had been totally blind for thirteen months prior to his arrival
at the prison; he was a taxidermist, and some years ago had taken a
contract for furnishing stuffed birds for the museum of the Agricultural
College of Ames; Iowa. This business requires the use of arsenic;
carelessly handling it destroyed his eyesight. How a man, blind as he
is, and was, at the commission of the alleged offense, could drive off
and sell these cattle, is a mystery. The man who swore that he committed
the theft is now an inmate of the institution, sent here for stealing
since the arrival of blind Corey. This man now says that he is not
positive that Corey took the cattle. On the trial, however, he swore it
was Corey, and that he was positive of that fact! About the the truth of
the matter is, he was the villain that took the cattle and swore it on
the blind man. Corey has only a few months to remain in prison at this
writing. It is terrible to heap such a disgrace upon as helpless a
creature as Corey.

His case calls to mind another in the penitentiary. He is a colored man
who cannot write, by the name of Thomas Green, from Fort Scott, serving
out a five years' sentence for forging a check for $1,368. He was tried,
convicted, and sentenced. Taking an appeal to the Supreme Court, the
judgment of the lower court was set aside; but at his second trial, he
was found guilty again, and is now in prison serving out his sentence.
How can one commit the crime of forgery who cannot write? Probably some
"Smart Aleck" of a district judge can explain. I admit that it is beyond
my powers of comprehension. It may be law, but there is not much COMMON
SENSE in it.

OH! RIGHTEOUS JUDGE!

Gus Arndt is the next. The history of this man will show the freaks of
whisky when enclosed in the hide of a raw Dutchman. Gus came to this
country a number of years ago, and went to work for his uncle in
Wabaunsee County. Not being able to speak English, his uncle took
advantage of him, no doubt, for he paid him only ten dollars a month for
his services as a farm hand during the summer season, and nothing but
his board during the winter. Gus remained here for some time, three or
four years, working at these wages. He had learned and could understand
and speak English a little. One day as he was pitching grain in the
field an Irishman came by who resided on a farm a few miles distant.
Needing a hand and noticing that Arndt handled himself in a satisfactory
manner, he of