Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-07-09
BUEHLER
PAROLED
BaTabOO Man Writes Letter to
Friends Here While in
Jail.

Edward j. Buehler of Baraboo, VIII
has been held in the Dane county ia
1T Madison charged with stealing $15
rom hotel proprietor at Oregon, wa
yesterday placed on parole by Munich
BAL Judge Fehlandt. The term Of par
lie was an indefinite one being from
me to FIVE years and will depend on tn
mans conduct. District Attorney J
L. Hill was present when sentence wa
pronounced.
Following is a letter written by b
T. Buehler while in Jail at Madison 7
lis Baraboo friends:
ITO whom it may concern: !, E.
j. Buehler, working in Oregon was
arrested for stealing money. will
now explain few things, whether
you will believe them or not |
leave it to you. All my Baraboo
friends know of the misfortune
had last summer. In May of last
year had blood poison in my finger,
in June we lost our household goods
by fire, the latter part of August
while was working for the Bara-
boo Gas & Electric company pole
dropped on my foot injuring it so
that l was compelled to give up my
work for over a month. When
was able to return to work the COM
pany would not take me back. All
got for the finger | lost by blood
poison was 800, and for the injured
foot $50. We got some insurance
money, but it would not begin to
replace the furniture lost. With
the bills of the house to pay we
would not have pulled through had
my wife not taken in sewing. Well
as it happened got job in Mad
ison working for the Bell Telephone
Co. When | was to begin work
had such an awful headache and
such a severe attack of neuralgia
that asked the foreman if could
lay off and doctor up. This evil
IDENTIFY annoyed the foreman and ne
discharged mo. Feeling blue
went to Oregon to see another man
about job with the Wisconsin Tel
ephone company. While there l
took the money from the vest of a
man at the hotel. Then | returned
to Madison and bought some bromo'
seller for my headache, and was
standing in front of a church when
an officer came along and took me
to jail. There he searched me and
found the money. They have locked
me up tight here, but | know that
/ am going to be paroled and able
to work. The officers will collect
my wages and give it to my wife
and family.
know / am going to be all right
now and work for my family.
have laid awake nights praying for
my family and ma and pa, and
know the Lord will answer me.
When was first locked in the cell
| burst into crying and fell on my
knees and began to pray. When
the turnkey went out | found a
prisoners prayer book which said:
''Take away all our iniquities, dear
Lord, that we may modify our
minds, to be clear, to enter through
the Holy City to Christ our Lord.
Have mercy on US. When | saw
this l made up my mind what |
was going to do. | picked up a
piece Of broken mirror and said,
why Ed. what sinner you are.
Then | began to pray to God to save
me and my wife and two little boys.
| went to church here in Madison
too. l got up and had something
to confess. After confession they
all prayed for me. We repeated
the Lords prayer aloud. After
church the people fiocked around
me and wished me JOY. Even some
of the prisoners shook hands and
said they wished they had the cour-
age to do as | did. | told them it
was easy. It is easy if you just
make up your mind and the dear
Lord will help you. Before retiring
and before each meal everyone
should give a short prayer. From
this day l am going to be a Chris
tian. What | would like to do is to
join Bible class.
Thanking you for reading this,
| only ask you if you will pray for
me. | know / have been sinner,
but just pray for me. God bless
you all.
r T Ruehler.