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ATLANTA Journal

term for robbery, told Capt. Wiley
Williams, Of the prison commission,
Of how their family idolizes the lad
visited the commission Wednesday
morning and after a conference we're
advised to employ a lawyer and have
a formal petition presented for the
commissions action.
The story told by the two sisters
begins with bright, happy childhood
days and ends with grief. Charles,
hey declare, whose real name Is not
Sutton, was the tenth child Of their
rather and mother. He was the baby
Of the family and petted as all babies
are. He had everything he could
wish for except the girl he loved,
and here his troubles began.
1T was not through either family's
dislike for the other that parental
objection prevented Charles from
marrying the girl of his choice. The
two had been sweethearts almost
since babyhood, they had played to-
gether in childhood, he had carried
her books home from school for her
many an afternoon, but they both
were too young to begin married
life-he was only twenty and she
sweet sixteen.
When the first hint of a possible
marriage reached the parents an OBJ
lection was made, but the lovers
were too fond Of each other and
fearing that a separation might cause
an estrangement, they fed to Ken
lucky, where the laws allow a girl
of sixteen to be welded. In Indiana
eighteen Is the age limit.
After the wedding both feared
parental anger and feared to return
home, but were too proud t. ask for
aid. Boy-like, Charles had ran away
to get married and had carried moth
ing but his bride and railroad fare.
Love would not appease their hun
ger for food and no work could be
found, so matters began to look des-
perate.
1t was in December and cold, too,
Charles wanted to take his bride
back home SO they could be with
their parents on Christmas, but he
was too proud to ask his people for
aid. He sought work and failed.
FINALLY he ran across A. r. Knox,
who a the outward appearance of
a good Samaritan, who In reality was
one Of the boldest bandits in the
country.
Knox gave Charles food and shell
ter, but confided nothing to him
about his hold-ups. He told him If
he would go with him to Atlanta he
would get him a good position. So
Charles left his wife provided for,
and with the money furnished by
Knox came South.
1t was not until Knox had let the
boy become almost starved and let
him know hat his girl wife was in
destitute circumstances that he told
the boy Of the work" he had for
HIM. At first Charles was dumb
founded, but when his and his wife's
dppcdlSu W Hill uo
weakened and fell a victim, "just for
once"
Once was enough and the oil of
sorrow which followed is a lesson
which many could read and profit
by. One of his brothers vas i'll when
he heard the news of Charles fall
and the blow was fatal. His mother
has weakened every day since and Is
now on the verge Of the grave, and
his sisters are pleading with strang-
ers to help them in their fight for
his release.
Our mother has turned gray for
sorrow since she heard Of her boys
trouble,' said n Of the sisters to
Capt. Williams. She is seventy
years old and very few gray hairs
were in evidence before then. Our
father is seventy-fye years old, and
they celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary on the 18th Of this
month. All OF the children except
Charles and the brother who dice
will be present"
She could plead no further. Sobs
choked her voice.
eff | go back without our baby
brother,' said the other sister, "f.
Will mean that II mother will be
no more. She couldn't stand our re-
turn without him."
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