The Washington times., 1909-10-24

the last supposed friend turns his bBck2
STEPPED in crime, as I know I am, /
have fully repaid the debt / owe to so
ciety. No one knows what I have SUIT
fered for one foolish, awful step. You
may draw on your imagination all you
will, anG you cannot portray by words
what these five years have been to me.
would no; seek revenge It Is not that
spirit thai prompts me now. But If /
am to suffer is Sc not right that he
whose dominant viii brought me here
should suffer, too?
Opportunity Afforded
To Tell Of Sacrifice.
In this case, the divorce itself is a
secondary consideration. It has but af-
forded me the opportunity TO tell at this
late date a story of my own; 10 utter
one word in my own behalf. Here
tofore it has been for him because
loved him so that forgot self.
There has been but little sympathy
for Rae Krauss. confessed murderess
No one has realized this better than
myself. for to this day the Kisses Of
the MOB that greeted me as I left for
prison, ring In my ears. Perhaps the
world will be kinder, perhaps it will
it viii understand in some degree the
tragedy Of my repentance-now that
All Is known"
That is Rae Krauss' story. Gazing
into her deep, kindly blue eyes, you feel,
despite her admissions, that here is
a creature that needs sympathy. Her
face is not hard She Is still pretty;
It would seem more In place in a draw
ing room than in a narrow cell She
is a model prisoner. Officials at the
Jail are sorry for her; they believe in
her, too, TO a certain extent, and while
agreeing that she merited punishment,
somehow they made me feel that they
would all be glad if the prison doors
should some day open for Rae Krauss.
Her admission that she is Of an i'm
pulsive nature IS confirmed in part by
a woman physiognomist. who once stud
led her Her verdict was:
Face Denotes
Selfshness and daring.
THE under jaw and protruding low
er lip and line Of the forehead give
a steel, dare-to-dO expression That
woman could look you straight in the
eye and make you believe what she
wanted you TO believe. The forehead
in thought and can act quickly. The
high bridge Of the nose, the eye set
level and straight, again show her to
be quick in determination 10 do selfish
things. She is strong in her hatred,
but as strong in her love. 1t is a
selfish love, however. The dropping
corners of the mouth show that she
has had moments of dark dependency,
when she became blue and discouraged.
At certain times she becomes almost
desperate. She Is secretive, however
and conceaIs this. To her friends she
would always appear extremely sweet;
the undercurreHt Of her life is different"
You have before YOU now the char
acters in this sordid drama. Some one
is guilty OF robbing an innocent girl
Of a life that held much for her The
crime was fieudish, its execution bru-
tai II Rae Krauss IS fully guilty
she mus. ne the worlds woman Of steel
She arranged Crystals funeral. desig-
mated the hymns, named the pail
bearers Then she went TO prison.
Krauss, seemingly bFOken-hearted. says
that the love between him and his
bride was so deep that years passed
by IN its placement Was this love
a noble one, or was IL infatuation be-
tween fellOw-criminals
Are you, now that you have real.
would you condemn one or both?