The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-01
WORSE THAN PRISON.
MAN RELEAsED TRoM WORK
HoU ;E THOUGHT HE WAS
Free But Finds That Every Move He
Makes Will be Watched
by Detectives.

Hounded by spies who will shadow
him for life, Alexander Bsrkman
boarded a train for ST. Louis recently
following his release from the work.
house at P%lttsburg, Pa, where he
has been confined for nearly fourteen
years. Two police Ciiicers in the mil
lionaire's pay boarded the same train.
Roger O'Mara, former Cbief OF Po-
lice and Detectives Of PIttsburg, who
worked up the case against Berkman
for Mr.. Frick, has been employed by
MIR. Frlck to keep tab on Barkham 80
long as he is alive. It will cost him
$40, 900 q year to maintain the watch
but he considers 1t the same as a life
insurance policy.
AS he walked into the fsee air Berk-
mans Joy was almost hysterical.
'H)w beautiful is naturel" he ex
claimed, stretching his arms as If
rousing himself from the lethargic
sleep Of fourteen years imprisonment.
Tne man thought he vas frer. In
fact he Is condemned to a punis1ment
the like Of which this free c ,untry
never saw. From this moment until
either Mr. Frick or Berkman dies, two
detectives will watch Berkmnn and
report to Mr.. Frick every movement
Berkman makes, every word he utters
as far as possible. The former anar.
chist will not know 1T, always, but
wherever he goes he will be under sur
VIGILANCE; his future life will be a book
the detectives will hold open for Mr..
Frick to read.
Deputy Police Superintendent
J ohnson, Of Allegheny, and a score OF
detectives met Berkman at the work.
house door and tod him that he would
nave to make his stay in that city
short. Berkman replied:
II will gladly do as you wish. l
have already remained In this v cin!ty
much longer than l wishtd to-"
There Is an old State law which
allows q suit Of cloths to every priso,
ner discharged from the penitentiary
who has cv,r tifty miles to 80 to
reach his destination. Bsrkham ap-
oiled for his allowance, but was refus
cd on the ground that his workhOuse
sentence came after his disc large
from the penitentiary. He had WY
little money. About $50 was his
stock and IS OF this he left at the
wOrkhouse for the benefit OF puor
prisoners who were obout to be dis
charged penniless.
In response to a question as to why
he shot ii. Q. Friok he sair: Mr..
Fc.oin was the head Of a system and
mis- removal at that time would have
hQpn a h1puoitr 70 l,,~onDir vNt~on,
have changed; 1t would not be 80 now.
The system he represented is dying
Of It's WI corruption. 1t does not
need my bullets to help 1T die.
There IL n thing l want to de-
n.y." said Berkman, land that Is that
| am to become a leader OF the a ar
chists In this country and take Heer
Most's place. There Is nothing in
that"
Private detectives arrested Berk
mai at the workhouse door. II was
a strange birthday party, for Berk-
man coming into the world again call.
ed this his birthday"
Again and again IN his 10y Berk-
man apostrop"'znd nature until a dis
gusted Alleehe: y detective declared
positively the fellow has gone mad"
lie complained greatly CT the treat
ment prisoners abOrr to depart receive
from the III Gals, saying;
In effect, the officials encourages
to so out and commit again the
crime.
When Berkman bearded the 4 p,
Plttsburg, Fort Wayne and Cb.ca
go train at the Union station q mum.
of persons we're there to bid him
Rood.b by. or Thorn some were Reds"
some Socialists, some only Americans.
Barkman will remain in Chicago for q
few days.