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up   for   ninety´nine   years�察  �and   has   now   been   in   prison   about   three   years。 

She   is   one of   the   most desperate looking   women   I   ever   saw�察 �and�察  �when 

crazed with drink�察�becomes an infuriated demon。 She is an adept in the use 

of the razor。 



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     The oldest female prisoner is an aged German woman by the name of 

Oldstein�察    �from    Gasconade       County。    She   has    been   in  the   penitentiary 

thirteen   years�察  �and�察  �doubtless�察  �would   get   a   pardon   if   she   had   any   place 

where she could make her home after securing her liberty。 The old woman 

is entirely broken down and is a physical wreck。 She spends the most of 

her   time   knitting。 Aside   from  keeping   her own bedding   clean   she   is   not 

required     to  perform     any   labor。  She    was   charged    with   a  cold´blooded 

murder。 She�察�her husband and daughter murdered her daughter's husband。 

The old man was hung�察�the daughter was sent up for life�察�and died in a few 

months   after entering   prison。 The  old   woman   was   sentenced   to   be   hung 

also with her husband�察�but the governor commuted her sentence to that of 

life   imprisonment。   For   thirteen   long�察  �dreary   years   she   has   lived   behind 

these prison walls。 She longs for death�察�but death refuses�察�as yet�察�to claim 

her    as  his  own。    Broken    in  health�察  �friendless�察   �penniless�察  �this   poor   old 

woman is but another proof that ;the way of the transgressor is hard。;   I 

also saw Anna Brown�察�another female prisoner�察�who�察�with her step´brother�察�

planned and carried into execution a terrible cold´blooded murder。 It was 

none other than the killing of her aged father。 The boy was sent to prison 

for   life  and   the   woman      received    a  sentence    of  forty´nine    years。   Her 

sentence   might   just   as   well   have   read   ;life   imprisonment;   as   forty´nine 

years�察�for she cannot live but a few years longer in confinement。 Nannie 

Stair is another interesting prisoner。 She came from Vernon County。 An old 

and crippled man was driving through the country。 Night coming on found 

him near the house of the Stair family。 He stopped and asked for a night's 

lodging。   His   request   was   granted。   That   was   the   old   man's   last   night   of 

earth。 During the hours of the night Stair and his wife made their way into 

the bed´chamber where the helpless traveler lay asleep unconscious of his 

doom。 It was not long until the husband sent an axe crushing through his 

brain�察�his wife standing by�察�a witness to the fearful deed。 During the same 

night they dug his grave in the garden back of the house�察�and buried him。 

Next day  the husband   drove the   murdered man's   team to   a town not   far 

distant�察�and sold it。 In a couple of weeks friends began to institute search 

for the missing man。 He was traced to the home of the Stair family。 The 

husband and wife being separated�察�and the officers telling the wife that she 



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would be let out of the scrape without much punishment in case she would 

tell all she knew�察�she informed them of all the details of the bloody deed�察�

where      the  victim    lay   buried�察   �and   what    disposition     was    made    of   the 

murdered       man's    team    and    money。     The    two    were    arrested�察  �tried   and 

convicted。 The husband was hung�察�and the wife sent to the penitentiary for 

six years。 Her time will now soon be served out�察�and she will once more 

be a free woman。 The desire of this family to obtain filthy lucre was too 

great。   Of   the   fifty´six   female     inmates   of   of   the   Missouri    penitentiary�察�

fifteen   of   them   were   sent   for   murder。   Kansas   City   has   several   female 

representatives。 It is stated�察�on good authority�察�that the sentences imposed 

by the judges of the Kansas City district are far more excessive than in any 

other    portion    of   the  State。   I  was   told   that  a  number      of  these   female 

convicts were very  desperate   characters�察 �while others of   them�察 �driven   to 

deeds of desperation on account of poverty�察�committed acts that for a time 

placed them  behind prison bolts   and   bars。  Something   should   be done   to 

aid   these   poor   women�察  �when   their   terms   expire�察  �to   get   a   start   in   life。   If 

something is not done for them�察�it will be but a short time when they will 

drift back again into crime and prison。 

     The author of this book believes that it is all right to send money to 

India and other remote countries to aid the heathen�察�but instead of sending 

it   all   away   to   lands   beyond   the   seas�察  �he   thinks   a   portion   of   it�察  �at   least�察�

could be well expended this side the briny deep in helping some of these 

poor unfortunate convicts to get another start in life�察�and thus lift them out 

of a life of crime。 

                                    WHISKY AND CARDS 

     Felix   Bagan's history  shows the   career of   many  a   boy�察 �when   thrown 

into   bad   company。 At   an   early   age   Felix   was   left   an   orphan。   When   his 

parents both died he had not a relative living that cared anything for him。 

Taken from the grave of his mother�察�who died shortly after the death and 

burial of her husband�察�the unfortunate lad was placed in the orphan's home 

in   St。   Louis。   Here   he   remained   for   several   years�察  �and   acquired   all   the 

education that he possessed。 After becoming old enough to do some work�察�

he   was   given   to   a   farmer�察  �who   took   him   to   his   home   in   the   country。 

Possessed   of   a   genial   disposition�察  �he   soon   made   many   friends。   He   was 



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highly   esteemed   by   the   lady   and   gentleman   who   adopted   him。   He   was 

honest and industrious。 It was on election day that his down´fall took place。 

In company with several young men�察�who resided on neighboring farms�察�

he    went    to  a  small    town    near   by   to  pass   the   day。   Being    invited    to 

participate   in   a   game   of   cards�察  �he   and   several   of   his   companions   found 

their   way   into   the   back   part   of   a   saloon�察  �where   the   day   was   spent   in 

drinking and gambling。 Toward evening a dispute arose about the cards�察�a 

drunken fight was the result。 Bagan�察�half crazed with drink�察�drew his knife 

and stabbed to the death one of his companions。 The young man whom he 

murdered�察�prior to this had been one of his best friends。 When he saw the 

life´blood   of   his   companion   ebb   awa
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