Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-05

of the charge, | boarded a TRAN lor
Frankfort Immediately after receiving
the news and promptly gave myself
up to the proper authorities.
The reader of human nature can find
a subject worthy of his talents in Ca
leb Powers. In fact, he will discover
an enigma in what he at first took for
a simple problem The deeper he delves
the more difficult VIII his task become.
) Although such tasks are in the line
of the writer's profession, n month
) spent in the same prison ward, on
terms as intimate as possible under the
circumstances, has convinced him that
but two persons in the world know
Caleb Powers. They are his mother and
Caleb Powers. The conclusions reached
are a bundle of seeming paradoxes.
Work" is the watchword of Caleb
Powers life.
II like to work, always have worked
and | must work. he says and since
his incarceration, five years ago, he has
worked as only a man can whose one
idea i'm life is to labor. He Is quiet
and taciturn. He is never heard en-
gagged in the ordinary patter of every
day conversation.
Powers entered the West Point Mill
tary academy, but left at the end of
his first year to take up law, in which
he gained degrees at Valparaiso, Ind,
and Center college, Kentucky; besides
nearly attaining to the degree of bach
elof of arts at the State College Of
Kentucky.
At the time he was elected secretary
OF state on the ticket with Governor
Taylor in 1899 he was superintendent Of
schools of Knox county, Kentucky.
Up to the time of his arrest in con-
nection with the Goebel case Powers
and Howard had never seen each other
The home of Powers is at Barbour
vile.
Powers family until three genera
tions ago were Virginians, and since
then have resided in Kentucky. From
childhood (he is now 35 years ODD he
has made his way in the world by MS
own efforts. His first ambition as a
boy was to complete a college course,
but before he was graduated he had
settled upon the law as his profession,
To hold the office of superintendent
of public schools in Kentucky man
must be at least "a years of age; when
he reached "a Caleb Powers was hon
honored with election, and served two
terms, resigning to become secretary
of state, to which office, strangely, he
was also elected just as he became old
enough to occupy it under the law.
interviewing Caleb Powers Is IKE
interviewing railroad president. He
is busy man. He will waste no time.
He is amiable and courteous to all COM
ers, however, and manages to satisfy
all of them by his cle..fness of con-
ception and concise speech.
six oclock-all out"
1t is the gruff voice of the Jail guard
Every moment of the day and night a
deputy is present in the ward in which
Powers and Howard are confined with
dozen otner prisoners.
: A tall form bounds from cot in the
: furthest corner of the room and picks
its way through the wilderness of beds
7 baskets, piles of clothing and mat
tresses, opened the door, disappearing
behind wooden partition. Soon there
! comes the sound OF splashing and slap
S ping. Caleb Powers day has begun
2 Before the court house clock has
ceased to toll the deep-chested Howard
stands stretching on a newspaper
spread beside his Gotta delicious bit OF
5 privacy, this newspaper gained by
jealous guardianship of clearing
BY this time the other prisoners have
disengaged themselves from their blan'
kets, some grudgingly and with the as
sistance of the guard. Powers anc
Howard have exchanged their Ions
night robes-never ending objects o.
y curiosity to their Jail companions-fol
: full street attire. including hats.
Beds are stacked along the walls
Space is scarce in the jail, Silently
Powers and Howard raise a narrow
window at each end of the room anc
silently they fall into step and begir
y to walk from one window TO the other
y At every thirteenth step they whirl II
| peIltCl anu SioiN puSh, hiS oi'
: with the erect military carriage and
stride of the West Pointer the othei
! with tread so light it seems to belle
. his sturdy frame.
y "Ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, abou
face" Hundreds of times day this
> same step lands in the same holes il
the worn wooden floor. almost on thu
. same second OF each day. On they
= plod. heads thrown back, timing ever
= their respiration so that they inhalt
the blessed fresh air at each window
the sills of which are even with theil
= heads A striking pair they make.
A black criminals face appears al
: the heavy steel door
Y Lime up-coffee cups" 1t bellows.
g During the apportionment of corr
D bread and black coffee the steady drill
0 OF the two men continues. Sweeping is
tho ,,avf thine on tha daUfa m