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

reproach。 As a disciplinarian he has no superior in the West。 

     After this examination I was shown to my cell。 It was now about two 

o'clock in the afternoon of my first day in prison。 I remained in the cell 

alone   during   the   entire   afternoon。   Of   all   the   dark   hours   of   my   eventful 

history�察�none have been filled with more gloom and sadness than those of 

my first day in prison。 Note my antecedentsa college graduate�察�a county 

clerk�察�the president of a bank�察�and an editor of a daily newspaper。 All my 

life I had moved in the highest circles of society�察�surrounded by the best 

and purest of both sexes�察�and now�察�here I was�察�in the deplorable condition 

of   having   been   hurled   from   that   high   social   position�察  �down   to   the   low 

degraded plane of a convict。 As I sat there in that desolate abode of  the 

disgraced�察�I tried to look out down the future。 All was dark。 For a time it 

seemed as if that sweet angel we call hope had spread her wings and taken 

her departure from me forever。 The black cloud of despair seemed settling 



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down upon me。 But very few persons possess the ability to make any thing 

of themselves after having served a term in the penitentiary。 Having once 

fallen to so low a plane it is almost impossible to rise again。 Young man�察�

as you peruse this book�察�think of these things。 Once down as a felon it is a 

miracle   if   one   ever   regains   what   he   has   lost。   I   sat   brooding   over   these 

things    for   an  hour   or   more�察   �when    my   manhood       asserted   itself。  Hope 

returned。 I reasoned thus�此�I am a young man。 I enjoy good health。 There 

will   be   only   a   few   months   of   imprisonment   and   then   I   will   be   free。   I 

thought of my loving wife�察�my little children�察�my aged mother�察�my kind 

friends�察�and for their sake I would not yield to despair。 Soliciting the aid of 

a kind Heavenly Father�察�I resolved to do the best I could toward regaining 

what I had lost。 My father was a minister of the gospel for fifty years prior 

to his death。 He was not blessed with much of this world's goods。 For this 

reason   I   began   in   very   early   life   to   aid   myself。   I   spent   seven   years   in 

college preparing for the struggles that awaited me。 I earned every dollar 

of   the   money   which   paid   my   expenses   while   securing   my   education。   I 

carried   the   hod   to   assist   in   building   the   college   in   which   I   afterward 

graduated。   Few   men   can   truthfully   make   this   statement   of   themselves。 

While     working      my   way    through     the  institution    where    I  received    my 

education�察�I learned one useful   lessonself reliance。 I learned to   depend 

upon my own efforts for success。 Every one must learn this useful lesson 

before he can become anything in life。 After I had met with misfortune and 

found myself in a prison cell�察�I was glad that I had learned to rely upon my 

own efforts。 

     The question�此 �What shall I do in the future�拭─�now came to me。 That 

afternoon I laid my plans which I would carry out out in the years to come。 

I was financially ruined in the great battle I carried on with the Atchison 

ring。 I was aware of the fact that�察�when I got out of the penitentiary�察�all the 

money that I would have with which to make another start in life would be 

five   dollars。   The   United   States   presents   her   prisoners�察  �when   discharged�察�

with a suit of citizen's clothes and five dollars。 This was my capital。 What 

could I do with five dollars�察�in the way of assisting me in getting another 

financial foot´hold in life�拭�After my release it was necessary for me to do 

something at once to get money。 It never entered my  mind to borrow。 It 



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will be interesting to the reader to know what I did�察�after my prison days 

were     past�察 �to  make    a  ;quick    raise。;   Sixteen    months    of   imprisonment 

slipped away。 I regained my liberty on Monday。 I received my five dollars 

and    immediately       started   for  my    home�察    �in  Atchison。     On   my    arrival�察�

Monday   night�察  �I   had   four   dollars   and   ten   cents。   On   Tuesday   morning   I 

went to the proprietor of the Opera House�察�in Atchison�察�and inquired how 

much money was necessary to secure the use of the building for the next 

evening。 ;Fifty dollars�察�was his reply。 I gave him all the money I had�察�and 

persuaded him to trust me for the rest。 I informed him that I was going to 

deliver a lecture on my prison life。 He asked if I thought anybody would 

come   to   hear   a   convict   talk。   In   answer�察  �I   told   him   that   was   the   most 

important question that was agitating my mind at the present moment�察�and 

if he would let me have the use of the Opera House we would soon settle 

that question。 I further told him that if the receipts of the evening were not 

enough to pay him for the use of the house�察�that I would pay him as soon 

as possible。 He let me have the use of the house。 I advertised in the daily 

papers of the city that I would lecture in the Opera House the following 

evening   on   my   prison   life��admission   fifty   cents。   I   thought   if   the   good 

people wanted to come at all they would come even if they had to pay well 

for   it。   I   was   very   restless   from   the   morning   that   I   engaged   the   Opera 

House until the next evening�察�at which time I was to speak。 I did not know 

whether I would have any audience。 If not�察�I was fifty dollars deeper in 

debt。    The   evening     for  the   lecture   came�察   �I  went   to  the   Opera    House 

prepared to interest anyone that might put in an appearance�察�I entered the 

building in the rear�察�and took my position on the platform。 The signal was 

given   and   up   went   the   curtain。   I   was   highly   pleased   when   I   saw   my 

audience。 The building was packed。 The lecture was a financial success。 In 

this manner I secured a nice ;stake; for future use。 I delivered that lecture 

for several weeks in Kansas�察�and made a thousand dollars above expenses。 

To return to my first afternoon in the cell。 I thought of another scheme。 I 

conceived the idea that a book about�察�a penitentiary�察�giving its history�察�and 

also the history of many of the leading criminals�察�modes of punishment�察�

escapes�察�etc。�察�would be very interesting�察�and would sell。 I decided to write 

such a book while in prison。 In order to write a book it became necessary 



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to   have   writing   material。
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