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Mental and Physical Wrecks.

The scenes after the release Of the
prisoners defy all description. What
came forth from those horrible holes
were not men-but animals; mind
and soul were gone, and only the
horrible remnants of the human bod
les, clawed hairy, unspeakably foul,
with eyes that revealed horribly the
cunning born Of fighting for bits of
food. the madness of starvation,
abuse and solitude.
Graft by the keepers perhaps was
more responsible for the starvation
and wretchedness of the prisoners
than the inhumanity of the rulers.
The guards sold the food sent to the
prisoners, and supplied them with
refuse. decayed meats and wormy
beans.
Madness resulting from ill-nourish-
ment and solitary confinement in
damp, sunless cells killed almost as
many as did disease The majority
of the long term prisoners released
were insane-and even more were
coughing away their lives with CON
sumption.
Many of them had lived only In
hope of vengeance, fought for life for
a cha"ce to kill guard. to die with
talons clutched in the throat of some
representative of the oppressor Re-
lease has robbed most of them of their
ferocity. The reaction has left them
mainly helpless, mumbling, h, wit.
ted wrecks OF humanity, inc a.ae Of
executing the wild deeds their mad
dened brains planned during their
long captivity,
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nARDeN3 BRUTALITY 10 LlNBonlRoFr

Rad just been married, and, by brib-
ing the warden, he was enabled to
receive letters from his young wife
Suddenly the letters ceased.
Six months passed, for Knieff a
time of dependency and suspense
when. as he entered the prison yard
one morning for his daily exercise,
he saw three women at the other side
of the yard The first of them had
her head wriS ped up--it was winter
and in thick cloth, but as she
passed him she raised the cloth and
smiled. It was his wife, who had got
herself arrested to be near him.
Kneiff's wife caught but a few
glimpses of him during their impris-
onment. Occasionally he caught
glimpses of her walking in the yard
and they exchanged signals from a
distance-but never had the oppor-
tunity of speaking to each other.
The woman sacrificed her life for
the happiness of knowing that she
was near her husband and that she
was aiding him to bear the awful
burden of prison life.
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MOONEY DRAGGED THE ALMOST
DEAD HALF-BREEDS INTO THE
BOAT.
and had reached the submerged
Island just below the Fort Smelling
bridge when the boat floated into an
eddy. Instantly the board -bottomed
heavy fatboat was twirled about as
though it were feather and the next
instant it overturned
White and King made a desperate
effort to reach the boat, but it was
swept beyond them by the current.
BY a hard swim against the current
the men managed to reach a willow
tree growing on the island, and of
which the upper limbs alone were
visible
King seized one branch and White
another, but Whites branch was un-
able to bear his weight and snapped.
None Of the remaining branches was
heavy enough to sustain his weight.
and he was obliged to cling to the
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FIGHT FOR LIVES
IN RAGING WATERS

branch to which King was h,,
The slender bough bent unaalns Iauglns
combined weight of the men ue' h,',
firm. 'u' hel
Clinging for life to the bro,
the water surgilg about tbo,s VIZ
White and King struggled O., ueSK
hours with the waters of tho
which, swollen by the beavv ."e'
were rising, Shouting was ot '
avail, and they were abont "
up in despair when King NOT.
man walking along the blur @ o0
east side of the river Rnth Ae
shouted desperately and succesa,,
attracting his attention.
Calling 10 the drowning ,,..
hold on the man on the bank ~.
Keough, who lives near Fort snel,1.
ran to the head of the bridge for H.,
There he found Mounted patro,m
Mooney and John Carpenter Moou
started across the bridge at .0
followed by Carpenter Side hy ",
the men raced to the Fort Snellin +
side and down the steep blut 10 ,sf
ferry. where they were sure ~ s.I
ing boat. l
1t was the work of an instan, j
launch a small rowboat. and in
seconds the small craft was snaoa,.
toward the lower end of the io,..
The darkness was intense and al
wind and rain, together with the rlva
spray. rendered the trip precarior1
But for the fact that a man who l. u
spent most of his life on the Mn.
sofa river was at the helm, tho h,.
probably would have capsized Ti~l
and again 1t ran into eddies orl
threatened to- tip. only to be righ,sa
Guided by the shouts of the strand
ed men, the boat slowly fought I,
way through the water gliding nj
low river bushes and through lorl
stretches of willows. At sbs,,
bend in the river the boat roundsi
the southern point of the island anl
few feet ahead wer King and Whit,
hands still clinging to the willow
the boat approached 1t could be spsr
that the water had risen to the meni
chins. and, rufiled by the wind tra
quently dashed over their heads
King seemed on the point of sink
ing when the boat reached him, AM
/ grabbed madly at the oar nearest Il
him. Throwing off his coat and vest
Patrolman Mooney knelt in the res
of the boat as it swept by King
seized him by the collar and dragge
him into the boat. The half-bree
sank Imply, and the boat swun
sharply against the current and head
ed in towards the island a seCOn
time.
White, on the verge of faintinl
became frantic with fear, and, cryin
out that he was drowning, sudden
released his grasp ana sank into h
waters. Even as the man loosene
his hold Patrolman Mooney lurche
forward, and, burying his arm beneat
the water, managed TO grasp Whl'
by the hair. In another second b
was hauled into the rear of the boa
where he lay fainting.
The rescue was now partially a
complished. but the fight to land va
still to be made and the boat va
overladen. In the open channel II
fight was desperate one, the win
and water seeming to combine to woT
the destruction of the crew. Final
the nose Of the craft grated on II
shore and the rescue was complete
King and White were hurried to
sTitchman's shanty near by and pl
to bed. Both were exhausted and
state of collapse.
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Madman,s Awful Revenge.


A prisoner called Linbomiroff, who
had blown off his own arm while eX-
perimenting with an Internal machine,
was workingman and entirely with
out means or influence, and the ward
ems made no secret of their dislike of
him and treated him with the greatest
cruelty They would deprive him OF
food, or beat and kick him for failing
to have his cell in order within the
regulation time. thing which for him
in his one-armed condition, we'll nigh
was impossible.
This man finally lost his reason, and,
with the ingenuity of madman,
planned a terrible vengeance. He
made rope by twisting up strips of
his sheets and smeared 1t with dust
and dirt so as to make 1t invisible in
the darkness. This rope he tied across
the doorway of his cell some inches
above the ground When the warden
who was his special enemy appeared
next day, Linbomiroff made a gesture
as If TO strike him.
The warden rushed at him, tripped
over the rope, and receiving a tre-
mendous blow from the prisoner, fell
senseless, The wretched madman set
on him, unconscious as he was, dug
his nails into the wardens eyes, cut off
his fingers, and after setting his hair
alight, flung him into the corridor.
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Dies in Grave He Digs.

Amsterdam, N. Y.-Jacob DOCK
stadsr, for more than 90 years super
lhtendent Of Pine Grove cemetery ~
tribes Hill, died of heart disease ID
grave which he was assisting In o's
ging iii the cemetery.
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Prisoners Seldom Live Long

The bad food served out to the pris.
oners Is one reason why so few of
those sentenced to long terms of i'm
prisonment live to complete their SEN
tences. At one time the staple diet
was a sour, almost nauseous soup,
called "stschi" 1t was good enough
for the health, and when, under a pre-
tended attempt to improve the diet, its
use was discontinued and other less
wholesome food substituted scurvy be-
came regular visitor TO the prison
the result of which Is that the inside
of the mouth becomes torn and lacer-
ated and the teeth begin to fall out
In many cases prisoners have lost all
OF their teeth.
The prolonged darkness Is a fire.
quent cause of mania, but those pris-
oners who retain their reason become
torpid, apathetic, and insensible to
physical paia, But the sense of hear.
ing, under these conditions, becomes
extraordinarily acute. Many cells
have plastered walls, so that com
mmicating by tapping on them be-
comes easy, but even those prisoners,
the walls of whose cells are bare
stones, become experts at Interpreting
the taps heard on the locks of the
doors and converse with each other all
day.
Cell Occupied by Bakunin.
While wardens are venal enough to
accept bribes from friends of prison
ers to allow their charges to break
minor regulations, such, for instance.
as receiving letters from the world
outside. they were not to be induced
TO connlve at captive's escape. 1t
was too dangerous to them, as their
eompkcity instantly would have been
suspected and they would run the risk
of having themselves to take the run
away's place. The forced inactivity of
the mind is insupportable.
In the Schlusselburg fortress. the
Dresden dictator, Michael Bakunin,
the revolutionist of 1S4S, was once con-
fined. Gar Nicholas. delighted at the
Importance of the victim, ordered him
10 receive better treatment than the
other captives, and consequently the
cell he inhabited was larger than the
ordinary ones, and to this day the
whole area of It's whitewashed walls
Is covered with Bakunln's calculations.
TO write down some OF which he must
have stood on his bed, since they are
close under the ceiling, some nine feet
above the floor
1t is unusual for prisoners to change |
their cells, so that the one tiny room is |
their home throughout their stay. usu-
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Killed Three Wardens.

While, as a general rule, six months
in the prison saps mans strength to
such an extent that he is incapable of
any resistance. this is not always
the case. On one occasion man
who had been imprisoned for seven
years, and always had been regarded
as of peaceful disposition, in a sud
den fit of frenzy, fell upon a warden,
wrested away his rifle. and stabbed
him in his neck
Another warden instantly fired at
the prisoner and wounded him in the
shoulder. However, he lodged round
the yard, fired the cartridges which
were in the magazine of the rifle and
killed two wardens. He then dropped
to the ground apparently mortally in
Jured, but on the wardens rushing
up to secure him, he raised himself
and killed a third of his antagonists
with the butt of the rife before he
was overpowered. Not being consid-
cred insane he was hanged
In 1897 revolutionist named Knieff
was brought to Schlusselburg. He
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ally prolonged, in Schlusseburg. The
result is that prisoners, by the tap
ping process, soon get to learn the de-
tails of the lives of the prisoners on
either side of them
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when the elephant, lifting up ~
trunk. sent column of water pay
Ing In their direction. They weN
urenched as we'll as frightened Wns'
they landed on the concrete walk Do
low,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
G. E. Society Entertains.

The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
held a social meeting last evening in the
church parlors. The affair, which was at
tended by about 125 members and their
friends, was planned from the calendar
scheme, which had been organized In the
society some time ago. Each of the months,
with the help of his or her weeks, enter
tanned the company with something apropos
to the month represented. The months were:
January, Miss Sue Trailer; February, Miss
Jessie Herriott; March, Miss Victoria
Sutherland; April, Miss May Wilson; May.
Miss Ethel LASER; June, Miss Ruby Nevins:
July. Mr. Shirley Mills; August, Mr.. Rex
Collins; September. Miss Charlotte War
rem October, Miss BERTHE Zellers: Novem-
Der. Miss Elizabeth Davis; December. Mr..
Shirley Downing. Much of the credit of the
entertainment is due to the year imper-
sonated by Miss Isadore Emery, and
Father Time. Mr. Arthur De Reimer, chair
man and vice chairman, respectively, of
the social committee. At the close Of the
entertainment the president Of the society.
Mr.. Emery L. LASER, extended a cordial in
vitation to all the strangers present to at
tend the meetings Of the society.
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ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY.
Proposition Made by Attorney in Bas-
set Divorce Case.

st
Whether or not further evidence will be
offered in the suit of Charles c. Bassett
for absolute divorce from his wife. Fanny
Rice Bassett. will depend upon the decision
to be given by Justice Gould In Equity
Court No. 2. Monday. The reading Of depo-
sitions in the case was finished yesterday
afternoon when Attorney Greed NJ. Fulton,
for the complainant. concluded the presen-
tation Of testimony in rebuttal. Imme-
diately afterward. however. Attorney E. F.
Colladay, leading counsel for Bassett, said
he would like to put the husband, Charles
Bassett. on the stand in rebuttal of the
testimony of his wife. This was made the
basis of vigorous objection on part of
Henry e. Davis. attorney for Rev. E. Law
renee Hunt the correspondent in the case,
who said if the court allowed Bassett to
to go to Omaha, Neb., and secure addi-
tional testimony from Mrs. Bassett and
other witnesses for the defense.
The dispositions read yesterday included
those of DR.. William Mercer Spriggs of
1915 18th street and DR.. Henry Krogstad of
1924 X street. both of whom testified as
experts. Much of the deposition in rebuff
tai of former Congressman Benjamin Fair
child of New York was objected to by Mr..
Davis, but the portions admitted as evil
.dence tended to show that Mr.. Fairchild
denied the accuracy of statements made by
Mrs. Bassett in her testimony concerning
the part he played in the case
Should Justice Gould decide against adj
hitting further evidence in the case the
final arguments will be made on Monday.
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Contributions for Charity.

The treasurer of the Citizens Relief AS
ISOLATION, Mr.. John F. Wilkins, acknowl-
edges the following contributions toward
the fund for the purchase of food, fuel and
clothing for destitute families;
Mrs. Ella c. Clephane. So; Mr.. Charles H.
Roesch, 81; Mrs. c. Louisa Benton, IS;
Mrs Louisa F. Symonds So; Cash, $50
Mr.. Walter Allen, 81; Miss Rosa l.. Easby
$25; Eleanor G. H. Miller, 81; Mr. D. F.
Mckenney, SIS; Mr.. William Hahn G. Co..
$40.
Mr.. John Joy Edison, treasurer of the
Associated Charities, announces the receipt
of the following subscriptions, which have
been sent to 81 G street for the general
fund of the associations:
Mr. Franklin G: Prindle. IS; Misses Maria
L. and Sophia c. Anderson, So; F. A. c.,
81; Mr.. c. X. Stellwagen, IS; Mrs. Ellen M
Parker, $40; Mr.. William E. Curtis, $40; Mr.
Alex. Kent, $3.50; Gen. William Crozier
$40; Justice David ]. Brewer $15 Wood
ward & Lothrop. $50; Mrs. Mary r. Adds,
$40: Postmaster General George B. Cortel-
you, $5 Gen. E. Whittlesey, $40; Mr. w, /.
Swanton, 81; Byron s. Adams, $40; Mrs
Martha Aman, SO; Mr.. Konrad Weiss IS;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Quaiffe, So: Admiral
Philip Hichborn, IS; Emily Smith. $3.50
Mr.. Edward F. Droop, IS; Mrs. Gertrude M
Hubbard. $50; Miss s. c. deQ. Woodbury.
$50; s. 8. Shedd & Bro. Co., $40; Eleanor
G. H. Miller, 81.
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CHAPTER of Accidents.

Silas II. Sherwood. sixty-six years of age
living at 110e 9th street northwest, was
knocked down by an automobile last night
at Pennsylvania avenue and John Marshall
place and painfully injured. The automo-
bile belongs to James W. GLADDEN., who
lives at 100 street southeast Mr. Sher-
wood was taken to the Emergency Hospi-
tai His Injuries Were not serious ones and
he was able to go home after he had re-
ceived treatment.
Laura Summers. twenty-five years of age,
whose home is at sos 4th street southeast,
was knocked down by an automobile be-
longing to Mr. Kline last night about IL
o'clock. The accident occurred at Penn
sylvania avenue and Madison place. Frank
Stump, who was operating the machine.
took the young woman to the Emergency
Hospital. The surgeons found she had re-
ceived an injury to her back and several
cuts and bruises about her face and body.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lane sixty-five years OF
age, living at 1719 9Th street northwest fell
and was painfully injured while getting off
q street car at Rhode Island avenue and
It'll street last night about o'clock. She
was taken to the Emergency Hospital.
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CONFERENCE HELD.
Plans for District Exhibit at James,
town Exposition.


The joint committee Of The jamestown ex-
position met yesterday in the board room
at the District building, where they held a
conference with the Commissioners on the
subject Of municipal exhibit. Commits
sioner mcfarland presided. He read the
resolutions Endorsed by the trade bodies of
this city. 1t was agreed that to ascertain
exactly what space the jamestown COM
pany would provide for the District was
the first step to take. 1t was also decided
to inquire as to what arrangements the
company would make Another thing
agreed upon was to have the municipal ex-
hfbit in the same building with the COM
mercial exhibit, this plan being more salts
factory all around, and giving the LA-trict
better showing
The committee approved Commissioner
Macfarland's suggestion. originally made
at the first conference to have models of
the Capitol. the District building, the
Union station. public library and public
park system. This point will be discussed
further when the joint committee returns
from Norfolk, where it will go in a few
days to make additional arrangements.
The decision was reached last evening by
the joint committee as part of the exhibit
plans to send representative to James
town in order to arrive at definite con-
clusion as to the proposed commercial and
municipal exhibit of the District of Column
bia. Mr.. Woodwork Clum, secretary of
the committee. stated today that Mr..
Thomas W. Smith, chairman of the joint
committee, will go to Norfolk tomorrow
evening with this purpose in view.
Mr.. James E. Sullivan, president of the
Amateur Athletic Association, In charge of
all athletic exhibits at the exposition. stat
ed that the jamestown exposition will fur
nish Dr. Henry 8. Curtis. president of the
local Fairgrounds committee, who asked
for the information. a hall for athletic
meetings of Washington amateurs; also an
Qtb oil al
the exposition requires is to know how
much space is required.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
Alleged Violation of Union Rule.

The statement was made today that at a
meeting of the BARRIERS Union, to be held
next week, decisive action will be taken
against those of the boss BARRIERS who kept
open their shops Thanksgiving day in de-
fiance of the edct issued by the officers Of
the union. 1t is said that last Thursday
Secretary Measer of the union visited all
the establishments that were open and re-
moved therefrom the union cards. It Is
claimed also that had he not done so he
would have been liable to fine of from
SIS to $40 for each card he failed to remove.
1t was added that the proprietors who
kept shops open Thanksgiving day will not
be granted new cards and they will there
fore be compelled to operate non-union or
open shops unless they pay heavy fines that
may, 1t is said, be imposed on them by the
union.
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A Dessert of Notable Excellence.
c. & s. Pure Cream Ice Cream. Druggists
FIRST CASE OF KIND.
Arrest Under the Local Employment
Agency Law.

AS the result of the investigation regard
ing the methods and practices of certain
employment agencies in the District Ralph
X. Washington was arrested yesterday by
Detectives Evans, Cornwell and McNamee,
and was charged in the Police Court to-
day with violating section 10 of the law of
June 10. 1906, governing the licensing Of
employment agencies in the District. The
defendant demanded a trial by jury. Wash
ington was released on 500 bond.
The case, it is stated, is the first to be
filed in the Police Court under the employ
ment agency act passed at the last session
of Congress. Washington conducts an en-
ployment agency at 1906 10th street aud
supplies servants. His practices were under
investigation for several days, and 1t is
stated evidence was obtained that he sent a
servant to a house of ill-fame, where she
remained to work for several days. The
colored girl is young, and It is declared by
the police she had no idea of the character
of the house to which she was sent. The
girl remained week and then refused to
stay longer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
Frats at Dinner.

TIE local Alumni Association of Beta
Theta Pi gave a dinner last night at the
Hotel Dewey, at which about twenty men,
bers were present. The private dining
room was used for the occasion. After the
dinner several matters of Importance to
the association were discussed the project
of building a national chapter house in
Washington being one of them. The an
nual dinner, to be held some time in jan
uary, was also discussed.
The association was addressed by Mr.. c.
F. Nesbit, who dwelt at length on the needs
and progress of the organization Those
present were Rev. II. H. Allen, Charles 8.
Bradley, Robert w. Burroughs, John L.
French, Frank J. Kent, Augustus D.
Lynch, James G. Mckay, M. D.; ]. N.
Myers, jr., G. F. Nesbit, George c. Rankin,
B. H. Ransom, e. X. Staley, w. Arthur
Storm, w. P. Tunstall w. J. Wesseler.
Chauncey c. Williams, d. NJ. Hildreth and
Reid Hunt
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CITY AND DISTRICT.

meeting of the Chevy Chase Club is
announced by the secretary. Mr.. George
Howard to be held at the Willard Hotel
next Tuesday afternoon at 4:15 o'clock.
II was hungry. and 1 was trying to get
back to my home" pleaded George NJ.
walker, young man In the Police Court,
yesterday. charged with the larceny of a
loaf of bread from house at 14th and C
streets southwest. this morning. The pen
atty imposed by Judge Mullowny in the
case was $40 fine or thirty days imprison-
ment, but the court later took Walkers
personal bonds on his promise to leave the
city.
Thirty members of N. W. Union of the
W. c. L. L. assembled yesterday after
noon at the house of their president Mrs.
Hull, to listen to a report to be made by
Mrs. Hughes, who was delegate to the
worlds and national conventions in Boston
and Hartford and to greet four new mem
bers.
Mount Union Council. No. IS, D. of A.
held meeting recently at McCauley's
Hall, Emily Halliday, past councillor. pre-
siding. The drill team in charge of Capt.
John Smallwood. was composed of the fol-
lowing ladies: Mrs. Yost. Mrs. Hunt, Mrs.
Barse, Miss Caywood and Miss Turner
After musical selections by several of the
members and visiting members, a collatio
was served in the banquet room, presided
over by Mrs. SmallwoOd, Mrs Reese Mrs.
Cook Mrs. Dodge. Mrs. Pennington and
Mrs Gates.
Mrs. Nancy Mercer seventy years age
residing at 1923 Para road, was knocked
down by a bicycle ridden by Walter S.mp-
son. yesterday afternoon. The accident oc-
CURED on the crossing at 9TH and G streets,
and the rider of the wheel who resides at
1O07 q street southeast. dismounted and Of
fered to assist Mrs. Mercer. The latter said
she had ustained no injury, however.
While working at the steel plant near
Giesboro yesterday afternoon, E. r. Tai
bert, forty-siX years of age, met with an
accident which resulted in the loss of two
fingers of his left hand.