The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-06-22
By cARRNGToN FORD
Observation-Disclosures

1t is said Of men who make enor.
nous fortunes by wreckins large prop.
critics that they always have lavyer
at their elbows to adrise item tia,
they shall keep within the law. II
would have been well for james Max.
son had he d9pe the same. The differ.
ence between Maxson and these men
is that they s:e rosues putting them.
selves without the pale Of the law.
while Maxson was an honest nau put.
ting himself in position where the
law was obliged to punish him.
Maxson was u banker. young man
not over thirty. With i lovely wife and
Two beautiful children. whom be
adored. Without knowing that he was
doing so lie violated the national bank.
Ing law and was sent to prison for ten
years. The parting with his wife aad
children WIS narrowing beyond meas.
ure. He felt that 10 serve the whole
OF his term would break him down
completely and he would not live TO
rejoIn them. a number Of very strong
friends accompanied him TO the prison
doors. and Ill tod him thar II there
was anything they coGld do for him to
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distress IA lh1S way sue won the
tnaA sympathy, ana hnaI!y by ouer-
.nS 70 make MN independent IN case
ne "oulu contEiVe 70 get her husband
oeFouu Tue PRISON waIIs she captured
nm 70 her purpose.
Boyle thought the matter over and
oec'aed upon taxing IN an assistant.
a niSht Waterman named Hunter had
access 70 the main ethce room OF the
prison where was kept key that must
DC OBTAINED or duplicated before there
would be any hope OF getting Maxson
out OF the prison building. Boyle told
Mrs. MaXSon 10 endcavor 10 interest
hunter in the plan By Offering him 4
large sum Of money. She succeeded.
ana ate: she had done 50 Boyle ccEl-
municatec With Hunter. and they
FORMED plan together 10 get Max
son out OF the building aud into the
prison yard. There they were TO assist
nm TO scale the walls. and he was 70
be met BY his friends on the other side,
The key required was 10 open Max
sons cell. II hung on mai! in the