嗔秤戻幣�哉膵�云利匈嬉蝕湊蛸賜�塋床四衲���萩晦編報炎嘔囚^泡仟 ̄云利匈��
the twin hells(曾倖仇囿)-及2何蛍
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何! 泌惚云慕短嗤堋響頼���誅卒亮茂�俊彭堋響��辛聞喘貧圭 "辺茄欺厘議箝誓匂" 孔嬬 才 "紗秘慕禰" 孔嬬��
expected to give any of my time to the company�察 �as I was otherwise
engaged。 I was editor of a daily newspaper�察 �and could not attend to
anything else。 While this company was doing business a printed circular
was used�察 �stating that the corporation had one hundred thousand dollars
PAID up capital。 This circular was sent out through the mails over the
State advertising the business。 It was charged this circular was fraudulent�察�
that the company did not have that amount of capital paid in。 My name
was attached to this printed circular。 For this�察�I was indicted in the United
States District Court�察 �on the charge of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes。 The advertised capital of this corporation was SUBSCRIBED�察�
but not all paid in�察�as it was not needed in the business of the company。
After indictment I was arrested�察�and gave bonds for my appearance at the
next term of court�察�which was held soon after。
Not being able to secure the attendance of all my witnesses�察 �my
attorney wrote the prosecuting attorney asking his consent that my case be
6
´ Page 7´
THE TWIN HELLS
continued。 The request was granted。 When the case was called�察 �my
attorney appeared and introduced a motion to continue the case�察 �filing
affidavits necessary in such cases。 The prosecuting attorney having given
his consent�察�there was no doubt in the minds of those interested as to the
continuance of the case。 For some cause best known to himself�察�the judge
would not grant the continuance�察�and forced me to trial without having a
single witness。 It was my intention to have some fifty witnesses
subpoenaed�察�to prove that the insurance company of which I was president
was not a fraud。 Not being allowed to have my witnesses�察�I was�察�under the
instructions of the court�察�which were�察�indeed�察�exceedingly pointed�察�found
guilty�察�and sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment and to pay a fine
of two hundred dollars。 The political ring now triumphed for a brief period。
In order to prove conclusively to the reader that this was a piece of spite
work�察�I have only to state that I was the only one of all the officers of that
company that was ever tried for running a bogus insurance company。 Why
was it that I was the only one sent to the penitentiary when there was the
secretary�察�treasurer�察�and six directors equally as guilty as myself�拭�
To prove more conclusively that it was political spite work that sent
me to prison�察�let me inform the readers that about the time the insurance
company at Atchison was organized�察 �a similar one was organized in
Topeka。 They were similar in EVERY RESPECT。 I was president of the
one at Atchison�察�while a distinguished gentleman by the name of Gen。 J。 C。
Caldwell was president of the one at Topeka。 Both of these companies
failed。 The president of the Atchison company was sent to the penitentiary�察�
while the president of the Topeka company was appointed by the governor
of the State to the responsible position of chairman of the State Board of
Pardons。 Many persons have asked why this difference in the treatment of
the presidents of these two companies。 The only answer that can be given
is that General Caldwell stood in with the Kansas political ring�察�while I did
not。 Every sensible man must admit that if it was just for me to serve a
term in prison for the offense charged against me�察 �General Caldwell
should have been prescribed for in the same manner。 I have no fight to
make upon Mr。 Caldwell。 He is an excellent gentlemen。 He was in luck。
The fates were against me。 Had I been a State instead of a United States
7
´ Page 8´
THE TWIN HELLS
prisoner�察 �no doubt Mr。 Caldwell�察 �as chairman of the Board of Pardons�察�
would have used his influence to secure for me my liberty。 That I was sent
to prison is wholly due to politics。 It is unnecessary�察�therefore�察�for me to
inform the reader that I am now ;out of politics。; Having served out my
term I returned to my home in Atchison。 As to the ring that sent me to
prison�察 �some of them are dead�察 �others have left Atchison to make their
homes in other places�察�others have failed financially�察�and still others have
fallen so low that they have scarcely friends enough to bury them should
they happen to die。
The big wheel of life keeps on revolving。 Those who are up to´day
may be down to´morrow�察 �and vice versa。 But to continue my narrative。
Immediately after my conviction and sentence I was taken to the
Leavenworth County jail。 Here I remained until the following Tuesday in
the company of a dozen or more prisoners who were awaiting trial。 On
Sunday�察�while in this jail�察�my wife�察�who died during my imprisonment of a
broken heart�察�and an account of which is given in a subsequent chapter�察�
came to see me。 I can never forget this visit。 She remained with me during
the entire day。 During the conversation of the day I said to her that�察 �it
seemed that the future appeared very gloomy。 That it would be a miracle if
I ever was able to survive the disgrace that had been so cruelly placed
upon me。 That all ambition and hope as to the future had fled�察�and that I
could not blame her if she should now free herself by means of divorce�察�as
my conviction of crime was a legal ground for divorce in Kansas。 In reply
to this�察 �the noble little woman�察 �her face aglow with the radiance of
womanly devotion�察 �said�察 �that for twenty years of married life our home
had been one of sunshine�察�that I had been kind to her and made her life
one of happiness�察�and that now�察�when misfortune came�察�it was not only a
duty�察�but the highest pleasure�察�to prove her fidelity。 She kept her word。 She
was true to the last。 When dying�察 �her last words were a petition for the
blessings of God upon her husband who was far away behind frowning
prison walls。 On Tuesday morning a deputy United States marshal came to
the jail and gave me notice that in a few moments we would leave for the
penitentiary。 This officer was a gentleman�察 �and did not seek to further
humiliate me by placing irons on my person。 I have often thought of this
酔楯荷恬: 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈 梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈 梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何!
梁椣戻幣�� 梁心弌傍議揖扮窟燕得胎��傍竃徭失議心隈才凪万弌誌育断蛍�輌臆惨軼僑〃�燕慕得珊辛參資誼持蛍才将刮襲潜��範寔亟圻幹慕得 瓜寡追葎娼得辛參資誼寄楚署衛、持蛍才将刮襲潜填��