El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-20
Continued from yesterday.

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ing prisoners of their proper allow
ance of food and Of small privileges
they are allowed. and by bullying con-
duct on the part of the men In charge
Of them the inmates can be led to
make false confessions involving
themselves or others This informa-
ton is used against the men after
they are released as well as against
men who are at large whom the po-
lice desire to incriminate"
mo one is ever forced to confess
anything here, madam" protested
Handler
Pardon me, Mrs. Moore" inter
rupted the lieutenant governor, rising.
81 do not think that in your zeal you
realize what you are saying" He adj
dressed the warden. at seems. how
ever, that these wen meaning ladies
have evidence that certain man here
did confess some offense &c IA
ITO a STOOL" commented Handler
'Am 1 responsible for the detectives
who have men working inside the
prison for them?'
by a stool you mean
"a stool pigeon. a decoy. They win
the confidence Of prisoners and tell
what they learn to the detectives"
Mrs. Moore here went on to state
that in Sing Sing and in all prisons
were confined many innocent men and
that in any event released men should
be encouraged TO live honestly. should
be given a chance They ought not to
be pursued and bounded into being
spies by detectives anxious to make
a record for securing convictions re-
CARELESS of the truth of the testimony
One reason the woman advanced for
her stand was that a man who be-
came a spy or decoy must associate
continually with men and women of
questionable character. thus rendering
it impossible to secure or much less
remain in honest employment.
"Boshr' exclaimed Handler as she
ceased. These folks we get don't
want to live straight. won't live
straight. can't live straight when they
get on the outside. First. they're all
lazy; second. most Of them are in
sane.
What would you call man." con-
tinued the warden. "who does some
thing the law forbids. does it r7hen-
ever the opportunity offers without a
chance of gain? What do you call
man who does a thing for the love Of
it?'
can artist" answered Mrs. Web
ster.
Artist! Then I've got a lot Of
them" laughed Handler sarcastically.
'Well, TO me they are insane"
To Rose Lane the adventure was ex-
tremely interesting Finally succeed
ing in gaining her uncle's consent to
her accompanying him on a visit to
the great prison. she was now seeing
a little section of the darker side Of
life which appealed strongly to her
imaginative nature Her cheeks flush
ed with the excitement of the occa
sion, this voyage into this famous
tomb Of living dead men.
AS the warden finished she exclaiIn-
! ed, Il once had an experience with
burglar, and"-
did he take your iewels?" asked
Mrs. Moore sympathetically.
mo. / was in the parlor car in day,
light. l was the only person in the
car, and this man walked up and ac-
costed me. I reached for the bell for
the porter. He struck my wrist Then
he sat on the arm of my chair. He
wanted to talk to me, he said
scarcely knew what to do when a
younger man. evidently a gentleman.
walked in from the smoking compart-
ment and. taking the man by the arm.
| led him away"
How do you know the man was a
burglar?" asked the lieutenant gov
ernor
Listen. had no more than got my
breath when the man came back. He
threw his arms about nv shoulders.