Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-05-18

doesn't cut any figure in crime the
way you mean. It's some Of these
young fellows that will take q chance
tious. They're anxious to rise in their
business"
The warden paused and glanced from
the girl TO the observing lieutenant
governor. then to the two members of
the Gate Of Hope. He commented on
the fact that his visitors had dis
agreed with him on various points and
informed them that he had determined
to offer them a few 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 the
celebrated forger "Blinkey" Davis. At
the wardens request Lieutenant Gov
ernor Fay drew a check for So and
handed it to Blinkey. To oblige the
warden Blinkey, aided by a knife and
pen and ink, iii FIVE minutes had
raised" it to the amount of $4,000.
The lieutenant governor pronounced it
perfect. II know where | could pass
it, too laughed Biinkey as he was led
away.
Il had him on the books once. and
he couldn't resist raising the prison
Cheeks chuckled Handler. Il 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 it cannot be opened without
the key. The prison board has accept
ed it for use here if the claims made
for it are true. We have a man here
paralyZed on one side. sneak thief.
l have sent for him. He may not open
it, 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, three
minutes and a hairpin. Ten seconds
before his allotted time expired he
threw the lock, opened, on the ward
ems desk, and with his repulsive,
seamy face contorted into what he
considered was a smile he inclined his
head to one side. From his throat
came inarticulate squeals of glee-ex
actly the squeals Of a rat.
Only the watchfulness of Smith
saved the RAT" from the violent,
despairing onslaught of the German,
who screamed: "Ill kill him. He ruin
me! Und nit hairpin, mein Gott!'
you're not the first man to be ruin
ed by a hairpin," laughed the warden.
Don't tell your wife"
Smith sent the inventor to the rail
road station in charge of a guard and
cell that had long been his home. On
returning to the office the secretary
said: 1--WE brought Valentine along
too. l thought you might want him to
open the safe.'
A disturbed expression came into
the prison masters face He glanced
quickly at Fay and his niece, then
talked in an undertone with his aid
He was interrupted by Mrs. Webster
"The two you have shown us do not
entirely prove your argument, Mr..
Warden" she said dOubtingly. "They
are the very lowest types in the pris-
on. You argue a general premise from
two individual cases. We do not
maintain that such apparent criminals
as we have seen should be liberated,
but"-she turned to Fay-"there are
gentlemen here, governor, men of
quite a different type than these,
whom one never Sees"
warden" said the lieutenant gov
ernor, 81 fear the ladies have more
interest in the more romantic types Of
criminals-poets. for instance"
Mrs. Moore rose Indignantly. 81
shall make note of that frivolous
speech in my report" she snapped.
Handler thought of Valentine. who
was being detained outside. He would