The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-04
Matter of Simple Justice and
Humanity" Says Jackson Pris-
on Parole Officer
HOPE SPRINGS IN BREAST
OF MOTHER AND BROTHER
"Give My Boy Back To Me-" Is
Earnest Plea of Aged
Parent

Leroy Eastwood should be free
II would be a matter OF simple JUS
tice and Humanity"
William H. Venn, parole officer OF
Jackson prison, so declared, Thurs
day.
What Mr.. Venn says should be TAX
en- seriously by all interested in the
case OF Leroy Eastwood or in the
cause of human happiness. Mr.. Venn
has been in close contact for long
time with the men who come forth
from the. prison gates to race life
anew. He has heard their hopes and
aims and ambitions, and il has been
his duty to follow their battles 10 re-
establish themselves in society
This close study of the derelicts
lighting their way back to the harbor
OF normal liyi-g has given Mr. Venn
keen insight into what the future
VIII bring to the various types as
they are given their chance"
He knows-because he has made IL
his business 10 know-what Leroy
Eastwood's life was before the trou.
bic came, what he was as a boy. how
he lived as youth, his pleasures. his
aims, his standard OF living and all
the many things that the trained spe.
fcialist in criminal reformation must
know TO be successful.
After reviewing all this data and
the circumstances leading up to Le-
roy Eastwood's one false step Mr..
Venn Is emphatic in his statement
land sure in his Judgment.
Leroy Eastwood should be free-a
paroled man"
Mr. Venn knows that Leroy will
not violate the confidence that the
governor and the state will place in
his word, and he knows the boy will
take up the burden of caring for his
mother and crippled brother joyfully
and with determination to make
good for their sakes, as well as
prove 10 the world that he Is still a
man TO be trusted and anxious TO
place himself once more on a plane
where he can look the world I'm the
face and say, 81 am an honest man.
a worker. a. producer. and a protector
OF the helpless ones whose interests
are my interests because we are of a
The dull despair that had settled
into the heart OF the mother the
hopeless outlook on life that chained
the soul OF Willie Eastwood. the Grip
pied brother, have been lifted iust a
bit. wild hope. whose burden or
Thanksgiving is SO great that IL
frightens these two unhappy ones. is
beginning TO dawn.
oh | wonder IL the authorities
Will heed your request" said Mrs.
Eastwood. do you, think thev
VIII? VIII they give by how
back 10 me? Can | have my home
again and try to bring some comfort
to these two hearts OF mine. My poor
cripple with all the JOY crushed out
OF him, the other boy that | picture
each night in his lonely cell. long
for him so. He was so good 10 me
and I loved him better than life.
Isn't there something thatI can doY
III scrub floors on my behded knees
for all the rest OF my life IL II will
help. ] know II won't. but | want 10
do something, someway. to aid"
1T was my fault" said Willie. try.
Ing TO smila Leroy -didn,t -raaIiza
am pretty helpless myself, but |
would take his place in the prison II
they would let me. could work with
my hands after got little stronger.
don't suppose they could make a
change and let Leroy come home 70
help mother She isn't very strong
and she is old. I'm just burden to
her"