Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-05

Wv VlSltOrS an INDICATION tnat he
believed he had recognized
Rose Lanes deliverer, answered the
questions OF the girl and the lleuten
ant governor by stating "The man is
as bad as the burglar he threw out OF
the car window-even worse. He's in
this prison at this moment. l firmly
believe. according to the description
we've just heard"
'0h. impossiblew exclaimed Miss
Lane. her face colorlng HE was a
gentleman, thorough gentleman. and
too young to be a hardened criminal y
Her face became shadowed with con.
cern.
The warden was vastly amused al
this remark, which the young girl ren,
dered with the finallty of unQuestione,l
authority.
'Too young" he laughed Age
doesn't cut any figure In crime the
way you mean. It's some of these
young fellows that will take a chance
at anything. You see. they're ambi
tious They're anxious to rise In thelI
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 few object lessons.
lessons with living models III 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, crlminalty 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 warden's request Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Fay drew check for So and
handed II to Blinkey. To oblige the
warden Blinkey, aided by knife and
pen and ink. in tive minutes had
raised ii to the amount of $4,000.
The lieutenant governor pronounced II
perfect II know where | could pass
It, too" laughed Bllnkey as he was led
away.
81 had him on the books once. and
he couldn't resist raising the prison
checks" chuckled Handler, Il could
bring In fellows like that all day"
He picked up an object from his desk
DO you see this lockf a German
inventor waiting outside has spent
fourteen years in perfecting that He
claims II cannot be opened without
the key. The prison board has accept
ed II for use here II the claims made
for It are true We have man here
paralyzed on one side. a sneak thief
have sent for him, He may not open
1t, but he will try for he cannot re-
slst 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 Bllckendolfen.
bach. be was given the lock. three
minutes and halrpin. 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 be inclined his
head to one side, From his throat
came Inarticulate sQueals of glee-ex.
actly the squeals OF rat.
Only the watchfulness Of Smith
saved the RAT" from the violent,
despnlrlng onslaught Of the German.
who screamed; "I'll kill him. He ruin
me. Und nit halrpin meln Gott!"
you're not the first 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 a guard and
consigned the grinnlng Blnkey to the
cell that had long been his home. On
returning TO the office the secretary
said: i've brought Valentine along
too, | 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 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 different type than these,
whom one never Sees"
warden" said the lieutenant gov
ernor, Il fear the ladies have more
interest in the more romantic types of
criminals-poets, for instance"
Mrs, Moore rose Indignantly. II
shall make note Of that frivolous
speech In my report, she snapped.
Handler thought Of Valentine. who
was being detained outside. He would