The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-22
HAPPY, YET IN JAIL

Sculptor Tells Advantages OF Be-
ing Incarcerated.
4 GOOD PLACE TO STUDY
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Rosand O. RerrssSVho Refuses . Gay
aIimony, kas at Aast Found Time In
ee,a aOrk Gail to Read Great 9u-
ehers-sure No Burglar Can 5rea!
IA and Disturb His SIumber.
The advantages ofbeing in Jail, whiI'
81 likely 90 impress the average free
citizen nor sven the majority OF thosS
whose eiew is baseA on personal eS-
perience. are many. OF least such Is
che conclusion of Boland Hinton Per
~. sculptor, who has served four
months of his six months term in the
Ludlow street Jail, in New York city
for contempt of court in refusing TO
pay alimony to his first wife.
Leaving the blistefing heat of the
lower east side, reporter 1ound one
of the aforesaid advantages when
Keeper Murphy led him into the ulin'
cool reception room of the jail. Ferry
came down from the cell floor attired
in slippers, light trousers and a thln'
soft colIared shirt, open at the throat.
This is one of the primary adyan
tages of being in jail" said Perry. y
wear what | please and have no both
ersome changes into evening dress to
make. | haven't had a stiff collar on
since l came here, NOT to mention pat.
ent leather shoes, silk hats or frock
coats"
Good Place For Study.
What are some OF the other adyan-
tages?" was asked.
In the first place." the sculptor re
Piled. there is no life more conducive
to deep thinking and study. came
here on April l. In -four. months | have
accomplished what ! have been trying
to find time to do all my life. | have
Iedu pEdCNICdllS SNSiS oLN " Att'~''N
novels. have also brushed up on the
Elizabethan dramatists and read many
lighter books and magazines.
In no other place except another
tai! could find time for this reading
Really" smiling through his care
fully trimmed vandyke beard, Il
should advise every young man wha
wishes to go through a course of home
study and finds it impossible under hi
present circumstances to get in con
tempt of court and he sent to this jail
for six months or wear.
Life There Safe and Sane.
at is not at all bad place. Will
somewhat m0notOnouS. the life here i
decidedly of the safe and sane variety
| go to bed AT 10. | arise at Il and have
my fruit. bread and coffee. return &
my cell, which is really a room With
two windows and a comfortable bed.
where | stay until 10 o'clock. Then we
are permitted to roam about until din.
ner time. There is the yard to exer-
else in and fairly congenial prisoner
to chat with or play cards with. SomF
of US play handball. Sensible hours,
good plain food, plenty of light. air aud
exercise-such life should put any
one in good physical trim"
Wives Need Have No Fears.
Perry looked the part. His eyes
were clear and his skin glowed.
There are several other advan-
tages," he continued. Ones wife can
go to the country confident that her
husband will not be up to any mischief
/ imagine there are many wives out
of town who would rest easier were
their husbands in my position.
Then, too. one goes to bed here with
such sense of security. There are nn
burglars to break in, though there ma!
be few who would like to break out
There are no frantic telephone calls in
the middle of the night, no bill cot
lectOrs in the morning
'Of course | shall be glad whan
Sept. 50 comes and | am free.
Il have commissions to execute. ana
there are more in sight. My imprison-
ment has not hurt me professionally
l believe. l am assured by friend.;
that have done the sensible and prop
er thing. could not pay all the money
my first wife demanded. and had the
choice of leaving New York state or
going to Jail. My professional future
would be jeoparded by banishing my
self permanently from New York. so
l took this way out of the difficulty
In Jail Perry has received frequent
visits from his second wife and artist
friends. Miss Irma Perry, the first
wife, is in East Aurora, n. Y, at the.
Roycroft cCiony.-New York World.