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Kansas penitentiary�察�eight hundred feet below the surface�察�lying stretched 

out on his side�察�and he knows what he is talking about when he says�察�he 

would rather die and be laid away in his grave than to spend five years as a 

convict。 

     Young man�察 �think of these things   when you   are tempted to do those 

things that will send you to a felon's cell。 Of course�察�it is no intention of 

yours   ever   to   become   an   inmate   of   a   prison。   Permit   one   who   has   had 

experience�察�to tell you that it is one of the easiest things in the world to get 

into a prison�察�and that when once in�察�it is difficult to secure your liberty�察�

until   Time   turns   the   bolt   and   lets   you   out�察  �or   in   other   words�察  �until   you 

serve out your term。 May you never yield to a temptation that will make 

you a prisoner。 



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                                  CHAPTER XVI 



                            THE MISSOURI PRISONERS 

     The   Missouri   penitentiary   contains   1��894   convicts。   This   is   the   most 

populous penal institution in the United States。 Crime is on the increase。 

The number of prisoners is gradually becoming larger。 Reformation is not 

the success that it should be。 A great many of the prisoners return a second�察�

third and many the fourth time。 There is one old convict now an inmate 

who has served nine different terms in this prison。 The highest number that 

was     ever   at   any   prior   time    in  this   penitentiary�察   �was    reached     on 

Thanksgiving Day of 1889。 In 1836�察�fifty´four years ago�察�when this prison 

was founded�察�there were eighteen prisoners received the first day。 During 

the year one received a pardon�察�leaving at the close seventeen prisoners。 At 

the close of 1889 there were nineteen hundred inmates。 As the population 

of Missouri increases�察�she is generous enough to contribute her quota to 

the felon cells within her borders。 The increase of from seventeen at the 

close of the first year to that of nineteen hundred at the close of the last 

year�察�speaks volumes。 What can be done to lessen this fearful increase of 

crime�拭�It is true that the population of the State has increased amazingly 

since    1836�察  �but   crime   has   increased    too   rapidly   in  proportion    to  the 

increase of population。 

     When a man�察�accused of crime�察�is convicted and sentenced in any of 

the courts of the State�察�a commitment is furnished the sheriff�察�by the clerk 

of the court。 This document is a writing�察�giving the name of the prisoner�察�

the   crime   of   which   he   stands   committed�察  �and   the   term   for   which   he   is 

sentenced。 It is the authority given the sheriff to convey to the penitentiary 

the person named therein�察�and to deliver him to the warden。 As soon as the 

warden receives the commitment he assumes control of the prisoner�察�and 

retains   it   until   his   term   of   service   expires�察  �or   is   liberated   by   pardon   or 

some court decree。  It is   curious to note  how differently  prisoners act on 

coming to the penitentiary。 Some of them quake with fear and tremble as 

the   aspen   leaf。   Others   weep   like   whipped   children。  While   others   do   not 

seem to mind it much。 This latter class is chiefly made up of those who 

have   served   terms   before�察  �and   have   had   experience。   The   officers   try   to 



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crush   the   spirit   of   the   criminal   the   first   day  he   enters。 The   poor   culprit�察�

already quaking with fear�察�is spoken to in a cross and harsh manner�察�as if 

he was going to be struck over the head with a club the next moment。 He 

is   locked     up   in  the   reception    cell�察  �a  low�察  �dark    dungeon。      To   use   the 

expressive language of the prison�察�he is left in this dungeon to ;soak; for 

an indefinite time�察�often for a day and a night。 In this dreaded spot�察�in his 

loneliness and shame he has an opportunity for meditation。 I don't suppose 

there ever was a person who�察�in this reception cell for the first time�察�did 

not heartily regret the commission of his crime。 Here he thinks of his past 

life。   The   days   of   his   innocent   childhood   come   flitting   before   him。   The 

faces of loved ones�察�many of whom now dead�察�pass in review。 It is here he 

thinks of his loving mother�察�of his kind old father�察�of his weeping sisters 

and sympathizing brothers。 

     He travels�察�time and again�察�the road of his past life。 In his reveries of 

solitude he sits once more in the old school´house of his boyhood days。 It 

comes   to   him�察  �now   with   greater   force   than   ever   before�察  �what   he   might 

have   been�察  �had   he   taken   a   different   course�察  �Alas�   �it   is   too   late。   He   is 

forever   disgraced。   There   is   but   little   hope   for   him   now   in   the   future。 

Reader�察�behold this unfortunate youth as he sits in his lonely dungeon�察�his 

first   day   in   the   penitentiary。   On   a   low   chair�察  �his   elbows   resting   on   his 

knees�察�his face buried in his hands�察�he sits and tries to imagine what is in 

store for him。 He endeavors to peer into the future�察�and all is gloom。 That 

sweet angel we call Hope�察�has spread her wings�察�taken her flight and left 

him   comfortless。   The   cloud   of   despair�察  �black   as   the   Egyptian   midnight�察�

settles down upon him。 He wishes that he was dead。 I can never forget my 

first day in a felon's   cell。 Of all my eventful life�察�into which many  dark 

days   have   crowded   themselves�察  �my   first   day   in   prison   was   the   darkest。 

After   the   ;soaking   season;   is   over�察  �an   officer   advances   to   the   dungeon�察�

throws      back    the  bolts�察  �pulls   open     the  door�察   �and�察  �in  a   harsh   manner�察�

commands   the   broken´hearted   culprit   to   follow。   He   is   conducted   to   an 

apartment�察�takes   a bath�察 �and dons the suit of   stripes。 Ye angels�   �did   you 

ever behold such a sight�拭�Is it not a travesty on every thing that is good to 

dress   a   human   being   in   such   a   suit   of   clothes。   A   striped   coat�察  �striped 

pataloons�察�striped shirt�察�striped cap�察�in fine everything he wears is striped。 



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There is nothing in this world so humiliates a person as being compelled 

to wear these stripes。 No language can describe the feelings of horror that 

took hold upon me the first time I saw myself arrayed in these emblems of 

disgrace。 I passed through all the fiery ordeal of trial�察�sentence�察�reception 

cell�察�undaunted�察�but when I made my first toilet in the penitentiary�察�I must 

admit�察�I was ;knocked out
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