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was taken out of the penitentiary to stand trial for setting fire to the prison�察�
he was heavily loaded with chains�察 �and in the custody of six prison
officials。 It was feared he would make a desperate effort to escape during
this trial。 On his return to the prison he was placed in a dark dungeon�察�and
has been kept caged up ever since�察 �like a wild beast。 When he is given
exercise he wears a ball and chain and an officer walks immediately
behind him�察 �with a loaded Winchester�察 �ready to shoot him down if he
makes any bad breaks。 The officials are very careful when they enter his
cell for any purpose�察 �as he is liable to kill them。 Captain Bradbury�察 �the
deputy warden�察�in speaking of him�察�says�察�he is the most desperate criminal
he has met during his thirty´three years of prison experience。
HENRY BUTLER�察�
a colored representative of Pettis County�察 �has served the longest
consecutive term of any of the male prisoners。 Henry killed his man�察�and
for this mistake has been doing service for the State of Missouri ;without
money and without price; for the past fifteen years。 The story of his
downfall is very romantic。 He was a married man�察 �and the father of an
interesting family。 There lived near him a young lady of color�察 �very
handsome and attractive�察 �so the story goes�察 �and for whom Henry had a
great liking。 There was nothing wrong about all this�察�perhaps�察�if Henry had
not permitted his affections to go too far。 Instead of admiring this dusky
maiden at a distance�察�as he should have done�察�he brought her to his home�察�
and cared for her there in a manner too affectionate for the tastes of his
colored neighbors。 Henry was remonstrated with�察�but to no purpose。 At the
close of church services one moonlight Sunday evening his neighbors held
an indignation meeting�察�and it was resolved to put a stop to Henry's little
love scheme�察�as it was now very evident that his wife was getting tired of
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having the maiden about her so much。 The meeting adjourned that evening
to have the next one the following night at Henry's front gate。 During the
ensuing day he was apprised of the intentions of his callers�察�and was urged
to let the young lady depart from under his roof。 Henry refused�察�since love
is blind。 He got his shotgun in readiness to protect his home and his rights。
At the appointed hour some twenty´five or thirty neighbors gathered at the
place selected�察�and demanded of Henry that he should give up the maiden
loved�察 �or pull hemp。 At this juncture Henry called into requisition his
double´ barreled shotgun and turned both barrels loose on the excited
throng。 The result was a stampede�察�one negro killed and two wounded。 For
this brave deed he was arrested�察�tried and sent to prison for life。 In solitude
for fifteen years�察�Henry has had the privilege of thinking of his illicit love�察�
none of his former neighbors daring to molest him or make him afraid。
The case of a prisoner who was in the Missouri prison under the name
of
GEORGE ELLIS
is very remarkable。 Over in Kansas a cold´blooded murder had been
committed。 It seemed impossible for the authorities to discover any trace
of the murderer。 Shortly after this murder had been committed�察�Ellis was
arrested and tried in Missouri on a charge of horse´stealing�察�and got a two
years' sentence。 He heard of this murder having been committed in Kansas�察�
and�察�for some reason best known to himself�察�he went to Deputy Warden
Bradbury and confidentially told him that he had committed the offense�察�
and asked him to notify the authorities of Kansas。 This was done and a
pardon was granted Ellis that he might be taken to Kansas and tried for
murder。 No doubt�察�Ellis' motive in stating that he was guilty of this offense
was to get out of the penitentiary。 He supposed that after getting pardoned
out of the Missouri prison�察�he would have no trouble in proving an alibi in
the Kansas murder case�察�and in this way go free。 He was taken to Kansas�察�
tried�察�and failed to establish his alibi�察�and was found guilty of murder and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life。 If Ellis was guilty of murder�察 �he
surely would not have told on himself and exchanged a two years'
sentence in the Missouri prison for a life sentence in the Kansas
penitentiary。 He is�察 �no doubt�察 �innocent of this crime�察 �but should serve a
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few years in the Kansas institution because of his smartness。
THE SUICIDE
A young man by the name of John Welch was sent from Stoddard
County for an heinous offense�察�under a sentence of ten years。 His family
were among the best people of that county�察 �and highly respected。 John
proved to be a black lamb of the flock。 He had not been in prison but a few
weeks when he got enough of that kind of living�察 �and�察 �being unable to
have his resignation accepted�察 �he concluded to end his career by
committing suicide。 It was on a beautiful Sunday morning�察 �and the
prisoners having been to religious services�察�were on their way back to their
cells to spend the rest of the day in solitude。 The chapel where the services
were held is in the third story of a large brick structure。 An iron stairway is
attached to the wall on the outside of the building。 It was down this
stairway the convicts were marching�察 �one behind the other�察 �when John�察�
stepping out of the door on to the stairway�察 �instead of following his
comrades down and into his cell�察 �as he had done on former occasions�察�
leaped out into space and fell to the ground。 When he was picked up�察�life
was extinct。 He received his pardon that day�察 �but gave his life as the
ransom。 No one can imagine how much this youth suffered before he
brought himself to that point when he decided to make that leap into
eternity。
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