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                            THE TWIN HELLS 



        THE TWIN HELLS 



BY JOHN N。 REYNOLDS ATCHISON�察�KANSAS。 



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      TO MY DEAR OLD MOTHER AND TO THE MEMORY OF MY 

SAINTED WIFE THIS BOOK IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY 

THE AUTHOR。 



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                                   PREFACE 



     The following pages treat of hellA Kansas hell and a Missouri hell。 

Those who desire to peruse works that tell about Heaven only�察�are urged to 

drop   this   book   and   run。   I   was   an   inmate   of   the   Kansas   penitentiary   for 

sixteen     months�察    �and   make     mention     of   what    came     under    my    own 

observation   in   connection   with   what   I   experienced。   While   an   inmate   of 

this prison I occupied cells at various times with convicts who had served 

terms in the Missouri prison。 From these persons I gathered much useful 

material for my book。 After my release I visited the Missouri penitentiary�察�

and   verified   the   statements   of   those   criminals�察  �and   gathered   additional 

material from the  prison records   and the officials。 I  have written   chiefly 

for the youth of the country�察�but all ages will be deeply interested in the 

following   pages。   A  large   majority   of   the   convicts   are   young   men   from 

sixteen   to   twenty´five   years     of   age。  They   had   no   idea   of   the  terrible 

sufferings of a convict life�察�or they surely would have resisted temptation 

and kept out of crime。 The following pages will impart to the reader some 

idea of what he may expect to endure in case he becomes entangled in the 

meshes of the law�察�and is compelled to do service for the State without any 

remuneration。 Every penitentiary is a  veritable hell。 Deprive a person   of 

his liberty�察�punish and maltreat him�察�and you fill his life with misery akin 

to those who wander in the darkness of ;eternal night�察─�I think�察�when the 

reader   has   perused   the   following   pages�察  �he   will   agree   with   me�察  �that   the 

book has the proper title。 That this volume may prove an ;eye´opener; to 

the boys who may read it�察�and prove interesting and instructive to those of 

mature years�察�is the earnest wish of the author。 



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A KANSAS HELL 



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                                     CHAPTER I 



                           MY INITIATION AND CRIME 

     Guilty� �This word�察�so replete with sadness and sorrow�察�fell on my ear 

on that blackest of all black Fridays�察�October 14�察�1887。 

     Penitentiary lightning struck me in the city of Leavenworth�察�Kansas。 I 

was    tried   in  the  United    States   District  Court�察   �hence�察  �a  United    States 

prisoner。 

     The offense for which I was tried and convicted was that of using the 

mails   for   fraudulent   purposes。   My   sentence   was   eighteen   months   in   the 

penitentiary�察�and a fine of two hundred dollars。 I served sixteen months�察�at 

the end of which time I was given my liberty。 During the period I was in 

prison I dug coal six months in the penitentiary coal mines�察�and was one of 

the clerks of the institution the remainder of the term。 Getting permission 

to have writing material in my cell�察�I first mastered short´hand writing�察�or 

phonography�察  �and   then   wrote   my   book�此   �A  Kansas   Hell�察  �or�察  �Life   in   the 

Kansas   Penitentiary。;   My   manuscript   being   in   short´hand�察  �none   of   the 

prison officials were able to read it�察�and did not know what I was doing 

until I obtained my liberty and had my book published。 

     This�察   �no   doubt�察   �will  be   the   proper    place   to   give   some    of   my 

antecedents�察�as well as a few of the details of the crime for which I was 

sent to the penitentiary。 I spent my youth and early manhood at Indianola�察�

Iowa�察�from which place I removed to Nebraska。 After residing for some 

time in Columbus�察�of that State�察�I was appointed by the governor to assist 

in    organizing     the  Pawnee      Indian    Reservation     into   a  county。    When 

organized   it   was   called   Nance   County�察  �being   named   for   Hon。   Albinus 

Nance�察�then governor of the State。 I held the position of county clerk of 

that   county   for   four   consecutive   years。   During   this   time   I   organized   the 

Citizens' Bank。 I was its cashier at first�察�and�察�later on�察�its president。 I had a 

lucrative   business   and   was   doing   well。   My   wife's   health   failed   her�察  �she 

became consumptive。 My family physician advised a removal to the South。 

I closed out my business at a great sacrifice�察�and came to Atchison�察�Kansas。 

Here   I   located�察  �and   made   it   my   future   home。   Soon   after   my   arrival   I 

commenced the publication of a daily newspaper�察�known as the ;Times。; 



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In the county in which I located I found one of the worst and most corrupt 

political rings on the face of the earth。 This combination had controlled the 

politics   of   the   county   for   almost   a   quarter   of   a   century。   Soon   I   became 

involved   in   a   terrific   newspaper   war   with   the   members   of   this   political 

organization。 An   election   of   county   and   State   officials   was   soon   to   take 

place。   In   order   to   test   the   strength   of   the   contending   elements�察  �in   my 

newspaper�察�I presented the name of Hon。 W。 D。 Gilbert as a candidate for 

district judge in opposition to the ring candidate。 A sharp fight ensued。 Mr。 

Gilbert was elected by an overwhelming majority。 This was the first time 

for twenty´five years that this ring had been defeated。 The members of it 

were very sore。 Looking upon me as the principal spirit�察�I was the object 

toward which they directed all their shafts of spite。 

     Some   time   before   this   an   insurance   company   had   been   organized   in 

the city of Atchison。 I was invited to become its president。 I examined the 

books   of   the   corporation�察  �and   found   it   to   be   organized   according   to   the 

laws of Kansas�察�that the company had a charter from the State�察�and also 

certified   authority   to   issue     policies   of   insurance�察     �granted   by   the   State 

insurance   commissioner。   I   accepted   the presidency  on   condition   that   the 

company   was   simply   to   have   the   use   of   my   name�察  �and   that   I   was   not 

expected   to   give   any   of   my   time   to   the   company��
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