Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1914-06-25
INVENTIVE MINDS
FOUND IN PRISON
Men Seeking Parole Tell of
Benefit Their Creations
Will Bring to Mankind
SOME ARE OLD OFFENDERS
ofen They Were Highly Respected az
Workinemen Before Their
Conviction

Lansing, Kan.-Recent hearings be-
fore the Board of Parole of the State
Prison her indicates that prison soil
tude is a stimulant for an inventive
but erratic mind. In the cases of a
dozen or more men who recently have
sought another chance" 1t has been
pleaded by them or for them that they
have developed worthy and profitable
patents that they could make of great
benefit To the human race If they
should be freed.
Ii is also urged that these patents
will give to these men an occupa-
ton that will aid them in making
good"
No 1855, recently released, while in
prison invented pipe wrench that Is
said to have advantages over any on
the market. He had long career as
superintendent of large machine shops
and is an excellent mechanic and Of
good executive ability. He was ad-
dicted to sprees, and during one OF
these he was arrested on the charge
that sent hi INTO prison That was
after he had reared family of boys
and girls TO self-sustaining age. He
declared the day he left prison that
his conviction was frame-up.
No 473S has patented a non-refin-
able bottle that has undoubted merit
He is serving five to II years.
No, 473S owns a long list of rail-
road patents, which have interested
prison officers, who are planning q
stock oompan yto promote their use
One is rail binding joint that Is said
To be better and rs cents cheaper than
any on the market Another patent is
on an air device that permits the engi-
neer to dump the load of any properly
equipped fat car in his train A third
is a detachable toe cork foa horse
shoe There are others in his list
No 1889, serving his third term, has
device that he declares viii enable
an engineer To open or close a switch
without leaving his engine.
No 313S, in prison for the firth time.
had perfected, he says, q pneumatic
machine into which bundles of lath
in position on the wall and nail them
with pneumatic hammers. He is an
expert lather.
No. 4461, serving his fourth term
was known as an expert electrician
when convicted He has built ma
chine which he describes as being q
combined dynamo, motor, alternator
step-up, step-down, high and loW-ten
sion transformer.
No. 3647 has patented clothes rack
which is in use in the Warden's resi-
dence. He is serving his first term
but has violated two paroles.
No. 1929 has invented a vacuum
street cleaner and an acetylene gas
machine that appear to have merit.
Another misguided genius is No
3943, who is an architect of consider
able merit Recently a set of plan,
he drew were accepted for a Meth
odist church in this State, and No
3943 wants to be paroled so that ht
may superintend the work. He has ,
great armload of bungalows and sim
liar work that he is ready to dispos,
Of
No. .02 3is a peculiar case. He wa
released a few weeks ago on the plea
of former convicts, who he had be
friended. He was sentenced for lif
because of a murder. He was whis
key drinker and small town "ba,
man" He had no friends to plead TO
him. At the prison he was assigne,
to the hospital, and as nurse he ha
won the friendship of all who cam
to his ward. OF recent years he ha
performed many minor operations
Finally the pleas of the former cor
victs he had befriended availed wit
the Parole Board and Governor an
his life term was made Is years, wit
good time OFF, which recently expired
No. 1928 went at once to a larg
hospital, where he promises that h
will make good"
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