The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-10-13
Thrilling Story Of Packingtown
Novel That Has Startled Nation
October l3, 1906

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another ride In the patrol wagon, alonS
with the drunken wife-beater and ths
maniac, several plain drunks'' and ''sa0
loon fighters" o burglar. and two men
who had been arrested for stealing meat
rs be ee ws driven nS nto aae along With
walled room. stale-smelling and crowded
In front, upon o raised platform behind
a rail, sat stout. forid- faced personase
with a nose broken out In purple
S Our friend realized vaguely that he
what for--whether Tor not his victim
might be dead, ana II 20, what thew
would do with him. Hang him. perhans
or beat him to Manufacturing would
have surprised Jufgis. who knew little
Of the laws. Yet he had picked up COS
the loud-voiced man upon the bench S,
might be the notorious Justice Callahan,
about whom the people OF Packingtown
spoke with bated breath.
Pat" Callahan Crowler" Pat, as he
had been known before he assembled the
and a bruiser OF local reputation; he had
gone into politics almost as soon az he
had learned to talk, and had held two
OFFICES at once before he was old enough
to vote. II Scully was the thumb, PAT
Callahan was the first finger OF the in-
seen hand whereby the packers held
politician in Chicago ranked higher in
their confidence, he had been at It
long time-had been the business agent
IN the City Council Of old Durham, the
self made merchant, away back in the
early early days. when e the city Of Chicago had
given UP holding city Offices very early
In his career-caring only for party pow
er, and giving the rest of his time 10
experimenting his dives and brothels.
or late years, however, since his chill
1 oae,o were growing up. he had begun to
made magistrates: q position for which he
was admirably fitted, because Of his
strong sd conservatism and his contempt
Jurgis sat gazing about the room for
an nour or two; he was In hopes that
In this he was disappointed. Finally, he
was led before the bar, and a lawyer for
tne company appeared against him. Con-
ner was under the doctors care, the law.
yer explained briefly, and II His Honor
Sree n Snd the prisoner for for, I'VE WeeE
promptly.
Jurgis was staring from the judge to
the lawyer II I'erplexii.' Have you
anyone to go on your bondg' demanded
TIE Judge, and then :he clerk WHO stood
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this meant. The latter shook mis- head,
and before he realized what had hap
pened the policemen were leading him
away again. They took him to room
where other prisoners were waiting, and
mere ne stayed until court adjourned.
coid ride IN q patrol wagon to the county
jan. which Is on the north side OF the
CITY; ana nine or ten miles from the
III; Here they searched Jurgis, leaving him
teen cents: Then they led him to room
which he had to walk down d a long gal gal.
iery, past the grated cell doors Of the In.
mates OF the. jail. This was a great
the new arrivals all stark naked and
many and diverting were the comments.
Jurgts was required to stay in the bath
longer than any. one, In the vain hope OF
getung out OF him q few OF his phos,,
pnates and acids. The prisoners roomed
left over. and ne was the one.
Inc cells were In tiers, opening upon
galleries. His cell was about 8 feet by
IN size, with stone floor and a heavy
wooden bench built into Il. There was
windows near the roof at on one end of the
court outside. There were two hunks, one
ABOVE the other, each with a straw mat
tress and a pair OF gray biankets-the
later stiff as boards with filth, ~
alive with fleas, bedbugs and lice. When
Jurgis lifted up the mattress he discov.
cred beneath 1t a layer Of scurryins
himself. 80. 80
Here they brought him more buffers
ana DOPE" with the addition Of q bow
OF soup Many Of the prisoners had their
meals brought In from q restaurant. bu.
SSurgis had no money for that. Some ha S
candles to burn by night, but Jlrgis was
an alone In darkness and silence. he
coul0 not sleep again; there was me
same same maddening procession Of Thoughts
.nat lashed him like whips upon his
ing up and down his cell like a wild
beast that breaks It's teeth upon the bars
OF us cage. Now and then In his frenzy
ne would fling hiy,nsolf q wat,,at. cha walls