Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-04-29
SYNOPSIS.

Warden Handler of Sing Sing prison
and Detective George Doyle endeayor TO
prevail on Bill Avery. a released prisoner,
10 search out information against a for
mer pal" young convict known as
Jimmy Valentine. Avery refuses. and
Doyle and Handler threaten to attack
him. Valentine had a trick Of opening
safes solely by the sense of touch.
Avery goes Lieutenant Governor Fay,
his beautiful niece, Rose Lane. and two
women workers in a rescue mission visit
the prison.
Warden Handler hears Rose Lane tell
how she was rescued from a thief on a
train, and he is amazed at a coincidence.
Convict Jimmy Valentine. No. 1883. is
brought into the warden's office to open
a safe as an object lesson to the visitors,
and Rose recognizes him as the man VINO
saved her from the thief Cotton.
Valentine says he can't open the safe,
engaging Handler. The lieutenant COVER
nor and Rose talk with Valentine. Rose
pleads with Fay to aid the young prison.
er, who is handsome even In Sing Sing
garb.
Fay promises for Roses sake to ask the
governor to pardon Valentine. A stormy
interview occurs between Handler and
Valentine
Valentine waits patiently in prison for
news. Finally he Is pardoned and goes to
Albany to thank the governor, Lieutenant
Governor Fay and Rose
Valentine refuses positions offered by
the rescue mission workers. To his amaze
ment, he meets Bill Avery and a former
coworker, Red Flanagan.
Red and Avery try to dissuade Jimmy
from "going square" Detective Doyle ap-
pears, and Red and Avery hide. Doyle
wants Valentine to tell him where Avery
10. for he wants to rearrest him. Valen-
tine refuseA
Doyle departs, threatening to send Val
entine back to Sing Sing prison. Avery
now tries to kill Valentine.
Valentine finally agrees to "go 1t crook
ed" again, but a note from Rose brings
him back to his former determination to
be honest Sin spite Of the coppers"
Rose persuades her father to give VAL
entine a position in his bank in Spring
field, Ill. He and Red go to work in the
bank
For several years Valentine works ex-
cellently and rises to be assistant cashier
He and Rose love each other, but Valen-
tine knows Doyle Is on his track and
dares not tell her Of his affection for her.
A mysterious Mr.. Cronin turns out to be
old Bill Avery, now reformed and a man
OF business.
Valentine receives telegram from
Doyle. He tells Red how he has planned
to outwit the detective by means OF
cleverly concocted alibi.
Rose Lane tells Valentine she loves him
and that they are going to marry. VAL
entine reveals TO her his love for her.
Doyle appears on the scene to arrest VAL
entine on a charge Of robbing a Massa-
chusetts bank many years before.
Doyle Is astounded when Valentine an
nounces that he was never in Sing Sing
or In Massachusetts, in his life and that
his name is Lee Randall.
Doyle is finally convinced by sensa-
tional ruse employed by Valentine that
Valentine Is not Valentine after all. I'm
land him II It takes lifetime" he says.
Kitty, Roses little sister. becomes acct
dentally locked in a new vault In the
bank. Red Flanagan rushes in to Ran
dalps" office. crying, Jimmy. JIMMY.
Doyle recognizes Red and realizes that
Randall 10 really Jimmy Valentine