Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-03-15
The Man Who
Was WrOnged

and he out UNeu IT,
When Cassidy got his first term in
prison it was for burglary. He had en-
tered a dwelling house at nighttime
and stolen money and goods. The own
er of the place was a well Off man. He
could spare what had been taken and
never miss it. The burglar could not
understand why so much fuss was
made over it. He felt injured when the
lawyer spoke of him as criminal and
when the papers had something TO say
about his hangdog look. 1t seemed to
him to be combination against him.
a conspiracy to prevent him from liv-
ing his natural life.
By and by, when it so happened that
the detectives were giving Cassidy
rest for few weeks, be got married.
In his way he loved the young woman.
In another way she would be of help
to him. He knew and respected other
men who lived on what their wives
earned at the washtub, and he had no
doubt of being respected in his turn.
He had been married a week when he
blackened his wife's eyes and broke
couple of ribs for her He felt that it
was MS privilege men 'ie ponce anu
tne Judge 0lhered WIN hiil ne iooNed
upon it as a put up job TO discourage
him from seeking natural enjoyment.
While he was serving his sixty days
u ieiloW prisoner told nIHl tli"t tlle
great constitution of the United States
guaranteed every man certain rights
Ihere We're elght OF ten Oh these rlshts'
according 10 the man hst' anu oas-
sidy came 1orth Win determination
TO nave theh al. Inc ID" had hereto
1ore depended on MS ignorance ana
taken advantage OF MN. ne "ouia
now snow the law tlat ne knew MS
privileges ana was pouhu 10 maintain
theh' Nlthlh week ne llad broken
poilce1hah head WIN foch' assault
ed man VINO dinefea WIN MN ABOUT
tlle social status Oh state prison. stoi-
en- wagon ana ropoed urunheh
man. WIN the constitution on MS S'le
ne feit that he was getting along
Mrs. CASSIDY Would nave come ID tor
announcer beatihS III tllhe' out she mas
tened the event by becoming mother
BENG BUSY at the tlme' the husband
ADJOURNED the beatlhg Tor week.
ihen ne biackehea hef eyes broke her
Jaw anu dlslocated shouIder' ana ne
look IL very III OF an oihclous heignoof
VINO hastened away ana INFORMED the
police and secured ms arrest
Inc VIE died, ana Mr.. Cassidy was
pu' on '.."i iof ili,'iisid usii.er' ne CON
sue ca l. "i'ose'iei uiiiaiI' he vas
pilN iIeseu uilue. me CONSTITUTION 10
peat lAis VIE WINE sue was NOT prlNF
ieeeu 10 aie uilueF It, sue hao aiea 10
spite hlni' anu ne looked upon 1t us
more spite "ilen ne was solnelo" sent
" pilson lor nieeeh years
vi an lne LILIES iil"t hurt nm iliost
were liie Wolus ol I've prosecutor ne
Aau Called uifect attention ID his evil
iace ana MS previous record ana had
vowed lhat ne was more OF WIG
yeast lnaii man. NotiIhS else huft ike
'nIs' anu ne Undermined on revenge.
FROM Tue dag ne entered prison cas-
siuy hNeu only 10 escape ana secure
revenge on me man VINO had missed at
nun III court lie didn Dlame the
Judge OF the jury AS TOT the nelghbors
VINO mad volunteered their testimony
NE "ou,u KNOCK then ABOUT ana let 1t
20 AZ tnat' out Tue prosecutor should
vic ny MS MANU-. his words We're re-
iielipered morning noon ana night,
anu uay py oay the convict thought OF
esc"ie'
Seven long years passed by. and then
day came that guard relaxed his
vigilance FOR moment, and Jim Cas-
sldy made his escape. Another convict
would have tried to get away as far
and as fast as possible. Not so with
Cassidy He had only twenty miles
10 go to reach the prosecutors house.
he had kept track of his enemy
through visitors. He knew that he oc-
eupied house in the midst of grounds
Just outside the city, and over and
over again he had planned how he
would approach, now enter the house.
now surprise the man In his SlepD and