The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-07-02
Captain
Carter. as
A Prisoner
Recent Government Engineer
IN ConvictS Strips
FORMER PET OF SOCIETY
NOW BUNKS WITH NEGRO
Takes His Punishment in a Manly Way and is in Every
Way Model Prisoner

FORT Leagensworth. Kan. June 4.--
Behind the bars AZ the Unites states
penItentiary here convict No 1884 i
recognized a. the model prisoner and
the perfect gentleman In convict garb
A few years ago this man. now known
only BY q numerai was one Of the
most promising officers In the United
staios army. brave soldier. a skilled
engineer. popular club man. a fay.
orite in society. a man Of wealth and
standing. whose family connections
we're the besf. and whose friends were
among the most Influential men In
Washington. This man was Captain
Oborlln NJ Carter of the United States
engineer corps, and no man IN the
corps had the confidence Of the chief
engineer and the secretary Of war
moro than he. until be had been trans
ferred from work on the harbor at
Savannah and sent az military at.
taohe At the court Of 81 James. when
hls successor found Irregularities
which hnally resulted in his conyic.
tion for defrauding the government
out Of more than $1,000 900, and his
sentence 10 the United states prison
for the term Of ave years
But dIlhonored among his friends.
bis name stricken from the llat Of
West Point graduates, stripped Of un.
form and military record. with no rel.
ative or friend 10 cheer him. this popu.
lar army oiicer remains true TO The
traditions Of West Point aud meets
the trials of prison life aa he would
those on the march or In battle. and Is
etlll the gentleman recognized by all
his fellow prisoners and the model
prisoncr by The governor Of the prls-
on.
A Nurse In the Prison Hospital
Captain Carter has not wasted his
time In prison bemoanlng bis lot. he
has aided by example In maintaining
discipline and has made himself use.
fol In many ways, until he has been
placed In tho prison hospital whore
he IL an excellent nurse With a knowl.
edge Of medicine 10 make him valu.
able man IN that service. He has also
won his good time two months Tor
each year or ten months In an. 80 that
he will probably be discharged on No.
Vomber rs Of this year Then he Will
return 10 the nght for his fortune and
his honor a. soldier and a man. for
Captain Carter has never admitted 1
that he dcfrAnded the government.
though after hia conviction he sur
rendered much Of his fortune TO the
government authorities In conforml
~ with the decrees OF the courts
When this exquisite OF the army
leaves the home which viii have ahel
tered him for tour yeau and two
months he WIN be little changed IN
Appearances liule older OF course.
a little srayof and a little atouter. Tor
the regularity and discipline Of prls.
on HE have agreed wonderfully well
with ihls man, who was accustomed
10 every luxury Ia NE. The fact that
WAS once marked with lines Of worry
aud strife has ahered, Il has grown
emoo,her nom an unselhsh ana inter.
es,ing daily occupation. The prisoner
has lees time to think OF himself than
Formerly for his days are spent IN the !
earlng Tor others and IN the boautlfy.
'ng ~ tho prison erounds some.
umes' when he wMen the little patch
% sreen and diss about bis flowers \
which Ia nolr freshness are like nl,l
tonic 60 The slok conylels. he thinks =
of The days he viii be frce to try asan \
60 clear bis name Og the stigma At :
tachod TO H.
oherlin A Carter Is nov about af,v J,
seau old, ne VAS graduated from !, \
West Polus N iSso a the head Of hlsIh,
'lasa and vas made second liea,eu.
'n' IN me army Twenty years aeo .,
y vAs m charge OF the prison IA n,
.e'eh 10 n now serving Out hls sen. h,
When 10 isst this daahlns younsl ~
.nse' vas assigned to work on me l,o
'a,Anaah hArboE exclusive southern \,
os'se 'eoA hln ap In a shor, time III
I was advanced from second 10 arutlhs
,p'e.Aees. and AZ Ae death of tAs m,
.as'a p eAArge of the savannah als
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