The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-07-28

great deal to trace his past and have
MIN answer certain questions. He was
mum on all points, however. They
could not trace him back a month, and
as to how he entered the houses and
rooms and left no trace behind that
was one Of his professional secrets.
When Mr.. Sa1ters reached prison the
first glance at him caused everybody to
wonder where they had seen him be-
fore Face, form. pose and gait all
reminded us of somebody but who
that somebody was we could not recall.
Had he not been passed along to the
barber and from thence into stripes so
soon some of US might have been the
wiser He was quiet and respectful
and 1t was figured that7he would make
model prisoner. 9n a
After three days he was put at work
in the shoe department, and all re-
ports coming in about him were favor
able At the end of six weeks he had
a chill and was sent to his cell. and the
doctor gave him soma medicine. Up
to this time the man had not asked for
book from the library nor to see tn
chaplain Many prisoners who had no
religious feelings VIII ask for the chap
lain now and then in order to have a
talk and hear human voice. On this
day that he was taken Ill Mr.. SalteTs
asked that the good man be sent to-
him, and ] carried the message. 1 also
noted that the chaplain remained with
convict No. 1920 for a full hour, and
when he left the cell and came down
the corridor his perturbation did not
fall to attract my attention. He was
very pale and had been weeping.
Prison chapIains listen to many sad
tales, and now and then their sympa-
thies are aroused, but in the three
years I had known our Mr.. Davis had
never seen him so greatly affected He
stopped as If he would speak to me,
but his tears fell afresh, his lip trern-
h1 IN ma ead m wit n ont
a word.
Mr.. Salters took more medicine next
day and was excused from work. At
8 o'clock in the afternoon the chaplain
visited him without being sent for, and
remained for two hours. I heard him
praying long and fervently. When he
left he was pale and had an anxious
look; and yet there was also a look of
resolve IN his face. There is SO much
hypocrisy among eonvicts Ia the mat
ter Of religion that my curiosity in this
case was not very great The greater
the rogue the harder he will try to
bamboozle the chaplain into believing
that he wants to walk IN new paths. 1t
was a question with me whether MI
Safters had seen the error of his ways
or was only Sinking his work
The next forenoon at II o'clock the
chaplain pail his third visit, and as
the bell rang for the convicts to march
cell and passed me, and the guard at
the end of the corridor opened the gate
for him other guards did the same
thing, and in five minutes he was clear
Of the prison. It was two hours later
when the doctor came In I accom-
panied him to Sa1ters' cell, and there
we found the convict undressed and and
in bed and weeping. NO It was not the
convict. It was the chaplain, though
but for his long hair I should have
been longer deceived: The doctor
spotted him almost at. once. The con-
victs striped suit was lying on the
floor.
you have changed clothes with No.
1870 and let him walk outl'' exclaimed
the doctor.
but why. Inan-why p"
ssBecause he is my twin Brother, and
has promised to lead a better life''
The chaplain was forced to resign
and was also arrested and put on trial
and convicted, but I believe the gov
ernor stood his friend and had SEN
tence suspended. Copyright, 1905, by
r. Douglas.)