Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-03

had committed a crime in defending
our lives and vindicating the honor Of
our families My brother was offered
but single years sentence il he would
plead guilty to manslaughter and the
promise was held out that he would be
almost Immediately pardoned. But by
pleading guilty he would indirectly
admit that / also was guilty. and he
therefore stood trial His jury stood
six for acquittal and six for the lowest
grade Of murder, which is manslaugh.
ter In Ohio. They consulted the trial
judge and admonished him that an
agreement could be reached If the ma.
jority of the jury were assured that
only a nominal sentence would be iu-
ticted. and that they (the jury) would
attach a rider to their verdict recon-
mending my brother to the mercy of
the court. The trial judge, Thomas y.
Duncan, disuaded the jury from at.
taching any rider or recommendation
leaving the impression with the jurors
tuat such would be superhuous, mas.
much as he duncan was a friend of
the prisoner. whose little boy he daily
held on the judicial knee while he was
trying the father for homicidel
Having secured the verdict minus
the recommendation this miserable lit.
tie Che was about feet 1 inch and
weighed under 1875 pounds) Judge pass.
ed a sentence which met with even the
disapproval Of Columbus public opin.
ion. He sentenced my brother to
20 years-the full extent Of the law
at hard labor. James called upon me
at the kitchen Office to denounce Dun.
can and assure me that he would take
care Of my brother When, therefore.
he was brought over to the penitenti.
airy from the Jail and after he was as.
signed to a cell visited him and re.
lated the kind intentions of James. but
at the same time I admonished him of
the vagaries or characteristics of the
warden. The next morning | was de.
priyed of all my privileges and cOnfn.
ed to my cell for having violated the
rules in visiting another prisoner and
talking to him without permission.
AS it happened my superintendent
(Munshower) was present when I ask.
ed and obtained permission from the
guard to visit my brothers cell and
speak to him. But Notwithstanding
that the superintendent so informed
James he would not listen to any ex.
cuse and an appeal and explanation
had to be made at the Governors Of.
five and Jimmy Boyle had to visit
the crazy warden before he would re.
store me to the privileges or listen to
any explanation.
The kind Of discipline under such a
head can no more be imagined than
described nor have / the heart or in
clination to tax my memory for retro
spective scenes and incidents which for
four years disgraced not only the ad-
ministration, but dishonored human
ity.
A woman i'm the front ofice-a type.
writing operator named McMasters-
was practically the prison administra-
tion through its head--the unfathom.
able James Poker playing with
Harry Minor. member Of the Board
Of PardOns, who subsequently suicided
Bill Bond the resident agent Of his
brother Congressman; Charley Grosye
nor, and several other kindred spirits
and filing mp with prison whiskey oc
| cupied all the spare time of the war
| den other than the occasional rides In
| the prison carriage with McMasters
who, to do her Justice kept the from
| Office under a fair order Of discipline
except insofar as her defiance and quar-
rels with Deputy Warden Playfort
were concerned whom she superseded
i'm the many absences of the head OF
the prison. Between herself and this
| official there was irreconciable wal
and the woman won out i'm the fight
and succeeded i'm having the deputy
warden rejected by the Board OF Man
ayers for reelection as a deputy an(
a man named Bradford Dawson, an eX
| sheriff, appointed i'm his stead.
(To be Contnued.)