The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-31
THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL

pair of handouts, the mother falls TO
her knees in prayerful cxpostulatlon,
and the father exclalms: DON'T
sbacklc him. marshal. '5paro hIm that, -
a reasonable request, it would seem,
but the marshal asks roughly Of the
father: "WhY didn't YOU bail this
boy out when be was awaiting trial?'
The father hesltates. Well, he
says reluctantly, 81 was afraid he'd
run away
$50 am - SAYS the marshal.
Again, here s n postofficer burglar
4 smiling suavc gentleman Of iugratiat
lug manners. At least such he would
seem to be; down IN the marshal's
mental category he is rated n desperate
sneak.
He wanted to sec his wife, and Of
course the request was granted. The
interview took place in the Tombs and
the marshal was present. standing out
of earshot, but watching their every
move. changing position swiftly when
ever the woman tried 10 stand between
ard hide the prisoner.
Balllcd IN her purpose. which was to
hand the prisoner a knife. or file, per
haps a gun, the wife appealed to the
court for the privilege of a private in
terview. and the Judge appealed to the
marshal,
Sure said The latter. "she can
see him as often as she wants to if
she II let me search her first
On the duy of his transportation the
prisoner tried one artful dodge after
another, and at last, when tho marshal
revealed shacklcs, ho jumped backward.
only to find his arms pinioned from
behind by deputy. He wrested loose
one of his arms
"Shackle that hand to yours, then. -
he shouted at the marshal You take
me out Your lirc against mine!' :,
"Bah!' said the marshal, ''yon am t
got nerve enough to Jump off tram
with me. If YOU had you wouldn t talk
your feet now.'' The marshal got this
man to Fort Leavenworth, but the pris-
on did not hold him long.
Prisoners who plot their own self
destruction arc the hardest 10 watch;
''Now there S Whitaker Wright" SAID
tho marshal. "SiX years ago ono Sun"
day morning he sat on the sofa there,
the picture of health, his face as red
as an apple. Marshal said he L IN
an innocent man..
s:" All right, said I; why don Z You
waive examination, then, and go back
10 England
"Bnt he wouldn It. and next time he
| entered this room, after his term III
the Tombs and on the eve of his de.
.parture for London, he was gray old
man.
"'When such man breaks he viii
! kill himself as certain as fate-that IS,
when his last hope is gone. | watched
him carefully in the Tombs. got TO
know him well, and liked him, too. But
nothing ever entered his cell without
careful inspection.
GAS we said Good bye I tried TO
cheer him up. Probably they II, clear
YOU over there and give You your free
| DOM | said.
Well said he. 'if they don t.
He didn Z finish but | knew what he
meant.
"I cabled and then wrote letters 10
| England warning the authorities to
watch this man If they wanted 10 keep
him, We'll, You remember what hap
peped. The moment bis sentence for
| life was pronounced he covered his face
with handkerchief, drank the contents
of vial of poison and dropped dead.
<'Thcn there S Cassie Chadwick.
Women" admitted the marshal, sol
cmnIy. "arc hard TO read.
FWhen | went TO arrest her / rcck-
oned on trouble-aud found it. She
kept me awake at night figuring out
her probable moves.
"'t had my mind made up rs to what
should do rhe moment | raped on
Broadway hotel. When the maid
opened the door. Just little, | didn't
wait on ceremony, but planted my foot
inside and rushed Then / kept on
rushing-mnyhc through six doors
hearing q rustic of skirts Just ahead OF
me all the time-till suddenly | opened
door, and there she lay ON the bed,
as quiet as a mouse.
"I IN very i'll, said she.
- cor course You are said ]. You
know" added the marshal, informa-
lively, "you We got TO be polite to
women In that case said |, L I'll
have to stay right here till you get
well.
'"This was at six clock in the even
ing and ] sat there ill two III the
morning. Then ! talked to her:
80 'Of course said |, you re fax
ing. Hou know it and ] know 1t. Still,
YOU don Il seem 10 get any better. and
III have to ret an ambulance in the