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spend any more of my time in prison。 If I do�察�I think about the first day I 

will   get   a   dose   of   ;pecce   ecce�察─  �and   keep   it   up�察  �and   see   if   I   can't   get   a 

pardon。 

                                     MALE PRISONERS 

     Ed。 Stanfield。The history of this prisoner is as follows�此�He was about 

nineteen   years   of   age   when   he   entered the   prison�察 �which   was some   five 

years ago。 His people reside in South Bend�察�Indiana。 His father�察�prior to 

his death�察�was a prominent judge。 The family was wealthy�察�influential and 

highly respected。 It consisted of the parents and two sons。 Ed。 proved to be 

the black lamb of the flock。 At the early age of nine years�察�being sent away 

to   school�察 �he   bade   all   good´bye   one   day  and   followed   in   the   wake   of   a 

circus show which was holding forth in the town where he was attending 

school�察�He was not heard of anymore for several years。 His parents spent 

vast sums of money attempting to ascertain his whereabouts。 They finally 

heard     of  him    in  the   following    accidental     manner�此    �His   father�察  �Judge 

Stanfield�察    �had   been   out   in  Nebraska     looking    after   some    land   he   had 

recently purchased�察�and�察�on his return home�察�sitting in the cars�察�purchased 

a newspaper of the newsboy as he came around。 Looking over the paper 



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he    caught   the   name    of  his  prodigal    son。   There�察  �before   him�察   �was   the 

account of his son who�察�having knocked down a prosecuting attorney in 

broad daylight with a coupling pin�察�with the intention of robbery�察�had been 

tried�察�convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years�察�and was on 

that day safely lodged behind the walls。 The sad father�察�on reaching home�察�

dispatched   his   elder   son   to   the   Kansas   prison   to   ascertain   if   it   was   his 

younger      son  who    was    a  convict。   The   young    man    came    on   and   soon 

satisfied himself of the identity of the long´lost brother。 He returned home 

and made the report to his parents。 From that day Judge Stanfield was a 

broken´hearted man。 He soon grieved himself to death over the sad fate of 

his boy�察�and the disgrace he had brought upon the family。 In making his 

will�察�however�察�he gave Ed。 an equal share in the estate with his brother。 

After the death of the father�察�the mother began to put forth efforts to secure 

a pardon for her son。 His crime was so heinous and so uncalled for that it 

was necessary for some time to elapse before an application was presented。 

At the earliest moment possible the wheel began to turn。 The prosecuting 

attorney  of   Bourbon   County�察  �who   had   been   knocked   down   with   an   iron 

coupling pin�察�was soon satisfied�察�for the family had wealth。 It is of course 

unknown how much money was passed to him to   make his heart tender 

and his eyes weep over the erring child that had come so near getting away 

with his gold watch and chain。 A petition was soon in circulation for his 

release�察  �signed   by   many   prominent   citizens。   An   open   pocketbook   will 

easily secure a petition for pardon�察�it makes but little difference as to the 

;gravamen; of the crime。 The convict promised not to engage again in this 

pleasant pastime for filthy lucre。 The mother of the young man came on 

from  the   East   and   remained until she   had   secured   a pardon   for her   boy。 

The young man stated in our hearing that it took one thousand big dollars 

to secure his pardon。 A great many who are acquainted with the facts in 

the case are not slow in saying that if Stanfield had been a poor�察�friendless 

boy�察�he never would have received a pardon�察�but would have had to serve 

his time out。 There are more than five hundred men in that prison whose 

crimes   are   of   a   less   serious   nature�察  �and   who   are   far   more   deserving   of 

executive     clemency      than   Stanfield。   It  is  said  that  ;rocks   talk;   in  the 

penitentiaries as well as on the outside。 The history of this criminal will 



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show my boy readers the future of many of those who�察�in early youth�察�ran 

away from home�察�and go out into the world to mingle in bad company。 

     Cyrenius B。 Hendricks。This man was sent from Chatauqua County。 

He was twenty´seven years of age when sentenced。 His crime was murder 

in the first degree。 The particulars are as follows�此�He had been down to the 

Indian   Territory   looking   after   his   own   and   his   father's   cattle。   He   was 

absent on this business some little time。 On his return his wife informed 

him  that   a   neighbor   had   been   talking   about   her   in   his   absence�察  �and   had 

given her a bad character�察�and that on account of it she had become the 

talk of the entire neighborhood。 The enraged husband compels his wife to 

go with him�察�and they proceed to the neighbor's house。 Hendricks took his 

gun   with   him。   When   they   reached   the   neighbor's   gate   they   halted   and 

called the unsuspecting man out of his home。 Hendricks then asked him if 

the charges were true as to his talking about Mrs。 Hendricks。 The neighbor 

neither   affirmed   nor   denied   the   statement。 At   this   Hendricks   leveled   his 

gun and shot him dead on the spot。 He and his wife in a few hours after 

were arrested�察�and�察�as it was too late to take them to the county seat that 

night�察   �they   were    guarded     in  an   old  log   house    in  the   neighborhood。 

Hendricks   was   fastened   to   the   wall   with   a   log´chain。   During   the   night 

some one�察�supposed to be the brother of the murdered man�察�came to the 

window of the house in which they were confined�察�and�察�placing the muzzle 

of a gun through the window�察�shot Hendricks。 The ball struck him near one 

of the eyes�察�rendering him blind in that eye�察�but did not kill him。 The next 

day the two prisoners were taken to jail。 They were tried�察�and both found 

guilty   of   murder   in   the   first   degree。   The   husband   was   sentenced   to   be 

hanged�察�while the wife received a life sentence。 They were both taken to 

the penitentiary。 After they had been there a short time Hendricks lost the 

other eye�察�from sympathy�察�as they call it。 For a time the husband and wife 

remained   on   good   terms。   They   were   allowed   to   visit   each   other   once   a 

month。 After a while she tired of him and would have nothing more to do 

with   him。   She   served   four   years�察  �and   received   a   pardon。   Hendricks   still 

remains in prison�察�and is a pitiable and helpless wreck。 He is totally blind�察�

and his nervous system entirely shattered。 He can scarcely lift food to his 

mouth。 He is so weak that it is with di
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