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to have   you   sent home   at   once。; This   was   a   great   surprise to   me。   I   had 

heard from my wife only two days before this。 At that time she was quite 

sick�察�but was thought to be improving。 With a heart filled with sadness I 

now   prepared   for   my   journey   home。   The   warden   was   absent�察  �and   the 

deputy warden said�察 �There was no precedent for permitting a prisoner to 

go   home   on   a   visit�察  �as   such   a   thing   had   never   occurred   before   in   the 

history  of   the   State�察�but�察─  �continued   he�察  �if   you   will give   me   your   word 

that you will return to the prison I will let you go。; I told him to set the 

time for my return and I would be back。 Mr。 Morgan�察�the turnkey of the 

prison�察�was my guard。 My journey from the prison was the saddest of my 

life。 It was a bright May morning。 Everything around seemed joyful and 

happy�察�but to me the world was gloomy。 I imagined my wife lying at home 

a   corpse�察  �surrounded     by   my   weeping�察    �motherless     little  ones。  She   had 

passed away without my being at her bedside to go with her to the brink of 

the dark river。 Mr。 Morgan�察�my attendant�察�had lost his mother but a short 

time before this�察�and he could sympathize with me in a manner that aided 

me in bearing my burdens。 

     After riding for a couple of hours we arrived at Atchison。 The train on 

reaching the city passes on some two blocks beyond the depot�察�then backs 

down。 As   I   thus   passed   by   the   depot   I   saw   numerous   friends   who   had 

heard of my coming�察�and were there waiting to welcome me to my home。 

They saluted me as I sat in the car at the window and passed on by the 

depot。 I thought they exhibited too much joy in receiving a friend who was 

coming back to see his dead wife。 I wondered at it。 When the train stopped 

to   back   down   to   the   depot�察  �I   got   off   and   took   the   nearest   cut   to   my 

residence。 Walking some four blocks I reached my home。 When nearing 



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the gate�察�one of my little daughters came bounding across the street�察�full of 

joy and gladness�察�welcoming me home。 I thought she acted rather strange 

for her mother to be lying in the house a corpse。 Without saying anything I 

stepped to the door�察�it was standing ajar。 Looking in�察�I saw my wife lying 

in the adjoining roomnot dead� �Thank God� �It seemed as if I had stepped 

into another world。 My wife was very sick�察�but still conscious。 Oh� �what 

joy I felt at once more being able to see my wife and to talk with her。 All 

the way from the prison to the door of my residence I was laboring under a 

false impression。 I drank the cup to its very dregs。 I could have suffered no 

more on that journey home if she had been dead。 In fact I supposed she 

was。 Governor Martin had made a mistake in transmitting the message�察�or 

had been wrongly informed。 

     I do not know how it came that I was permitted to return home。 I was a 

United States' prisoner。 As such�察�Governor Martin had no control over me。 

No     one   had   authority   to   send   me   home     on  such    a  furlough    except 

President Cleveland。 But I care nothing about this。 I did not stop to inquire 

about the   authority�察�when the prison   doors came   open I   left for   home。   I 

was furnished a citizen's suit of clothes。 I remained at home for nearly a 

week。 Many friends came to see me。 This to me was one of the best weeks 

of my life。 

     A little occurrence took place�察�during this short stay at home�察�which I 

will mention here。 I have a legal friend at Atchison by the name of Hon。 D。 

C。 Arnold。 This man�察�when tested�察�proves himself true to those who have 

gained   his   good   will。   He   conceived   the   idea   that   sending   me   out   of   the 

penitentiary�察  �IN    CITIZEN'S       CLOTHING�察       �was   without    WARRANT   IN 

LAW OR PRECEDENT IN FACT�察�and that�察�by releasing me in that way�察�

they    had    lost  control   of   me。   Unknown       to  me    he  had    prepared    an 

application in ;habeas corpus。; The judge of the District Court�察�Hon。 W。 D。 

Gilbert�察�who was on the bench at the time�察�was a personal friend of his and 

mine also�察�as I had something to do in his election�察�and had the application 

been   presented   to   him�察  �the   judge   would   have   inclined   to   turn   me   loose�察�

and I would have been a free man。 When Mr。 Arnold informed me as to 

what he was doing�察�I told him that I had given my word of honor that I 

would return to the prison�察�and that I would keep it。 



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     At   the  expiration   of   a   week   I   returned   to   my  prison   cell。 A  petition�察�

signed by  nearly  five   thousand   people�察�had   been   forwarded   to   President 

Cleveland for my pardon。 I had some hopes of securing relief。 I bade my 

wife good´by。 I thought sure I would be sent home in a few days。 My wife 

hopefully entertained the same opinion。 We were both deceived。 When I 

reached      the   prison�察  �the   deputy    warden�察    �Mr。    Higgins�察   �when     he   was 

informed      by   the  officer�察  �Mr。   Morgan�察    �who    attended    me    home�察   �how    I 

refused   my   chances   of   liberty   by   means   of   the   proceedings   in   ;habeas 

corpus�察─�contemplated by my friends�察�choosing imprisonment rather than 

breaking my word�察�called me into his office�察�and said that there was not 

one man in ten placed in my circumstances that would have done as I did。 

He then said to me�此 �Reynolds�察�I will see that you have no more hard work 

to do while you are in the penitentiary�察�I would give you your liberty if I 

could�察�but that is beyond my power。 I will make it as agreeable for you as 

possible in the prison。; He got another man to take my place in the mines�察�

and   I   was   given   an   easy   task   from   that   on。   I   was   detailed   to   make   out 

reports   for   the   prison   officials�察  �and   was   kept   busy�察  �and   was�察  �as   I   was 

informed�察�a very valuable man in that capacity。 This kind of work was in 

keeping with my labors when on the outside�察�and was not hard on me like 

digging     coal。   I  was    given   the   liberty   of  the   prison�察  �was    allowed     to 

converse with the prisoners�察�and because of these favors shown me�察�I was 

able to secure the material for this book。 

     The month following my return to the prison was the darkest�察�the most 

desolate�察  �and   the   most   sorrowful   portion   of   my   earthly   pilgrimage   yet 

experienced。 My wife was at home dying� �I was behind the prison walls� �

During that month I was entirely unfit for any kind of work。 The prison 

officials�察�knowing my sorrows�察�took pity on me and did not insist upon my 

performing   any   kind   of   labor。   I 
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