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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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