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would run stolen property out into the country and exchange it for other 

property in which he would have a good title and which he could take to 

his livery barn and feel safe with it there。; 

     ;What did you do with your money�察�John�拭─�I inquired。 

     To   this   question   he   answered   that   in   Kansas   City   he   had   a   suite   of 

rooms fitted up in elegant style�察�and kept a mistress。 Upon this woman he 

squandered all his money�察�obtained honestly and dishonestly。 In addition 

to   his   horse´thieving       raids   he   had   several    other    sources     of  criminal 

revenue。 One of these sources he described as follows�此 �I kept a horse and 

wagon�察�the wheels of which were covered with india rubber。 The feet of 



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the horse were also encased in the same material。 I could move about the 

streets    of  the  city   in  the  late  hours   of  the  night   without    making     any 

disturbance�察�and would pick up anything I could lay my hands on that I 

could convert into money。 I have carried away many a stove and broken it 

up and sold it for old iron。 I would also make my way out into the country 

and   pillage。   Often   I   would   enter   small   towns   and   load   up   my   noiseless 

wagon with stolen goods�察�which I would take out of the stores。 All of this 

money I would foolishly spend on the woman I loved。; 

     ;How did you happen to get caught�拭─�

     ;One   day   on   the   streets   of   Kansas   City   I   accidentally   met   an   ex´ 

convict     whom     I  knew     while   in   Jefferson    City   penitentiary。    He   was 

penniless and somewhat shabby。 He suspected me of crooked work�察�and 

wanted to go with me on a 'horse raid。' At first I refused to take him with 

me�察  �as   it   has   always   been  my   rule   to   go   alone   when   in   the   crooked 

business。 He persisted and urged me to let him go along。 At last I yielded 

to his appeals�察�and we started from Kansas City。 I have never been back 

since。 My 'pal' was caught on this trip and offered to turn State's evidence 

if he could regain his liberty。 He was allowed to do this。 I was tried and 

got a ten years' sentence。 He went free。; 

     ;What became of the woman�拭─�I asked。 

     ;When in jail at Leavenworth and in need of money to pay my lawyer�察�

I wrote her a letter informing her of my trouble�察�and begged her to send 

me some money。 She forgot to answer that letter�察�and I have never seen or 

heard from her since that time。; 

     ;I   suppose   when   your   time   is   up   you   will   hunt   her   up   and   fit   up 

another suite of rooms�察�won't you�拭─�

     ;Never�察─�said he。 When I get out I am going to lead an honest life and 

take care of my money。 It does not pay to get money by crookedness。 Such 

money never does one any good。; 

     Having   imparted   this   information   he   bade   me   good   night   and   went 

over to another part of the ward�察�where he took his place beside the cot of 

a dying convict。 



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                                   CHAPTER XI 



                    CANDIDATE FOR THE STATE SENATE 

     The   author of   this book   has   been   guilty  of   a   great   many  bad   breaks 

during the course of his earthly pilgrimage up to the present date。 Making 

the race for State senator from the Atchison district while an inmate of the 

Kansas penitentiary�察�actually an occupant of a felon's cell�察�and robed in the 

livery of disgrace�察�probably eclipsed anything that maybe charged to my 

account in the past。 

     One Sunday afternoon�察�after the usual exercises of the day were over�察�I 

was sitting in my little 4x7 of stone。 The outside world was in convulsions 

over    the  presidential    campaign。     There   were    no  convulsions�察    �however�察�

where I was。 It was painfully quiet。 Everywhere�察�all over the broad land�察�

except behind prison walls�察�politics was the all´absorbing topic。 As I sat 

there in my solitude the question came to my mind as to what part of the 

great political play I would be engaged in were I a free man。 Some months 

prior   to   this   a   petition   signed   by   5��000   people   had   been   forwarded   to 

President Cleveland for my pardon。 Had I secured my liberty it was my 

intention to make the race for State senator in my district for vindication。 

Mr。 Cleveland interfered with my plan by refusing my pardon。 

     Thinking      over   the   matter   in   my    cell  that   Sunday     afternoon�察   �I 

determined that while the President had the power of keeping me in prison 

he should not keep me from  making the  race for the  position I  coveted。 

Immediate       action   followed    my   decision。    Within    thirty  minutes    I  had 

written    a  letter  for  publication�察   �stating   my   intention   of   becoming     an 

independent candidate。 But how was I to get this letter out of the prison 

and into the newspapers of my district。 

     It is expected of the convict that during Sunday afternoon he will sit 

quietly   in   his  cell  and   meditate    about   his  past  misdeeds。     I  would   be 

dishonest if I did not state that my thoughts were now more taken up with 

the probable outcome of the course I had adopted than of lamenting over 

my past shortcomings。 I reasoned that I was not only pursuing an original�察�

but   a  safe   course。   Original�察  �in  that  no  one�察  �so  far  as  my    knowledge 

extended�察�had ever made the race for office while a convict�察�safe�察�in that I 



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had   nothing   to   lose   and   everything   to   gain。   I   will   frankly   confess   that 

when   the   thought�察  �suppose   I   should   not   get   more   than   a   dozen   votes�察�

would rush into my mind�察�I would feel as if I had better not be so fresh 

while in limbo。 Several times during the afternoon and evening I took up 

the piece of paper�察�on which was written my announcement�察�to tear it into 

shreds�察�and as often I would lay it down。 I viewed the subject from almost 

every   conceivable   standpoint。   I   reasoned   as   follows�此  �Prior   to   this   I   had 

decided to write a book on my penitentiary career�察�as well as to deliver a 

lecture at various points in the State on the same subject。 To be successful 

in   these    enterprises    I  must    be  advertised。     And    I  knew     that  should    I 

announce myself as a candidate for such an important office while in the 

penitentiary   I   would   get   a   good   ventilation。   In   this   I   was   not   mistaken。 

When   the   announcement   appeared   in   the   Leavenworth   ;Times;   it   was 

quickly     copied    and    commented  
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