The Washington times., 1914-07-26
Freed, After Fifteen Years in a Lining Tomb,
Luke Dillon Marpels at the Many Queer Sight
Declares Rip Van WinkIe Should
Have Slept Fifty Years
Longer to Better Enjoy the
Awakening.

see these irresponsible men thrown
into a tub OF Icy water to discipline
them.
The commission made another
recommendation. I am told. which
win lessen suffering. Our hair vas
cropped thirteen times a year. In .
climate where the temperature often
Is 40 and 45 degrees below zero q
fellow feels the loss Of his hair and
beard.r
Tales Of horrors committed In the
dungeon spread among the prisoners,
despite the interdiction on any com
munication. There was frecuent ir-
dignation. Dillon said. over the poor
fellows who committed suicide when
thrown into the dungeons.
But the cases of many intelligent
men were evenmore pathetic" he
said: FOR they always seer.ed to
break sooner than the others. One
Of the rules. for which cannot ac-
count. Is the attempt to keep from
prisoners any knowledge of geogra-
ply. Ore man still in Kingston can
speak French and German. and has
kept up writing shorthand, but he
has no idea of direction, Of countries.
OF locations of cities. because every
fact relating TO geography Is elimi-
mated In the few books and maga-
zines we get
"Oh. yes. had heard of woman
suffrage. and even of the militants
over In England. 1t Is Surprising
how much will escape even the keen
est eve in books and magazines when
anyone tries to cut out all facts
about happenings. In the same way,
Of course. I knew of automobiles and
aeroplanes.
Believes in Woman Suffrage.
'T believed in woman suffrage
before 1 went into nrison. I do not
approve of the English won1en's way
OF irving TO get It. But then one
can not account for many things
the English do. Individually many
Engiishmen are good fellows. Col
lectively they are despots.
"And the English are beginning to
suffer from their own aristocrats
lust as the irish did. Why, today,
the democracy Of England sympa-
thizes with the Irish. Three or four
thousand men own all of England.
That condition cannot last
Those trouble makers in Ulster
have not enough religion In their
hearts to make them as religious as
thew pretend to he The "a bigots,
thar IL all.
But to get hack to suffrage,
believe America win have woman
suffrage because American men ara
too chtvalrous to deny women any
thing thew wish But II will be q
lonp time before English women
vote. 1t Is too hard to get an idea
through an Englishman's head.
look queer NOWADAYS. don't they7
But even after a week or so looking
at your women of today, the bustles
and the big skirts can remember
would look foolish. wouldn't theyf
Mems clothes have changed. too"
Though Dillon Is Rood-natured and
affable. In contradiction to the quali-
ties of a SUPPOSED fanatic which his
political crime would make him out,
he Is loath to go into details Of hi6
prison life with strangers. But
when his interviewer mentioned
WASHINGTON the tables were turned
Dillon became the eager duestioner.
Eager About Washington.
Tell me about washington :
have friends there I want to vfs1f
down there soon. lived down th9a
twice. in '55 and IS and again n
IS and '7e I lived down tn b
Dominic's parish, down On the
island. That was what evszyous
called the southwest section. yn
know, in the days when tho T1boR
creek cut on that section from ~
rest Of the city.
It hear there are many new o.
partment buildings. And some ons
told me you had a big new station
Dillon came to Washington the
last time to try to turn out hands
made shoes on q large scalet He
soon found. he SAX. that ma1q-
featuring was not encouraged He
returned to Philadelphia and be-
came an employe OF a dime savings
bank. He remained In that position
until his trip to Canada and his
subsequent arrest.
What viii 1 do nowf That !
don't know. OF one thing am
sure, I can't make shoes for . liv-
ing. why. in my time, II one want
a hand made shoe. But the welt
machine changed all that.
"I am going back to Philadelphia
with my family. And / won't need
much looking after. Look at me.
I am strong and well. My friends
who came down here to see me eI-
pected to look ut a broken old man
But I fooled them Not many do.
Poor Nolan is going fast. and Welsh
could not stand it long
Just now II is good enough to
be out again. 1t makes life worth
living just to be able to talk to
other persons. And / am In no
hurry about seeine the new things
to be seen, though shall enjoy
them, until / have gotten good
look at nv family. After fifteen
years, you know, q fellow wants
to take a good look at his wife and
children"