The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-01-14

!lmarRsa Tor swing the dtl.ens ~
to Alfred Woolens, the time he
made his escape with Rassa1lalla.
Harry Hamilton, who pulled re-
volver on Sheriff Lee when the
tshsrin was passing in his auto, has
a clean record.
There are many bad marks against
Bert Conroy, one Of the Sawyer
bank robbers. Conroy once refused
to work in the Irvine factory. For
twenty-one days, 1t was necessary
TO hand cuff him to the post on
bread and water diet, before he
would give in. He finally ack-
|nowleiged that the warden was
right and that he was wrong and
since that time he has a model
prisoner.
| D. M. Noah, the murderer, OF
Farmer johnson of Kenmare, was
busy making fiddle out of cigar
box and some fine wire. He had
the instrument about done and
played a little tune. Noah is con-
fined in cell with Peltier, the
halt breed murderer OF Oldham Sieiel
and his neice in the Turtle noun
tains last summer. Both mnrderers
appeared in their citizens clothing
The warden explained that men
awaiting execution, we're. supposed
to be in solitary confinement, but
l.le new addition 10 the prison not
yet being completed. there were 40
, such cells available. As prisoners
Iawaiting execution, cannot be pun
lished in any other manner than
prescribed by law, the two men are
placed together, given everything
they want and they get along admir-
ably. Noah looks well, had a wide
smile on his face and did not seem
at all concerned that the ,gallows
were awaiting him. Peltier will be
hanged on Feb" 5. We visited the
ware room of the twine plant, in
which the scaffold was erected, AMI
tested the working of the trap. The
warden will be able to do. a good
clean job. ,.. ..G.
There is Not Woman In the IN.
.+;+,t;on, Think of 1t. Two hundred
and fifteen men and not a "o"an
Tho fair sex is certainly settms
good example for us.
Young Mcdonald, son OF the for'n
or sheriff OF Mclean county y
serving time for horse stealng' ~
is fne looking chap. SO many
Young men in the institution
As we passed one Of the cells coi,
|,;ns the negro looked out anu
shouted a greeting to us. inns -
oeainst the rule, and he may nav
heen reprim anded. AS we passeu
the prisoners, they would mercy
o;vo NC little side glances, 1t oelhs
q painst the prison rule to look y
from their work. No one aAreu
+o,k ~ another Conroy was IN mrs
cell, as we passed. He wore PAIR
=, classes ana looked ten years
older than he did when sent up
two years ago.
The new addition to the prison IS
nearly completed and is a moael
of construction work. Warden He'll
strom personally supervised the
work. and saw that 1t was perfectly
executed. The new part has l6o
cells, the same number as the OH.
Each coll has a toilet, an electric
light. and cement floor, wallis and
ceiling. The iron bed is fastened up
against the wall in the day time. II
anything in the cell should eaten
fire, the flames cannot possibly
spread. The brick for the new
addition was made by the prisoners
and most OF the construction work
done by. them. Each cell is proVSl-
led with a ventilator the air Delns
sucked out with a patent process.
There are 20 cells ON q division, and
all are locked and unlocked with
one lever. Each Coll is 6xSxS feet.
The windows OF the institution are
so high that the prisoners cannot
possibly see what Is going on IN
the outside world.
When a prisoner is given his lib
erty, he is given five dollars in
cash, a gooi warm suit OF brown
l ,or~,3 ,o1,1n rhfhf with