The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-01-03

ing TIE prisoners straight IN the
eyes. i know that your past
conduct has been good, you were
never in any serious trouble be-
fors as was shown on the wit
ness stand, and you would not
have rocked that street car if YOU
had not been drunk, your friends
and relatives know this, know
that you would not have COM
mitted this crime if you had
been in your right mind, and
don't want either of you to feel
that these friends are against
you because you are going to the
penltentiary. Far be it from
that, for when you have served
out your terms | want you to
come right back home and live in
town; want you to be good men
like you have been before, and
you, indicating one of the prison
ers, who are married; your good
wife will be ready to receive you
with open arms when you are
free, she will be waiting for you.
and your mother" indicating
the other younger man will
not forsake you and she will also
be waiting for you with out
stretched arms and clasp you to
her heart, for she knows her boy
would not have committed the
wrong for which you are to suf-
fer if you had not been intoxi-
Gated.
Boys don't get discouraged
and think all your friends will
forsake you; they will not if you
come back with the determine
ton of doing that which is right.
This State don't want to punish
any one, and it would be better
that there were no penitentiary
in this broad land; that is to say
If there were no violators of the
law there would be no necessity
for such places. The State
wants good law abiding men and
women.
In sentencing you young men,
to prison it is not alone for the
purpose Of protecting the street
car company but it is to protect
the passengers from danger who
rides in these cars when we put
our wives and daughters on a car
or train we expect that they
shall be protected from harm by
the employees OF the company,
and you boys acted disorderly
on this car and were elected by
the conductor, which cnraged
you, for you both were drunk
and you threw stones at the car
endangering the passengers.
When you g, to the peniten-
tiary don't for the love of your
wife and friends, feel that all
hope Is thugs. thieves and other
wicked prisoners there for you
are not, everyone who knows
you knows that you young men
are not bad at heart, and they
feel that you are going to make
good citizens, Go to prison like
men, serve out your time, come
home, and live this trouble down
Il now sentence each Of YOU
TO the penitentiary for two
years. the minimum tenn can
infiict, " was the closing remark
of Judge Mason, and with bowed
heads the two young mon were
returned to the county Jail, but
felt in their hearts that though
they were convicted and will now
go to prison that they had a
friend in Judge Mason, who tool,
an interest in their future lives,
for no man without such feeling
could have delivered the above
soul-inspiring address
Dec. 3lst two Of the worlds grcatef
avia,ors met death while q ing In The air.
one at Los Angeles aud the other At New
Orleans Arch Hoa sey at the former
place and John b. Mosinant at the latter
But recently Hoaxsoy Sc, a worlds auitud ,
record Of liza feet.
! healthy man j. R,ng in hi,
own right; an unhealthy man Is al
unhappy slave Burdock BLOOD
Bitters build up sound health keep.
you we'll.
s. S, Patterson, Blacksmith.