters. He helped her again and she came to her grandmother in Chatauqua county, Kansas. Later Winters followed with the hope of getting his money back.
 The grandmother had no money, but held judgment for a considerable sum which she placed in Winters hands for collection, with the agree ment that Winters should have $25 out of the sum collected for his trou- ble and should also be reimbursed for the $2S0 expended for the use of the granddaughter and children.
 After much time and trouble he suc- ceeded in compromising the judgment for $500, which was at the time ap- proved by the old lady. In view of the large expenses which Winters had in- cured in the business amounting to considerably more than the $500, after deducting the $25 from the $2S0, she told him to keep it all.
 The old lady wanted Winters to marry the grand daughter, but he drew the line there, and because of his refusal to gratify the old lady she ab- solutely revoked the generous settle ment of the mortgage collection. She thereupon demanded that he account for the full amount of money which ot course he could not do. She then in- ttuted proceedings against him.
 It seems that Winters is an assumed name taken by tihe defendant original ly to avoid notoriety. dn case he fel into the hands of officers of the law while dealing in fhe poker game. His mother originally married :. mar named Pickett, who died. She ther became engaged to a soldier in tht Union army, but before the marriage was consummated the soldier died, buf in the course of time a son was born
 After the difficulty with the wemer of Chautauqua county, Winters went to Joplin, Mo, where he was married under the name of his putative father After his marriage he was arrested a Joplin, but before his removal to Kan sas he was released upon a telegram from the grandmother referred to Shortly afterwards the woman foI whose benefit he had advanced tht money died, and Winters was agai1 arrested, brought back to Kansas, triet and convicted of embezzlement.
 The prison officials and the judge who tried and sentenced Winters. rec commended a pardon. His wife is stil