The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-21

He had received very definite instructions
20 show the gentleman" everything. Ar
rived az the door he said nothing about
the prison demon he said simply. Would
YOU like TO see him2" An affirmative an
swer caused TO be unlocked a series Of
doors. which. when opened, partially re-
vealed. sill behind bars one OF the celeb
rifles OF the Powers That Prey.
The celebrity's willingness to talk. de-
pended wholly on the mood be happened
40 be IN. The most successful ruse "a b.
tray him into conversation was for the
guard TO say, Harvey. heTes "a friend
from Catamaran county" Unless busted
with a turn" az his calisthenics or fret
ted about the darkness OF the day having
diminished the light IN his cell. which was
never sufficiently penetrating 10 allow
spectator 20 see more than the bare out
lines OF the man when he sat on his bed.
ne generally took advantage OF the invita-
ton TO show himself and walked over 10
the visitors side OF his dungeon.
From Catamaran county. are your" he
would ask. Well. that's - sight bet
ter county n this / Amt kickln though.
All they can do 10 mo Is coop me up an
i can stand on me head 4 I Ike. They
don't dare dome ia here an let me finger
'em over. ! can Do up the whole push OF
'em. Ia Ike 10 squeeze that guard
throat now. Say. you old walnut head.
open up she doors and gimme a chance
20 be affectionate will you?" ~ close
range be did not look strikingly Ike
demon II was diflcult. on account of the
bars 20 have a satisfactory view Of him.
but with the exception OF his eXtraordi-
nary piercing brown eyes he gave the inn
preston. both in conversation and mum
ner OF being an ordinary prisoner a
well built body and general muscular ap-
pearance suggested good health. and his
81. xru NOT than that
OF his less closely confined fellow con-
victs. a. the sime OF his Imprisonment
IN the underground cell he was about =
years old.
on ali occasions. when n privileged
visitor was taken 20 Sc Jcline the Off
cial explained a little how Jeline lived.
f44e spends hours every day IN sym
uastics." he would say. "He Is one Of
the strongest men ] ever had 90 guard
II you ask him why he takes 80 much
exercise he says; I'm trvin' 10 keep my
mind above my body lie means that
he Is trying 20 keep strong. Although
he has been in that cell for over ton
months al a stretch. he can etill do up
any ordinary three men. o. he's q phe-
nomenon. all right. No doubt about
that"
Harvey Jenne had not upon his hrst
entrance into prison been tho demon Of
she place. he had been "a most exemplary
penitent Later he had committed q mur-
der in tire prison itself and had escaped
the death penalty only by a surmise. 10
which he himself refused IN the least 20
assent. Of insanity. II had been plain both
20 Judge and jury that man with but
short term fti.l 60 serve. who comm tied
"a murder that must be brought home 20
him. could not be wholly Of sound mind.
When he got life sentence he promisf 4
openly Ito do for the warden. ana that
g. lese majestic ana treason ana haf -
dozen other things. besides being fool
Ssh. In the meantime, while tho warden
showed respect for his own skin by keep
Ing out Of the way. Harvey kept himself
IN practice by knocking The screws
heads together and miscciianeousiy spoil
ing them. for weeks sitter they had passed
through his hands. for visit 70 their
swccfhearts. Therefore. ss was but reaE-
enable he mad been scientifically padded,
and subjected 20 hot water IN immodera-
ton. and 60 electricity. and had been
strung Up By the wrists for thirty-six