The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-15
Asserts Statements Lack Support {
Facts and Points Out Many
Wardens Who Are Re-
forming Convicts

on my application. as a matter a, 49,.
and Of record the recommendation r,S.
10 the Attorney General was tina, ,.,.
application be denied. and denied /,
was" There Ia not necessarily ar.
issue Of fact involved in this s,atemen,
The president Of the board may Inv.
been overruled by his associates or VT.
view may have been changed by argn.
ment.)
Mr.. Hawthorne was accused in ,scb.
nlcal terms Of misuse Of the mails tor
purposes Of fraud. Under this chsrv.
he was tried before United STATE,
Judge OF high standing by Jury a,
his peers. He was defended 10y ala
attorneys. He was convicted by ,ba
jury and sentenced by the Judge Ns.
use Of the mails for purposes OF fraud
was the technical charge. but In non.
technical language what he was "a.
ported TO have done was to trade mo,
the honored name OF his father. Ma.
'thanicl Hawthorne beloved and reveres
by thousands Of his countrymen. "a
use his hereditary gifts to prepare fss.
chatting and plausible tales o. nina
which we're to enrich investors by fehu.
lous dividends and to spread this li.era.
NuiN Oiohotuot hiHOHH MS TRENDS and
admirers. multitudes OF whom, believing
his tales. invested and lost their money
The writer has never heard tina, Mfr
Hawthorne ever expressed any regre,
either for the acts Of which he was
convicted or for the loss and suffering
to which his friends were subjected
on the contrary, he has refused 70 &C.
knowledge any wrongdoing on his psr,
M lie
to the parole board that he was no,
guilty NJ the offence of which he wa,
charged.
Whether we accept Mr. Hawthorne's
plea Of Not guilty" or accept the de-
cision Of the jury. the Judge and the
parole board that he was guilty We could
imagine Mr.. Hawthorne following the
illustrious examples OF Sir Water SCOTT
and Mark Twain and devoting the re.
rnalnder OF his nfe II necessary 10 lie
reimbursement OF those who had been
innocent losers. through their confidence
IN him; but We have never seen any
intmation that he regards himself as
being under any obligations whatever
toward those unfortunate frierds Who
became losers because Of his glowing
representations.
Mr. Hawthorne Justly scorns IN.
"snitcher." tho "Squealer" who Zoos
about the prison collecting lnform.,lo9
which he retails to the prison officers
in order To- gain advantage for himself
by bringing others into d!sreputc. The
'snltcher" is universally desp,so,l,
whether he lies or tells the truth hi,
what shall he said OF the man Who
goes about collecting from prisoners
stories to discredit prison wardens and
prison officers whom he has never seen
and after his release sells them f7r
money 10 the public press? Il was I'm.
, possible for his informers to give ,u.
formation OF their own KNOWLEDGE aN0u.
ether prisons un.ess they had hao7
Convicted AT least twice of offnn...
against the law.
The writer has known some prtsop.
ers who always told the truth, hc h.s
known some who usually told tho tr1'N
and he has known sornc who ,ycIo a-.
tisfic and incorrieihlc liars and who ,ror, 4
perjure themselves 70 any extent 'u-
advantage or simply for amutomau.
ANY on" VIII" is acquainted with ~
oners VIII testify that their tesri1r-.v
must he accepted with caution and r,us,
be property confirmed In order fu 30
entitled TO credence.
Yet, taking advantage OF the len..nry
with which he was treated at Atlanta
whereby, according to his own accoun,
ne was given opportunity for free con.
Versation with many OF his follow pr.s.
oners. on secret and unCon:rmci test.
mony he proceeds to try 70 convict
Officers OF justice. prison wardcns and
prison officers of hypocrisy, Injustice
lying. cruelty and dishonesty and n
publish them TO the world as such with
out verification and without any op.
portunity for the accused to be heard
How would he characterize such actions
II directed toward the criminal?
We despise injustice, TYRANNY and
cruelty toward the helpless criminal and
VIII join hands with every RICH, m,rdct
man to stop such actions and TO pun,sr
the perpetrators. be they high or low
but public opinion will not convtct rs-
OF such high crimes and misderncaro-,
! on tn" testimony OF doubtful wttnesse,
; secretly collected and sold for mona,
! to the public press.