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He   walked   to   a   small   town   near   by�察  �where   he   soon   was   arrested     for 

thieving�察�and was taken to prison to serve what he declared to be his last 

term。 His head is as white as snow�察�and in keeping with his long�察�flowing 

beard�察  �and   he   looks   like   a   patriarch�察  �yet   is   not   stooped   a   particle。   His 

desire now is to secure honest work�察�that will guarantee him a home。 He 

wishes to spend the rest of his days a free man。 Had this man been assisted 

just   a   little   at   the   expiration   of   his   first   term�察  �he   might   have   become   a 



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useful citizen�察�but as it was�察�his life was spent behind the bars。 When once 

the   feet  find   themselves     walking    in  the   pathway    of  crime�察   �it  is  very 

difficult    for  them    ever  to   walk   in  paths   of   honesty    and   uprightness 

thereafter。 

                                        NINE TIMES 

     As   I  was   walking   through   the  penitentiary�察 �in   company  with   Deputy 

Warden   Bradbury�察  �he   pointed   out   an   old   convict�察  �and   said�察   �There   is   a 

fellow that has seen prison life。 He is here this time under the name of Gus 

Loman。      He   is  now    serving    his  NINTH       term   in  this  prison。   At   the 

expiration of one of his sentences he went away and was gone over a year�察�

and when he came back I asked him where he had been so long。 His reply 

was�察�'Simply rusticating at Joliet�察�Ill。�察�with some friends。' Every time he is 

sent to prison he gives in a new and different name and�察�of course�察�no one 

but himself knows what his real name is。; When asked why he comes to 

the prison so often�察�he remarked that�察�when once in prison it is impossible 

to get work to do on the outside�察�and he had made up his mind to spend the 

rest of his days in prison。 He claimed that the fates were against him and 

he could not make a living on the outside�察�as no one would employ him�察�

that he had tried it several times and failed�察�and now he had given up all 

hope。 He is a bold�察�bad and natural thief。 As soon as his term is out he goes 

a little distance from the prison�察�gets on a spree�察�gets into trouble�察�steals 

something�察  �and   soon   finds   himself   back   again   in   the   penitentiary。   He   is 

now over seventy years of age�察�and is both a physical and moral wreck。 

What an awful warning for the young is the history of such a wasted life。 

                                DESPERADO JOHNSON 

     This convict is the most daring and desperate criminal in the Missouri 

penitentiary。 The prison authorities have had more trouble with him than 

with any other man who ever found a home behind the walls of this great 

institution。  He  was   sent   up   from  Jackson   County�察  �and   was   charged   with 

murdering two men before he was finally convicted of crime。 On trial for 

these two murders be was successful in proving an alibi。 The last time be 

was not so successful�察�and received a sentence of twelve years。 Soon after 

his arrival at the prison he was set to work in one of the shops。 When he 

became   a   little   acquainted�察  �his   innate   cussedness   induced   him  to   raise   a 



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riot in the prison。 It was a desperate undertaking�察�but he was equal to the 

emergency。 For days and weeks he was on the alert�察�and when a guard was 

not   on   the   watch   he   would   communicate   with   a   convict�察  �and   enlist   his 

services�察�and give him his instructions as to what part he should perform 

when the signal should be given。 

     At last the day came when all was ready for the plans so well laid to be 

carried   into   execution。   Each   of   the   convicts   who   were   to   act   in   concert 

with him piled up a lot of kindling in their respective shops and saturated 

it with kerosene。 When the prisoners were being marched out to supper�察�

they   threw   matches   into   the   piles   of   kindling´wood�察  �and   soon   several 

buildings were on fire。 Intense excitement now prevailed among the two 

thousand convicts。 The ranks were quickly broken�察�and all was confusion。 

Some of the better disposed convicts tried to assist the officers in putting 

out the fires�察�and were in turn knocked down and trampled upon by those 

who were in favor of the riot。 In the midst of this great excitement Johnson�察�

the   leader�察  �with   four   of   his   associates�察  �knocked   down   one   of   the   guards 

and   stripped   him   of   his   clothing。   Johnson   put   on   this   suit   of   blue   and 

started to one of the towers。 Reaching the same�察�he asked permission of 

the   officer   on   duty   to   let   down   the   ladder   and   allow   him  to   ascend   and 

assist   him   in   ;holding   the   fort�察─  �as   this   was   Captain   Bradbury's   orders。 

Johnson's   intentions   were   to   get   on   top   of   the   wall   and   into   the   tower�察�

where the guard opened the   large gate   below by  the   use of   a   lever。 The 

convict�察  �once   inside   the   tower�察  �would   knock   the   officer   down�察  �seize   his 

gun�察�raise the lever�察�throw open the large gate in the wall�察�and permit the 

prisoners   all   to   rush   out。   This   was   a   bold   scheme�察  �and   it   is   a   wonder�察�

during the great excitement that prevailed�察�that it was not successful。 The 

officer on duty�察�when requested by the convict to allow him to ascend the 

ladder�察�coolly drew his gun�察�and told him if he dared to ascend he would 

send buckshot into his body。 

     Foiled in this�察�the desperado returns to where the officials are fighting 

the flames�察�and began cutting the hose so as to stop the supply of water。 

The fire raged furiously。 A strong wind sprung up adding intensity to the 

flames。   Over   200��000   worth   of   property   was   soon   swept   away   in   this 

direful     storm     of   fire。  After     a  fearful    conflict     the   prisoners     were 



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overpowered and driven into their cells。 

     A number of them were severely wounded。 Several died of the injuries 

received。 The prison   directors   had   a   called   meeting   and   investigated   the 

riot。 The blame fell upon convict Johnson。 A criminal charge was preferred 

against   him   in   the   courts�察  �for   arson。   He   was   convicted   and   served   an 

additional   sentence   of   twelve   years。   This�察  �added   to   his   former   sentence�察�

makes   twenty´four   years   of   imprisonment   for   this   desperado。   When   he 

was taken out of the penitentiary to stand trial for setting fire to the prison�察�

he    was   heavily    loaded     with   
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