Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-14
Butte Officers Given a View
of Prison Life.
WORKS PLAYS A HORN
In the Band-"HOt Water Slim" Not
AT Home" to ViSitOrS-Sat-
iSfied Drummer.

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uty Bart Shay had deposited William
Magill, John Hesley and Edward Erick-
son at the penitentiary Tuesday they
were escorted through the place by
Frank Conley and other officers of the
prison. The Butte officers saw many
convicts sent from this county, among
them Edward Mahoney, sent up for 10
years.: Quinn. the highwayman partner
of Hot Water Slim." 20 years.: Bob
Works, who shot and killed DAILY in the
Duggan house saloon, 10 years, and Will
lie Pagan, who stole a horse in this
county and got five years. Although
Pagan is only a boy, his hair is gray,
the change in color having come about
! since his Incarceration. He has IA
| months yet to serve.
Mahoney feels confident of being re-
leased before his time is out. and ex-
pressed to the Butte officers the belief
that had his case been conducted on
lines other than those used he would not
| have been convicted.
Bob Works is a membe of the prison
, band. and with the exception of one.
| the kettle drummer. is the shortest term
| man in the organization, the others be-
ing either life, or long termers. He
blows a horn. The drummer has two
| years to serve, but Mr.. COnley told the
officers he was so greatly infatuated with
! his place among the musicians that it
was doubtful If he would care to leave
the institution when his time expired.
! The band comprises 80 persons and was
organized only three months ago It's
| members are uniformed in white. Con-
sidering its brief career it has made
! wonderful progress and at present is
| capable of producing good music. 1t en-
! tertained the Butte men with a few Sc
lections.
Hot Water Slim was not on dress
parade while Messrs. Murphy and Shay
were there. The officers inquired for
him. but were told that Mr.. Slim had
fractured a prison rule or two and it
had been found necessary to take a reef
in his sails, consequently he was mot
at home to visitors.
On the way to the prison Erickson
maintained the same stOlid Indifference
exhibited by him in the court room dur
ng his trial and was totally ObliviOus
to his surroundings after reaching his
destination.
Magill talked during the entire trip.
finding fault with everything in general
and the attorneys for the state in par
ticular. He told the officers that Mrs.
Downey. one Of the women he was ac-
cused of assaulting. had poured hot
water on her arm and then said he had
struck her with a coupling pin.
I1tSlty q lll'Ie VI hoAIiIIlS " a
After arriving at the prison they saw
him exchange his working clothes for {
suit of six months barred material.
The officers also saw Bob Shadwel
sntenced to life for the killing of Marti1
J.. O'Connor. He looked bad and simpl
said hello as they passed him.
1.-The interior of the prison is in splen
did shape" aid Mr.. Shay to-day. Il
is clean, we'll ventilated and is probabl
the best place of it's class in the Unite
, States. Most of the prisoners are busy
} some making brides, some watches an
; some other articles. Twice a day the
I are taken into the yard and given ha
! an hours walk for exercise. 1t me;
) time they all enter the dining room in
} line, lake their seats together and ri:
I as one man after finishing the meal. ]
I one corner Of the room there is a box
I which a guard does duty with a VIII
: chester rifle.
"Conley is a very shrewd prison officia
He seems to be able to take a man
measure at a glance and seldom If ev'
makes a mistake"