The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1911-03-17

ferCd him his liberty and $1,000 IL
money as an lnduccmcut. but be stub
bornly refused lie seemed to have
dcludcd himself into the idea that
treachory among n 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 shudderod little. Coming
10 the conclusion that could learn
nothing from him / 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 carriage. and after
20 minutes drive We stopped IN front
Of a large tenement house which we
entered, ascending the stairs to the
second floor
Knocking AZ door tu our right We
were after some delay admitted by a
woman wearing a calico wrapper and
We entered the room which was DARK
and dismal ma a tomb Two or three
broken chairs. rickcty table and
mattress spread upon the floor aud
covered with ragged quilts. consti
tutcd the furnishings pecplng from
beneath the tattcred covering | saw
the bright eyes and curly heads OF
two young children
rs this your homo. Mir lInrtz?" |
inquired.
This ia where | stay" he replied,
! saw at once that was up against
a species Of afilictlon for which had
no ready made speech Of coincidence,
and ! was just little embarrassed
There was n depth Of seriousness In
the affair that | had rarely met with
| was confronted with the genuine
woes Of humanity and at loss for
the moment to know just what to dc
or say. After celebrating short
time | came to the conclusion that II
was best TO explain all TO hia wife.
She looked like an intelligent woman
and I proceeded to acquaint her with
the facts concerning her husbands ar
rest and the punishment that was sure
to follow. likewise pointed out the
door through which he might escape.
demanded clean breast without
reserve. was 10 know all tho partic.
ularR In regard to the conspiracy. and
he was to act In good faith and TO as.
sist the detectives In plans TO cap
lure the cngraver and all others con.
nected with the ahair; besides. he
was. II II became necessary. to go up.
on the witness stand and testify
ngainsi his confederates. Counterfeit.
ers as general thing are troacheroue
towards one another when In tight
place; II II anything TO save them
selves. with John iiartz II was dit
ierent; ne preferred To sacrifice him
sell rather than to give away his con
lederatea.
When the wife was made hcquAlnt
ed with the proposition that had been
made to her husband she appealed tc
him In language that seemed irrcsist
ible'
lie hung his head. There was an
expression on his face that was In
dennable, 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
anco with the position In which he ID
placed, Criminals are human, like
our selves. ana " we would learn inc
dangers lurking IN our pathway We
should know how they chance 10
stumble ana iaIl' some men are
weaker and more prone TO vice 'han
others Thoro IL heNer-ehu'hs oat
tie between right ana wrong never
yet found man so bad that ther'
was not something In MS character
upon which to base nope never
yet saw man that was 80 sood as to
pc Tree from uanEeI' n''o
thread OF goiu running ,"'oush WV
character OF 'no N".s' VI '''"' Wv
diihcul'y u 70 re"e" !"
The prisoners eyes Ieh ana were
hllod with tears we nave no ply lu'
= the tears shed by orlm'hhlS' lheS
are deserved nut thoy are 'eorS Ius'
+ the same, ana sometimes come rom
p near ui,Iu,',S -, -, .,n ..,vhara f.
. approached MN anu sulu' "uoIo u
4 the money 10 oo'ne I'm w raS Wv
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