The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-05-05
TRIED TO LIVE
AN HONEST LIFE
ALBERT c. WARD, Ex-coNFEDER.
ATE SPY. CHARGED WITH
FORGERY HAS SAD HIS.
TORY.
WORLD is AGAINST Me-
Says or Man After Fruitless Effort to
Get Honest Work Suited to
His Desires.


I Thee IS sem lhne pathetic in tn,
history Of Albert c. Ward the ex
Confederate spy who visited Cairo re
Gently and last week was arrested il
Chicago on The charge of forgery al
publ Shed in The Rlll tin week
ago.
| Notwithstanding he fact hat Ward
had checkered career owing to his
own acts he seems 10 have made al
honest endeayor in 50 far as he was
able to be hcnest 10 form. as The
following dispatch from Marion Ind.
Indicates
Marion Ind May When Col"
Albert G Ward left Marion, several
weeks ago, he intimated to 4 friend
that he might go back TO the "old
life Ward had received his conl
parole from the Michigan city prison
about a year ago through The in
'iuenee of G. A IT, Shideler. ex,
warden of the prison. Ward had
Violated his former parole. and was
apfrehend d at Memphis. Tenn,
where he was issuing bogus checks
and left THAT was In 1904 lie re
turned TO Michigan city whence he
was again paroled in May, 1906. He
came to this city tol i've. under the
guidance Of Mr. Shid Ter who OBJ.
aimed for Ward many positions.
meme of which he held for any length
oftime
Ward earned precarious liveli
aood last winter by issuing railway
line tables on which he obtained |
ldYeftis ns from local merchants |
Once he persuaded William Bell, an |
actor of the vaudeville stage. who an |
oeared at al cal theater. to stay in
Marion and establish the Bell Theaier
p he old Presbyterian church build |
ng at Firth and Branson streets |
Ward was to ba the manager. and he |
vas very busy wit hthe affairs of the |
heater for a time rAo taeater. n |
enterprise fa e1 and Bell
eft the city wishing D had not list
ND 70 the persuasive torres of Got
nel' Ward.
Fond of Children and Flowers.
With all Of Wards faults he had
kindly disposition. was very fond
/ children aud flowers, and made
lany friends while a resident of th'q
ity.
Ward left Marion some time in
ehruary and the day he left he cried
Utterly over his fate He said he
ad debated the night before be ,
keen s'icide and returning TO his
lrmer lif. He said he could soon Z
ave plenty of money. IL he chose !
ne latter course, He said he had
led TO do right. but the world was
SNnst him. lie confessed TO hav. :
* burr d his parole papers the night {
afore i:
II Is a hard matter TO gel up In
re world once you are down" SAID :
ard Il went TO Ft WAYNE the .
her day 10 see a man who knew
e in prison and who had promised I
assist me If ever / ne ded his aid. :,
e was aifable and expressed much b
easure in seeing me and introduced
e to his family, told him ( was
need of position, that ! was old r
I'd broken in health and was willing
engage in any honorable employ
ent that would make me com
rtable living.
Declined to MIX Cows.
Well the whole attitude Of that :
an changed as quick as ] could
ap my fingers. He Withdrew r
pm me and said good positions y
ere hard to find. Acknowledged A
had found The situation the sanc
p finally said he owned dairy 10 a
e country. aud II ] would go ont II
ERE and help The dairymap milk The
VS. and clean ont the stable hc n
'uid pay me salary Of $40 a
nth.
Now. milking cows continued
ard. had never come iu my line |
always r. earded il as slow pro.
SIS. and since am seventy four
d had never learned abe art Of
liking. I lid NOT wish tn begin at
IS late day and cleaning ont the
die at so month WAS such
'asant prospect thanked the man
o took my leave
But you can tn the people
% Ward. the day he lef Marion.
lat the old man has done his best.
have tried 10 do right. but the
nd Is agains' me. No one seems
havc any place io uihe old msu
lnor leaving Marion Ward wrote
friends from Cairo. Ii. S. Louis.