The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-08-19

ny JACK JpNGNENEK
nan QUENTIN, Cal, AUG. 10.
Walled within the walls here
Is An snfnr catscosnh. it- coart
windows opaqued against the
gaze u uscn, its outer portal eel.
dom opened. its auietude seldom
neutrality-suspicious. as . har-
EN-.
10 4 the vcmen'- ward % SAN
Quentin. clustering now 10 In
u,ate<. stAis and federal.
Twice a week. when the male pris-
oners have bean locked up and the
sun rides low over the westward
marshes. . file % women Ia blua
denin uniforms escorted by the ma
tronk emerge TO meender thru the
rloomlnx OF the reservation. Belatsd
erustzes stare euriously. and tho
towsr guards lean from open win
dows.
rsstsce~sed eenyscss taking their
onnntAsutienai.
Rarely are men accorded the priv.
,arc az entering this prison priory.
Assistant Natrcn Katherine penegsf
showed me thru. immediately two
score fAir Of eyes followed me- eyes
Of ktIieas. burners ronbere siren&
poppy eaters. Some brazsn. some
broodfnx< furtive. bitter. challenging
or merely curious Here was a man.
Unusual. Forcbcdinx whatf
Ihfs IL the lifetime horne 81
YAuisn NJ Peesr. sent up for the
Jacob Denton murder IN los
Angeise; II Exnma Ia Dous.
6tocktos.. who killed aud packed
her man In q trunk. Of Mrs.
nrknesstinss. IL Oakland. twice
: slsyer OF men: Of Mary ~
CambeIl Of Santa Ana. who shot
hor man and got ten yesr~--of
os1kor feminine furies. ~ the law
accounts them
Mr.. Psete. -. sumptucus bold.
with an air even In prison eenin.
end defiant of regulations. had = few
days prevfous io~t her privileges %
writing or seeing visitors for four
weeh& unAaunted by the presence
~ the naatron. however. she veiieyed
queo<ions about Inc proposed farm
~ women prisoners at me. Mrs.
CAguo<ll dark eyes rnaouldarsnw.
o&eefe6 her. Others clustered
around. An impvovsxed scene which
A IT. breach Of discipline men rrss.
|pa1sx wouldn't hzvs dared stare.
IAN sxstatcr--Mrs. reese.- ASSERT.
q The rnatron a. she Unanswered me
A1(ny. Regards herself better than
thA ether women here. Wants spe.
e1ol\ psfvsieRe@ Refused 10 do her
nhar4 Of the common tasks. Pam
prod tso much during her trial per.
haps. We must treat everyone alike.
xrn cAnbeii likes her own way.
eoo.~
AZ Tie FAR end Of . cc,fes han. I
unw . bind compartment. The won.
eri'n 'sollszry." whore thoea who go
"a The wRrpafh'' are Temporarily con
nne1- A negroes. eyes level lossered
mar II watching me IKE hawk.
Beyond were the baths.
Wcmen were smoothing their
weeks lsundry with an electrical
frun They diskn't glance up. Al
ways blne Monday here. 9osne
- tto1iuk N tntH opru c&u
raems. rooms equipped with fwo
bod each, dresser. chairs. pie
furss and such personAI belong.
ksEx ~ arc permitted. The COAX.
IN sffable neEress. spoke with
glowing pride Of the clean hitch
en- From the social room where
the women gather tn read. knit,
ssw. gossip and dance. the piano
tlnkied under the fingers Of play
ers solemn over n tuna Of i~zx.
And from the dining room, with
IT, cIuster Of circular tables.
e5sfhed and set with chiua.
MIR 0'AneosfIna. nightmare
haunted slayer. nodded a per.
funetory How dyou do"
On Sundays and holidays there are
nBov1es--santaiizinx films Of the
world shut out Concerts every third
"Wednesday by the California club.
Religious services on Sunday. Vol
~RtfIrms