The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-12
HAMILTON |.||INI u IS IN PRISON
DEPUTY SHERIFF. ALEXANDER
TOOK HIM TO SALTWATER
YESTERDAY MORNING
HE BORE THE ORDEAL WELL
Taken In Charge by Surgeon Mer-
Fill, Who VIII Decide on His
OccupatiOn-RecOg
by Few.

Frank II. Hamilton was yesterday
taken to the Saltwater penitentiary to
serve a term of seven years lie was
convicted of the charge of manslaughter
as result of the death OF Leonard r.
Day in the billiard room of tie West
hotel on Sunday morning, Nov. 25 Ham
flton was arrested and was placed on
trial Feb. A. The jury returned a verdict
OF granddaughter in the first degree, al
though the statement Is made by several
members of the jury that on the first
ballot the vote stood eight TO four for
acquittal. After being out for forty
hours the jury returned the verdict in
dlcated above and he was sentenced on
Feb. %, three months to day from the
time he was arrested
Yesterday was the time set for the
removal to the penitentiary Ar1:45 Dep
uty- Sheriff Alexander, Hamilton and
personal friend descended the elevator
from the jail to the first floor to the
court house They left by way of the
Fifth street entrance and, entering a
hack, were driven to the Milwaukee de-
pot. A crowd had collected on the base
ment floor to see Hamilton as he pass
ed from the Jail, but the sightseers were
disappointed. "N ~sE
At the station few kHCw that the man
accompanying the man in blue clothes
was man sentenced to a term in a
prison. He was unshackled, and only
personal friends were aware of his iden-
tity At White Bear, where it is neces-
sary to change cars, there was a great
crowd, but it is safe to say that few
could point out Hamilton
Two newspaper men accompanied Dep
uty Alexander and the man whom the
deputy appeared to be keeping under sur
Neillance was an innocent newspaper man
whose greatest offense consisted in at
tempting to borrow the price of st1 aet
car fare from Saltwater AZ Saltwater
it was the same. Ordinarily there are
few people at the platform of the prison.
This time there were several hundred
All sought Hamilton, but few were able
to pick out the man they. wanted to see
from the dozen or more men who walked
from the station 20 the prison.
Arrived at the prison, Deputy Warden
Alexander took charge of him, and after
handshake with his friends Hamilton
passed behind the barred gates. AS his
health is not of the best, ne was taken
in hand by Surgeon Merrill and the occu-
patton he will follow while imprisoned
Will be determined by the surgeon. Dep
uty Warden Alexander, under whose i'm
mediate control Hamilton will be, showed
the visitors about the institution and
after a final word the friends Of Hamilton
hade him good by.
Hamilton's last day at the Jail was
made as pleasant as possible At noon
dinner. was served in his cell which he
has occupied for the last three months
The guests were Miss Johnson, who has
visited and comforted him every day
since his arrest, and Deputy Sheriff Alex
ender
81 am deeply, grateful to my friends
said Hamilton, ''and in particular
wish to thank Sheriff Megaarden and
Deputy Sheriff Alexander Rev. vii
lam Wilkinson has called several times,
and I wish to thank him for the interest
he has taken in my welfare
CROWD AT SALTWATER
SALTWATER. March u.-(Special)
Frank H Hamilson was brought to
Saltwater this afternoon and passed
through the ordeal with remarkable
calmness, although. he appeared a tri-
fie nervous at times. His registered
number is 5585 and cell number 2S2.
Warden Wolfer has not yet decided
where he. will be employed, but at the
request of himself and former associates
he will probably not enter the office Of
the Prison Mirror. Large crowds Of
people were present when the train ar
rived, but Hamilton walked calmly from
the platform to the prison.