The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-14
ATRICK TERRANCE MAHoNEY, IS.

- ATRICK TERRANCE AGAHONEY, 25
who escaped from a prison con-
struction crew near Boulder early
in September and was captured by
Sheriff Clyde Burgess Of Lewis and Clark
county. was sentenced to the state peni-
tentiary to serve two to four years when
he pleaded guilty before Judge w. H
Poorman Of Helena to second degree
burglary.
Because Of the law requiring that a
maximum sentence be served on a prior
conviction, Mahoney now faces a mini
sibiiity that other sentences will be
added
AIahoney asked to make a statement
The judge declined the request explain
ing that his case had been investigated
You are a young man with intelli-
gence and physical strength enough to
make a success of most anything you
might take up" said Judge Poorman. 81
would like to see you have the opportun-
tty to spend your life some place else
than behind prison bars. In some cases
circumstances seem to operate against
a man. Yours seems to be such a case In
other instances men commit crime with
out being detected"
Jinx Upsets Efforts
According to Mahoney and officers. in
Guiding County Attorney George w. Pad
bury, Jr, Mahoney's record is the result
''iinX' has played a part
Mahoney has an open countenance
with a youthful, wistful appeal. A good
natured smile wreathed in freckles is
Mah0ney's greeting. In his cell Mahoney
SSetched his life briefly in a manner
indicating that he had spent much of
his prison life in study.
I was born in Killarney, County Kerry,
Ireland" ne said. My parents came to
San Francisco when was two My father
was q sea captain but he gave up this
work and went into the saloon business
He became politician and was a leader
in the Irish missions on Barbarry coast.
He was shot and killed in 1916 during
an election by a political rival. His name
was Spike Mahoney.
Runs Away to Orient
When I was II years old ran away
went to the Orient. I came. back and
when / was about IS I became involved
IN a bank robbery. My father got me out
Of this predicament.
AT IL 1 went to sea again with the
tramp trader. The sailing boat went to
the South seas and along the Asia coast.
Inc captain was labor recruiter. He
sold cannibais Of the lands we touched
to cOcoanut and cane plantations.
Il came back and went to Canada. I
was arrested there for robbery of Hud-
son Bay company post. was whipped
fs@4NA nNAA1EAAGGA " bWO anu one nan wears
IT Stony Point prison. served is months
then went to Mexico, where I joined the
revolutionary forces of Pancho Francisco
villa. This was about 1920. During
SElrmlshes l was shot in the neck. stom-
ach and leg
Takes Gun at Ranch
1 lett the forces and returned to the
united States. l went across a desert on
an CID horse. I came to deserted ranch
mousse half starved. l broke in, found
something to eat. and took a rifle and
some ammunition. / became known and
was hunted for several weeks I returned
TO the revolutionary forces.
i quit the forces again 1t was while
was on the border that the Vigilantes
attacked some Mexicans. Although / had
not participated in any Of their plunder-
Ings l was with them at the time I was
snot twice. ono bullet going the length
Of my body
Z was put in a hospital with no medt-
Cal attention Some Of the. group were
= %sShtenced TO death. 1t was demanded
LilaJ be lynched. They could not find
anything on me. however. until they dis
covered, by the number, the rifle that T
had taken from the lonely rancher's
caDin. was sentenced from one to two
years at the penitentiary at Santa Fe.
". NJ. 1 served 20 months
In Montana Prison
leIt Tor Brazil. later returned to
Ihe states In wyoming / was arrested
Is an accessory in an automobile theft
I was brought back to Montana and SEN
fenced 70 serve one to two years at Deer
Lodge. stayed nine months and was
Daroled ""'
Z went to Dillon and met two friends