The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
THE CHILD OF A PRISON.
A TEST or q THEORY or INHERITED
CRIMINAL INhTINCTS.

| One day, as the old Colonel was gazing list
Iessy out Of the hass!.al window. he noticed a
:..eV girl running 10 and fro over the lawn in the
prison yard. Her feet scarcely touched the sward
! she trpped 40 lightly. and with her fair hair float
| ing in the wind she seemed an embodiment Of
| freedom. no vivid was the contrast made by the
| frowning walls and barred easements near
| by
| "Smithers" he called: who Is that child and
what In she doing here"
why, did you never nee her afore Runner"
asked Smithers leaving his game Of California
Jack with Abe Dalton, who was suffering from a
broken head an incident Of his recent recapture.
| that's little Emma"
what Emma7' persisted the Colonel
| Lord Kunnei l don't know Her mother
| was Big Emma, sent up here from New York for
smuggling. AFTER week or NO, she died in child
| but over in the womens prison and no the Kid il
| Little Emma. materially enough"
| Had she no father" inquired the Colonel
| Presumably she he'd; but he aint sent in no
name and address up 10 present wntin' You
see, kunnei whitew ashes over there livery spring
| and he'd the hull story from one OF the TRUSTEES
| 1t seems. when Zig Emma was crokin, she
stretched out her hands, all entreaun ike 10 Miss
Blodgett. the matron cur us, amt II that mostly
| matrons is old maids and she said, says she
lou re gooo "omdh h'"H '"use"' wen "
re as nara as haiis' promise me 'ha' 'ne 'e one
shah nlfer 20 10 no ihsli'uo"n' ou' Ee IL .ake
care OF her yerself. Sure it's CLEAN Of sunlight
you need dwrllin' contnooally in the shadder Of
| sin Likely enough, Kunnel. this request would
| have passed for guh; but, just then. the baby.
lynn there ON its mothers brist, looked up and
smiled and Miss Blodgett, tough old pelican tibet
she ~ she KIN neck ana tf"" gai III hssnticai
tantrums, she KIN, huhhei d loo 'he' "ou'a phaDe
Muldoon why she SET UP Wn'mpef'h ana ee'
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Abe Dalton. 80 abruptly deserted by Smithers,
listened half absenuy 10 this conversation; but
as Smithers maundered on recounting the child
artless sayings and doings, his thoughts concen-
trated upon his own harsh fate Twelve years
ago, he had been prisoner In this very institu-
ton, serving long term for burglary. being
def and presentable young fellow he had been
selected To act as waiter for the oiicers table
Their dining room was on the hrst floor OF the
warden house' winch WAS 'o"ne''o" w ''oeo
p"SS"Eu anu a., ~" WV WV Wv "'1'u ,;.'
ing Inc "'noo"s vi ,"e i'o'' anu vi '"' "'''
interior pah'iy' "hefe no was S'a"onoo uu'ihs
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inc hah"ay ""hou' '"o n'"'e vi uoDeh n'','
IL haa "eeheu S"ie enough '" e""us, mn ",.'
Su'h u"'ea p"' '"o a"''''' "au NV sun
c.en"y S''o'ou o''no' 'no nan u, "o pe
naer ta'her ingenious i"'o' no o"nvea'oa a
IN 'ha' panus ,"e'' was "u"'"'" "''o' "ou'"h
a""h 70 'ne A'"he"'
One rainy evening when the keepers were dis
cussing some question OF interest with their sup
per, Dalton lowered himself to the Kitchen, choked
and gagged the cook. twisted an old dress INTO
some sort OF cloak and made good his escape
Good 1t had been TOO iul' OF adventure ana gam.
until ten days ago, when, against his Judgment,
but moved by love woman "f his class he
had ven'ured into neighboring town. win 'he
result that a former keeper win Keen eye ana a.
keener rememorahceo' ohered reward had reeog-
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