Sunday morning globe., 1901-12-01
PART II.
THRTY.FIRsT PAPER.

ing laws and the latter for twenty
years on the charge Of manslaughter
Mr.. Paiges brother, ex-Congressman
David Paige had fed to South America
90 escape the fate Of his brother Ralph
X, however, stood pat and took his
medicine. He was assigned to a soft
berth by the warden (James) as clerk
and given extra quality Of food, my
brother, who had been offered one year
IL he would plead guilty was assigned
to a contract and was compelled to eat
at the common table and denied all
privileges. Mr.. Paige had plead guilty
and there were several more indict
ments against himself, his father.in-laW
and brother. Shortly after his i'm
prisonment he secured the appoint
ment Of Henry Apthorp as member OF
the board of managers. The reader
must not be astounded at this state.
ment., The Paiges were a big family
In Ohio and they were not all in
prison. The Apthorps were poor, OBJ
Bcure and unknown hustlers for a liy-
ing and the most sycophantic mem
Der OF the clan was Henry. Hence
Ralph Paige selected him as a proper
tool to do his bidding on the board Of
prison managers.
Under the parole laws Of Ohio both
my brother and Ralph Paige were en-
titled to parole after serving the mini.
mum Of their sentence, which was one
year. But for certain reasons, Ralph
Paige could not accept a parole when
his year had expired. These reasons
were public opinion, the fear Of return.
ing to Painesville indictments still
untried against his father-in-law
(Steele), and because he would be i'm.
mediately put on trial on the other in.
dictments found against him. Hence,
although his pull could command a
parole at any time, he was forced to re-
main three years until matters were
suitably arranged with the prosecutors,
his creditors and his father-in-law' S
case, before he accepted a parole. He
was then paroled with the several in
dictments still standing against him In
the Cleveland courts. Now, my
brothers case was rejected by the same
board that paroled Ralph Paige and the
dictment rested against him in the
Franklin county courts. OF course
this was the merest subterfuge, but our
friends were so persistent and cited the
Paige case so significantly that the
board unoficially declared that If my
brother could get rid Of the other in
dictment he would be paroled. A nolle
Of the indictment or a trial of the
charge murder of Washington
Hughes), was therefore demanded.
The state elected to try him to the in
dictment. He secured a change Of
venue TO Fairfield county and an i'm
partial and honest trial before Justice
Slough, the jury brought in a YER
dict in fifteen minutes after the charge
of the Judge, Of not guilty. Thus by
this verdict the courts, press, and vile
perjurers Of Columbus were rebuked and
our unjust conviction demonstrated;
for on precisely the same testimony
and by the same witnesses which con-
victed us in Columbus my brother was
acquitted in Fairfield (Lancaster) .
Both cases being exactly the same, viz,
conspiracy to murder, and that we did
murder Osborn and Hughes. The
courts OF Franklin county convicted us,
the courts OF Fairfield county declared
us (him) not guilty,
Vindlcated by the verdict Of an i'm
partial jury and no Indictment further
remaining, my brothers. case came
again before the board of managers
when to the astOnishment OF every
body they refused to parole him. The
A. r. A. had filed some thousands Of
signatures against the parole. My
brothers friends fled ten signatures
for every A. p. AS in favor OF the
measure, besides hundreds Of letters
from the most prominent citizens all
over the United States, including Hon.
Ricnard Kerens, Of st. Louis, Senator
Elkins, OF West Virginia, and Arch
bishop Hughes OF Minnesota. IL was
such a clear case Of funk" because Of
the fear entertained by the politicians
OF the A. P. A., and the prejudice and
hatred OF myself and brother by Julius
Whiting, the boss Of the board and
the friend OF Varney that Governor Nc
Kinley was appealed to in person by
our friends. The governor referred all
appeals TO the board at the suggestion
OF his managers and presidential
grooms after he had been compelled TO
break his promise to release my
brother and pardon myself Our
friends, however, were determined to
make square Issue with Governor
Mckinley and to let the country and
especially the Ancient order OF Hibern.
ians tof which society my brother was,
previous to his Incarceration, a high
official, know the real reason why he
was Disseminated against and refused
a parole, while bankers. burglars.
horse thieves, rapists and others were
being paroled monthly by Julius
Whiting and company.
10 was in reply to a formal letter
90 Governor Mckinley, setting forth
the claims Of my brother for parole
and the prejudice Of the board OF man.
ayers, influenced by the A. p. A.. that
the following lying reply from the pen
OF Julius Whiting, which his fellow
members perfunctorly signed was fur.
nished the governor and a CODY OF
which he transmitted to our friends.