The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-15
GETTING A POET OUT OP JAIL


TWOsE VINO ~ AIDING REM.
Joan Garter Cwhssn Inn't Esls Nanssl % D.
me- Ten TsaFs Ger HsasBaasy. Oma ne
FaiaeP Ysaass ThlmA Isep q Gsmsns as1
Are AmHteas 60 aecars Bsas nssease.
Robert Underwood johnson. editor oG
the COniHyy. has sppsaled 10 The Mime
aota State BOARD % Pard0ns In behalf oS
q poes Who 10 ssrvin@ ten years In the
prison az saltwater for burglary.
Mr.. johnson said yesssrday that he
doesn't indulge IN sentlmsntal n0nssuss
where convicts and cyimes are coacsrned
Sae that shiS particular oOavics 10 o genius.
and lt dossn't sssm right 20 kssp q genius
pennsd up for stealing sas when he was
Homeless, cold and hungry.
TIE prison name of this pOee-convics
10 SokB Carter. 70 II not his real name.
The real nanas 10 known % only q fsw
people with whom the young mamie n
~ ysars osd-has correspondent: meat %
thsm edieors of magazines Who have
bought HE poems. Mr.. johnson hoped
that the name would not come out because
les divulgencs mAght handicap tho poet
later on when hs 10 freed.
Several wesass aGO Mr. johnson found
aiGnsd John carter- The poem vas
8trinasl. and q was accompanied by q
A. a -
that thu author was In the saltwater
psnitsneiary. John Carter hoped that
the face would mot prsiuaios the editor.
10 didn't A . matter az fact the cir
cumstADee Mharpsasd tho edie0r's insss-
Sst. No observed instantly. no says. that
the posnd had unnsual msxit. beantiful
expressson. fesling-in short that it was
q HE % fns art. He printed u in the
April number % the masasine with q
footnoss sxpiaining the pscuiiarity Of tho
CASE.
u recsivsd.' said Editor Johnson last
MIGHT. a number Of lsesers from literary
frisnds whose judssnsnt vs.ss hiskly.
An Of them were enthusiastic in thcir
praises of Con sordini' and the author.
Some % thsm wrote that thsy we're carry
ing tn poem around in their pocket.
showing % % frisnds.'
Mr.. Juhnson was 90 worry much inaaP-
ssesd that he wrote to John Carter In
prison. Presently he got an answer. .
long hstesr which IVES phEassd In q way
that segSack the editor a. frank and manly.
JOAN Carter" aid no was serving = ten
year ssntsnos for . burglary.
He didn't whine. no didn't complain.
he didn't beg" nnid Mr.. JohusoA. HE
wross ene stcsy oF ms eNpessencs a. ~m-
p'y % eoa,a nave osen zone
an tpe Sn~a ns vas |. Wy ~ ". NO
ves psnmssss @~o none, ne ~
0eaahS ms way on m~ena uA.n one
n1wsN ~ Noxsnoef. as. tn~ oseAssns"
1foW ns.n ". IN = sM"N y. s"e "'sse
a1o" On nn cOun'y.
hn@' me wss .n9 co'" @no no
IRON, SAns o. IO~o sn.t me was jus. aoss
70 ssaSs~I a'ons- ne manAeeo va ese
'nso tn@ oeP0t an" ne ro"oe" me ot"co
Oh
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puohss~o posn OF ms 20 mATch when
attracted some a'~atoa
A J saw he . reaHJ hne poe' IN his
'susr ne saaa 'na' ne was gon@ 70 ask
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