The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-10-08
Chicago's New Man
Factory" That Is Do
ing Work Of Real
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AIDS UNFORTUNATEs
Story Of One Man Reclaimed and
!, Made Good Gil -en-Earnest
and self-Sacrificing Men De-
voting Their Lives to UpIift
the Fallen.
ny RoLLo u. M'BRIDE.

ny RoLLo II. M'BRiDE.
Manager OF the Parting OF the Ways
Home.
" HlCAGO.--ln the year 1906
there lived in Bristol, Belgium
q poor, Woodworking widow by
- the name OF Remmers and he,
only son, Emile, aged 10, o
bright, manly boy, to whom she was
very much attached Unfortunately
for Emile, his mother married sec
ong time and the stepfather did not
take kindly to the boy. Therefore. he
became trouble-breeder 1t was de-
cided that Emile should be sent to the
United States. The father then prov
cd extremely kind to him and bought
bis ticket to Chicago Believing that
America was 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--the 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
a position as porter In one OF the
finest restaurants He took the little
money he had left and paid for a
room. This done, his means were
hausted.
The second night, going home from
work rather late, he was attacked by
two tougns, as he passed under the
IL tracks. They pounced upon him.
gagged him and threw him upon tn )
ground. He. realizing his danger,
drew one Of the reyolvers his father
had given him and fired several shots
The toughs promptly took to their
heels. The shots attracted the atten-
ton OF 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
ind, and Emile, thinking him another
hold-up man. commenced to fire wild
ly again.
Laws injustice.
II 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 strangealq,d
unable TO even speak our language.
He was brought up before the Judge
the next morning and-not under.
standing our customs or ways or Ian,
gnage--and little realizing the drama
enacted about hlm--sat patiently
In the prisoners dock, listening TO the
testimony-yet unaware OF the eyi.
dence given against him. The detec.
tive swore to three charges
Derby conduct, carrying concealed
weapons and resisting the law. On the
hrst be was fined $50, on the second
1850 and on the third s3L5O. or a
total OF SAT. Having neither money
nor friends, he was committed to the
House OF Correction to work out his
fine at the rate of so cents day.
II seems incomprehensible that n
judge could pass so severe aen.
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 h,
capacity of 10, backed up at the Har.
rison station and took its load y,
human driftwood, among them trem.
bling, frightened boy-EmIle The
doors changed shut and they s,arted
for the House Of Correction. Hero
the doors were unlocked and the mon
unloaded. They entered the largo 90
ceiying room, with It's shower batbs
barber chairs. benches and the bags
IN which the prisoners leave their own
clothes when they are stripped Tha
bags are then sealed. The men go
first to the barber chairs, then 10 Tho
shower baths, and then don the mi.
form OF the House OF Correction
picked from the clothing piled on tba
benches along the walls, perhapa dis.
carded by some unfortunate dia
charged In the morning. They are
then taken to the cells.
In q Felon's Cell.
Locked in his cell. Emile realized
Al last the full and bitter meaning Of
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