The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-01-14
MORSE IN JAIL; HIS COMPANIONS

MORSE in JAIL; HIS COMPANIONS
Atlanta, Ga. When Charles
w. Morse, once looked up to as the
great lice King" but now known
only as Convict No. 2S14, went into
the big dining hall of the Atlanta
Penitentiary this morning in his ill
fitting suit of rough blue clothes, he
found himself the associate of ne
groes, Indians, Cinnamon and white
criminals of every condition. 1t was
with these that the erstwhile New
York financier breakfasted. His cup
of black coffee must have been more
bitter than gall, and his reflections
must have been worse even than that
bitter black coffee.
He found placed before him jelly
bread, cocoa, sugar and milk. He
could not eat, and that was the first
sign he had permitted to escape him
of the terrible strain he has been un-
der since he began in New York the
journey to what is called his life
term
When Morse was received by War
den William II. Meyer, he made a
formal protest against his incarcera-
tion, as he had been instructed to do
by his counsel.
The Warden, in his reply giving the
prisoner his orders, said:
Mr.. Morse you have always been
gentleman in your behavior outside
of this place. / am sure that you will
be so here"
You may be sure of that" was the
quiet response, and then he was led
! away to be bathed, vaccinated and
measured for the Bertillon records.
/ Then he was photographed and put
| in a reception cell until such time
as he may be given cell with an
! other prisoner. Who this will be is
not known, but the doubling up is
necessary as the prison is over
| crowded.
No 2S14 henceforth supplants
his name. He has been put in the
| first grade of prisoners, which en-
titles him to all the privileges that
the best behaved may enjoy. AS
such he need not wear the stripes
save when he is on the outside of
the building, the Warden having
| discarded this mark in favor of the
blue uniform.
Morse must abide by rules that
govern the employment of every
moment of his day. Speech is de-
MED him, except at stated times,
even at his meals.
But if this final blow affected the
iron nerve he has shown throughout
he did not let it appear. His face
wore a set half smile as he passed
to the dollhouse, leaving the world
and the big part he played in it
behind.
He was told that good behavior
would earn him a commutatioL of
1900 days-twenty-five days less
than five years. 1t seemed to give
him no cheer, for Morse is convinc-
ed that if his legal fight go against
him and he does not receive a par
don his sentence is his death war
rant.
He is permitted two visitors each
month besides special calls of urg-
ent nature, so long as he is in the
first grade. He may receive letters
and books and may write one letter
every two weeks, but all of his COM
munications are subject to the war
den's scrutiny
He can purchase out of the mon
ey he left the warden, something
like $500, a black tie, and tooth
paste and hair brush and looking
glass, but he is not permitted to
buy any additions to the menus
Here is the daily bill of fare:
Potatoes, bread, but
ter and coffee.
: Dinner-Roast beef, sweet pota.
toes, bread and water.
p Supper-Pie, bread, butter and
p tea.
A sample of the daily routine foi
convict No. 2S14 is: $50 a. m
rising gong; 7:15 a. m, roll call;
1920 a. m, sick report; 1880 a. IN.
breakfast; s a. m, work; 11:45 a
m, recall; 1916 p. m, dinner
12:45 p. m, work; AIS p. m, re
> call; 430 p. m, supper; 6 p. m.
musical hour; to 8. quiet anC
reading, smoking permitted; p
m, lights out, sleep.
At meals different motions of the
hand indicate different wants. The
hand upraised means water; ex
tended TO the right means some
thing else, and then to the left 4
has another meaning. All prison
ers must keep their eyes straigh
to the front when visitors are pres
ent, or stand with their faces to tn,
wall should they be on their feet.
JUST TRY A.PENNY.A-WoRD AID