Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-14
AGED LIFE PRISONER MAY BE
TRANSFERRED TO IOWA
SOLDIERS HOME.
HAS SERVED THIRTY
YEARS FOR MURDER
First Time Furry Has Applied For
Pardon-Has Saved Several Thous-
and Dollars While in Prison-kiiIed
Brother in Law With Ak But Does
Not Know Why He Committed Crime.

Des MONIES. March - Henry
Furry. of Des MONIES. after serving
thirty years in the l"wa prison at
Anamosa. may soon De released TO en-
ter the soldiers home at Marshalltown.
Steps are being taken IN behalf Of
the old man. which are expected to
result IN IA full i'uliot. for him.
Furry IS the most unusual convict
the Iowa author. ties have ever known.
He was convicted IN the Polk county
district court Of the murder Of his
brother in law, using an AK. He
served thirty years OF the sentence
without making application for a
pardon or communication Of sentence.
He saw hundreds OF conv!cts enter
the prison and leave by the parole
route, but never asked questions con
corning the system Officers of the
prison became Interested and called
the attention OF the state officials to
him.
Son" Works For Him.
Some months ago a man appeared
at the state house claiming 10 be
son OF Furry. He made a trip TO
Anamosa prison and there secured
Furry's signature TO an application FOR
a. pardon.
Furry denied that ne had a son. He
said that the young man acting in has
behalf was an imposter. ON the last
trip Of the young man 10 the prison.
Furry made statements which APP
parently induced the young man 10
give up the effort AT any rate. the
activity on the outside ceased.
The officials are new taking the
Initiative in Furry's behalf
AS the conviction was thirty years
ago II has been difficult :" tnd the
records OF the trial in me Polk county
district court. The record at thc state
house has a notation that Furry was
convicted Of first degree murder
Friends OF the old man say he was
convicted Of murder in the second de-
gree. The law provides different
methods Of procedure in getting a
pardon for a first degree murderer
than for second degree convict. The
Polk county records must De found 10
determine how the action for Furry IS
TO be begun.
Board Interviews Furry.
When the state board Of parole
visited the Anamosa reformatory
Furry asked for an interview. The
board permitted him 10 appear last
week to tell his story, only as a
courtesy, as the board can not act I'M
I'll the case has been referred to IL by
the governor. The parole board has
no authority over life prisoners.
Furry has betwesn $4,000 and s. 900
n the savings bank at Anamosa- The
warden Of the prison handles the
money for the prisoner When the
union needed soldiers in the civil war,
Furry enlisted. thru outside activity.
pension was secured for him. after he
was sent 10 the peniteDtlary. Prac-
ticallv all Of this money has been ac-
cumulatlng in the bank.
Can't Tell Story.
Furry mas never been able 10 tell
Why he killed his hrother-Inlaw He
says that he does not know why ne
did Il All ne does know ls that thru
some impulse he got up in ihe middle
Of the night and going into the
brother-in -laws room killed MIN with
An ak The crime was committed in
Polk county. Furry IS now - years
old