The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-10-07
Governor West HHd
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I'm not going aone?" he asked
OF the warden in as surprised a tone
as that official had used to the gov.
ernor a few minutes before.
That's orders" said Warden Cur.
tbs
And "36l5" walked down the steps,
along the path where the roses and
the brave hollyhocks try their best
to overcome the grim background OF
the turreted red brick prison, on
through the swinging iron gates that
bar the jail.yard from the street and
then, in due course of time and by
the aid of the jerky little trolley that
runs from the penitentiary into the
city of Salem proper, he came to the
capitol building
1t had been eight years since he
had seen the world outside the peni.
Tertiary In that time he hadn't proved
a model prisoner He had worked
hard, it's true; he had natural APP
titude for mechanics that easily gave
him the lead in the shops But he
had also used his ingenuity in trying
to escape the barriers that man and
the law had built around him, the
last almost successfully. They caught
i'm after he had made his way
| through the sewer and almost into
I Mill Creek; caught him and brought
/ him back to his work in the shop.
Governor West knew "36l5's" re
cord when he sent for him. If he felt
any personal qualification when that
gentleman walked into his office half
an hour or so after, he concealed it..
| He treated him as he might have any
other acquaintance.
How'd you enjoy the trip" he
asked.
His visitor eyed him for minute
neither was much in the mood for
joking-and replied that it was nov
| city.
Now, you're in for life, murder
err" the governor said. You have
tried to get away before. Why didn't
you this time? How do you know |
didn't send for you to give you a
chance to skip"
No. 1915 hesitated a minute or
two before answering
Well I'll tell you, Governor. I've
tried it before. This would have been
a pipe for sure. But it's the frs;
mans trusted me. | couldn't throw
you down"
"All right said West, go out and
see the town for an hour and then
go back to the warden"
He did He went back to work and
stayed with his job for week when
another summons came to call on the
governor. He went, visited a while
and went back to the penitentary ant
to work again.
The third time his curiosity was re
lieved
I'll tell you what | want you t.
do said the governor Our sho,
shop is in a bad way. We max,
scarcely enough to supply the mel
in the prison. They're poor shoes a
that. We ought to manufacture shoe!
enough to fit out every person II
these State institutions around here
There's the insane asylum, the HON,
for the. feeble minded, the asylum
farm, the industrial school, with sew
eral thousand people for whom tn
state has to buy shoes There's n,
reason why you boys shouldn't b.
making shoes for this entire lot, eS
cepting that your machinery is old
fashioned and worn out. TAX
some of the money you have saved u
| and go down to Portland, where Their
are shoe factories, go through thos
factories and see what machinery W
need and how we can improve GU
shops and come back and tell m
about II. The state will take care q
your expenses"
| Perhaps there was a dry lump /
his throat-who knows but anywa
the two men didn't waste words, II
came to Portland that afternoon
so happened that it was the week {
Portlands Rose Festival. The street
were gay with bunting and decori
tons, bands and parades. 1t mus
| have been strange sight for tn
man who had spent the last eigf
years in prison. Out al the aviatio
field aeroplanes We're flying, Ther
were automobile races. verywher
the carnival spirit had play. Bl
"@6l5" went to the shoe factorie
| uatphal tho mon work aYaminad ~