The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-03-25

conversation might appropriately drift
that way. Coleman is librarian and
Allen has been allotted to the tailor
shop. Each is interested in the great
national game, and Coleman occasion
ly gets into the lineup. Both We're
spectators today visitor could not
avoid being impressed with the spirit
of comraderie manifested by the con-
victs. There seems ITO be disoiplin-
ed cordiality that is congenial Warden
Shook abandoned the old stripes over
year ago, substituting n prison gray,
with loose blouse effect, which with
hats OF diversified styles. gave the base
bali crowd today more the atmosphere
of big gang Of workmen who might
be indulging in the sport during the
noon n-day rest Dan Worth, who sew
eral years ago killed Mclaughlin,
miner in a feed yard at Lewiston,
after session with alchol during the
dry days, was among the liveliest
on the coaching lines today. He work
ed his way during the excitement Of
the game from the first base coach
ing lines around 10 the right field, and
when Barker hoisted the ball over the
fence Worth In his glee poked a fell
low convict of the rival side quite en-
phaticahy in the ribs.
But 1t seemed impossible to form
the view that all were happy in the
spirit of the play. for one of the
spectators was Charles George. occupy
Ing the death cell. and whose execu-
tion will occur within a few days
April 2. He Is the Montenegrin who
killed a fellow countryman in Shoshone
county He had been allowed in the
corridor abutting his CELL and as the
cell house crowds close to the first
base line of the diamond, from a win
dow he had a close view of the play.
He does not understand the game, but
his face would break into a faint smile
when cheers from the crowd approx
ed play. The condemned man Is not
communicative, but also is not surly.
His seems now period of deep think
ing. Within a few days the construc-
ton of the gallows in an obscure point
| of the walled enclosure will be begun,
for it is said the governor has announc-
ed he will grant no reprieve. This will
! be the second execution to occur at
the prison during Mr.. Snook's admins
| tration. The other case was that of
Stewart, who murdered girl at Mos
cow few years ago.
Nor is the spirit of comraderie re-
flected alone on the base ball field.
Convicts group about regardless of
previous stations in life. Henel ac-
tive in Boise public matters, now serv-
ing for embezzlement, was playing
chess with an old man, who Is known
as more than a one-time. Henel is a
German or Austrian Jew, and a report
current during his trial was that he
was a reservist- and acknowledgements
tion on the charge to prevent confis-
cation of family property abroad, a
step taken Where reserves-with abil-
ity to do so-do not return to the call
of their country.
Bob Wetter is ,skillful penman.
That fact is clearly established by the
records of the gallery department of
the prison. which is In his keeping.
The gallows had been constructed once
for Wetter He is the man who killed
two claim jumpers in the Warren Sec
tion of Idaho county. He got the death
sentence. Then followed commutation
to life imprisonment; then to forty
years; then to twenty-five years. He
has served eleven years and with allow
ance for his good behavior will be re-
leased in three or four years. He is a
trusty. With courtesy and interest he
explained the method of arranging the
photograph gallery and the Bertillion
measurement system II will not i'm
pose further on your time" suggested
the visitor. "No imposition" he smil-
ingly replied. 81 have plenty of time
three or four years.
There are 2s7 inmates of the prison
with about sixty more on parole
Eighty-five per cent of the parole
, prisoners make good-an endorsement
of the parole system as well as Mr.
Shook, who has gained and earned dis
tinction as one of the very able war
dens of the entire United States.
He is the type that has demonstrated
that discipline need not be inhumane
and that all self-respect need not bt
abandoned by the unfortunate whose
destiny led him behind the prison walls
and yet Shook has q steel gray eye
that would tell even the more casua
observer that there is no back-up
Among these 287 prisoners there arr
% negroes (and these colored folk
have a base ball team that vanquisl
D the pick of all the whites); two In
, dians, no Japs and just one ChinamaI
e who failed at forgery. There IS bu
$ one woman in the prison and she oc
e cupies an isolated enclosure yard II
? a single cell house. She is Mrs. E. G
i Brown, who Is serving six months t
g two years from Kootenai county TO
n assault with a deadly weapon. Sh
Il had shot at a man and a woman.
had been believed that appropriation
: would be available this year to con
e struct another dollhouse for accommo
d dalton of women-as present facilitie
= are too limited in that regard
e this money with other sums planne
e to raise the penitentiary wall fe
y under the governors million dollar ecoI
IS omy axe, which axe also killed the bi
y that would allow counties to use con
II victs on public roads with small wag
u that would go to the convicts depend
u ents.
/ Idah0s prison is using in additio
Sc TO the Bertillion, the thumb print iden
) of haipU pxrha ne