Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

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Jimmy Martin-otherwise known a
number 2s42. GrinlGrin Penitentiary
irgrunted his disapproval.
His head satisfied him as Il was
Anyway, II was his own. and what
business had an old grandmother Of
= science Teller to be afeelin' OF III
And then. as he got out OF the chair
he broke out In open protest. for the
b~espectacled scientist nodded to the
guard and he was told grufiy to wait
This meant that his head had been
found wrong in some remediable par
ticular. and that. In his own phrase
oiogy. he was to be carved.
"Ah. say!" he said. "Me nut suits
me. pfessor. And it's mine. ain't I'll
Why can't y let Il be-"
my friend" said the great surgeon,
'in your present condition your are
incapable OF Judging your own vel
fare. The peculiar indentation In the
posterior motor region prevents
But his explanations were cut short
by the burly prison guard who showed
In front Of Jimmy.
Get over in line there" said this
latter. And II | hear any more out
of you. I'll operate OF you myself
with this club"
Gee. I'll bet you've got an awful
shaped knob under that mop OF hair"
remarked Martin, In a very careful
undertone. as he sided quickly into
place. I'D like { split It open fer ye
to e what's inside. An will. too,
when I.git out"
For three years now Jimmy's plans
had dated from that vital when I git
out" And in three years one a plan
many things. Also. II one is possessed
Of some native ability, can plan them
rather well. too.
Jimmy. In the light gained by these
meditations. looked back upon his first
few bungling crimes with poignant
contempt He realized now how raw
and amateurish they had been.
But-"when he got out"
-Now this, gentlemen" the. surgeon
was saying. is a case Of acute con.
genital motor perversity. Here is the
section Of the brain. inherited from
the ape family. which Is the seat OF
all morbid craving for the property
OF others
1T is present in all Of US, but has
been found to be most prominent In
kleptomaniacs and captains Of indus.
Try. Its removal"-Jimmy shivered-
means death" Jimmy shaped his
mouth for q yell. Consequently such
an experiment Is. Of course, lmpracti.
cable.
But here Is the crux Of our unfor.
tunate friends case. You perceive
this indentation Of the Uranium. Di.
rectly below Is the motor nerve center
concerned with the carrying out OF
the impulses suggested by the region
of which ! have spoken. From birth
the uniformed skull has irritated this
center and goaded It into abnormal
activity.
The removal Of the cause will nat
urally remove the effect. l propose to
cut out the bone and replace it by a
properly shaped silver plate. Thus
the undue pressure. and consequently
the undue activity win be aIIayed."
Now most Of this was unintellfgible
to Jimmy. But he gathered that there
was no great danger in the operation,
and 50 he submitted, though reluctant.
ly.
When. after recovering from the
slight illness caused by the chloro.
form. he found that he would enjoy a
period Of some weeks. rest in the hos.
pital. he was almost grateful to the
surgeon for performing 1t.
Came N day the warden to his
cell.
Martin" he said. through the bars.
you we're sentenced to serve i've
years in this prison"
Yes. sir" replied Martin, twiddling
mis- thumbs.
You have served three years. two
months. Your conduct has not been
exemplary. but ! have no complaint
to make"
Thank ye. sir"
Some time ago I received a letter
from the State Medical board, giving
the names Of the men who. in their
opinion. had been cured OF their Grim.
inal tendencies by operations per.
formed by the surgeon who lately
visited us"
Jimmie turned white and then be-
gan to tremble.
Your name was among them. Brace
up. man! I sent the list to the board
OF governors, stating the case. The
board Of governors forwarded It to
the governor Of the state. He has
sent It back. Come of the men he has
paroled. some pardoned- You are par
doned."
The blood Of James Martin, convict
No. z642 no longer. had all rushed to
his heart. where 1t was holding high
carnival.
He was free. Free to fulfill his des.
tiny. Free to embark again on the
Hens Loeats Golf Balls.
Arthur Bender. who lives Q a the
East Lake golf links and raises chick.
- -. hccs $4,000 - -~~ -