Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-08-21

state eight dollars month-while out at the prison
we paying out between thirty-fve and forty
dollars month for another team to replace them"
Arrangements were soon completed. Anderson
provided with ticket to go as far as he could
by train. Then he was given money to buy gro
ceries, for he starting weeks journey out
across the lonely desert and up into the wild, rough
foothills at the edge of the timbered mountains.
1t was not long before the newspapers got hold
of this scare-head storythis most rash act OF the
governor In releasing scot-free, convicted MUIR
derer who hadn't been outside of prison walls or
beyond the fire of dozen ritemen for years. The
governors closest advisers deplored what he had
done and the opposition newspapers limited that
+be chief executive must be either insane secret
ly conniving. At the very best the opposition
boldly declared, the governor was sorely tempting
the convct--donating him money provisions, and
the use of two of the states horses, and, thus
equipped sending him off alone into the wilder
ness.
Tho week wore around--and Anderson came
hack with the team to his lifetime prison cell.
Ar,vona which has larger proportionate prison
nonu,ation than any other state in the Union, had
learned it's first lesson In the apphcauon OF the
radical and bold honor system among conVlcls'
Lesson number two was not long IN fonowins.
Another Arizona state prison inmate conVlcteu
soryer was released ION his honor for months
80 ora given enough money to carry him to
wosbinpton D. c. that he might hle patents TOT
several of his inventions. The governor assumed
resnonsibility-but before the month came 10 sA
- po, Movers had voluntarily returned to his
-, ou 4 banker friend of the governor
xvas still critical of the new prison nohor syS
-. . 90 xvhan a certain convicted forger was dis
osa..,aa after his prison term, the banker sent
Ht~, = hin for a formerly forged check. me next
mail brought back currency to the amount
Ora might add instances from otner reioin
.+ote prisons that have adopted the honor s,S
.aro In Oregon Governor West learned eha' ule
.boa sbons In the state prison at SaieIn hao ou'
e dota aouipment- So the governor caneo up .ie
-, 80 dow and requested that certain NE
49, 10 san+ down 70 his office, without guard
~ dop NJ first protested, but the convict
80, rha Governor merely talked with him Tor
60 ,,utes then sent the convict out to see the
- 80" g. :, hour At the third visit the governor
i,naa why he wanted to get acquainted. Inc
.-irano~ va. given money to go to Portland ana
6rv now shoe-shop machinery IN the nAine u Tue
state II was Rose Festival week III .ne OLeson
t~o,o,s and the city crowded with vlsltors
Trt mo $685. completed the business anu 40
,,,ynad IN his lifetime prison cen.
rrna "bonor system" has probably never hao
.hovu,ugb and satisfactory test than at the
-,.5o s,ata nrison In Canon City, under war
80 Tsnos lyman. During the past three
Taars this prison has had over 1'ooo inoiSiou1i
Sr, ,r the convict camps. These men, WIN
~ -. o,a- acme so 100 and even 500 miles away
- .ha ,,rison--have created a national repura-
-" So loyaltv Less than one per cent have Vio-
~, ~ =. .ro,r pledges by successful escape
Tnst outside of Canon City, where one "ouio