Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-06-06

modern sanitary arrangements. There
are roomy corridors for daily exercise
and luxurious shower baths can be OBJ
tanned free for the asking. There are
chapels for the religiously inclined
and a library for the studious. The
food is wholesome and well prepared
in large, scrupulously clean kitchen
situated on the top floor. Carping
critics have. indeed, declared the
Tombs to be too luxurious, declaring
that habitual criminals enjoy stay
at the prison and actually commit
crime so that they may enjoy some of
| its hotel-like comforts.
1t was with a sinking heart and a
dull. gnawing sense Of apprehension
that Annie descended from a south
bound Madison avenue car In Center
street and approached the small por-
tai under the forbidding gray walls.
She had visited a prison once before.
when her father died. She remem-
bered the depressing ride in the train
to Sing Sing, the formidable steel
doors and ponderous bolts, the narrow
cells, each with It's involuntary occu-
pant In degrading stripes and closely
cropped hair, and the uniformed
guards armed with rifles. She remem-
bered how her mother wept and how
she had wondered why they kept her
poor dada In such an ugly place. To
think that after all these years she
was again to go through a similar ex-
perience.
She had nerved herself for the or
deal. Anxious as she was to see How
ard and learn from: his lips all that
had happened. she feared that she
would never be able to see him behind
the bars without breaking down. Yet
she must be strong so she could work
to set him free. So much had hap
pened in the last two days. 1t seemed
month since the police had sent for
her at midnight to hurry down to the
Astruria, yet 1t was only two days
ago. The morning following her try
ing interview with Capt. Clinton in
the dead mans apartment she had
tried to see Howard, but without sue
cess. The police held him a close
prisoner. pretending that he might
make an attempt upon his life. There
was nothing for her to do but wait.
1ntuitively she realized the neces-
sity of Immediately securing the SER
vices of an able lawyer. There was
no doubt of Towards innocence, but
she recalled with a SILVER that even
} innocent persons have suffered CAPT.
tai punishment because they were I'M
able to establish their innocence, SO
! overwhelming we're the appearances
!, against them. He must have the best
/, lawyer to be had, regardless of ex
pense. Only one name occurred tc
kher, the name of a man of interna
tional reputation, the mere mention
. of whose name in a courtroom filled
: the hearts of the innocent with hope
. and the guilty with dread. That mar
was Judge Brewster. She hurried
: downtown to his office and waited ar
hour before he could see her. Their
:, he told her, politely but coldly, tina
he must decline to take her case. He
. knew we'll who she was and he eyet
: her with some curiosity, but his man
ner was frigid and discouraging
= There were plenty of lawyers in New
;, York, he said She must go else
where. Politely he bowed her out
Half of a precious day was alread,
: lost Judge Brewster refused tn,
case. To whom could she turn now
In despair. almost desperate, sh,
= drove uptown to Riverside drive an,
. forced an entrance into the Jeffrie
. home Here, again, she was met witt
, a rebuff Still not discouraged, sh
:. returned to Judge Brewsters office
- He was out and she sat there an hou
. waiting to see him. Night came an
: he did not return. Almost PROSTATE
!" with nervous exhaustion, she returne
!, to their deserted little fiat in Harlem
1t was going to be hard fight, sh
:, saw that. But she would keep RICH
on, no matter at what cost Howar
:, could not be left alone to perish will
:, out hand to save him. Judge Brew
(, ster must come to his rescue. H
y, could not refuse. She would retur
20 again to his office this afternoon an
= sit there all day long, if necessar.
a until he promised to take the cas-
=, He alone could save him. She woul
n go to the lawyer and beg him on hs
10 knees If necessary, but first she mu
20 see Howard and bid him take courag
i'd A low doorway from Center sire
as gave access to the gray fortress.
" the heavy steel gate stood a port
,r policeman armed with a big key. EaS
Nv time before letting people in or O.
gs he inserted this key in a ponderol
ok lock. The gate would not open mer
w ly by turning the handle. This WI
.ly to prevent the escape of prisoner
as who might possibly succeed in reac
ing so far as the door, but could n
fhn -tn cofa /,