The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-07
TALE Of 4 TRIP
TOATLANTAPEN
WITH PRISONERS
DEPUTY o. g. MARSHAL JOHN SHORT
ARRIVED AT PRISON JUST
AFTER BIG ESCAPE.
Veteran Federal Omcer Gives Many
Facts That win Be Interesting
To tho Public.

DEPUTY United States Marshal John
NJ. Short has returned to this city from
n Journey to the Federal prison at At
lanta, Ca, whore NJ left five prisoners.
sentenced by Judgr Aston 9. Dayton.
ut the recent term OF the |. y. piStrNl
Court in this CITY. 10 serN" Various sen
fences for crimes against the laws OF
the country. Marshal Short was accom-
panied on his trip by Deputies George
Rose and Charles =. Cook
Marshal Short Is veteran Frderal
officer and has taken hundreds OF pris-
oners to Atlanta and Fort LeaNenw"rth.
the Cnitea States prisons and other
penitenttaries. to serve terms ana mas
never let a man escape in transit
He has devised u peculiar method OF
combining prisoners while cnroute 10
serve terms. He chains them All To-
gether. Usually nc takes the men IN a
regular coach. seated IN pairs in the
seats 4 chain runs over the backs OF
The seats and each man wears hand
Curr on one wrist.
This handcuff IS fastened 20 ring
in the chain. IN this manner. II one
prisoner should get away ne would nave
10 take all OF the rest chained together:
and they wouldn't be hard TO locate II
-rh'y should T Sssnee In style.
On the present Journey. as the numoer
Ixas small. Marshal Short engaged a
Pullman state room. This gave the
6erths. which they did. chaiSed to-
,Gether.
The United States deputies. however.
remained awake. The party LETT mere
at 1870 Wednesday morning and arriN-
I'D in Cincinnati the same night: II was
Necessary 70 change cars in tho depot
in this city and the prisoners wer"
marched into the Central Union depot
and given a good dinner IN the resIauF-
= At o'clock Wednesday night. the
Srain pulled out for Chattanooga. Tom.
IsEvith the ruarshals and their prisoners
An another Pullman stateroom. Ihey
Edid not again leave the car although It
sTas switched TO another trnn at CHAT
ifauooga Meals were brought in from
The prisoners were Everett Earl
/, Boylcs OF Grafton. given three years
FYor white slavery. He ran away win
his wfc's youthful niece. who was car,
was arrested in Akron. Q. The young
Hnan did not seem to mind the sentence
,imposed upon him but grieved continu-
Robbed the Mails
= Another white slave case was that OF
II. +. Meyers. who will serve one year
$yerc also represented. w. G.. Ashenhart,
who detrauded business houses through
The mails in order to give presents 10
GIRLS, and Walter Smith. a boy who
-robbcd the mails for the same purpose
Each will serve eighteen months the
remaining prisoner was waiter eaker;
OF Beuwood. who Will serve year ana
a day for robbing cars at Ben~oou
Junction. , l.,
when the party reached the depot In
Atlanta they were instantly transferred
to the Federal Prison electric llne wnlsn
carried them to the penitentiary, three
smiles out OF the city. Marshal snort
&tates that ne is always in haste TO ger
prisoners out Of Atlanta as a curious
crowd instantly gathers about the men
and their guards.
q At the prison the local prisoners were
each givA blue suit Of overalls with
his number stamped on the shoulder
and asked IL ne wished to have hts clti-
zens clothes sent home. They then
shook hands with officers and went
), through the revolving cage doors 10
serve their sentences. Hereafter; until
their release. they VIII be known oS the
number on their uniform
Big Bunch Got Away.
Deputy Marshal Short stated that
prison circles were in cCmnotIon LaSt
Thursday when he arrived. Tor ShortiY
before. II had been dtscoveed that eight
prisoners had tunneled out under the
walls and escaped. Three OF them were
caught within an hour but tns oi ii
party lefi Atlanta. They were all IN FOR
Marshal Short has vivid impressions
Of the city OF Atlanta. for. during the
late war. while taking a number Of
prisoners to the penitentiary. word had
preceded the party that there were
number OF pro-Cermans being orouEht
down by the West Virginia officers. De-
putty Marshal Short and his mon met
threatening crowd who openly vowed 70
take the prisoners from him and iynch
then, but the officers forced their way
through the crowd with their charges
and reached the pen safely.
The officers state that the prison is
5 nm ideal one There are over $500 men
confincd there, among them many who
have violated the banking laws. Eu-
gene V Debs. at present avowed candi-
date for the presidency on the Socialist
ticket, is serving sentence there. The
walls are SO feet in height and sur
mounted by guard houses.
One OF the features OF n" place Is
tuberculosis camp. wired off. inside the
p walls. The patients live in tents with
wooden floors. have plenty 10 eat and
1.-Two a life Of ease They ar" in fact.
better of than IL they were at liberty.
Outside OF the walls is Federal