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And calling for water�察�my eyes opened in the prison hospital。 

     ;I have never told this experience of mine before�察�for fear the prison 

officials   would   get   hold   of   it�察  �think   me   insane�察  �and   lock   me   up   in   the 

crank´house。 I passed through all this�察�and I am as well satisfied as I am 

that I live�察�that there is a Heaven and there is a Hell�察�and a regular old´ 

fashioned Hell�察�the kind the Bible tells about。 But there is one thing certain�察�

I am never going to that place any more。 As soon as I opened my eyes in 

the   hospital�察  �and   I   found   that   I   was   alive   and   on   earth   once   more�察  �I 

immediately   gave   my   heart   to   God�察  �and   I   am   going   to   live   and   die   a 

Christian。 While the terrible sights of Hell can never be banished from my 

memory�察�neither can the beautiful things of Heaven I saw。 I am going to 

meet my dear old mother after awhile。 To be permitted to sit down on the 

banks of that beautiful river�察�to wander with those angels across the plains�察�



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through   the   vales   and   over   the   hills   carpeted   with   fragrant   flowers�察  �the 

beauty of which far surpasses anything that mortal can imagine�察�to listen 

to the songs of the savedall this will more than compensate me for living 

the life of a Christian here on earth�察�even if I have to forego many sensual 

pleasures     in   which    I  indulged    before    coming     to   this  prison。   I  have 

abandoned my companions in crime�察�and am going to associate with good 

people when I am once more a free man。; 

     After he got through with this wonderful story I asked him if he was 

going to tell others of his experience when he got out。 His reply was that 

people   would   not   believe   him�察  �and   he   would   keep   it   to   himself。   Should 

this little book   fall   into his   hands�察 �and   he  should   read   of   his   experience 

while in Hell for forty´eight hours�察�it will no doubt surprise him。 We give 

the account to the reader just as we received it from Lennox。 We do not 

pretend to solve the mystery。 



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                                    CHAPTER X 



                                   STOLEN HORSES 

     Justice should be meted out to many  who�察�though guilty�察�are shrewd 

enough to evade it。 From one of the most notorious horse´thieves in the 

Kansas penitentiary I learned of the manner in which stolen horses were 

disposed of。 

     This convict's name is John Watkins。 He served a term of three years 

in the Missouri penitentiary�察�and is now serving out a ten years' sentence in 

the Kansas State's prison。 He is the chief convict steward in the hospital�察�

and   an   able   assistant   of   the   prison   physician�察  �by   whom   his   services   are 

highly appreciated。 This prisoner has immediate care of all the sick。 His 

heart is tender  as that of   a woman。 To listen to   this man�察�as   he sat   with 

tearful eye at the bedside of the dying prisoner�察�and spoke words of cheer 

to him�察�one would scarcely believe him to be the most daring and one of 

the   shrewdest   horse´thieves   that   ever   visited   our   State。   In   conversation 

with him one night as I lay on my sick bed in the hospital�察�he gave me an 

outline of his life's history that reads much like a romance。 

     I said to him�察 �John�察�tell me how many horses you have stolen during 

the time you have been engaged in that line of business�拭─�

     His   reply   was�察  �that   if   he   had   stolen   one   more   he   would   have   been 

successful in having stolen an even two hundred。 

     ;What did you do with them after you had stolen them�拭─�

     He told me his headquarters were in Kansas City�察�that he would go up 

in   the   neighborhood   of   Omaha   and   Lincoln   and   get   his   horses�察  �and   tie 

them in the woods until he had picked up a number of them�察�and then he 

would make his way to the south。 Horses stolen in Nebraska he would run 

south to sell。 Those stolen in Missouri and Kansas he would take to the 

north。 He told me that in Omaha�察�St。 Joseph�察�Atchison�察�Leavenworth and 

Kansas   City   there   were   dealers�察  �usually   keepers   of   livery   stables�察  �who 

would purchase these stolen horses。 He gave me the names of a number of 

these   men�察  �some   of   whom   I   know   personally。   Little   would   I   ever   have 

suspected      that  these   men   were    engaged     in  such   a  wicked    traffic  as 

knowingly to deal in stolen property。 ;When I had a number of horses�察─�he 



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continued�察   �and   wished   to   dispose   of   them  in   St。  Joseph�察  �for   instance�察  �I 

would ride into   the suburbs of the city  and send   a note to the man   who 

usually purchased my stock。 I would never be seen about his barn。 After 

night   he   would   make   his   way   to   where   I   was   and   purchase   my   horses�察�

paying   me   about   one´half   what   they   would   really   bring   in   the   general 

market。      I  would     get   about    fifty  dollars    for  an   average     horse。    After 

purchasing my stolen horses he would not take them to his livery barn�察�but 

to a private stable�察�usually at his residence。 When he would pay over the 

money for this stolen property he would make out a bill of sale for each 

one�察�and would step into a store or grocery�察�and in the presence of some 

business   man   he   would   say  to   me�察  �we   will   sign   the   bill   of   sale   for   that 

horse I bought of you�察�and have this gentleman to witness the transaction。 

I   gave   you   fifty   dollars   at   the   barn�察  �and   now   here   is   fifty   dollars   more�察�

which makes the hundred�察�the sum I was to pay for the animal。; I would 

take   the   money�察  �sign   the   bill   of   sale�察  �which   would   be   witnessed   by   the 

business man in whose presence the trade was consummated。 We would 

then   go   to   another   place   of   business   and   sign   a   bill   of   sale   for   another 

horse�察    �and   have    that   witnessed     by   another    business     man�察   �and    would 

continue this until all the horses I had sold were paid for。 In this manner he 

would   shift   all   responsibility   of   crime   upon   me。   Securing   my   money   I 

would rest for a time until 'I went broke��' and then I would make another 

trip。 The   horse   merchant   would   sometimes   keep   his   horses   until   he   had 

picked up a car load�察�and then he would ship them out of the country to 

Chicago�察�St。 Louis or some other horse market。 Sometimes the horse buyer 

would run stolen property out into the country and 
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