The evening world., 1903-10-27
After Nearly Thirty Years In
Sing Sing Prison Martin Gill
Returns Home and Is Over
WheImed at the Changes.
HAD NEVER SEEN 81" ROAD,
TROLLEY OR SKYSCRAPERS
Procured by Priest, Who
viii Take Care Of Him-Hs
the Old Prisoners Friends
Are Dead.

when the express train from Sing Sing
arrived at tho Grand Central Station <his
afternoon an old man stood upon the
platform. He was feeble and he hung TO
the railing of the car and gaEed about
him in opsn-mouthed wonder
Its more than wonderful" he said.
Look at those great buildings. Look at
this great station. New York Is not the
New York 1t was thirty years ago when
I went out OF life and looked at the sum
ahins through prison bars"
The old man was Martin Gill. who
for thirty wears has been in Sing Sing
prison. With the old nan was Brother
Jerome, of Manhattan College. The good
priest looked o the old man and
smiled. gf
Are you enjoying It all, Martini hs
asked. ut doesn't seem 30 strange 70
persons who have lived in Gods SUM-
shine inc breathed God fresh air and
liberty"
When the train stopped old Martin
stepped to the platform. He looked
about him as though he didn't know
| what to DO with his liberty. He seemed
TO miss the presence OF tine keepers. Ne
glanced at his suit of dark clothes
hLitu lo apptaA I'll ~ lbs ~ - 49,
has ORR for 30 many years.
Sentenced for Life in 1874.
GIL, then a young nan, was con-
visited of murder In New York July 2
lisa. Four DAYS la~ter-justice was quick
In those days-the prison bars of Sing
Sing grated behind HIM. He was sem
fenced TO spend the rest of his life In
the penitentiary. :
s--.- nj IT, -
donned stripes. Never once since he
went behind the bars has there been one
complaint about him or ais work. He
was cbe dent TO the guards aui hs
showed a sympathy vita tie other prls-
oners that brought him to the Attention
of Brother Jerome.
who Is th.s MANI" tina seoi pr.est
asked.
"A murderer doing a lie sentence. . ne
was told. -
weeps When Pardoned.
Brother .e.onie then set aoors =. get
n parton for the old Il al pardon
came to-day aad the priest went 10
Eng Sing and asked to zee Gill. When
GIL was tod that he had been plrdoned.
hat his Ike was his own AID that he
would come into New York At onca.
re wept. Tive news sssG.ed to be toe
good to be true.
In his new silt o! -,othcz and walk
Ing oy TIE side OF ..e erica: GIL walked
from tie prison. .ie gaye one long
look at the barrel w,nGo~. ard hish
walls. II ee:ieve I have Dad what I
owed" re said.
! 1t was when tie tr"'1 GA and Gu
saw the nustling crov,s ara the fest
engine vi h the model cars that lie "e-
came excited. He looked at the SIS
LiOrg lie ht.son ard lie lr,Nei Ike. u
enthusiasts child. He cola nc. 81. . jn4
il TIE ..a.1 IND ran 20 ne iit
p%oini!9g this way. ten ia: ~ :.
York .ts".rai trr mel ne II 71is III
C.v-" 1870: -.
C:t,h Changes Amase lin.
X c.! $ e~c ,t-;~.,, "2s -. tle
train 7 va. doG1lv so Il. as wi.sd
men. women aai chal,r n n tne :,a5on
and made for ,ba stree he .lad never
seen the e.ev' n "a.Es. His yof
lures be had ssca !. \ -. .Isnad
cell. The sivsc, ipfrs VIZ, al m his
in~aginaClci and y. s.lof ~ 'fr' the
ercat bu.hl!n's an; !o,sAd ios Z and
"Eve-y:hiHs is ,e>?:a.elE said
Inv" never "a n ,"r u yoGr Nonderfut
electric l:ahis, In ,act ! sn Ike q
chilr. can't tal;H (, Ell IN
GIN WI be tak,n cars % y Brother
Jerome. Pc Is row s!xtv YRS oil and
has served q ic ser tsr- - prem
than any OTHER ccnv'-t c.cept Will
iagr Kelly. who ans heca Aeh.nl tho
l,r: 'Nr'.-tEo yea.
"r'rven't arr 2 isrIs OF my Younger
days left" he sad as lie lco-.ei at the
hur,yinE obs making rho T. way up
Forty-secc.d street and Ft.:a avenrs,
They Ill forgot re wfc7 I went up the
river, Those who remembered me ara
all dead"