Omaha daily bee., 1912-05-08
Nebraska
ALDRICH PLAN FOR C9NVICTS
Governor Evolves Plan for Employ
ment of TRUSTEES Upon Roads,
YOUNG GIRL BROCHURES PARDON
woman from Oakland Indaces Exec
utiye to Pardon John shearer,
Father of Child, Whom She
Immediately Marries.
From a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN. Neh.. May T.-tSpecisl Tele-
gram -Governor Aldrich has evolved
plan for the employment OF convicts
not needed by the Lee Broom and buster
company. which has contract for sl5 OF
them He was working on the plan be-
fore the recent troubles at the prison and
these events have FASTENED his efforts
somewhat
He plans to use as many Of the men
as can be trusted for that kind OF en-
ployrnent, outside the prison walls. The
state has a large amount OF agricultural
land at the hospital for the insane at
Lincoln, the penitentiary. the Soldiers
home at Milford and Grand Island which
the inmates Of these institutions are not
able to utilize to the best advantage. He
proposes to put the convicts at work on
these lands at truck gardening and other
kinds of intensive agriculture. In add
ton there Is a stretch of road near the
prison and one near the Lincoln asylum
on which the eonvicts win be put to
work, giving TO the state an example Of
good road building. which is expected TO
be useful beyond the mere Improvement
Of these roads. He proposes TO give the
convicts thus employed communication Of
sentence OF five days for every thirty
thus employed, provided their records as
workmen and otherwise is commendable.
This plan he believes will not only
solve the problem of employment In the
summer time. but afford means Of
segregatng the better class from the
more vicious prisoners. In addition he
proposes to recommend to the next iegls-
lature that the state manufacture at the
penitentiary all the clothing used in the
various institutions. which would provide
winter employment for the conyicts and
be a saving to the state.
Girls 10 Have Field Meet.
The university girls will have field
meet Thursday afternoon at which there
will be base ball game on regulation
diamond, in addition TO foot races and
other field sports.
Fourteen coaches loaded with Russians
left Lincoln today for the beet fields OF
Wyoming.
Child strangles Mt Play.
The -year-old child OF Oscar Wallen.
was strangled to death this afternoon by
the rope Of swing The child was play
ing with other children Of the family and
was in the swing when the board slipped
out. The little one became tangled In the
rope and was dead before relief could
reach IL. The other children notified the
child's father Of the accident, but not in
time TO save the life Of the little one.
Yuie Laundry Damaged.
Fire which started In the boiler room
OF the Yule Bros laundry, Fifteenth and
o streets this afternoon. did several
thousands dollars worth Of damage be-
fore II could be extinguished.
Girl Secures PHrdon.
2 A young girl, scarcely out OF her teens,
with her baby in her arms procured a
pardon for John II. shesrsr, sent up
from Burt county on statutory charge,
The girl pleaded that the father OF her
baby be liberated and shesrer said he
was willing to marry her and provide
for her and the baby. in fact had always
been willing to do SO II he had been
permitted The girls plea brought the
pardon and they were married this aft
ernoon.
Both are residents Of Oakland where
he was formerly employed as tele-
graph operator.
wardIaw's Term Expires.
Richard warlaw.A sentenced from Doug
las county to ten years'imprisonment for
was discharged today, his
term having expired. lie expects to 70
at once to Iowa Falls, Ia,
wardlaw at one time escaped from the
prison and was at liberty six years be-
fore being captured in Missouri and re-
turned to serve out the remainder Of his
sentence.