The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-05-30
WORSE THAN. PRISON
MAN RELEASED FROM WORK
EOU,E THOUGHT BE WAS
Free But Finds That Every Move Re
Wakes Will be Watched
by letectives.

him for lie, Alexander btrAhan
boarded trsia for St. Luis recently
following his release from the work-
house st Pistsbarg, Pa, where ne
has been corfned for nearly fourteen
years. Two police ficsrs IN the mil
lionaire's uay boarded the same train.
Roger O'Mara, former Coief OF Po-
l,ca snd Detec: ives Of Pittsburg, who
worked up the case against Bsrkman
for Mr.. Fcick, has been empio5ed by
Mr.. Frick to keep tab on Berkham SO
long as be is alive. It will cost him
$40 600 year to maintain the watch
but he considers it the same as life
insurance policy.
AS he walked into the fsee air Berk-
mans joy was almost hysterical.
How beau iful is nature!" be e2
claimed, stretching his arms as !!
rousing himself from the leihargic
sleep of 'oarteen years imprisonment.
TIE man thought he was frer. In
fact he Is condemned to punishment
the like of which this free country
never saw. From this moment until
either Mr. Frick or Bsrkman dies, two
detectives will watch Bsrknnn anc
report to Mr.. F1!ck every movement
Berkman makes, every word he uoters
as far as possible. The former anar.
chist will not know it, always, but
wherever be goes he will be under sur
velllapce; his 'u.u1e life will be q book
the detectives will hold open Tor M.
Frick to read.
Deputy Police Superintendent
J ohnson, of Allegheny, and a score OF
detectives met Bsrknau at the work.
house door and tod him that he would
have to make his stay in thss Cit,
short. Berkman replied:
II will gladly do as you wish. l
have already remained in this cin:t7
much longer than I wish.d d to-"
There is an old State law which
allows suit Of cloths to every priso-
mex discharged from the penitsntiary
who has ever fifty miles to go to
reach bis destination. Berkham ap-
piled Tor bis allowance, but wa retus
ed on the ground that bis workhouse
sentence came after bis dischargr
from the penitentisry. He had y,r'
little money. About $50 was h.s
stock and IS Of this he LETT st the
workhcuse for the benefit Of poor
PRISONERS who were o5ol5 to be dis
charged penniless.
In response to question as 20 Why
be shot 81. G. Frick be saic: Mr..
Frick was the head OF syste,a and
his removal at that time would have
been a blessing to humanity. Times
have changed; it would net be 50 now.
The system he represented is dying
OF its own corruption. It does not
need my bullets to help it die.
There Is one thing l want to de-
n.y." said Berkman, and that is that
I 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
man at the workhouse door. It was
a strange birthday party, for Berk-
man coming Into the world again call
ed this his birthday"
Again and again IN bis Joy Berk-
man apostrope;zsd nature until dis
gussed Al;ee'ss detective declared
positively tbs fellow has gone mad. !"
he complained greatly CT the treat
ment prisoners aborr to depart receive
from the FL ,isls, saying;
Ia effect, the officials encourage
them to 90 out and commit again the
same crime.
When Berkmsn bearded the 4 p,
N. ittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chica.
go train at the Union station mum.
Der Of persons were there to bid him
good. by. OF them some were Reds, !"
some Socialists, some only Americans.
Berkmsn will remain In Chicsgo for a
few days.