The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-30
PLAYS PEEK-h-bO0
WITH BOY THROUGH
BARS OF HIS CELL
Convicted Dynamiters Have
Many Callers in Jail in
indianapolis
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MANY WOMEN ARE
AMONG VISITORS
Given Regular Prison Fare.
But Friends Had Also
Provided Great Guam
tity OF Fruit

fNDIAyAPoLI6 IND, Dec. 81
Playing peek-a-boo through
wrought iron screen and steel bars
was the novel amusement Afforded q
littls tow-headsd son OF w. Bert
Brown, one OF tho thirty eight con-
Stcted In the dynamite conspiracy
case at the county JAN today. Brown
stopped low 30 that his face was on
q level with his boys head and
ch&tted with him
But the apparent josiality OF the
father failed to light up the chiid's
eyes for more than = moment The
little fellow saw that something was
bothering his mother. and he under
stood that all was not az 1t should
be. He wandered about TIE corridor
In an absent minded manner.
Touching dnxertips through the
little squares OF the iron scrsen In
greeting their friends was another
innovation started ny the convicted
mem With q hearty laugh several
put their little fingers through the
holes In the screen and shook hsnds.
or rather fingers. with those who
came to visit them
Fifty Visitors Come.
More than nifty men and women
cbtainee permits at the United ssates
Yrarshat's ofice to visit the county jail
They brought newspapers. cigars. all
kinds OF fruit and one package con-
tanned a shirt and several dollars.
There was bushei basket Of oranges
and apples for Olaf A. Tvseitmoe.
secretary Of the Building Trades
council of San Francisco.
n n. - - - lea
tssArs-~ aAape- Il eax = ,as.. hut ps- Txettmoe
wore hts frock coat and little re-
stumbled d prisoner ~ he came ont
into the corridor In front OF the cells
to speak with visitors. Most of the
men smoked cigars
deputy marehals had charge Of the
prisoners. while the visitors were
present. They permitted only
limited number TO talk with the pris-
oners at one time. Each group had
thirty minute visiting period
Women Are visitors-
Mrs Herbert 6. Hockin talked with
her husband for some time. They
stood apart from the other visitors
and prisoners.
Mary G. Dye, who was John j. Nc
Narna-a's stenographer. called to see
Harry Farrell. member OF the exc
cutive board OF the Iron Workers
one OF the men called out 10
friends as ne WA leaving:
"Hey, Joe, come on in--the whole
gangs hers."
The friend laughed and waved his
hand. but did not go in
Herman q. seinert. who was ac-
quilted. visited the jail Daniel
Buckley, the ether defendant who
was acquitted. left the city last night.
Sorrow Underneath.
II was apparent that visitors ana
prisoners in almost every case were
irving to appear IN a happy mood.
but there was a feeling among those
about the Jail that there were deeper
currents coursing through the breasts
OF the visitors, especially the women.
few OF them stood and silently wept,
while the convicted husbands stood
holding the bars. A few Of the men
visitors had hard time to keep from
crying.
Beefxteak. potatoes. cabbage. tur-
nips and bread. but NO coffee. made
up the dinner bill OF fare for the gov
eminent prisoners. They ate heart
lily, joking and laughing. The sheriff
served bread and molasses and conee
for breakfast. The custom at the jail
fs to have no evening meal on Sun
day, and this rule was not broken.
Nearly wagon load Of fruit, how
ever, was given to the men In the
afternoon The fruit had been left
In the shsrir's Office by friends and
relatives