The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF.
prsrURBIy0 FACTOR IN a PRIsO ON
Full or CONFLICTS,
IN. On. Crime Deemed impossible Among
~, Criminals and tho Fate of tho Man
who Committed II After Proving lis
i,curable Leaning Toward an Evil Life.

~, criminals and tho FRto Of tho Man
who Committed II After Proving His
t,eurable Leaning Toward an Evil Life.
III. arrival Of the Black Maria al the prison
.wc. , day was a matter Of acute interes, 10 the
ala Colonel IN his long and dreary %sojourn In the
sas,i.l From the side window hs could look
Avn upon the scene, counting the men a. they
az. busted our, hand cufed In pairs. and cAlcu.
i.ung whether the prison population was keeping
~, N the normal rate. As the months dragse ed
an he came 70 recognize faces and TO share In the
.,sched excitement over this or that former con.
yet who had been returned.
ons day, Just after The van had driven away,
,hs,s came sounds Of an unusual rumpus from the
h,tb,oom downstairs, where tho fat keeper took
AZ. ,scords and supervised tho cleansing and cloth
inc o, The newcomers There was q confusion Of
cough shouts and oaths, pierced now and then
nv sh,iIl screams The old Colonel looked in
oni,inrly a, Smithers, the con man. who was ar
,,nping a faro lay out on the tabls az composedly
ssif within the precincts Of his pet Joint In the city.
.Oh. thafs no,hin', Kunnel." said the man in
,.spon~, Young Gilbert has come back agin,
and ,herell I've doin's for the next six monts"
"Wbo ia hc'" asked the old Colonel, with an air
a, offended dignity, fully as pathetic as 1t was
absurd, I've never heard Of him
only a holy terror, Kunnel, thats oil. You
uusn' mind a little thing like that, for they come
u =. =, h,sin... w.. -, -,
- 500 h,. nr.LnL. .,a ,,.n I'm
INV. YOU q yard or 81 Of his in teresmn' histry."
The old Colonel p-toed halfway Town the stairs.
and peered cautiously over the railing through
the Ia ,hroom door. On the benches against the
ALI yera a score Of men In various degrees of
"a" 80, ,te.,.n, s.noa ., aN.odnn 40
haHr' .,ra. mai,nr 80. =, ,s $500 4, ~.
nu ,i,h ,.Iro,nn, AID ,,anh,nm onu..a
W." an, -, ,h.,, "a. ~ H. -,
u'~s r.,bon. hor.,o, hoa g,o,,oa .ho,,
r1o..rno,on and nov x.s si,irr w,,h mo,,h
-...r ,a,,,s,d h, .s,o,ishm.n, I..rin.
~. A.st ,,,h bis shor, .,u. o,,.,u,ohaI
~ o., ,..no, o,,..,,n ,no.,.,.,..
.iu,,n IN Al. ch,L,.., ,,,r.,,i., vhi,
y-.,.. ,h. 900, .,d n..,u g.. a..
%...,,criod cow ~ h.l,r,,r rith .rorn,
49, 80 orid.,,r ,,,,..a - n.,, IT.. a.,
,.art,n.ha o,o,hirc in vhich ho vac ,,,a,aa
m., ,,.oia colnn,, ,hawnh
rmn.,hancslir ,,lI and we'll made u,,h lich,
49, han, nn,li,r tightly N bis ho,d and doli,
~. rns,schsa ,y,st.d nm o,llon,Iv uis ,,co
mhob m,s VOW v,i,e Voc di,tr,od hv . n.ss;or
,.hteb saap,nl aS much faap M appnr aud his
nmo,hnv oo b,eod,rr from his Goth vo,,vo,,
IA no snooL nc bo rosisted si,,Linc ou, urslu.
,,Il, and ue,pe bis nails Al sro,v orno,h,ni,v
h,, r,, and .r,i, bo utLersd ,bs, shr,aL ,ouhich
s,,m,ri,o ~ouolitv qa,s n Lsv-,o,. n, bo,,o,
ouh,r. houaa Cih.,, GOOD ,a,u,odIv ,.r,or
.,.,.d Tho %, L..n.,. 800, hoo, b.,. ot,,n .,ouoh
., Lnov ro,,ra ro, g., rir. i, No . ~,
Oh. od map % Ia down nj, 20, In. . ,bous.na
=, h,cr. ha t,., ,hires"
This syoI,,cho x,s NOV. ns,,,x ,n,srd,,u
,h., ,,o "a, l.an., NAV b.vs ,houabi. 70, ,h.r,
u.,e ouicl dsc,d.d s,.n. from tho main co,,id,,
.,d III. u,rdo, .r,or,d
"wh,," hs c,ied 81, vo,r o,a ,,i,L. ,o,,r
cnh.,,, Ill., o,i, oi ,oo,,,r uI,h hIn,,-
Tho,. u.s men ,rd Az, ~, so.u.d o,,.l
u,,h ra,,ana r.,mar,s - ,a,LIo,aEo o,,. 10y
Than IN. ala CoIor., Ain food h.cL toir, .nd al.
ars,aI w,,hInr t,,m wos d,.rrsd on, .,
81. d,,r.,n. in a., III wi,r
IN. No., h.a ,.ca ,ogoo,.a A.. cLu,u
.n., !, Ii,,i.
For MATE, n that Kunne, " ,sn,isd su,,,o,.
.,,., wal, nu,il the ha,be, g, ,'roo With him
rhe,.,s ro,hir ,,Ls b,,, 40 , d,sc,I.o, ~ onol
'Ae - p" ""eu"Ni VI ""e
rea' naluf' bu' even VI nan some u "ha' nan
som dooes, he's the ugliest cr,ter IN this err
soup housc. borrin' none M, even Tho d,po IN,
ss'.as H. a.. - I' $50
se"s reu' nor the o'ue gum h'sg'f' ana ne ain
got no license 10 vally hisself SO highly needer
for he's only ON the turf AS n ,mn,,or and MN,
:, al. - - -. u
VI '"' gang "ouiu iaush az ms Ious lie oeef
here tree t,mes runnIn' for a six mont's bit, ant
each tune foe some sne,kin' larceny Ia mo-
aI,no Ill 81, . ..-L.- 49,. -
VIVA "ou'' s' V spcoAe' ipi h'phu o"enoe