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were employed to make an investigation of the case。 They made use of a
deception�察�and thus got the woman to confess。 They told her that they had
found an accomplice who had confessed the crime�察�and was in jail。 They
promised the wife that if she would tell the truth they would not prosecute
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her。 She consented。 She narrated the sickening events as they had been
plotted in her presence and under her roof。 Officers were now despatched
to find the murderers。 McNutt was found in Missouri plowing corn。
Winner was found near Wichita。 They were brought to trial�察�convicted�察�and
sent to prison for life。 Winner was unmarried at the time of his conviction。
His father and only brother are very wealthy�察�and living in Kansas City。 I
have been told they offer 20��000 for Winner's pardon。 McNutt is a very
useful man in the prison。 He has charge of the painting department。 He has
done some fine work on the walls of the prison chapel�察�covering them with
paintings of the Grecian goddesses。 Both of these prisoners hope to
receive pardons。 Whether they will regain their liberty is a question which
the future alone can answer。
THE HOG´THIEF
In the coal mines�察 �as before stated�察 �the convicts are permitted to
converse with each other。 I improved this opportunity of acquiring the
histories of the five hundred criminals with whom I daily worked�察 �eight
hundred feet below the surface。 I would talk with a fellow prisoner�察�and
get the details of his crime as we sat together in the darkness。
Understanding ;short´hand�察─�I would go to my cell in the evening and jot
down what I had learned during the day。 I had no fears of any one reading
my notes�察 �as I was the only short´hand writer about the institution。 Day
after day I kept this up�察�until I had material sufficient of this nature to fill a
book of more than two thousand pages。 My readers should also know�察�that
a convict will tell a fellow´prisoner the details of his crime�察 �when he
would not think of saying a word about it to others。 As a rule they deny
their crimes to those who are not�察 �like themselves�察 �criminals�察 �pleading
innocence。 It is not difficult for a prisoner to get the confidence of a
fellow´ prisoner。 In fact�察�criminals love to unburden their minds to those
who possess their confidence。 The truth is�察 �convicts have related their
crimes so often to me that it became tiresome。 They say it relieves them to
communicate their troubles。 Pinkerton�察 �of Chicago�察 �the prince of
detectives stated at one time that a criminal could not keep his secret。 It is
true。 I know it to be a fact。 It has been demonstrated a hundred times in my
association with these convicts in the Kansas penitentiary。 Securing their
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confidence�察�these men have not only told me of the crimes for which they
have been sent to prison�察�but also of crimes that they have committed�察�and�察�
in the commission of which�察�they had not been detected�察�which�察�if I should
make them known�察 �would cause a number of them to remain in the
penitentiary the rest of their lives。 I am not in the detective business�察�and
will therefore keep what was confided to me。 I have met but few criminals
in the mines that would not admit their guilt。 I have thought in many cases�察�
convicts received sentences too severe�察�and not at all commensurate with
the crime committed。 I have met a few men�察 �however�察 �who would
stubbornly deny their guilt and stoutly affirm their innocence。 I have
worked upon these men day after day�察�and never got anything out of them
but that they were innocent。 At times�察 �in tears�察 �they would talk of their
sufferings�察 �and wonder if there was a just God silently permitting the
innocent to suffer for the guilty。 I am satisfied these men are innocent�察�and
they have my sympathy。 They are exceptions。 Others�察 �while admitting
their guilt on general principles�察 �and assenting to the justice of
imprisonment�察�yet maintain that they were innocent of the particular crime
for which they stand convicted。 I trust the reader will not get his
sympathies wrought too high�察�as comparatively few angels find their way
into modern prisons。 I will give you a few illustrations。 These are just
samples of scores of histories in my possession。
A hog´thief worked in the mines with me for a few days。 His dose was
five years at hard labor。 He had stolen an old sandy female swine with six
pigs。 I asked him if he was really guilty of carrying on the pork business。
;Yes�察─�said he�察�with a low chuckle�察 �I have stolen pigs all my life�察�and my
daddy and mammy before me were in the same business。 I got caught。
They never did。; He then related the details of many thefts。 He made a
considerable amount of money in his wicked traffic�察 �which he had
squandered�察�and was now penniless。 Money secured in a criminal manner
never does the possessor any good。 I asked him if he had enough of the
hog business�察�and if it was his intention to quit it�察�and when he got out of
the pen to earn an honest living。 ;No�察─�he replied�察 �as long as there is a
hog to steal and I am a free man�察�I propose to steal him。; Imprisonment
failed to reform this convict。 Although a hog´thief he was an excellent
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singer and a prominent member of the prison choir。
There are many murderers in the mines。 In fact�察�nearly all the life men
are there。 Some of them speak of their crimes with a bravado simply
astonishing�察 �showing their utter depravity。 Others�察 �admitting their guilt�察�
say but little of details。 The following will give the reader some idea of the
stories that greeted my ears almost daily�察�and led me to conclude that the
coal mines of the penitentiary are not inhabited exclusively by Sunday´
school scholars。 This cruel and heartless wretch had murdered an old man
and his wife。 The old people lived on a farm adjoining the one where this
criminal�察 �who was then a hired man�察 �worked�察 �It was
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