The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-08
Carlisle Was a Model
Prisoner, Says War
den Brine.
IS EXPERT CR0CHETER
Daring Robbers Kit Is
Awaiting His Return
I to Rawlins.
WOMEN ADMIRE HIM
Penchant of Westerner Is
to Rob Union Pacific
Trains.
WOMEN ADMIRE HIM
ny II. Il. MALKUS.

tWorld staff Correspondent
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Dec, IL
visited billy Carlisles old home at
the state penitentiary, at Rawlins,
today and talked with his host. War
dan Rot,ort Brine. about the domes-
lie life OF Americas most famous
train robber
also viewed Carllsles collection
Of fancywOrk. consisting of crochet-
ing. embroidering and tatung. The
Wyoming bandit undoubtedly Is the
champion latter OF the prison. Al
u bert Chrsty. who Is up for life on
q charge Of murder, is probably the
second best, but his work lacks the
fneness OF Bills.
The tatting is simply beautiful. He
does II In cOlors. with a leaning to-
ward the blue and red. Table center
pieces iringes and boudoir caps form
the major part Of the display which
b In the warden's office.
Following Carlisle's sudden de-
parture from the state prison in "a
box Of shirts. Warden Brine gath
cred his possessions and they now
repose in a large box In the front
office, The personal effects OF the
bandit include ESQ worth OF thread.
aQnanuty OF yarn, a baseball and "A
quantity OF tinted stationery. Short
ly before he left, Carlisle ordered the
bunch Of thread. and the warden Is
saving It against the hour OF his re-
turn when he will surely call for
III be said
Women Send Him Flowers.
In the meantime Carlisle is hav-
ing Il comparatively nice at the hos
pital at Douglas. The women of the
little town are flooding him with
flowers and his room. which smelled
strongly OF antiscpiics last Tuesday.
now has an odor not unlike a Ha-
waiiAn garden. Roses and other va
rleties OF hothouse flowers and
ehPped potted plants I'll the room.
When able Varlisle will have a
punch OF mail 10 read, the majority
oi he letters are scented and the
enrosraphy strongly indicates a
feminine autograph. Bili is great
nVorite with the ladies', but as pre-
noosly reported few have yet
4 simpsed his picture During the
thfee years and odd months that he
was an Inmate Of the state penlten-
vary he was model prisoner, Brine
declared.
In Hhe nine years have been
nefe | have never seen prisoner
ot peter disposition or behavior" he
carlisle was never I'm the hole"
mo hole" is the prison vernacular
lor dungeon and Is cell stripped
furnishings and shut off from
ssn, and air by heavy door OF
ueeL In the "hole" prisoners are
ent Tor punishment and "a hours
considered sufficient TO break the
pit OF the ordinary man.
earHsie never chummed with the
eums and common crooks" Brine
-. He was fasudious in his
.Suon OF friends and his some
sns' orarEardly nature ostracized
IN from tho other prisoners leav-
49, s MN small but select circle Of
EmbcZzler His Cellmatr.
lis cellmate 10 Charley Dabney,
,n.,ms Fix years for EN- bezzlement
s,.ney appeared TO be above the
lie keeps clean shaved
80 ~ nus halr was combed and he
ihs IN tho clerical department OF
n. PRISON shirt factory. lie has
I,' years yet 20 serve and seemed
isma pi' Rlad that his friend "WU-
~ y, WIS to return soon. In spite
sre crowded condition OF the
m'n, winch has more inmates now
~. Ner before In It's history Car
ecu mas been kept waiting for
ra a IKE the fatted calf for the re-
"Ih OF the prodlgal
efamination of Carllsle's list OF
s.Spohdence shows hrevlty and
80 Iherc we're besides his brother
~. sser letters from two travelling
a. ihese batter wrote 10 Carlisle
ne first came 10 prison and
n. nas Kept Up his end OF the cor
.Is0naence fairly we'll the warden
H.. me salesmen were on TRAINS
~. OafNsle robbed and he passed
- up when they told him they
SIS short on funds
Vy at'er he began serving his
r,,nce' Carlisle wrote letters 10
I'm fa'itlc officials, but apparent
49, dld not answer, as tho prison
h,,.us 90 not show an epidemic Of
wiring between the train rob
ana the railroad men.
A,e particularly sarcastic letter he
ni. ~, 10 Fred Dudley OF Lara
Va. IN. ne Union Pacific guard. who
IA paced on the overland limited
N.s, cn The train robber who had
sss WrroriZing transcontinentai
strsssers Tor several weeks. Carlisle
X, ~ ~ nm out Of the passengers on
ns robbery and forced him to
sr me nat Tor donations. His let
,rotaanNed the Unisn Pacific guard
shkss Tor his assistance The ar
u 10 not show reply.
ha, strange IN view Of the fact
n.c..rl tarl rlisle's career has been so
iar and so widely advertised
ne has no ''iady friends" "Hs
"SrlNuED on PACE EIGHT.