POLICEMAN IN JAIL FOR 24 YEARS
3?nt Up For Killing ? Fallow Polios
man, New Law and Good Racord In
Priaon Bring Him a Pardon From
Governor Hughe*.
"Yes, 1 served nearly twenty-four
years of a life seutence In Sing Sing,"
said Patrick Casey, with a smile, "but
I thin!; 1 uui a very lucky man." And
be pi: t an affectionate arm around bis
pretty daughter's shoulders and beam
ed at b;.i t ,vo small grandchildren who
were romping around his knees.
It Is twenty -five years since this
man. who is now nearly sixty years
old, slu?t and killed a fellow policeman
In Loug Island City. He went to pris
on a man In the vigor of youth, leav
"I LET THE BI50TH BCRN*."
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lng behind liiui a young wife and three (
children scarcely .nore than babies. ,
Ho earn* out with" snow whlto hair and
failing eyesight, slow of step ami with
a quavering voice that for many years
has been more accustomed to silence
than to speech. The little world that
liail been his as a voung man has
changed ns inu.li ..j wiJ Kip Van Win
kle's while he slept. Where his chilr
dren bad played in the tields are now
great gas tanks and factories, and
towering teuements frown along the
streets that were flowery lanes twenty
flve years ago. Death has swept the
ranks of his old friends and neighbors,
and two of the little girls who clung
to him with tears when he was taken
away to prisou are now young ma
trons, with good husbands "who do
uot drink, but take their pleasures at
houie, " as their father-in-law says with
pride.
Casey does not attempt to palliate
his crime even after all his years of
suffering. Of the man he killed he
says: "He was a tiue young fellow? a
tine young fellow"? his voice vibrating
with mournful earnestness. "I would
have glveu my life If It could have
brought him back when I realized
what 1 had done. And 1 have given
my life, but it was too late to do bim
auy good. 1 was drunk when they say
I shot him, and that Is all 1 remember.
He was a tine young fellow and a
friend of mine. We lived In the same
house, and his father and my wife and
unmarried daughter live there now.
That's why I'm living with my sister.
I thought It wouldn't seem right to
come back from prison and go to live
In the house that had beeu the home
of the man that 1 killed. My wife aud
r are going to move to the Bronx, aud
we will begin all over again.
"After 1 was sent to prison some of
my old friends got my wife a place as
janltress of oue of the public schools,
and she managed to support and bring
up our three little girls. The youngest
was only two years old when I left
them. They were all faithful to me
through all the years. My sister sent
uie everything that I was allowed to
have to make me comfortable. My
wife brought the children to see me
jverv visiting day. aud when my
laughter Margaret's babies were four
jr Ave months old she brought them
! nil nso wn.V to STng Sing to soe nioir
| grandfather. That'Jfwhy I gay that
I am a lucky man In spite of the long
nights In the narrow cell and the aw
ful loneliness aud the terrible regrets
for the crime that ! committed.
"And 1 was Inek.v In prlsou, too, for
during the first live years 1 became a
favorite of the head keeper and the
doctor, and I was put Into the hospital
as cook. 1 could have had outdoor
?york If 1 wanted It, but I had one of
tho best twi ths there were, and I appre
ciated It. 1 was a model prisoner, and
for that reason 1 had a good many
privileges. When I wasn't cooking 1
spent all my time reading. I even
bad a book near the rauge, aud once
or twice while I was reading "The
Three Musketeers' I let the broth
burn." And the old man laughed and
his eyes twlukled merrily behlud bla
round spectacle glasses.
"I read all of Dumas aud all of l4iu
ra Jean Llbhey among hundreds o.
other books. Not very heavy reading,
was It? But It made me forget. I
used to get so Interested In the adven
tures of those three guardsmen that 1
would even forget the narrow cell and
the bad air and the bare walls. Pris
oners don't wear stripes any more.
They have stars and bars Instead, and
if a man has a stnr he can have a
newspaper. I was a star man. The
news that Interested me most was
about prison reforuis and legislative
action on certain bills affecting prison
life.
"It used to puzzle me to see men
come In, serve a few years, go out
Into the world and In a year or two.
perhaps In less time, come back ugaln.
I have often asked them how they
came to get Into trouble a second time,
and the answer was always the same.
They warned a gay time when they
got out, and they had It, usually spend
ing the money they had earned In
prison within a few hours of the time
that they struck New York. Then they
either didn't want to work or couldn't
get any work, aud they stole, and then
from bad to worse and back again.
"1 have often thought that If first of
fenders 'were given light sentences and
ex-convicts long terms It would be
more just and do more good. 1 have
knowu young men who had good rec
ords before get fifteen years. At the
end of that time they went out into
the world hard and desperate, and they
committed some other crime? and got
fifteen mouths. It doesn't seem right,
does it? The man who goes to prison
for a short term aud for the first time
usually learns Ids lesson_and doesn't
come back, but the ones thnt nre Bcnl
lip for Ions terms get cnlions and don'i
care. If I had the making of the lawn
I'd give the tlrst offenders n chance to
show that they were sorry, but If they
fell down after serving a short sen
tence I'd give It to them good."
THE PEOPLE ALL
In CJiortm Cried, Give TJa Kcnbro'i
Hcrplclde.
This word of iato has been in every
one's mouth, and many are wondering
what tho word signifies, though no ono
has yet been found, who will deny that
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Weil, for tho information of thousands of
peoplo who iiko to know ail about a good
thing, wo would say that HERPICIDE
moans, a destroyer or killer of "Herpes,"
Now "Herpes" is the family name of a
discaso caused by various vegetable par
asites. A similar microbe causes dan
druff. Itching scalp, and falling hair; this
Is tho microbe that NEWBRO'S HERPI
CIDE promptly destroys; after which tho
hair grows. Sold by leading druggists.
Send 10c. In stamps for sample to Th?
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Two sizes ? SO cents and $1.00.
VVm. Brltt, Special Agent
One of the
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of promoting health and happiness and
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viduals only, but of the many who have
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ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and com
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu
factured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
All the delicacies of the season at
the Puck Train Kestaurant.
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Alaska Poopl? R i tvlng the Foil
Bearfit
There have been many canes like the
ollowing SnAla Iv e > ? te?
the expeinence of people we know.
These plain, straight forward statem
ents will do much toward relieving
the suffering of thousands. Such testi
mony will be read with interest by many
people.
Mis. L. Rig'y of 162 Fifteenth Ave.,
Seuttl' wash,, sa>s: '*1 know of several
people whhave used Doan's Kidney
Pills andhave greatly benefited by them
A ladyfriend who spent many yeard as
my neighbor suffered greatly from *ld
neytrouble and backache. She tried a
gt eat many preparations and medicine
but was unable to fihd relief uutil she
pocund Doan's Kidney Pills She only
used them a short t me and was cund.
My husbind has also used Doan's Kid
ney Pills with very beneficial results.
Both he and 1 recommend them at
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For sale, by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N,
Y., sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name ? Doan's? and
take no other.
Thn Mascot
Mt. Vernon Rye, Old Taylor and Ba
mont Whiskies (double stamped (roods
10 years old), and Rainier and Pacific
Bottled Beer, at the Mascot.
CALL OP THE DAILY ALASKAN
The Alaskan will be pleased to pub
lish any local or social news of the c!ty
which is telephoned to the office. Call
up 'phone IS) and send it in.
Phona City Transfer
For your coal, wood and general haul
ing. Phone 90, Boughton's cigar
store. 10-4-lm
The Fifth Avenue hotel hasunlimltep
accomodations. Steam he*t and every
thing modern.
YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN
Have a new Born suit or overcoat.
Get your orders in for Thanksgiving
and X mas. You will make i o mistake
wben you leave your orders with the
American Tailors.
1300 IN PRIZES
f TO BE GIVEN AWAY CHRISTMAS
111"!
A gem, very floe blue, cut from rou< h
stone called Flee Glue Jagersfonteln
extraordinarily brilliant, waigbing i
karat, and in its beauty resembles a
drop of sparkling water.
3 Ladies' 14k Gold Watches, 25-year
Boss 15 Jewels, Waltbam cr Elgin
Movement.
3 Gentlemen's 14k Gold Watches, 25
year Boss 15 Jewels, Waltham or
Elgin Movement.
G Gentlemen's Sterling Silver Toilet
Sets.
1 Lady's Nuggett Bracelet.
1 Lady's Nugget Brooch.
1 Pendant Baroque Pearl Pansy Rea
With each 11.00 purchase between
now and Christmas, will be given a
ticket on the above goods.
Make Christmas selections now, we
will put them aside in our vaults for
you. All our lines are full and com
plete and it is to your advantage to
select from complete assortments. Let
us help you this year the same as we
have always helped you before. Good
judgment and careful consideration
was never expended to better advan*
tagc than in the selection of this year's
stcck.
P. E. KERN.
Gold and Silversmith.
THE "SOAPY" SMITH TRAGEDY
The "Soapy" Smith tragedy will be
on th9 market on or about Novem
ber 1st. Those wishing a copy will
please send in tbeir orders as soon as
possible so copies m*y be reserved for
them. The price is 75 Cents per
Single Copy. Special rates to dealers
according " to the number of books
ordered. Shea & Patten,
Skagway, Alaska
The best dining room, the best hotel ac
commodations, the most comfort at, the
Fifth Avenue
Headqtiaiers for Mining and Commercial Men
STRICTLY FIRST-CLASS
Pack train Saloon
SHEA & PATTEN, PROPS.
Broadway and 6th Avenue , Skagxcay, Alaska
MOORES WHARF CO.
Terminus W. P. & Y. Route
All South Round Steamers Arrive and Depart FromThla Dcck
REGULATIONS 1905
Warehouse; ^pen for delivery of merchandise from 8 a. m. to 5 p.m.
Perishable* ONLY delivered on Sunday or at night.
All freight shipments destined southbound must be accompanied by a
Shipper's Manifest (papers can be obtained at the U. 8. customs
office) and must be delivered before 5 p.m. No freight be re
ceived on wharf after this hour.
BAGGAGE? Tolls will be collected on Checked Baggage Only. No
charge for bags and grips when unchecked.
The wharf gate will be closed to tho public when steamer is nearlng
dock and will be opeoedonly when paasengers have disembarked,
Wharfage Tariff can be had on application at office on dock.
P. O. Box 175. C. E. W YNN-J0HN80N, Gen'l Mgr
HEATED AND LIGHTED FINE SAMPLE ROOM
BY ITS OWN PLANT FOR DRUMMERS
We Pass ftotcl
P. D McMillan, Manager
Hardest and best appointed hotel in tbe Yukon
Ulbiteberse, YX
CHOICE BAR STOCK
RATES MODERATE
Simple
Banking
It is very simple to
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even if you do live in
Alaska.
We have hundreds of customers living in Alaska
who send all of their deposits to us by mail. If
you would like to keep your money in the
Oldest Bauk in Washington, write us about it.
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Raw Furs....
WE PAY
High Prices for fine Furs
Write For Price List
Percy's Fur House
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Established 1897
Phil Abrahams
Real instate
BROKER
Collections
notary"fublic
52 PODK'i H AVE., SKAGWAY
We have a large stock
houiney's Candy.
Peter's Ghoeolates
Also every kind of
Fresh Nuts
Dont' Forget the Number. 428,Brdw'y
Tony Dortero's"
Having completed reliablo arrange
ments for an adequate supply of the
best
British Colombia Coal
for the coming winter we offer for
Skagway Coal Consumers, Coals at
following prices;?
Wellington (Departure Bay)
Run of Mine 512 per ton
Wellington (Lviysralth)
Selected Lumps $13 per ton
Anthracite (Banff B. C.)
Chestnut Size $20 per ton
Prices abovd arc on wharf and in bulk
or sacked and for cash. Delivery $1 00
per ton extra.
SHAW & JOHNSON
Phon?s 11 or 109 Skoewiiy, Aljski
J. I KUTK
GRADUATE OPTICIAN
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Jeweler and Engraver
Watches
Diamonds
Native Jewelry
Souvenirs
SKAGWAY, ALASKA
There's Vigor and
Strength
in every drop
COMPHNY
Seattle, Wash.
Drink it at
The
Pack
Train
Saleen
SHEA & PATTEN
Proprietors
CONTINENTAL
CISTRIBUTING CO.
Distributors
SEATTLE
Only One "BROMO QUININE," that Is -
Laxative JJromo Quinine *? SVZLjfy onev?ry
~ tv-.. ^ S<r/Z4ri*ri^ box. 25c
Cores a Cold in One Day, Grip in 2 Days
THE M0N06RHM
Received a Large Shipment of Imported Wines
and Liquors Direct from Bonded Warehouse
Duties Paid at Skagway Customs
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Best 25 Cent Meals in the City
FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR BROADWAY
Good.Clean Beds From 25 Cents Up
BATHS IN CONNECTION!
T
Cbe Ciflbt CDaf $ Right!
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Our_
Reading Camps
And
?lcctric Signs
EDWIN BROWNE. Manager.
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