The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24
LABOR mem BEHIND BARS
Organizer Warner and Five others
in Striped Suits
Taken 10 the sIaryIand House of
Correction to ReEin Their SEN
tences for Unlawful AsSembinge.
Incidents Of Their Trip and the
First Hours Of Their incarceration.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 24-wfliam Warner.
organizer of the United Nine Workers.
who was convicted by the A1legany County
Court. with twelve others. OF taking part
with the recent coal miners strike in
western Maryland. yesterday began serv-
ing his six months sentence in the Mary
land House of Correction
Mr.. Warner. with FIVE others-William
Brown. BARLEY O'Hailorsn, John Meagher.
William Dobbs. and Andrew Gillespie
convicted with him. arrived at Jessup's
Station shortly before o'clock in charge
of Sheriff James Martin and Deputy Sher-
III James Mcdonald OF Ai1egany county
The party seemed like party OF friends
instead OF officers Of the law With a lot of
prisoners. No handouts were used and
the men walked along as nouehaisntly as if
they were on a pleasure trip instead of
about TO begin the service Of a sentence
which they believe should not have been
imposed upon them.
The sheriff asked persons at the station
the shortest route to the House of Cor
rection. which stands on the brow OF a
hill about half a mile from the station.
With the sheriff leadi1g the little band
marched up the Washington turnpike IN
II it reached the roadway leading to the
prison. farming IN at this road they soon
reached the rear of the building Passing
around TO the front Of the edifce the sher-
If stopped at the prison gate Mr. Warner
walked alongside Of several OF the others
Sometimes he was ahead Of the squad and
other times he dropped back to the rear,
As the sheriff rang the bell Deputy
Warden Thompson unlocked the door and
they entered the prison.
step this way" said the deputy, as he
glanced at the commitments handed him
by the sheriff The huge iron door sepa-
rating the prison rOtunda from the outer
building swung Opens and the men were
marched through in single file. AS the
last one cleared the door there was
sharp click, which caused some of the
men to glance back, only to see the heavy
door fast in its place.
Hats Off" was the next order. The
six miners doffed their headgear without
a word. When they had been arranged
in row on the space kl=I,Slse as the
Prisoners Acre Deputy Keeper
Cole and notified Superintendent Jesse
Moore that the men had arrived. The Su-
perinteudent took the commitments,
glanced over them and told the under
keeper to take charge of the prisoners,
whereupon Deputy Cole escorted the min
ers 10 the clothes room, where ccIoTed
barber was in waiting TO shave them and
cut their hair The barber found all Of
the prisoners had been clearly shaver
and and that he would not have to use
his razor on them He laid his blade
away and without ceremony took up q
pair of clippers, and as each man took his
seat in the rustic chair" the barber ran
The clippers over his head When The
barber ha completed his work each mans
head was as smooth as an apple
Stepping across the hall, the men took
their positions near the clothes room. In
this department one could easily imagine
he was IN q secondhand clothing store.
for in it is deposited the Outer-wOrld
clothing Of free men. changed there for
the black and white stripes Of the prison.
In the centre Of the polished floor IS a
series Of rings
Each prisoner was stood in the centre Of
one Of these rings. and in this position di-
vested himself OF mis- clothing. emptyinS
the contents OF his pockets and placing
them OF the floor while his clothing was
put in little pile behind him. Mr.. War
ner took OF a Heil-made dark suit put il
his black derby hat on the top Of the heap
Stripped thus, Deputy Cole marched the
men mo the bathroom, where they were
given a spout bath. and then each man
was handed suit of prison stripes.
After they had dressed il would have
5een hard to recognize any Of them as the
men who a short time before had strolled
up the main street Of Jessups.
The work of rooming the new arrivals
was the next step. Mr. Warner requested
that he and his colleagues be given cells
close together Superintendent Moore did
not grant the request, but separated the
men. Mr. Warner was directed TO follow
a guard. who escorted him to cell 103. in
the second left tier OF the row OF cells
ped in and stood for moment face to
face with mis- ceIlmate. Martin Uttenseiter.
Tho vas standing up gazing at the new
arrival
At 10 o'clock Mr. Warner had his first
lesson in the lock-step movement. At
this hour the prisoners were marched to
the chapel, where Father Boone celebrat-
ed mass Mr.. Warner, when seated in
the chapel, shot a glance over the crowd
as If looking for some familiar face. He
paid close attention to the services. At
ter his return to his cell Mr.. Warner
asked q deputy keeper when he would be
permitted to write home. The keeper
told him that he would be permitted to
write at stated intervals. At 2 O'Clock
he had his FIRST prison meal. He ate
with an apparent relish. After dinner
all prisoners were locked up for the
night.
Today Superintendent Moore viii assign
the miners 10 work Mr.. Warner will be
put in the sewing room or in the mat
factory
Mr.. Warner says that he is imprisoned
not for Iawbreaking, but for acting as q
peacemaker, but his acts were Interpret
ed as unlawful. He does not seem in
olined TO talk. but appears to feel that
he will not be made to serve out his SEN
tence, but viii be pardoBed. He was not
brought down from Cumberland with
the other men, but Joined the sheriff and
his party in Washington and accompanied
them to Jessups- The sheriff expressed
the greatest confidence in the men and
remarked before leaving Washington that
il he had been very busy he would have
given them their commitments and sent
them On to prison by themselves. Mr.
Warner said that Governor Stone, of
Pennsylvania, would be prevailed upon TO
make personal appeal to Governor Smith
in his behalf
Governor Smith has already received
many letters asking him to extend execu-
tive elemeney to Mr.. Warner, but he viii
not take any action IN the matter until
he has fully beard the case.
William Brown was sentenced TO serve
five months; John MeagheT. William
Dobbs. andrew Gillespie, and B. o'Hoio-
ran each for months Joseph Wagner,
James Clark. Charles Clark and William
Meek, convicted in the same connection,