Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-03-10

the slightest Information. I had oi
fered him his liberty and $1,000 in
money as an inducement, but he stub
bornly refused He seemed to have
deluded himself into the idea that
treachery among gang of criminals
was much worse than the unlawful
deeds performed by them.
learned from the prisoner that he
had family. When this was men
toned he shuddered a little. Coming
to the conclusion that I could learn
nothing from him I was ready to lock
him up. Before doing this suggested
the idea of taking him to see his wife
and children Early in the morning
| procured a carriage, and after
20 minutes drive we stopped In front
of a large tenement house which we
entered, ascending the stairs to tie
second floor.
Knocking at door to our right we
were after some delay admitted by
woman wearing a calico wrapper, and
we entered the room which was dark
and dismal as a tomb Two or three
broken chairs, a rickety table and
/ mattress spread upon the floor and
covered with ragged quilts, consti-
tuted the furnishings. Peeping from
beneath the tattered covering I saw
the bright eyes and curly heads OF
two young children.
Us this your home, Mr. Hartz?" I
inquired
This is where I stay" he replied
saw at once that | was up against
species of affection for which [ had
! no ready-made speech of coincidence,
and I was just little embarrassed.
There was a depth of seriousness in
the affair that | had rarely met with.
| was confronted with the genuine
woes of humanity and at a loss for
the moment to know just what to do
or say. After celebrating short
, time 1 came to the conclusion that it
was best to explain all to his wife.
She looked like an intelligent woman
and | proceeded to acquaint her with
the facts concerning her husbands ar
| rest and the punishment that was sure
| to follow I likewise pointed out the
door through which he might escape.
I demanded a clean breast without
| reserve. | was to know all the partic-
! ulars in regard to the conspiracy, and
/ he was to act in good faith and to as
sist the detectives in plans to cap
| ture the engraver and all others con-
nected with the affair; besides, he
was, il it became necessary, to go up
on the witness stand and testify
against his confederates. Counterfeit
! ers as a general thing are treacherous
| towards one another when in a tight
place; it is anything to save them
i selves. With John HartZ it was diff
| ferent; he preferred to sacrifice him
/ self rather than to give away his con-
federates.
When the wife was made acquaint-
! ed with the proposition that had been
made to her husband she appealed to
! him in language that seemed irresist-
ible.
He hung his head There was an
expression on his face that was in
definable A fresh link in misery's
chain had now reached his heart.
| The scene was absolutely painful and
soon saw that he was weakening.
A mans character varies in accord
ance with the position in which he is
| placed. Criminals are human like
our selves, and if we would learn the
dangers lurking in our pathway, we
should know how they chance to
stumble and fall. Some men are
| weaker and more prone to vice than
&c f.
| tie between right and wrong. 1 never
| vet found a man SO bad that there
| was not something in his character
| upon which to base hope. | never
| vet saw man that was so good as 70
| he free from danger. There Is a
thread of gold running through the
| character of the worst of men; the
| difficulty is to reach it.
The prisoners eyes fell and were
filed with tears. We have no pity Tor
the tears shed by criminals. Ihey
are deserved, but they are tears just
the same, and sometimes come from
heart unjustly pierced His VIE now
annroached him and said, where Is
The money to come from to pay the
rent for this miserable room we are
living in? How am I to obtain 1000
and clothing for our children "hen
Won are in the penitentlary?
Accustomed as | was to scenes or
This kind my heart was deeply touched
and nv hand went almost lnVoluntarl-
" to my pocket. l pulled out roll OF
hills. It was the governments money.
Peelfng off FIVE twenties, handed
them to the woman. Take this, my
good woman. | cannot save your hus-
hand. but l will give you something
with which to supply your immediate
wants. Buy these children some
clothes"
| handed her an additional twenty.
The counterfeiter and his wife stood
looking earnestly into each others
| faces. Both seemed well nigh broken
hearted. He stepped towards me as
| tho only decent