The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-30
THE LIFE CONVICT FOR LOVE
WILL LEAVE LANSING PRISON
TODAY.
ENLISTED IN THE ARMY
formatory open to the kansan Who
Served Eight Years for Completely
in Murder.

! IedNe NenWOrtn, Nan, NOV. EJ.-Ine
| parole OF James S. Dalton, a life con-
vict, was received at the penitentiary
from Governor Stubbs tonight. Dal-
| ton will leave prison tomorrow morn
| ing He has served eight years OF a
life sentence, having been sent TO
the penitentiary from Marshall cOun-
ty for completely in the murder OF
jailer.
Dalton has no employment deter
mined yet, but may go to Hutchinson,
Kan, TO install the Bertillon and
| finger print system OF identification
at that place. Dalton is a Bertillon
expert, having learned the system
OF measuring criminals while employ
ed as prisoner clerk in the record de-
partment OF the Kansas penitentiary
here. Il is said that the position has
been offered him.
Dalton is a good bookkeeper and
is also stenographer, and 1t Is said,
he would prefer position away from
any prison He is not related to En-
met Dalton and i; an entirely differ
ent kind OF man. He does not like
notoriety and is shrewd, close
mouthed man OF good address.
Holds Much Promise, Stubbs Believes
Il believe there is much promise
IN Dalton" said Governor Stubbs AZ
ter signing the parole tonight HE
is a young man OF good quality and
| believe he will make q good citi-
zen. I am so sure OF this that !
granted the parole. Warden CoddinS
tells me that the young man has
good influence over the young men in
the prison. Dalton has been offered
place as superintendent OF the Ber-
t;llOn department at the Industrial
school at Hutchinson. | hope That
he accepts 1t, as believe he can do
himself a lot OF good and help some
of the young fellows in the reforma-
tory"
Dalton's crime was committed
eleven years ago in Marysville, ana
before he was captured he had served
four years in the army.
Dalton's trouble was caused by the
| love OF a girl She was Laura 1ay-
lor, who lived near Goffs, Kan. Dal-
ton was a frequent visitor at the
Taylor home and became acquainted
with all the family. According to
his story one Of the Taylor boys was
wild and frequently in trouble. One
day he was at the Taylor home when
three officers came looking for young
Taylor and two others who were
charged with some crime. The elder
TAYLOR refused to allow them to
search the house, although the men
wanted were there at the time.
Helped Others 10 Escape.
After the officers left it was sug-
gested that Dalton take buggy and
drive the fugitives to some point
where they could get out of the
country. The girl suggested 1t. Dal-
ton SAYS he believed it would increase
her affection for him and that he
saw nothing particularly wrong in it
at that time. He took the three men
ont Of the immediate neighbOrhood
| bv unusued roads and was just leay-
ing them when a posse surrounded
them and included Dalton in the ar
rest.
He was taken with the Others to
the iaiI OF Marshall county at Marys-
Vile. charged with assisting fugidyes
from Justice to escape. As soon as
thew were inside the Jail they began
planning to escape, and It appears
not to have been a very hard thing
TO do. The bars were sawed, and
one night while the jailer was asleep
and the sheriff was out of the build
ing they decided to make their break
for liberty. Dalton says he was the
first TO 90, and that when he passed
! the taller the latter was sleeping
soundly and snoring. He escaped
from the building and went to the
edge of town, where he was to wait