Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-09-23
AIDS UNFORTUNATES
Story of One Man Reclaimed and
Made Good Cit, -en-EarneSt
and SeIf-Sacrificing Men De-
voting Their Lives to Uplift
the Fallen.
BY ROLLO n. MBRIDE.
Manager of the Parting of the Ways
Home.

Home.
~HICAGO.-In the year 1900
"A there lived in Bristol, Belgium,
@ poor, Woodworking widow by
~ the name of Remmers and heI
only son, Emile, aged 10, a
bright, manly boy, to whom she was
very much attached. Unfortunately
for Emile, his mother married a sec
ong time and the stepfather did not
take kindly to the boy. Therefore, he
became a troubIe-breeder. 1t was de-
cided that Emile should be sent to the
United States. The father then prov
ed extremely kind to him and bought
his ticket to Chicago. Believing that
America was a wild and dangerous
place-and Chicago in particular in
habited chiefly by Indians and cow
boys-he presented Emile with two
revolvers, saying: Take care of
them; you will need them when you
get there"
Sailing from Liverpool via the AL
Ian line, he encountered unusually
bad weather, passing through a blind
ing snowstorm-thew waves mountain
high and the ship rolling and tossing
in the gales. In fact, the passage
was considered to be one of the
most stormy ever experienced by even
the most hardened sailors
In due course of time Emile arrived
in Chicago and calling upon the
French consul. he was able to secure
position as porter in one of the
finest restaurants. He took the little
money he had left and paid for
room. This done, his means were G.
hausted
The second night, going home from
work rather late, he was attacked by
two tougns, as he passed under the
L" tracks. They bounced upon him,
gagged him and threw him upon tn
ground. He, realizing his danger,
drew one of the revolvers his father
had given him and fired several shots
The toughs promptly took to their
heels. The shots attracted the atten-
ton of a detective, who, rushing to
the scene, saw two men running away
and one upon the ground. He there
fore grabbed the only one he could
find, and Emile, thinking him another
hold-up man. commenced to fire wild
ly again.
Laws Injustice.
1t was necessary for the policeman
to blow his police whistle for help
and the upshot was that Emile land
ed at the Harrison street police sta
ton in the patrol wagon. This sta
ton is famous for having housed
many of the worlds most notorious
criminals. 1t has since been torn
down, but was then a dark. gloomy
jail-enough to strike terror into the
heart of an innocent young boy
alone and friendless in a strange land
unable to even speak our language.
He was brought up before the indpe
the next morning and-not under
standing our customs or ways or Ian
guage-and little realizing the drama
enacted about him-sat patiently
in the prisoners dock. listening to the
testimony-yet unaware of the evil
dence given against him The detec
tive swore TO three charges-disor-
Derry conduct, carrying concealed
weapons and resisting the law. On the
nrst he was fined $50, on the second
Soo-5o and on the third $3.50. or a
total OF $141- Having neither money
nor friends, he was committed To tho
House of Correction to work our his
me at the rate of so cents a day.
1t seems incomprehensibfe- that a
| Judge could pass so severe san-
tence as this on the mere unsupported
word of police officer and not learn
the other side of the story.
The famous Black Maria, with its
capacity OF 40. backed up at the Har.
| rison station and took it's load ~
human driftwood, among them a trer-
bling, frightened boy-Emfle. The
doors changed shut and they started
Tor the House of Correction. Here
the doors were unlocked and the men
unloaded. They entered the large 70
ceiFing room, with its shower baths
pareer chairs, benches and the bags
In which the prisoners leave their ozyn
clothes when they are stripped The
bags are then sealed. The men %
nrst to the barber chairs, then to the
shower baths, and then don the mi.
form of the House of Correction
picked from the ciething piled on the
benches along the wells. perhaps dis
carded by some unfortunate dis
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