Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-15
LIKELY TO GET EASY WORK OF
SOME KIND.
lis DULY BERTH LIONED
His Hair Cut and Regular Convict
Routine Commentaries Rela-
tives at Leavenworth - Former
Banker in improved HeaIth-May
Be a Prison Librarian.

LeavenwOrth. Kan, June IA
Dressed in his prison uniform, a gray
suit with No. i717 in red figures on
his trousers and the back of his
blouse. Frank G. Bigelow. the former
Milwaukee banker, started work in
the federal prison here yesterday. He
did some light work in the prison gar
den in the morning, watering the
plants and digging out weeds. Later
he will be given harder labor as his
health improves.
Bigelow is still under the care of
the prison doctor He is suffering
from acute nervousness caused by
being cut off from smoking. He has
always been constant user of cigars
and the prison regulation permitting
but one cigar week has proven a
great hardship to the eX-banker. Dur
ing his first hours of confinement
Bigelow begged for a cigar, but this
was refused and he was siven chew
ing tobacco instead. He made no com
plant and accepted the substitute
without a murmur.
The prison doctor reported yester-
day morning that Bigelow was much
better. the night in the hospital hav-
ing proven most beneficial. The war
den ordered that the prisoner be ber-
nd
prints of his fingers taken. He was
shaved and his hair was closely
cropped. He was again photographed
and then sent back to the hospital
for work. Bigelow's health has so far
improved that the doctor is no longer
alarmed concerning him.
Rigelow seems worn and h&gSard,
yet no word of complaint has come
from him and he has expressed de-
sire to the authorities to obey all of
tho prison rules in order to get good
time which will make his sentence
six years and four months.
While he is working in the hospital
as an attendant and gardener he will
fuot be brought into contact with any
Of the lower class of criminals and
will have the freedom of the hospital
yard and the corridors.
The warden has about decided to
employ Bigelow as timekeeper at the
new prison site, where no less than
/ 900 men are at work on the con-
struction. This position was recently
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ployed in the custodian's office.
If Bigelow is assigned to the work
at the new prison he will be made a
parole or trusty. These men are
given suits of chalky blue color and
have the privilege of eating together
and away from The common herd
They sleep in one large room and
are net brought in contact with other
rorvicts.
1t is possible that Warden McClau-
ghry may assign Bigelow to a clerk
ship in the prison library One of
the clerks in the library now is an
eN-banker. This IS a very desirable
place from a prisoners standpoint. 1t
means also that Bigelow with about a
dozen other prisoners can sleep in the
large library room, where there is
only iron bars at the windows, in
stead of close cell. He will have
plenty Of time to read papers and
books.
Bigelow often sits by the window in
his room apparently in deep medita-
ton He has view of the prison
yards, where he can see gang break
ing stone and prisoners marching to
meals and in and out of cell houses.
He watches this with keen interest
1t develops that Bigelow is connect.
ed by marriage with two families of
I.eavenworth. 1t is said that Mrs.
Bigelow visited here often. She is
coming on soon to see her husband
ana will stop with relatives while