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with     temporary      insanity�察  �not   incurable     insane�察   �or  wholly     idiotic�察  �are 

classed as ;cranks�察─�and have an apartment by themselves。 As a rule this 

class of individuals are harmless and not guarded very closely。 Their cells 

are   not   locked   up   until   nine   o'clock   at   night�察  �the   others   at   six   o'clock。 

During   the   noon   hour   the   officers   leave   them   alone�察  �in   fact�察  �being   of   a 

supposed   harmless   disposition they  are   at   no   time   closely  guarded。 This 

fellow improved the opportunities afforded by the noon hour。 He would go 

into one of the towers and work as long as he dared cutting the bars with a 

saw he had made out of a knife。 He labored in this manner until one of the 

bars    was    sawed    so   near   off  that   a  little  push   would     remove     it。  One 

afternoon he bade the other cranks good´bye�察�telling them he was going to 

fly   that   night。   They   made   sport   of   him�察  �thinking   he   was   growing   more 

insane。 He went so far as to say good´bye to the officer�察�stating that he had 

received a revelation from God the previous night�察�and that an angel was 

coming   to   liberate   him。   The   officer�察  �of   course�察  �thought   he   was   getting 

more   and   more   insane。  When   night   came   he   slipped   out   of   his   cell   and 

secreted himself in a portion of the cell house where it was dark�察�and when 

the officer came to lock up�察�the crazy hog´thief was not missed。 Along in 

the night he pushed aside the bars and made his escape。 This was the last 



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the prison authorities heard of him until they learned he was arrested at St。 

Joseph�察�Missouri�察�and held there on a charge of grand larceny for the same 

thing   that   he   was   in   the   Kansas   penitentiarystealing   hogs。   An   officer 

went up there to get and bring him back to the Kansas penitentiary�察�but the 

St。 Joseph authorities refused to give him up。 He was tried there and sent 

to the   Missouri   penitentiary。 After   his   term  expires   in   that   place   he   will 

have to serve out his original term in the Kansas penitentiary。 ;The way of 

the transgressor is hard�察─�even if he does pretend to have fits。 

     One of the most interesting and perilous attempts at escaping from the 

penitentiary was the following�此�In the evening�察�after the day's work is over 

in   the   mines�察  �the   convicts   are   all   lifted   to   the   top�察  �as   before   stated�察  �and 

remain   in   their   cells   over   night。   One   Saturday   night   a   convict�察  �with   a 

twenty  years' sentence�察�resolved   that he would remain   in the mines�察 �and 

try to effect his escape。 He had supplied himself with an extra lot of bread 

and meat�察�and hid himself in the darkness of the mines when the men were 

marched out in the evening at six o'clock。 When the count of the prisoners 

was made at the evening lock up�察�this man was found missing。 As he had 

not   been    seen   since   the   prisoners    were   taken    from   the   mines�察   �it  was 

believed�察�correctly�察�that he had remained below。 There was nothing done 

about     the  matter    that  night�察  �the   officers   knowing      there   would    be   no 

opportunity   of   effecting   his   escape   during   the   night´time�察  �as   they   had 

carefully closed the shafts at the top。 They did not set any watch until the 

next day。   During that   Saturday  night   this   convict   climbed   eight   hundred 

feet to the top of one of the shafts。 The wooden beams running across the 

shaft   are   about   five   feet   apart。   Standing   erect on   one   of these   beams   he 

threw his arms over the one above his head�察�and would swing up to it。 In 

this manner he worked his way to the top of the shaft。 When he reached 

the surface how great was his disappointment�察�for instead of finding the 

shaft open�察�as he supposed it would be�察�he found that the cover was down 

and that he was unable to get out of the shaft�察�and thus out of the coalfields 

into the woods adjoining。 When he discovered this there was nothing to do 

but    descend�察   �This   was    a  perilous    undertaking。     The    cross´beams      were 

covered with oil which�察�dripping down from the machinery above�察�made 

them very slippery。 A number of times he came near falling�察�and if he had 



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done so�察�he would have reached the bottom a mangled mass。 It required 

nearly  the   entire   night   for   the   ascent   and   descent。   When   he   reached   the 

bottom he took a lunch of bread and meat�察�went to the base of the other 

shaft�察�which is about one hundred yards distant�察�and began his ascent of it�察�

with the hope he would find it open。 It was daylight when he reached the 

top。 Two officers had been stationed there to watch him。 Arriving at the 

surface and just ready to get out�察�they took charge of�察�and marched him 

into   the   presence   of   the   deputy   warden。   When   the   convict   related   the 

narrow escapes from death in his efforts for liberty�察�the deputy warden was 

so affected he refused to punish him。 

     Out in the world�察�with the blessings of liberty all around us�察�we do not 

realize the priceless boon they are to us�察�but when we stand in the presence 

of the perils that are undertaken in order to gain them when deprived of 

their   benefits�察  �we   begin   to   comprehend   the   real   value   of   these   sacred 

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                                  CHAPTER VIII 



                                    THE PRISONERS 

     Thinking that it may be interesting to some of my readers�察�I will now 

give�察�in brief form as possible�察�a history of some of the most noted inmates 

of the penitentiary。 

                                   FEMALE CONVICTS 

     He must be of a very unsympathizing nature who does not feel for his 

brother�察  �who�察  �though   sinful   and   deserving�察  �is   imprisoned�察  �and   excluded 

from     the  society   of  friends。   While    we   are   sad   when    we   behold    our 

fellowmen in chains and bondage�察�how much sadder do we become when�察�

passing   through   the   prisons�察  �we   behold   those   of   the   same   sex   with   our 

sisters�察  �wives   and   mothers。   In   this   land�察  �blessed   with   the   most   exalted 

civilization�察�woman receives our highest regard�察�affection and admiration。 

While she occupies her true sphere of sister�察�wife or mother�察�she is the true 

man's ideal of love�察�purity and devotion。 When�察�overcome by temptation�察�

she falls from her exalted sphere�察�not only do men feel the keenest sorrow 

and re
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