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repented in sackcloth and ashes�察�but Thomas would have no more to do 

with   her。   Later�察  �she   went   over   into   Missouri�察  �where   she   has   since   died。 

One of the first things Thomas will do on regaining his liberty will be to 

secure   another   housekeeper�察  �and   probably   the   the   next   thing   will   be   to 

steal some farmer's horse。 

     This convict is now serving out his eighth term in the penitentiary。 It is 

fearful     to   contemplate       these    human      wrecks。     A   wasted      life�察 �golden 

opportunities   unimproved�察  �a   dark   and   dismal   future   will   constitute   the 

death knell   of   such   fallen   beings。 Young   man�察 �remember   the  life  of   this 

convict�察�and shun such a course。 

                                        SKILLED LABOR 

     William Hurst。Some of the narratives in this book read like the story 

of Aladin's   Lamp�察  �and   we   have   no   doubt   some   of   them   so   reading   are 

absolutely   true�察  �while   for   the   Lamp   story   nothing   is   claimed。   For   many 

ages men�察�and particularly those engaged in the literary field of thought�察�

have   discanted   on   the   baseness   of   the   passion   of   jealousy。   There   is   no 

sense in being jealous。 You are either loved or you are not�察�and hence the 

absolute foolishness of indulging the passion。 

     William      Hurst�察   �whose     history    we    now    relate�察  �is  a  man     of  rough 

personal   appearance�察  �Irish   descent�察  �and   his   age   is   now   about   fifty´five。 

Coming   to   Kansas   at   an   early   day�察  �he   settled   in   Doniphan   County�察  �and 

there courted and subsequently married one of Doniphan County's pretty 



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girls。 Time went along as usual�察�and in a few years there were several little 

cherubs that blessed the household of Hurst。 But�察�as sometimes happens�察�

the husband began to drink�察�love grew colder�察�the necessities of the family 

hourly grew greater�察�poverty in all its hideousness came to curse the home 

once so happy。 The poor�察�distracted wife and mother did all she could�察�by 

taking in washing and ironing�察�to prevent the starvation of her little ones。 

The   husband   through   his   bleared   eyes   imagined   he   could   see   that   other 

men were too friendly to his wife。 He charged her with unfaithfulness to 

the marriage vows。 She denied the charge。 Only incensed by this he would 

beat and mistreat her out of all reason。 For protection she had him arrested�察�

intending to bind him over to keep the peace�察�but on the advice of officers�察�

who are so full of it�察�she withdrew the charge and he was set at liberty。 For 

a few days he was quiet�察�but soon the red liquor poured down his throat�察�

and   like   a   mountain   devil   stirred   all   the   dark   passions   of   his   lost   and 

ruined nature。 He   attempted to debauch   his own daughter�察 �and was only 

prevented   by   the   physical   force   of   the   ever´watchful   mother。   The   father 

��great God� �is such a human being entitled to the endearing term�殖� turned 

upon her�察�and again�察�as had often happened�察�abused�察�kicked and mistreated 

her in a most shameful manner。 She had him arrested a second time with 

the intention of binding him over to keep the peace。 He pretended�察�while 

in charge of the officer�察�that he must see his wife�察�and together they started 

toward the hovel where they lived。 They met the wife and mother at the 

outskirts of the little village�察�had some words�察�and before the officer could 

prevent it�察�Hurst sprang upon the woman and cut her throat from ear to ear 

jumped      away�察   �and   made    good    his  escape    to  the   woods�察   �the   officer�察�

meanwhile�察�deeming it more important to aid the woman�察�not knowing�察�for 

a   moment�察  �that   the   cutting   was   fatal。  That   fact   was   very   soon   apparent。 

Others were called who took charge of the body�察�and the officer struck out 

in hot pursuit of the murderer。 He was followed to the woods a few miles 

from White Cloud�察�in Doniphan County�察�there overtaken and conducted to 

the county seat�察�tried�察�convicted of murder in the first degree�察�sentenced to 

be hung�察�sent to the penitentiary to await the final execution�察�which�察�in our 

State�察�never comes。 He remained in there about twenty  months when he 

became insane�察�and was sent to the asylum�察�was there about three and a 



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half years�察�when he was pronounced cured and returned to the penitentiary。 

He is now insane a second time。 You have all in your younger´days read 

the story of the   maniac that paced his cell�察�repeating   ;once one is   two�察─�

and now comes the queerest part of this narrative。 Hurst seems anxious to 

talk to every one that calls�察�and especially anxious to shake hands�察�but if 

you say anything to him�察�or ask any question�察�his only answer is ;skilled 

labor�察─�and keeps on repeating these words as he walks up and down his 

place of confinement。 

     Who knows but the infinite God has destroyed reason to prevent the 

power of darkness   over this poor�察�unfortunate   being。  Or   who   knows but 

the demands of justice are met in the terrible conscience blows which have 

staggered and shattered that which originally was in the image of God。 

                          LIFE INSURANCE AND MURDER 

     McNutt and Winner。These are two of the most noted criminals in the 

penitentiary�察  �rendered   so   because   of   the   dastardly   crime   committed   by 

them�察�and the high social relations of the latter。 They came from Wichita�察�

and have been in prison almost fifteen years。 McNutt is a fine artist and 

painter。 He had his paint shop in Wichita�察�and was doing a very successful 

business。 Winner was   his associate�察�and   the two plotted   and carried into 

execution   the   following   horrible   crime�此  �McNutt   got   his   life   insured   for 

5��000�察�his wife being his beneficiary。 It was a dark�察�stormy night when 

McNutt and Winner  enticed   into this paint   shop   an unsuspecting   mutual 

friend。  Here   they   murdered   him  in   cold blood。 They  then   set   fire   to   the 

paint   shop   and   took   to   flight。   After   the   fire   was   put   out�察  �the   charred 

remains   of   the   murdered   man   were   found�察  �and   supposed   to   be   those   of 

McNutt�察�the owner of the building。 The wife�察�cognizant of the awful deed 

which her husband had committed�察�followed the remains of the murdered 

man to the grave�察�dressed in her garb of mourning。 

     Shortly after this she applied for the insurance money on her husband's 

life。   Some   doubts   were   raised   as   to   the   identity   of   the   body。   Detectives 

were employed to make an investigation of the case。 They made use 
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