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the twin hells(曾倖仇囿)-及36何蛍

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same   room�察  �was   a   noted   counterfeiter。   He   had   plied   his   trade   for   many 

years     successfully。     Whisky     finally    sent   him    to  the   penitentiary。     If 

professional criminals would only let strong drink alone not half so many 

of them would get caught。 They  get drunk�察�and in this condition   expose 

themselves。      We    don't   mean     to  use   this   as  an   argument     against    the 

prohibitory law� �It is�察�perhaps�察�proper for them to drink。 This counterfeiter 

makes   his   dies   out   of   plaster   paris。   They   are   very   simple   and   easy   of 



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construction。 He explained to me the manner in which they were made。 I 

would give his method of making these dies were it not for the fact that 

some smart boy getting hold of this book and learning the method would 

undertake the business�察�and as a result his good old mother would be going 

to the penitentiary to visit him。 When this counterfeiter would run short of 

funds he would purchase the necessary material�察�go into the woods on a 

dark night�察�and in a very short time would have plenty of bogus money。 He 

taught the trade to his brother and to some bosom friends�察�and it was not 

long until they had a regular organized gang。 Getting drunk one day one of 

them displayed too many shining new pieces of money。 He was ;spotted。; 

A detective was put on his track。 He was traced to the headquarters of the 

gang�察�and in a few hours thereafter the entire posse were locked up in jail 

on    a  charge   of  counterfeiting     and   passing    ;bogus    money。;     They    now 

formed plans for their escape from jail。 They adopted the plan of seizing 

the jailor�察�as he brought in supper�察�thrusting him into a cell�察�locking him in�察�

and then making good their escape。 They made the attempt。 The jailor was 

locked   in   the   cell   according   to   the   programme�察  �but   so   much   noise   was 

made in the   struggle   that the   sheriff put   in   an   appearance   with   a   loaded 

revolver。 The prisoners made a dash for liberty。 A brother of my informant 

was killed�察�another of the gang was wounded and dragged back into his 

cell   in  the   jail�察 �the  others  got   away。    It  was  in   the  winter   time。   The 

succeeding   night   was   extremely   cold。   Wandering   about   all   night   in   the 

snow�察�their feet were frozen�察�and they were easily recaptured the next day。 

They had their trial�察�and all were sent to the penitentiary。 They got eight 

years   apiece�察  �three   for   counterfeiting   and   five   for   breaking   jail。   In   this 

manner   was   broken   up   one   of   the   worst   counterfeit   gangs   of   the   West。 

Whisky has trapped many a criminal。 There are but very few that do not 

;indulge。; In fact�察�I cannot now recall a single professional criminal but 

would take a drop if he could get it。 They must have whisky to nerve them 

for   their   iniquitous   business。   When   the   crime   is   committed   they   drink 

again to soothe their wounded consciences。; 

                            YELLOW BACK LITERATURE 

     A boy was brought into the hospital one day while I was there�察�whose 

history is worth relating�察�as it shows the fatal effects of bad literature upon 



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the   human   mind�察  �and   to   what   sad   results   it   may   lead。   This   youth   had 

become suddenly ill in the mines�察�and had to be assisted from his place of 

work to the ward for the sick。 He was very ill for several days�察�but began 

to    grow    convalescent。      An    opportunity      presenting     itself�察 �I  got   into 

conversation with him�察�and he told me the history of his crime。 He was an 

orphan。 At the death of both his parents in the East he had come to Kansas 

to make his home with an uncle。 This relative was very kind�察�and after a 

time adopted the boy。 He had a pleasant home�察�and his prospects for the 

future   were   bright。   How   often   is   it   the   case   that   the   sky   of   the   future 

becomes overcast。 This young criminal was a constant reader of the Life 

of Jesse James�察�and kindred literature�察�until he made up his mind to go on 

the   ;war   path;   and   become   Jesse   James   No。   2。   With   this   in   view�察  �he 

provided      himself    with    two   large   revolvers。    One    night�察  �after   all  the 

household had retired�察�he crept stealthily into the bed´room of one of the 

hired men and stole seventy dollars。 He goes to the barn and takes one of 

his   uncle's   horses    and   starts   for  the  Indian    Territory。   The    uncle   was 

awakened an hour later on account of some unusual sound at the barn�察�and 

going thither discovered that one of his best horses was gone�察�and also that 

his nephew was away。 He got together several of his neighbors and started 

in pursuit�察�and the next day�察�about noon�察�the youthful thief was overtaken 

and surrounded。 The uncle rode up to him and began to question him as to 

his strange conduct�察�when the boy drew one of his revolvers�察�and�察�pointing 

at his uncle�察�shot him dead。 He was going to play Jesse James to the last。 

When he saw  his uncle   fall   dead   from  his   horse�察 �now  realizing   what he 

had done�察�the bravado spirit forsook him�察�and he began to quake with fear。 

The neighbors closed in upon him and soon took his firearms from him。 In 

due time he had his trial and was sent to the penitentiary for life。 

     Bad   books   are   our   worst   companions。   I  have   narrated   the   history   of 

this   young   murderer�察  �and   now   urge   my   boy   readers   to   let   yellow   back 

literature alone。 It wrecked the future of this youth�察�and what it did for one 

it may do for another。 

                               A YOUTHFUL MURDERER 

     Willie Sells。In the prison�察 �this convict is   called the ;baby  convict。; 

When he came to the penitentiary in 1886�察�he was but sixteen years of age�察�



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and   in   appearance   much   younger。   One   of   the   most   sickening   murders 

committed in Kansas is charged to the account of this boy。 His home is in 

Neosho   County。   His   father�察  �a   prosperous   farmer�察  �lived   happily   with   his 

wife and three children。 Willie was the oldest of the children。 Early one 

morning       he  rushed     from    his  home     and   made     his  way    to  the   nearest 

neighbor�察�about half a mile distant�察�and with his face and hands covered 

with   blood   conveyed   the   startling   intelligence   that   the   entire   family   had 

been     murdered�察     �and   he   only   had   escaped。     Soon    an   excited    crowd    of 

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