YEAR 82 NO, 90 ~ PENITENTIARY REVELATIONS BY A MAN WHO SUFFERE "Six Years in Hell and What | Saw There"--- An Article by a Prisoner Recently Released. Railroaded to Prison---Brutal Treatment Given Prisoners in Punishment---Word of Guards Always Taken ---Bible With Notes Stolen---Horrors He Endured For Six Years. On December 14th, 1908, I was taken to Portsmouth serve a seven years having been convicted on the charge of ex- torting twelve dollars antl fifty cents from two men I was convicted upon the evidence of the police who had brought the charges against me, This was allegally done prevent my bringing forty-two charges-again- st the police. Handeuffed d shack led, in charge of the sherif® and a deputy, 1 left home and all 1 held dear, to undergo #ix years of the most horrible eruelty epnceivable It was a bitterly cold morning but not £0 bitterly. cold as the world seemed fo me For twenty-five years I had fought for law enforce ment, and against graft and corrup- tion, In most instances [I had fought gingle-handed; I had sacrificed every thing in the world for the sake of my work. In the States and Canada especial ly 1 had to fight with little support, and generally with so-called Christ ians ranged on the tide of the thug, the grafter, and the immoral ele ment. I know that in all probabili ty the time would come when the grafters, airded by the police and a corrupt judiciary, would, becausze of their fear of exposure, endeavor to trump up a charge against me; sup- ported by perjured evidence; but that fact did not prevent me from carrying on my work. On the 12th, of December I heard the judge, whoee conducf I had ex posed for over two years, 'both in the press and on the platform, pass the most extraordinary sentence ever imposed for any such offense that I Penitentiary to sentence, to was charged with, in the history of! British jurisprudence. 1 was inno- cent; the public knew I was innocent but I was rallroaded to Portsmouth for seven years. I had heard much of of this penitentiary, aad 1 knew I would have no. consideration shown me by the officials, owing to my life- long attacks upon grafting officials. On the-way from the station I saw the dome of the penitentiary loom up in the distance. Oh, how my heart ached; I looked around, I saw all na- ture clad in white, children playing merrily with their sleighs, laughing, happy couples in cutters, sleigh bells ringing, the stores decked out in Christmas gar). I thought of my wife-and children, of their sad Christmas, and Oh! ho I cursed the hyprocritical chure goers who, by their indifference, had allowed such a state of things to be possible; that corruption was given a free hand, because the so-called Christians were too busy piling up their gold to care for the morals of even their own children. the horrors The Silent System. When I arrived at the penitentiary my shackles and handeuffs were tak- en off and I was taken into the war- den's office, After asking my age, my nationality, my profession, ete, the Warden told me that if 1 wished to get along. with the men I must not --------let-them think I was their superior; and that if I had no reports against me would only have to serve five years and six months. Then, to my _ Surprise, I was informed that the sil. ent system was in vogue, and that the convicts were forbidden to speak to each other, but that the guards would not report a convict for talking if he did not speak too loud, or al- lowed the talking to interfere with his work. ~ the with the Chief's After getting through Warden, I was taken to the 'office There everything taken from me I took a bath, rd my hair cropped, moustache shaven off, given prison clothes, not ar ticle of which was new of the underpants was ches longer than the other, the were old and patched, and fairly stank Some years previous I had my back injured in a raid I was mak ing on an immoral r ort and was compelled to wear wide linen bin der to prevent my giving way This was taken from me and al though 1 pleaded to be allowed to re tain it, and explained why I was or dered to weir it, still the doctor re fused to allow me to keep it I was given a cell No. 13 and nearly years | the 1 a single One leg about twelve hoe back first C occupied for five game ¢ At the Stone Pile, The day taken to stones my-arrival I was No. 1 stone pile break The official tell visitor and the authorities at Ottawa that men are only put on the stone pile until they can be allotted other werk This is a lie pure and simple, I my ¢elf was on the stone pile the whole of the time I was in the penitentiary, From December 15th, 1908, until November -14th, 1914, 'and although I'asked fifty-two times to be given a change I was every time refused I had only been there a.few days when I saw very clearly that all the officials, with the possible exception of three or four, were discriminating against me At one time the guard stone ( pile, where working, wanted to man for insolence, could net write and as who usually wrote his him was.in the hole he to report him.. There was no classification of pri foners, The most hardened crimin-? als were put to work next to youths, and some of the officials seemed to take a pleasure in seeing the older criminals corrupting the novices, I will show you how the supposed silent system was used to the disad- vantage of the prisoners. As I said the Warden told all the prisoners on their ariival Mat although 'the silent system was thee rule, still the guards would allow them to talk Jf they did not speak too loud. This resulted in very best conducted men being constantly reported. The quietest men would so conduct: themselves that it was impossible to report them for anything excepting talk. It is a remarkable fact that the toughest men were geldom reported, The food was cooked in such a filthy, careless manner that often the men refused to eat it. No knives or forks were allowed, and men had to | eat their food like wild animals. Let me explain what the hole is! like. There are eleven cells under | ground. They are about eight feet (wide and ten long. They have =u | gate made of steel bars, also a blind | door made of thick woo alter to No. 2 was report a but he the convict repores ror was unable on 1 days toge | when | nothing to sit on only the damp stone! | erawl. The walls were often w jand the floor, which was made of| stone, way always damp. At night | ly in vood. This-blind} door is often closed, sometimes for] n one pu ery bread JOE Lwe I Non ent to the ho you ne hours ym atte how for long you wash, to wash yoa never hi: allowed your er hands were ' Cases Cited To Commission, The following 1 also broug! before Cor algo corrobo A admi the which mar 2, refu pital rked depth of td charge ed by doctor The guard who h quarry gan seeing how il told get up ir the sta nd cover the was, over elf with of he $ loft him blanket 1 this wea whiel 1 he poor felloy . the ther being go in witl LADY LONDONDER England is organizing women v taught signalling, despatch riding, te ing. It has been explained that the of an invasion of England. It isn gression, but, as the authorities sta for n the last extremity Is very panies have already been formed, wi and at 1 third day, Guard Tatton, the scout, saw his condition, and took him ove: to the Chiet's office and got an order to take m to the lospital. He died a few after, The Wafer Cure, The water cure, which has been abandoned in every other prison, was still retained in the Portsmouth Bas tile. The manner of inflicting this terrible punishment is as follows: A large bath, specially made, is filled ped to his side: his feet and legs are of the guards then knocks him over into the bath, He is then held under {a piece of old carpet was given the!the water while another guard pun-! tentiary. The officials ietim, about two feet wide, to lie on | 0 covering of any kind, no pillow. all his breath out of him. He is held ches him in the stomach, knocking IA dirty filthy, stenchful bucket was under the water until he is almost Never Sets on ROYAL BAKING POWDER Known the world over as "the best baking powder." Royal Baking Powder contains no alum. It is made cream of tartar, which is derived from grapes. wholesome and appetizing food, free from all may go with would-be substitutes. from pure Hence, it assures adulterants that KINGS] to the e 'would On the night of the PACES 8-16 mm TON ONTARIO, d up for a mi 18. is everal s cell, in Ireatment., treatment, the then a three into requisition juarter inch ater iswurned the pressure ity pounds to great the worked bruising it mishment has of the victim d is black and for weeks, victim never tim is general wet and tat 1 is So es off ater is vie- ts rd came to my cel eep put a broom- ars. of my grate the forehead with 1 in the énd of nail made a orehead. When r tb the Warden, t believe it. nd the: doctor dres- f times and had to RY NOW A COLONEL. olunteer reserves. The women are legraphing, motoring, and camp cook- corps was for use only in the event ot intended to use the women for ag- ¢, "to arm them for their own de- liferent and justifiable." Four com- h Lady Londonderry as colonel. rn sit lance it twice. I shall carry the scar {0 my grave 1 wrote a letter to the inspectors penitentlaries, on one occasion, 'omplaining of the brutal conduct of a guard toward me. The letter was a most respectiul one. -} had over thir ty witnesses, The inspectors wrote tc the Warden, telling him to make an investigation. The Warden asked the guard if my statement was true. Ot course he denied it. I was brought cup before the Warden. He said that the guard denied the whole thing. I of ther. It is dark as midnight | with ige cold water. The victim. is| asked the Warden to call my witness- this door is closed. There is stripped naked, his hands are strap-| ©S. and question them, regarding the matter. He refused, saying he would his | "ne | There | SATURDAY, APRIL, 17, 1915 i®ive the go-hetween some of the to- baceo for his trouble. Before he get | tigough he finds he only gets a lit- tle more than a third of the money sent him. Any sane person can see why the | officials are against the government { providing tobacco for the prisoners. Escapes. During my stay there were several escapes. Portsmouth known all over the American continent as the strongest prison on the continent. It has the reputation for being the har- dest upon the prisoners. Notwith- standing its supposed strength, men have got away and have never been recaptured. . The first case was that of a French man, who escaped from the asylum. He cut kis way through the steel bars of his cell, and also through the j bars of the outside windows, He was captured after oeing away some week Some two years afterwards he again cut his way out, and hid in the binder twine shop for two days | bue was found and returned to his [cell An amusing attempt to escape oc- curred soon after 1 went to prison. Three men were working outside the | walls. A guard was with them. One of the men took the guards rifle | away from him He was 'one of the | most unpopular officers in the insti- tition. He dropped on his knees and implored of the men not to hurt him jas he had a wife and children. They [dia nothing to the guard, but made { off as fast as their legs would carry I'them. They were recaptured afd j were given an additional six months. The next escape was 4 ne sentca- | tienal cne, yet it was not withstand- out its humorous side. Four men who | had been trafisferred from Stoney | Mountain Penitentiary, and ancther | convict, all of whom were confined iin the prison of isolation, = solitary confinement, had arranged a "get away" to be "pulled off' 'in August. But although it was only April, an unexpected apportunity arose anu they decided to take advantage of it The prisoners in solitary confine- prent-mop out their cells twice a week. Only one man cleans his cell at a time. a guard standing at the cell door while he does it. The guard on duty this morning was an especially unpopular officer. While convict 1000 was cleaning his cell this officer was making sarcastic remarks to the convidt, which rattl- ed him. The officer turned his back for a minute, and the convict wrenched the iron leg off his bed. He then askéd the guard to look at the water pipe at the back of the cell I'he officer went into the cell and then the gonvict struck him overthe head, knocking his censeless. He then took the keys irom him and li berated the other four convicts, They then went to the end of the corridor and overpowered the *cther is ' of the convicts off one of the took the uniform guards, and one quickly donned it. Just at this time the doctor came to make his daily visit to the soli- tary prisoners. When he rang the bell one of the convicts in the officers uniform answered the door. He soon as the doctor entered he was strip- ped of his uniform, and placed in a cell and locked up. One of the other convicts clothed himself in the doe- tor"s clothes.. The fivé convicts, two in officer's uniforms and three in (Continued on Page 11.) guard, ! and put him into a cell. Then then! .clanging on St. | The Man on Watch | to remark The Lampman . rises that the immigrants distributed among the Frontenac farmers "by | Col. Hunter are not the only people who need a bath, Just take note at| the "movies" and you will feel it. If it takes the Utiltties Commnyiss- ion six months to conclude a little peace treaty with John M. Campbell about power supply, how, asks the Lampman, can people expect the Al- lies to conclude one with the Kaiser | in less than a year? Last winter the town councilmen were all jumping into the air shout- ing that work should be undertaken for the benefit of the unemployed. | Yet as soon as the spring comes the Lampman notes that they are mak-| ing efforts to curtail labor by doing away with the road scavengers and substituting the man with the hose. There could not be any worse odor around the Utilities property on Queen and Barrack streets than the gas which saturates the atmosphere thereabouts. The residents should welcome the establishment of a gar- bage incinerator. if it will give off something that would counteract the gas It cannot be worse than .wet grain either. The Portsmouth Philosopher tells the Lampman that the sock and lin- en "showers" held for the soldiers were more than that. They were downpours. Germany may not honor a sernp fof paper, but the Lampman reads that it is paying a lot of respect tu scraps of bread, potatoes and cloth. recomments other clergymen to take the harbor bath tonic as the Union Street Church preacher did last Saturday. Perhaps they will excuse themselves by say- ing that he is a Baptist and takes to wafier like a duck. The Lampman Kingston, says-the Lampman, has done more for the soldiers being sent overseas than any place near its size in. the country. The. call upon the people of this garrison town has been very great, and they have responded in a way that does them credit. The Lampman does not wonder that the Salvation Army . when it heard of the fall of the old elm tree cn Gore street last Sabbath hastened to the spot and held a service over the remains of the fallen highway monarch.. The Lampman thought the G.T.R., had moved up to Williamsville when he approached that neighborhood last Sabbath afternoon, but when he came in view of the noise ne saw that it was only an old locamotive bell Luke's Hall, which was once the deceased All Saint's An- glican church edifice, The bell does not sound churchy. Here is a cnance! for "Tom" McAuley to do a good deed by presenting St. Luke's with a real bell. The Lampman cannot give his support to Town Councilman New-| man's proposal that Kingston adopt the "more daylight' scheme. It would be a nice thing, but unless the | whale country adopted it, better | asking him what | them home. 'SECOND SECTION I -------------- leave it alone, for it would be con- fusing. Let Kingston worry over the Question as long as it has worried over that of church union, and at least as long as the Utilities Commis- sion has taken to make an agreemant over a little bit of water power at Kingston Mills. The Lampman has received a lot . ter from "A Friend of Children" he thinks of a townsman who will not allow child-" ren to play in front of his place and who, calls upon the police to chase ¢ The Lampman sympa- thizes with the "kiddies" so loag as they are not causing a real annoyance, and he for one would not think- of stopping them at their play. There | is nothing like having the streets full of children and their joyous laughter. The Lampman thinks that one of the Prophets had something to say about this. It would be a poor and staid old town that will not put up with child-play on the highways, for now- adays land is too expensive and too limited for every householder to { have playgrounds. --THE TOWN WATCHMAN (AN EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR LITTLE ONES Mrs, Sidney Dalby, Audley, writes : "I have used Baby's Tablets for the past twelve months and have found them an excellent medicine for my little girl" Thous- ands of other mothers say The same thing--once a mother has used the Tablets she would use nothing else. They are pleasant to take; the result is sure, and above all they are guar anteed by a Gpvernment analyst to be absolutely free from injurious drugs. The Tablets are sold by me- dicine - dealers or by mail at 25¢. a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Ont. Own England And Her Colonies. William Watson She stands a thousand-wintered tree, By countless morns impearled, Her broad roots coil beneath son, Her branches sweep the world; Her seeds, by careless winds convey- ed, Clothe the regotest strand With forests from her scatterings made, New nations fostered in her shade, And linking land: with land. By the 0 ye by wandering tempest sown 'Neath every alien star, Forget not where the breath bierva 'Ibat wafted you afar! For ye are still her ancient seed On younger soil let fall-- Children of Britain's island-breed, To whom the Mother in her need Perchance may ome day eall. was Unconscious Frowns, Don't narrow your eyes when you wish to be impressive. lf you draw your mouth into a button and allow deep lines to pucker between your eyes you will acquire a habitual cross expression. Ne anything more unpleasant than an angry face with its features tied in veritable knots ? Unless a garment is upcomfort- able, you can't convince a woman it is stylish. He who stoops to. brush a banana peel from the sidewalk is bent upon doing good. EE ---- Their tnrectsTatso-- strapped together, He 18 then trie the guard's word, et | placed by the side of the baths one, Gelting Their Tobacco Tobacco is barred from the peni- are oppose to the convicts being allowed tobac: by the government. The reason for this is that the men are so anxious to obtain tobacco that they will do any thing to get it. A guard wil truck' with' a convict whom he can trust. This convict drums up trade. He will go te the other convicts, tell- ing them that he can get 4d letter out to thelr friends asking them to send them some money in underground, That is, through one of the guards. The convict will agree to write to his friends, asking them to send them some money to & certain address in Kingston: "Their friends fend. it, the guard gets some one to call and get it. He then informs his trusty that it bas arrived. 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