The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-06-07
BEHIND BARS
Of prison
0berlin Carter Bears up
Bravely as of Old
CHARGEDWITH HARD CRIME
Study of Military Prisoner at
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CHARGEDWITH HARD CRIME


Leayenworth Kans.. convict Nc. e.os4 Is
known only as a model prisoner. BY che
great world that lies beyond the stone
walls Of the prison home the sturdy mill
tary figure. CARRIED in gray. branded with
] the scarlet number OF disgrace. would be
recs gnized as Oberlin NJ Carter. former
/ captain OF the United States Engineer
+ Corps. enc time dandy of his class.
Dishonored am ong his friends and com
rades. his name stricken from the list OF
West Point graduates with no wife or
/ child 10 cheer him IN his monotonous
prison life. and the one person whose
/ testimony might have saved him gone be-
I yond the reach of human call. this former
army captain does not forget 10 DC brave
and strong through all his troubles The
/ training he received at the nations milf
I tary school helps him in his fight FOR
/ freedom and honor
( Good behavior has its immediate reward
in prison. and the head that is said 10
have aided in defrauding the United States
government OF upward OF 10000 has
known how TO take advantage OF the
means Of defrauding the prison OF nearly
I a whole years time.
/ 1aHi14u 1ht4AAAA ~ NdEA'A Nh- SEN
I fenced September %. 1890 TO serve hve
years In the military prison at Fort
F, Leavenwo-th, Kans.. and II his perfect
Z conduct continues he Will have according
/ to the old law ten months-two for each
( year Of his sentence-tO his credit on the
/ prison rule book. This means that he
/ will probably be discharged on Novem-
/ Der y. 1893
I
| the home which will have sheltered him
I for four years and two months he will
/ be little changed in appearance little
older. Of course, little grayer and a
I hide stouter for the regularity and dis
/ cipline OF prison life have agreed wonder
/ fully well with this man. who was ac-
! customed 20 every luxury In life. The
/ face that was once marked with lines OF
worry and strife has altered 1t has grown
smoother from an unselnsh and interest
4 Ing daily occupation. The prisoner has
/ less time to think Of himself than former
| ly. for his days are spent In the caring
| for others and in the beautifying OF the
prison grounds. Sometimes. when he
waters the little patch Of green and digs
about his flowers. which IN their fresh
ness are like tonic 20 the sick convicts
I Tie llililhH OF the Jay ~ VII Do lAFf 10
/ try again to clear his name OF the stig-
ma attached 70 It.
! OberIin NJ Carter is now about ifty
/ years old. He was graduated from West
| Point in 1850 At the head Of his class and
! was made a second lieutenant In the
army. Twenty yeats ago he was IN
charge % the prison in which he is now
! serving out his sentence
I =
Ger was assigned to work on the savau-
nah harbor. exclusive Southern society
took him Up IN a short time he was adj
vanced from second to first Heutenaucy.
and at the death OF the general in charge
Of the Savannah district Lieutenant Car
ter succeeded 20 the post
lie was member ~ the best clubs IN
Savannah. Of the New York Athletic and
University clubs. and Of several Ia Wash
ington His manner was warm and cor
dial and his inimitabie way % telling
story added greatly 70 his general popu-
larity. He was a much sought dinner
guest. besides being himself a royal en-
tertainer. At this period in his career
Carter began spending considerable
money. Anerward il was learned that
his expenditures ran from FIgsl 10 $500.
though his salary from the government
amounted only 90 the FRS figure he
had fine private yacht. the Angler.
which e. said 10 have cost 81 90.
II MS extravagance wac Questioned ~
all people naturally thought that Captain
Carter received private income from
his fatEer-iu-Isw. Sir. z = Wssicott.
There Is "a rule 10 the United states
army that the assignment % engineer o.
70 another after they have served con
tinuously a one place Tor rev Gears
At the time u was considered advisable
e. enforce 1hs ruit IN Carers case Con-
gre-s mad just appropriate more thsp
s3.os9 90 for the work iu the Savannah
section and -aries urged the E1~eTurenf
t. permit him e. continue at the work.
which he desired - sec completed
After nine years ~ savennah Il was
decided however. 80 make the change
Some time before this Mr. Carter rad
nd. and the captain seemed not ursiif-
sax 20 take adrantags - sn 9pFginisaert .
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