Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-03-20

/ library and guided aud assisted BY friends
| who took an INT rest IN my development
! J EARNESTLY ealleavorea y. every available
n4eaf.S to Ut nlyS"lf for the employment
Z ana cofll@ni9Nship OF gitn.
mar tlo'N served twelve Years and
7 VII he glad 10 hitN, aaI uHe lhproughly
4 ,ltYes,iS'tle NY prison iecosd and conduct
( ipyite the most ~ reful inquiry into the
/ whole Of iaH prison HE from the time
that catered JANUARY "a. 1880, when bnl
T i, hoS o! ~ Mlii tho present. personally,
or ihr0lisb those who l5ma@ what my rec
qtd has been. the w.trdeMs Of the prison.
!! ana certain ta, nc ore who viii iuvcsti-
gsle Win e7ne my whole record N prison
| wild be inclined 10 refuse me another
chance ia the world TO redeem tie past.
On the merit cf my twelve wears o!
prison record and Oh the strength OF the
in@rough change in my disposition I
make this alpsa and | hope that the cit
i@ens OF Clayton county Will allow that
cliarity, witch has hcen the deal of
Elfristila eiYiliztfp, from ts beginning,
70 temper 3estief With mercg
Justice Satisfied.
That ! oeuld not fully comprehend the
m@Bniin9a OF my crime a, Ii years of
ago, believe must he patent 10 every
nnllghteiled observer No natural parents
would be willing 70 nkn q chi!d of their
ON ~ u gears q age a:il clotie II with
nlall,s issi ansibilit& No matter what the
.0stlfi lad dolc Is tendr. years would
surely negative tl.e theory OF its itil rec
oaAitipn II Ii accountability and the jus
tlee et n'iieting The extreme penalty Of
tho law
recognize tno ilsstlc. of d severe PEN
illtA hat sufely twelve years Of suffering
in,dee lhe sliatp rifles OF prison life would
ON To haNs Sl'gaGantly sailslied the de-
pauds ef public itislice 80 ono roaizos
iG9,e lG!ly imam iagself the magnitude Of
nay crime and no one las ever more Bit
tcllS r.Dsnicfl ili4 crime ih;tn have. But
taw mon VIII he atlc TO realize the amount
OF SUFFERING. OF n boy confined over half
ot his HE among men. behind prison bars,
shut out from boys and the pursuits COM
mon 10 BOYS.
Mine has bccn i ',itsar teaching. | haze
been practically alone In my sympat,iies
and hopes hare known but few happy
moments, i2lt haNr tried to be firm
and Aneoiaplaiaiug ] know rot what my
5fUilre wlil ite. but | have tried by hard
s,ltssN 70 ut my self for something better
TINA, 4 cpnNiGt's life.
earnestly request tie pno,,ie OF @laI-.
tof county TO thoroughly Investigate my
conduct, record. nay present mental and
moral condition. before taking any action
adverse 20 my trl%ase II you will do this,
! feel sore YOU WIN bc in favor OF grant
iUs mo an opportunity To prove my ability
To perform Alright the duties of a free cti-
10 II released sloll With ''all my
heart and MUD and soul and strength
efifleStlN eHtieavtr . live IN obedience to
we litv OF thp land AVID in harmony with
The ft@ OF God. and with rishtful claims
OF MY FELLOW men.
DO moi ask Tor an Alsolute pardon,
asi. iof ] p;slolo or Suspension of sentence
uu'i"r sicls restrictive measures rs the
leTls7 ut.e or governor may impose
ii4Siie i've closest watch upon my actions
and II II ppra's that am violating amy
pi Tie conditions Of my parole. recomnit
nc 10 the prison TO serve out ng sentence
AI ] usll Is another opportunity in q
M re conSeaal sphere tor fun Develop
ment aoug lie best lines now realize
nay Responsibility TO society and TO my
solf md aIn firmly determined to de-
vote my best energies il, performing All
Galles Faithfully and we'll