The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-01-13
nnnY VALENTINE, WARDEN HANDLER AND RogE LAM

- -.AoI tuen rev OBJECT lessons,
lessons with living models. "I'll show
you,' he said, that these crooks we've
got here will ply their trade at all
times, whether they profit or not; that
in short, criminality is mania with
them and that there's no use In try
ing to better them" His first exhibit.
brought in by the secretary, was tho
celebrated forger "Blinkey" Davis Al
the warden's request Lieutenant GOV
ernor Fay drew check for s. and
handed it to Blinkey. To oblige the
warden Blinkey, aided by knife and
pen and ink, in Eve minutes had
''raised" 1t to the amount Of $4,000.
The lieutenant governor pronounced II
perfect. 81 know where could pass
1t, too," laughed Blinkey as he was led
away.
81 had him on the books once, and
he couldn't. resist raising the prison
checks" chuckled Handler. II could
bring in fellows like that all day"
He picked up an object from his desk
do you see this lock? A German
inventor waiting outside has spent
fourteen years in perfecting that. He
claims 1t cannot be opened without
the key. The prison board has accept.
ed 1t for use here II the claims made
| for It are true. We have man here
| paralyzed on one side, sneak thief.
have sent for him. He may not open
1t, but he will try. for he cannot re-
sist the criminal mania that controls
him. Smith, to his secretary, "get
the Dutchman; also the gentleman
/ known as Dick the Rat"
| When the decrepit form Of "Dick the
Rat" was brought in, together with
the patient inventor Blickendolfen
bach, he was given the lock, thret
minutes and hairpin. Ten seconds
before his allotted time expired ht
threw the lock, opened. on the ward
ems desk, and with bis repulslye
seamy face contorted into what h'
considered was a smile he inclined hil
head to one side. From his throa
came inarticulate squeals Of gIee-
actly the squeals Of rat.
Only the wntchfulness of Smitf
saved the "Rat'' from the violent
despairing onslaught Of the German
who screamed: ."I'll kill him! He ruiz
met Und nit hairpin. mein GottT''
you're not the frst man to be ruin
ed by hairpin." laughed the warden
"Don't tell your WIFE,"
Smith sent the inventor to the rail-
road station in charge Of guard ant
consigned the grinning Blinkey to th
cell that had long been his home. o.
!. returning to the Office the secretar.
said: 1--WE brought Valentine alonl
too. thought you might want him t
open the safe"
A disturbed expression came int
the prison masters face. He glance'
quickly at Fay and his niece, the
talked in an undertone with his aid
Z He was interrupted by Mrs. Webster.
"The two you have shown us do nc
: entirely prove your argument. MI
Warden" she said doubtingly "The
! are the very lowest types In the pri'
! on. You argue general premise froI
q two individual cases. We do ne
maintain that such apparent criminal
r as We have seen should be liberate'
10 but'--she turned to Fay-"thcre al
" gentlemen here. governor, men
C. quite different type than thes
u whom one never sees"
ii "Warden," said the lieutenaiis go
ernor, Il fear the ladies have MOI
~ interest In the more romantic types
4 criminaIs- poets. for instance"
a Mrs. Moore rose indignantly.
. 8 shall make note Of that frivoIo'
I. speech in my report" she snapped.
- -Handler tl,onght Of Valentine, vi
y = W bsins detained outside. he rcg