Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-02-15
GUFFEY CURSES;
MORROW CALM
YOUNG MEN SENTENCED TO RE
FORMATORY TAKEN AWAY
YESTERDAY.
MILES TO BE GOOD
Ten Years for the Robber and Five
Years for Man Who Attempted
to End Life of Mary
Judson.

From THURSDAYS Daily.
Miles Morrow who was recently
convicted of attempted manslaughter
and sentenced to five years in the re-
formatory at Anamosa, together with
Dave Guffey, who was convicted Of
high way robbery and sentenced to
serve ten years at the same place,
were handcuffed together and taken
to Anamosa last evening, by Sheriff
Jackson. Although both are young,
Morrow being 81 and Guffey only IS,
neither seemed the least bit down
hearted and continually joked with
each other, and made light of their
sentences. seeming not to mind the
dark stain that has been put on their
character, and which will follow them
throughout life.
"Why Did You Do It?'
Shortly before the train started,
while the prisoners were poking fun
at each other, Morrow turned to Cuff
fey and said, "Say what did you want
to hit that man over the head for?"
Guffey answered the question by
saying, what did you want to cut up
that woman for?' and both laughed
and Morrow said:
l lOlu YOU HOL W LII GlldI ulttll ORCl
the head Laughingly Guffey replied,
Eyes, and I told you to staff off that
niger row, or they would get you. y
Then they INDUCED in what seemed to
be forced laugh.
A friend of Morrow's who had come
to the train to see him off said, miles
what ever you do be a good boy" Nor
row replied:
Be Good.
Eyes, intend to be good and try
and make a man Of myself after this
Of course better men than me are
living and worse men are dead, but
am going to be on the square and
think If l behave myself they will
soon let me out"
Again turning to Guffey, he contin.
ued, "Guffey you wanted to tear the
court house down.
Guffey swore and said, Eyes I did,
and INDUCED in few minutes ours
! ing Of the officers in general.
A man who had listened to the con
versation. with pity showing in hi:
eyes. spolks up and said
Young man, l am afraid that 20,
will stay the limit" to which Guffe.
replied: ooh. l will only be % whe1
get out at the most
Morrow looked at his fellow convic
and said: "Say. Guffey, it seems tt
me that you would have brains enough
| by this time to know that there is M
use bucfing against the officers ant
| judges"
Bames Drink.
| Then turning to the few spectator
who were standing in the aisles o
the coach, he said: ~ never got int,
any trouble as long as l stayed SO
Der. but when l got drunk l invar
iably got mixed up in the wrong class
but l am not blaming anyone but my
self. 1t was booze, and when I go
drunk 1t got the best of me, but / cal
stay straight as long as I stay sobe
and the present prospects look a
though l would be sober for a good
long time. But am not complaining
| am satisfied If the people are an,
will try and come out a man"
At this juncture the bell began t.
ring, notifying the passengers tina
the train was about to start and tn
spectators began to get off before i
should start. This was the last of tn
conversation heard by the spectator
before the two prisoners were takel
away to serve time for their crimes.