Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-20


his sacramental custom to wait until the
visitors were very close to the door before
explaining to what Inferno it led. When
the eyes nf every one were directed to the
paddock 10y which the door was secured. ne
would say in a voice charged with mystery.
On the other side Of that door ladies and
gentlemen. lives Harvey Jeliffe. the prison
demon" Aud having paused to allow his
words their full effect. he passed gravely
on and artsttcalIy heightened the curiosity
which he had aroused by declining to salts
fy 1t. We will pass. he said, into
- the laundry department"
1t sometimes happened that one of the
powers that rule arrived at the penitentiary
and expressed Il wish To the Inferno in
all its details. Again the official Virgil led
the way To the wooden door, but with
marked difference of manner He had re-
ceived very definite instructions to show
the gentleman everything. Arrived at
the door. ne said nothing about the prison
demon: he sad simply, Would you like to
: see him." An aftirmat tive answer caused to
be unlocked series Of doors which. when
opened. partially revealed. still behind bars.
one of tho celebrities Of the powers that
prey.
The ceIebritys Willingness to talk de-
pended wholly on the mood he happened to
be in The most successful ruse to betray
MIN into conversation was for the guard to
say. Harvey. here's Il friend from Catana-
an county Unless busted with a turn
at his calisthrnicS or fretted about the
light in his riI Wei ,'I L,,e
iy penetrating - allow spectator to see
- more than the bare outlines of the man
when hr sat on his bed. he generally took
advantage If the invention 10 show himself
and walked over I" the visitors side of his
s., dungeon.
From C3lanaran county. are vouo, he
would ask Well that's a - sight better
county IT this, ant kickin'. though All
lh.y can do Is mn IS coop me up an | can
stand ON IN" head + ! Ike. They don't dare
coN" 'n h'T" an let me finger EN- over. |
ca" ''' HN IN" "ho!e push Of EN-. I'd like
I" 7'i-,fz 'hit SH.tFd throat now Say.
you "-H walnut head. open up the doors an
E.IHlnF - 'lI5'Hle 10 be aHecuonate. VIII
HpG n. 'it~H range he id NOT look strk
. -. ~ % ii'lH' u was dlHlcuit' on &C
- "HH, 70 nave a satisfactory
- .' ''.''.. ''.- WIN me exception of his
~ 80 ing Drown eyes he gave
r,,rr...t T. ''.ti III conversation and
- Inn. ..~ IL" orHihaiy prisoner a
T,sa,.,,... s.,S.. IN = ,I'@t muscular APP
ro,I,,r..,., - 80 heaIth. and his
Of H.. T. .'..f . III M siI thdh mat
A. o.. .-, -e'4pW c"tlNicts.
dergr.,rrf .-n he - i ~ tt. me IN
years uTd. 'iii y -4i'e
on al u~0 t-=..g.s ,--z-..rr .r r,,..,-;I.,-, =.
or WI taken tr s... I..ifa Tho C{f;iI 'St,-
pialu-,I n Ii,-I, how Ia,@f. IL -''>''' On
III, spends h,rrr. -, ~ T.! ,
ties" lac. yy.rrIG s,,- ia = -. - 'ti'i@
sa.rau--r-. mon ,.,.- ryd 10 f.I,,rf ~ cue
ask INN yht- he. f..L-,.- -. ,rr,<7L -. - "a
says I'm irving 10 - nv, rI,rd ~, ne
keep strong. A!.Grd--h h. h~s bs.r ~ - ~
coll for ,,t.,.r ,.-, -, 80 an 'Hd'
can .tf.r d., m, INV. -, sti'.cH' ne
he's .'..r,..-..,, .r -, H. "a
about H.. :. '7''' 40 o'u9'
Ifar,.,- J.l=T. h Ell ,.,. ,,.., HI ..
nc. i,,,, II, 80 l,i''i, M 'Lf'-t en- !
plac. in. nj I..,, ", -. ,,t,lI'n "t me
tent f,r-t h. f-,r r,,r,f.I ~ 10y pen
ttn t1.-..., :. ...lr rr. III -, mn uI IN |
r,,r.,Ets- III ~ "l,SH tIic GFttA
hfm.njr p, g,I--,I IN ' i. 70 "uch ne
ir,sanii, f. hgd h.a,, Mn ro,l, ~ "
ard i,,rl ID r ., -. J.. irs,'!u po'i l" Judge
still f., s.,,- - "l,n ~. d SHorl FERN
maj mss h -. i lsu q murder
NOT IT, ,yb.rI,, ,r 80 - ~ SouIu
oar , I+f -, ~ LI!llu; Nheh ne
a. - f., ga. - 'is,..SN ne promised openly ITO
i,-fa..,,I -, - t''s'l - IeSe ma
i, m. ~, ~ 80 d uoZeh other
- -. MS, "@7'',S neflg looISh In
Sc [, H., VI. ~ ~ "d'I.eH showed re-
~. - - -. - - cct!1ilS ouI OF
~. t,,Si.i,. - ~, I'i =, IN pFbctlce
=! - ~ 'i'' screws hedds together
re- -. Si"--tHS tHeIl, tor
80 ~ nv !,i7Sea through his
~ Il VIZ ~ iAelf sweet hearts |
hen ecs.,.fti,'Ir, 'u7 Ir.,7"L'a1le ne mad
~ b., -, - -! - l.',''l'.i' ana subjected
-. - - ''i.''i''-''i> i'h' ana 10 cleo J
''., H'li Zen strung up ny the !
49, ''' '' 'S-S.A hmuIH as a modest min |
-. -. :! W "eil ne idi proved |
+I-'F ,'''7' b'iira,e attentions that ne real !
",,, ~, gtsi,ihn kindness. he was
. -, n' ,"' ""I'irh ana became the
~ nun ''.' 49, Nsd-e Win as Such. |
J.
IN ''"'-'i.''H Win IN" Harvey Jeliffe |
- Us " = S"in' INES called there APP |
t''i'H u'' '"'N ago m me public prints j /
'l''I' 1891 An EXPERIMENT N Pen |
49, "i".h i'ih mus: III" warden of /
t",'I.''ti'ifF mas had built a |
10y ''t"'Ih'i''" Gag" IN which are to be |
''',''.' 100 prisoners VINO have hereto |
-.' '.'H nv '.Ni-l~'' 10 the state which il !
- h'i~H The innovation will very consider |
.''E f"'H.'- tH" al ~" prisoners is the |
-A"'"l pi"l'--s' "hai. Harvey Jeliffe. pop |
''A '''''H M" i'rlSDn Demon, and the |
; D." i''' Is 70 murderer who. if not so inner |
't..E FF,. Etlln'tnlr as Jc!iffe. has to be
81. minced ~ . separate cell. guarded by cx-
.'. ir sou "iil"'rE- The plan ia to put these
80 men 'r'i the cage. and, if possible to
max them work Whether they work or
nov. h""' yer. II l. believed that mprisor-
~ NJ III ne 'ic" Is ~" most fitting punish
"'ni 10 I've mriHd out to such ficnds 1t
""7 St-tt~f'i I" IN" warden that the two
men might turn upon each other and do
grave harm bat ;his possibility does not
q, m q" give tn" warden great concern. He |
s.Il ~ regard I" IL that if the men actually
X N'i i1iru other he was not sure that that |