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opened�察�and an officer said to me�察�as if he would hit me with a club the 

next moment�察 �Git out of there。; I went out。 Pointing to the barber's chair�察�

he   said�察   �Squat   yourself   in   that   chair。;   I   sat   down。   ;Throw   back   your 

head。; I laid it back。 It was not long before my raven mustache was off�察�

and     my    hair   cut   rather   uncomfortably        short    for  fly   time。   After    this 

tonsorial artist had finished his work then came the command once more�察�

;Git in。; I got in。 It now came Mr。 Horserider's turn to bid a long farewell 



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to his auburn locks。 He took his place in the chair�察�and the little darkey�察�

possibly for his own amusement�察�cut off the hair on one side of the head 

and left the other untouched。 He then shaved one side of his face without 

disturbing the other。 At this moment the bell for dinner rang�察�and the little 

colored fellow broke away and ran to his division�察�to fall in ranks�察�so that 

he would not miss his noon meal。 Once more Mr。 Horserider entered his 

cell and we were locked in。 A more comical object I never beheld�察�he did 

not even possess the beauty of a baboon�察�he might certainly have passed 

for the   eighth   wonder of   the   world。 When he came   in I   handed him  the 

small looking´glass and asked him how he liked his hair´cut。 Remember�察�

one side of his head and face was shaved close�察�and the other covered with 

long   sandy  hair   and   beard。   Looking   into   the   glass�察  �he   exclaimed�此   �Holy 

Moses� �and who am I�察�anyway�拭─�I answered his question by stating that he 

favored Mr。 What´Is´It。 He was very uneasy for a time�察�thinking that he 

was   going   to   be   left   in   that   condition。   He   wanted   to   know   of   me   if   all 

horse´thieves of the penitentiary wore their hair and whiskers in this style。 

I comforted him all I could by imparting the information that they did。 He 

was much relieved when the darkey returned after dinner and finished the 

shaving。 

     I   was   next   taken   out   of   my   cell   to   pass   a   medical   examination。   Dr。 

Mooney�察     �the   gentlemanly     officer   in  charge    of  the  hospital�察  �put   in  an 

appearance with a large book under his arm and sat down by a table。 I was 

ushered into his presence。 He began asking me questions�察�and wrote down 

my answers in his book�察�which proved to be the physician's register。 

     ;Have you any decayed teeth�拭─�was his first question�察�

     ;No�察�sir�察─�was my reply。 

     ;Have you ever lost any teeth�拭─�

     ;No�察�sir。; 

     ;Have you ever had the measles�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Have you ever had the mumps�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Have you ever had the chicken´pox�拭─�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 



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     ;Have you ever had the thresh�拭─�

     Well�察�I didn't know what was meant by the thresh。 I knew that I had 

been ;thrashed; a great many times�察�and inferred from that fact that I must 

have had the disease at some time or other in my youth�察�so I answered�察�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; 

     ;Have you ever had the itch�拭─�

     ;What kind�拭─�said I。 ;The old fashioned seven year kind�拭�Y´e´s�察�sir�察�I 

have had it。; 

     He then continued asking me questions�察�and wanted to know if I ever 

had a great many diseases�察�the names of which I had never heard before。 

Since I catch almost everything that comes along�察�I supposed�察�of course�察�

that at some period during my childhood�察�youth or early manhood I had 

suffered from all those physical ills�察�so I always answered�察�

     ;Yes�察�sir。; He wound up by inquiring if I ever had a stroke of the horse 

glanders。   I   knew    what   was    meant   by   that  disease�察  �and   replied  in  the 

negative。 

     He then looked at me over the top of his spectacles�察�and�察�in a rather 

doubting manner�察�said�察 �and you really have had all these diseases�拭�By the 

way�察─�he continued�察 �are you alive at the present moment after all that you 

have suffered�拭─�Mr。 Mooney is an Irishman。 He was having a little cold´ 

blooded sport   at   my  expense。 Whenever   you   meet   an   Irishman   you   will 

always strike a budget of fun。 

     His next question was�察 �Are you a sound man�拭─�

     My reply was to the effect that I was�察�physically�察�mentally and morally。 

So he wrote down in his book opposite my name ;physically and mentally 

a sound man。; He said he would take my word for being sound morally�察�

but that he would not put that down on the books for the present�察�for fear 

there   might   be   a   mistake   somewhere。   Before   discharging   me�察  �he   calmly 

stated that I would make a good coal miner。 All the prisoners undergo this 

medical cross´examination。 

     After I had run the doctor's gauntlet�察�I was conducted from the south 

wing of the cell´house to the north wing。 Here I met for the first time Mr。 

Elliott�察�who has charge of this building during the daytime。 It is a part of 

this   highly   efficient   officer's   duty   to   cross´examine   the   prisoners   as   to 



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where they have lived and what they have been doing。 His examinations 

are very rigid。 He is a bright man�察�a good judge of human nature�察�and can 

tell a criminal at sight。 He would make an able criminal lawyer。 He is the 

prison detective。  By means   of these   examinations he often obtains  clues 

that lead to the detection of the perpetrators of crime。 I have been told by 

good   authority   that   on   account   of   information   obtained   by   this   official�察�

two murderers were discovered in the Kansas penitentiary�察�and�察�after their 

terms   had   expired�察  �they   were   immediately   arrested�察  �and�察  �on   requisition�察�

taken back   to the   Eastern   States�察�where   the   crimes had been   committed�察�

and   there   tried�察  �convicted   and   punished   according   to   the   laws   of   those 

States。 After I had been asked all manner of questions by this official�察�he 

very kindly informed me that I came to the penitentiary with a bad record。 

He further stated that I was looked upon as one of the worst criminals in 

the State of Kansas。 This information was rather a set´back to me�察�as I had 

no idea that I was in possession of any such record as that。 I begged of him 

to wait a little while before he made up his mind conclusively as to my 

character�察�for there might be such a thing as his being mistaken。 There is 

no man that is rendering more effective service to the State of Kansas in 

the way of bringing criminals to justice than Mr。 Elliott。 He has been an 

officer of the prison for nearly nine years。 As an honest officer he is above 

reproach。 As a disciplinarian he has no superior in 
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