Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-13
LIFE TERMER IN
iowa BORN HERE
Leon W. Hardy, Convicted 20
Years Ago at Dubuque,
Finally Identified.
HAD PASSED AS L. W. HALEY
Complaint Against Treatment In Pen
Draws Attention to Him and
Brings Out Faeta

There seems 10 be some local inter
est in Leonard W. Haley, the convict
In the Fl. Madison, Iowa, penitenti-
airy who some time ago called atten-
tion 70 some OF the drawbacks Of that
institution. Haley has since spent
most OF the time in solitary" as the
result OF his alleged refusal 70 work
on contract labor The Des Moines
Register and Leader tells OF him as
follows:
Leonard W. Haley for 20 years the
convict man Of mystery" has been
identified
His name 10 Leon w Hardy and ne
was born IN Rock Island, where he
still has living relatives
Soon after his fathers death he was
sent 70 me reformatory al Pontiac. Ill,
where he remained two years Upon
his discharge he went 10 Lincoln,
where he served three years IN the
penitentiary. Later he did time in
Sioux City ond then went 10 Dubuque,
where the murder Of two policemen in
1893 resulted in his arrest and convic-
ton and the life sentence which he is
now serving IN TT. Madison IN soil
tary confinement.
These facts have been disclosed by
c. c. Nye, private secretary OF Cover
nor 3. F. Carroll. who personally inter
viewed the sister OF the man at Dav-
export and later confronted Haley in
the prison at TT Madison and secured
admission from him OF the truth Of
this recital except that he insisted
upon his innocence OF the crime at
Dubuque for which he is serving time.
The Identification OF Haley was made
certain by Michael T. Flynn OF Bur
lington, one OF the inspectors Of the
pure food and dairy department Of the
state. WHO was acting for Governor
Carroll, and after discovering the orr
gin aud identity OF the convict and the
whereabouts OF his relatives, arranged
the interview between the governor
aud Haley's sister. in epite OF the re
luctance OF the latter.
Mr. Flynn was IN Des Moines yes
terday and whom the fact that the for
mer governors private secretary had
disclosed the facts az to Haley's tden
tity. consented to disclose OF least g
part OF the strange and absorbingly
Interesting story OF the pursuit of the
trail which finally gained for him the
solution OF the mystery with which
Haley had enveloped himself during
20 wears
81 haven't the slightest sympathy
for Haley. ar Haley, so far as thar
goes" said Mr. Flynn, but he is ;
human being. just the same. and th'
state OF Iowa ought 70 have som,
means Of treating cases such as hi
other than buryiug the convict in sucl
a hole as Haley is condemned to live
in, night and day, in solitary confne
ment
II saw him down there a couple o
weeks ago. just saw him. you under
stand. for they do not let you talk I,
man IN solitary. Il was about
o'clock I'm the afternoon Now 4 o'cloci
In the afternoon ought 70 be as brigh
as any time OF the day, even at thi
time or year Haleys cell was so darl
you could hardly see anything NOR
than the outlines Of the solitary chat
stood up. while his face shoue through
the pail like an appari:ion on sccoun
OF its paleness. though the CLINT an
CLEAN OF his eye was startling.
You know he has been in that cel
IN solitary confinement now for sey
eral months How long a mans MINI