The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-04

balance aRd found wantiuF-to "a degree
which she mad nor taken on her hnndacc
accurately 90 ascertain. They presented
subject ~ speculation and mystery
which we did not. ana bro return for Tho
Interest thry gave him hc offered them
Rruf iiitle courtesies which we hoped
would help som what 90 keep their minds
on their coming ordeal Some of them
were cuiprifs at long standing mon who
had taken tf-ir "s'rftchers." as they
called their terms in prison. regularly and
without niuchiHg nlt none ~ them knew
what their next F.r.tcher was 20 D. Some
Of them were la8s sure So 30 20 the re-
form school. ard 40 ~ them men ana
lands. were 90 retire from the world for
a certain pcriod-tut how long The limit
that each Of them could get was Wei
known. but no one believed that De de-
served or would get the limit
Prisoners the world over feel chat the
fact Una, they have been caught az nh
& q punishment and justines them tn OK
pecting compromise with the judge
WHO Is 70 sentence them. To detection o.
self Is a punishment. any further disci-
,,ire ought 10 be measured according 20
the dlvanpo.utment and chagriu which ihe
detection has caused This a. irrational,
but all men ore irrational according %
their opp1rtuuities IL was the uncertainty
as 70 how Ear Justice IN the person oi 'tne
eid man" would Boz willing 90 compromise
or this basis that kept the men on
ssrain. Morning. noon and night the CON
etant word was what VIII 'the old man
do9s The first thing We heard even be-
fore the sheriff had let MS oui Tor the
day. was the call from cell 20 cell ot
the men 10 be sentenced ihnt they We're
swelve hours nearer the appointed time
Even during the night mutteriuEs reach
81 Rudeflck and me from the men WI"
TIUNf
heard an old man OF 60. who mlEht nave
beeu tho grandfather 81 nearly all ot us,
cry out in his sleep. Make % "a Neaf.
fudge. lust an even year and be threw
into the words all pleading ana phihos
chat he could have commanded had ne
been awake.
At last the morning came when Justice
Vas 10 take of the bandaFe ana the she'-
IN told his wards that they must hold
4herseIvrs ready 20 40 20 the court room
as any moment He wae uot sure him
self Of tho exact time when hls honor
would call for them. but NJ cauuoned th'm
20 be quick in responding 70 tho coil
when 10 came Every one rushed 20 ms
cell 10 get hia clothes in order. what
tho Oh man 90 SEQ me- boz my best. one
sald and tho others followed him mp 20
the eeu gallery and began 90 overhaul
their scant supply Of "foEF.' They dis-
cuesed the merits % "A patched Waisicott
OF frnyod neckue as women DO the mos
delicate Emery. How do yol think The
old man 'ni Ike thlsF' man called
pony" ssid holding up coat.
Get IL sterllSzed Bony. irs fuil o. gray
backs. th' old man % glye so de limit
II they get 20 paradug around the court
room another remarked untTuthiuly
How do you'se think this white rag
"A take" queried still another. dubbed
Jet Eyes" exhibiting "ooied' SHIRT
which ne had kept under his pillow for
four weeks FOR fear IL would De- s"iped
Keep n go swing in. sammy ADVISED
his cellmate. ''fra too good jus Co get
two years IN. Put Il in safety vault
tiIl croakin time comes
In an hour they had ali put on their
beet. and a drcas rehearsal in the corridor
vac IN order ono Of the oldest prisoners
waH appointed judge. and the men lln'd
up IN front OF him. This was play and
ia a measure comedy, but not wholly 80.
the culprits expected 20 catch from the
INDEX Judge and the mock sentence some
omen Of what their fate would be-. The
Judge carried his part with impressive
dignity and severe eyebrow. he had bof-
rowed q clean collar and 9ky-biue neck
~ fos tho occasion. lie had absolutely
refused 60 ofciate except Ia costume. The
men prsoticed attitudes and gestures
which they expected 20 use with enect
later 10 no day
Hungry" b. said ln "a voice which was
proper &C. tho majesty 81 thc law. 60 the
man al the head 81 the line. You was
caught In de act wasn't youH Nov. that
rnssns buugiin'. Blokes that knows their
business don't gee pinchcd iu the act But
you'se eettin old Hungry We an knows
that You must b. nearly 10 DE inw
Gays that for what you done Z ought 10
give sou fifteen years. but : don't bicve
I'D -, ma
assa Xou'se g0ln % croak before a