La Junta tribune., 1913-05-24

him. such things as tobacco, sugar.
chocolate pastry. and other extras for
which their paAtes craved.
by means of short weight and
adultersted products. he smsssed \
fortune. His customers had no re-
dress. and considered themselves for.
tunate to be allowed 10 purchase the
extras at any price,
| Part OF the income thus derived
went to the powers above. and the
rest into the stewards private cof-
fers. IL was notoriously known, that
while his bills for sugar. etc. were
very small In proportion TO his sales.
the states bills were very large !
leave you To draw your own inferen-
ces
Under his tutelagc. Baker. where
he had been but wild and dissipaied
grew calloRed and hardened Com.
into contact only with such officials
as were crooked and brutal. he soon
acquired contempt for the law and
all things pertaining thereto.
Leaving the prison, he left with
but one desire, to 'ge, by and TO
get by without working lie formed
n partnership with another ex.conyict,
and they weUt to California town
and Joined the ring For two years
:hey grated In every conceivable way
that would bring them dollar. di.
viding their lily gained profits with
the ring. in return for protection
"one election the ring lost out,
reform element gained control. a
prosecuting attorney resolved to live
up TO hills oatn Of office. was elect
ed. and Baker. with numerous others.
was sent To prison for robbery and
perjury.
This prison contained stove
foundry. where the conyic,s were
farmed out to prison contractors al
20 much head
Baker WAS given tn. position of
weighing clerk In some way he In.
CURED the enmity OF the contracting
foreman. and at his instigation. ~as
placed on the mouldcr's floor. mould.
Ing oven door frames
The task system Was in vogue.
Because OF the life he had been Nv
ing. Baker was soft and unable 10
make the task For this he was
punished and punished. time after
time. What work he managed 10
save was thrown out as discounts.
His foreman brutaily nagr.d at
him. until at last. his patience gave
way. and Baker assaulted him with
= rammsr. for which he Was hossd.
Tais ho~ing. or water cure ns I, Was
called. was administered by means Of
water. at high pressure, being thrown
through a quarter inch nozzle. upon
the patients bare body. from n dis
,ance OF very few feet The con
. vic, being strapped 10 a cross and
unabl. TO NOV. his body After the
cure Baker became a desperate. bro
ken man. Instead OF n.lping him
TO make his task. Ia. cure. by break
Ink him down physically. kept him
! from making II Even II b.. had de-
sired TO make 4. he could no, have
done 80 because OF sheer physical In.
ability
: AT last b. was placed In solitary
confinement In DARK. foul smelling
cell, and from Il human being he be-.
came a Wild. savage beast
Through SON. OF life's inespiica.
BILE workings. Their. Glanced to Wis.
II III. prison. a woman prison work.
.r She was on. OF thos. sweet.
moiherly women who's" lives e,empli-
~ the doctrines they preach
"Sh. saw Baker. talked to him.
bu, al first was unable TO penetrate
th. shell OF despair. within which
h. had cncssei himself
by patient. p"rscryering kindness
she finally gained his confidence. and
he told her his nf.'s history From
railing at her visits he began To hong
for her coming. Through her ias,ru.
mentality he was given position Ia
the stor. room. a, work he could do.
and when h" left the prison. he
wen, forth resolved To vindica,c his
manhood Nj b"cause litil. woman
had seen the gold imboddcd IN the
quartz and had had the patience To
remove Il from It's rocky bod
Coming to 4. Baker Joined tho
church. affiliated with syecrai young
peoples societies. secured good
position. and after two years had
elapsed. married and STARTED a home
Of hla own. By p"r.cysnnc.. aud
n desire 10 better himself. he had