Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-15
WOMAN WOULD
MARRY CONVICT
STUDY OF THE ABNORNIALLTY
OF WOMEN PRESENTED
IN COLORADO.

OASAN A&Ae, OOPe. ia PeculAaT
psychological study of the abnormal
ity OF women is presented in the let
tiers which are pouring in to Secre-
tary w. e. Collett Of the Colorado
Prison association from women who
are anxious to link their fate with an
ex-conyict in Oklahoma, who has
been assisted by the association AMI
who has now established himself on
farm and wishes to secure a wife.
He wrote to Secretary Collet asking
him to assist him in securing wife,
who. he specifies. must be a widow,
mot over IS, and with or without
children. Considering the fact that
this man served time for brutal at
tack upon a woman, the case is even
more peculiar. ~
I The story was printed In Denver
newspaper at the time the letter was
received. and as result Collet daily
receives letters from women asking
to be put in communication with the
Oklahoma convict. Some of these
letters are evidently from women OF
refinement. One is from a woman
physician, while others are extremely
illiterate. They are ali Of such psy-
Geological interest that DR.. Charles
Philips of the state university has
asked to be allowed to study them
with the plan of considering them
from this viewpoint. Mr.. Collett will
have Photographic reproductions
made Of parts of some of them for
use in his gstereopticon lectures. with
view of showing that abnormality
is not confined within the walls Of
penal institutions.
Here are excerpts from some of the
letters: os vt
One woman, who lives in Denver,
says she is a "middle-aged widow
and confidentially writes that she
could keep it from the public" She
would not be afraid to marry a con-
sict." She is keeping house for a
widowerer. here, but says the altitude
is "too heigh.r II anna fine house
keeper, a good cook, good Christian
woman, and a Macacabee in good
standing, and II. there is, any woman
on earth who can influence man to
live right can. am not handsome.
but am good woman. and IL your
man is all right just put me in COM
munication with him and will do
the rest"
A Kentucky woman writes in be-
half of friend who lis nice young
woman, who would like to 60 west. /"
The possession Of a few thousands.
two children. and an ability to play
the piano are listed as assets. II the
ex-convict isn't already married this
woman would like to see her friend
get chance at the prize"
A little Illinois widow, 20 years
old, enrolls as o candidate, She
thinks she would suit him, is poor,
but honest, loves farm life and ifsshe
could find good husband would be
happy"
| "As to an ex-convict." she writes,
l"I have no objections. for there has
been many a true heart that has been
under stripes"
A St. Louis woman labors under
the delusion that Secretary Collect
himself is wife-hunting, and offers
herself to him unreservedly, provided
he is not snapped up before the letter
reaches him.
A protest is entered against the
preference given widows by woman
of 80, who writes from Oklahoma:
Really, do think 1t is too bad to
put bunch of widows in before
girls. l am sorry to say think this
young man is much mistaken in his
idea, as l think you will find some
girls who would be Just as consider
ate as widow. Don't think l am
jealous, but am sorry to think we
girls can't be trusted" plol
The wall of a weary soul comes
from q little town In southern Kan
|sas. She is a woman physician 81
years old. WHO feels she has made Ia
failure of her life and is willing to
gamble on future chances. She has
mo- objections to d convict, for she
feels that "a person who has sinned
and truly repented is more worthy of
trust than one who has never been
tempted She explains her lack OF
ksnecsssson the 'groand mat she issnot
able to ''ftve the life of hypocrisy and
deceit OF the successful unmarried
person" Z 4
II am alone, hpndreds of miles
|, from home aHd practically without
funds. LhaSc anaided climbed life;s
ladder. rdng by rung. until earned
for myself a profession <by which 4
ought to command good income,
but can't, because cannot lie to :.