Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-16

7rs Are Tortured in Dungeon for Trivial OHenses

attention 20 conditions as they exist
are really sI.aesefGl."
Prisoners esde Men Good bye.
Hawthorne and Br. Morton came
into Atlanta abol. 10 o'clock Wednes-
.ay morning. They had intended
leaving the prison earlier. but we're
delayed by a. hundred handshakcs
from their fellow prisoners. The Gus
tom Of % long tune was shattered bv
demonstration " th. prisoners when
the two left. Usually the .aet march
down the corridors and our across the
yard IS made in sllcug" In the case
~ Hawthorne ana Morton there we're
many wary halls u farewell and many
cEprcssIons of good viii
The two men came into the city IN
an electric car, and got Of at the
lfe4mOut Hotel More than one per
son turned to stare second time at
the 'wJ Observation-Disclosures looking men
who stood FOR moment on Peach
tree street with the air Of bcwlldered
Rip NanWinkIes.
Hawthorne was clad I'm an iI-Httine
light gray suit, a large black hat, and
the brightest red necktis that was
ever suII. maybe.
Clothes Made in Prison.
The clothes had been made in the
prison tailor shop, and Hawthorne Sc
lectcd them for the trip back home
rather than the clothes he had worn
when he arrived. However. ne car
ried his discarded suit In a bundle
under his arm.
DR.. Morton wore a neCktie almost
rs red as his friends. but his suit was
rather more sober than Hawthorne's
vivid gray. The two old men-bOth
Of them are more than 60 years-hRd
their arms stuffed with packages I'M
III they looked like early Christmas
shoppers.
Hawthorne had eight cigar boxes
fun Of papers and letters. and DR.
NortOn's package of correspondence
was almost AS large. Then there were
other boxes and bundles containing
personal belongings, and under Haw-
thornes left arm was the most char
aCteristic package Of all, three books
Dead Authors" Great American
Paintings" and book Of poems.
The two Old men appeared almost
childish in their affection for each
other.
Rsiterate Innocence.
Well, Julian and I went to college
together, and We went to 1ail together
and now We are going to New York
together" said Or. Morton, laugh
ing.
but be sure, II you say anything
about the Jail sentence" he admon-
ished the reporter. say that we are
as serenely certain of our innocence
as at any time. The mining proper
ties In Toronto, for exploiting which
the trouble started. are paying proper
ties and their dividends Will yet eN-
Onerate US.
Julian and | were arrested as par
ties 10 a conspiracy TO defraud. | waB
one of the original holders of the
mining property and aided in selling
Il to the development company. There
in was my part in the conspiracy
Julian. literary man, knew no
more OF the workings Of the mine
than a baby. Others wrote the pros
pectuses, and he revised them. That
was his part In the alleged conspir-
aCy."
Or. Morton will return to New York
and to his practice In that city. He IL
thoroughly n medical man, and while
a prisoner was assigned 10 duty In the
hospital service.
1T Is odd he said reminiscently,
az he stood at the Terminal Station
waiting for the northbound train,
that | should have come TO Atlanta
on Easter Sunday and have left It on
the anniversary OF the discovery OF
auesthesia.
Then he explained that his father
in 1876. made the first application OF
anesthesia in an operation.
ut can not be said that he discov-
cred IT," he said but his application
was the first"
Julian Hawthorne will go imme-
diatelv TO Auburn, n. Y, where his
family reside His wife. seven chill
dren and seventeen grandchildren are
r,rena ring NOW he said TO greet him.