New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-20

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o.casiorel vaudeville When ! saw that
@,rau" ers, il was back Of William 4.
pradv's company when he produced
"cinners" az the prison, on Christmas
Day ..;u. H.
"auburn BOYS" was. J think, when !
hosan 10 know them best. We lay
avsLc n long time One cot held An
ir;sb hov named Bob. with brogue as
tbicL as cream Next TO him was a
nan they called "Doc" He came up
fron, Mexico City to stand trial. and
said he hadn't expected 20 go TO prison;
I never knew exactly what nc did.
never asked him. never asked any o.
The men. let them tell me ~ tney
wished. But think he was some Sind
Of promoter.
Has Talk in Dormitory.
Next 10 doe" was man who used
"a he a soldier and Is very mueh Of
soldier now. And next 20 him was J.
Occunving the cot. end 20 end with
Rob was keen. small man. VINO
said he was a printer once. Next TO
hin, was q chap whose name ! never
did know. think IL was George. ne
two others we're Jack Murphy and
how with rosy cheeks. New YORK VIII
besr ouite a bit OF him when he comes
ont m the spring. for he intends 10 Try
20 do something for the friends ne VIII
leave behind him.
The ex-soldier and J lay awake TOT
time. At last / seemed 20 be me ohIy
one not asleep. Two OF my ieIIOWHs
snored. Yes, prisoners snore just Inc
any one else
The next morning. Saturday, was
nv dollhouse experience. There was
chance 10 splash your face and COMB
your hair. for there was crude WASH
room lust off the dormitory.
hadn't carried anything INTO sing
Sing except a comb and y toothbrush
but | soon saw that convlcts Try 10
care for themselves as men on the out
side do. They don't so around WIN
matted hair and CRIME coated hands'
one lent me some toothpaste, another
some SOAP in a little canvas bag. sun
another handed me a clean tower IN
stead Of the slick-Surfaced strip WIN
65493 stamped in the corner that ! had
been given.
"The Star of Hope"
After breakfast | wandered all over
the prison. And just A. dinner Time
The Brooklyn City Club put IN on APP
pearance. ] wrote of my experiences
with two Of them yesterday. Later IN
the day. when they had gone, ! VlslteG
the print shop. where the editor OF
The Star Of Hope" was using ms rec
reation time TO work.
you ought to see some Of the Don,
tributions get" he volunteered All
kinds"
DO you have enough FOR each issue
or do YOU have 20 work to get the men
10 write ," ! asked.
Enough" He laughed. "Enough!
Why, / could print two issues week
from the material ] get.
lie was called to the telephone as
he smoke. and while he was gone.
stepped to a table where another man
had been working. and looked at some
proof sheets. They had been cor
rccted Just as well as any good proof
reader could have done the work, with
all the proper marks, perfectly rlgnt
and shipshape. Looking down over
this table was photograph OF me
Shakespeare house al Stratford-oh-
Avon. The editor returned as pris-
oner entered.
Mr.. Green said this man Green
is not the editors name; it's one I've
given him-"Mr. Green, the Parole
Boards going TO meet in the Warden S
Office very soon. They want you right
away
well. that's more important than
my conversation. I'm sure" ] admitted.
you just bet it is the messenger
agreed.
Prisoners Discuss Parole Bill.
Before | get away from The Star OF
Hope" | remember something news
paper man told me last night. Once
on story he was walking through a
tunnel and he wanted TO test the
echoes.
81 just yelled out. Harry! Harry.
Harry just like that" he said. 'Nou
see that's what ] call my bride. And
know when she read in my story how
I'd hollered Harry she'd get mes
sage from me-"
wonder if. sometimes. man walled
up in prison. writing always, OF course.
under "Sing Sing, No. s5674" or
Great Meadow. No. 1892" or "Au-
burn. No. $685." doesn't send a mes
sage TO somebody who knows his num-
Der. but who thinks of him a more
than a number.
There was a meeting Of sergeants-
alarms on Friday night And on Sat
urday night delegates from Auburn and
Sing Sing sat with members Of the
State Prison Commission, discussing
a possible parole bill in a manner that
would have done credit 10 any group Of
thinkers. Both these meetings,
think, are worth trying to picture.
am saving them for tomorrow