Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-09-25

to give him a much larger wage ne
wanted to put Skinny to the test
Dav after day he proved his worth
and his wages were increased accoru
ingIy. so that at the end or a Ie"
wears he was in position to marry
Wherever he has worked he has prov
ed faithful and has given every satis
faction to his employers. he Is d.
present holding position OF respon-
sibility, is married and has two me
Young daughters. He has lived an up
right life for fifteen years.
Then there was the case OF loll'
who had served two short terms III
Sing Sing prior to 1889. Upon the
evening of the day of his second as
charge from Sing Sing Tom, WANDER
ing down the Bowery, met TWO OF MS
friends. who invited him into one ol
the saloons to have drink. AlteI
their third or fourth drink they were
| placed under arrest by detectives from
| Headquarters, who charged them Will
a robbery committed that very day
His Innocence of No Avail.
Tom protested his innocence, saying
that he was not the man. that he had
only lust come from Sing Sing, ana IN
Fart did not have time to do job OF
that kind. Despite his denials he was
locked up, for, unfortunately Tom
appearance tailed almost exactly Win
tss s ssiss me 70.
\ berry
| on the day Of triai the other tive
men pleaded guilty and received NJ,
teen year sentences, at the same time
affirming that Tom had no part In the
robbery. Tom again protested MS ih'
nocence saying that he had not com
mitted the crime, that he had oone
, nothing for which he should nave Deeh
arrested He declined to take plea
and decided to stand trial. Ob ms
: record he was found guilty IN shor'
order, and as he put the county TO inc
Z expense of a trial he was sentehccu
J to twenty years in prison. tie went
< hack to Sing Sing soured and sulieh
: and with>a desire in his heart 70 go :.
K even with society for the wrong
|, had done him and determination
!, that he would get even when he came
g out
i How we'll | remember the many
e talks | have had with Tom, ana no"
d at times it seemed as though hothine
l. that might be said would move nm
g h,t ut last God working in His owl
mysterious way saw mt to chahse LII
d heart Tom put the evil desires an'
e evil inclinations back of him and CAM
4. out of prison saved man.
b. twelve Years Of Upright Life.
II is now twelve years since ION
lott nrison. He is holding goo
nosition in one of the towns OF rem
svlyania. We hear from him ire
ouently and the burden of his letter
n nc is hat he thanks God that III
ct volunteer Prison league came into III
m life and now he has wished that u
ne had hardened earlier to the goai
is counsel and wise precepts.
,d Iohn c. was liberated in 1907, ha'
ad ing come under the operation OF IN
narole law which permitted lie pr
ed nners who had served twenty yeal
on ond whose conduct had been good
lie he naroled. For twenty-seven yeal
lie Iobn had been an inmate OF Sing Slr
in nrison and for many years OF I'M
Id .,me hope and John were strangers
In We went into that prison carryif
in. . massage of hope to such poor sou
ad as he. and it was with giadness th
he received the message, and ne III
Ike told ms now he hoped and prayed IN
v. the time would come when he Won
secure his release, and thanks to u
CHI. wise measures instituted by our Ia
zen ,,aKers he was one of the first w
,ur came under the operation OF t
md "Iifer" parole law He now holds
ub. nosition Of trust and responsibility
to ore of the largest corporation in NJ
! Is York city.
re. Forty.seven Years In Prison
on Another example. and this one
aci. eighty.three years old. He was
mink the dean of the prisoners
this state for he had spent forty-seN
ra. wears of his life in the prison. In ID
hat .emora every one knew old Fra
I'll He too was n beneficiary OF the
60 mems parole law, for he is now mi
,hIa bent and at times somewhat feel