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UiUO B XJIUgTjtlE REFORMATOR V.loc ]\ U t out stai we tea heiWcWl at p. ill. stat the: theDeputy superintendent Garyin and a force of guards left this morning oyer the Monon with eleven con-yiets who are to be taken to Michigan City. The transfer was ordered at the recent meeting ot the Roard o 1 Managers and was approved yes ter day by the Governor. The men will be chained in a bunch and guarded with Winchesters until Michigan City is reached.The following! s a list ot the men who are to make the journey: John Kelly, who has served two terms at Joliet and one at Michigan City;Fred Filer, a noted Indianapolis safe-blower, who has served five terms in Indiana's two penal institutions; Tim Ferriter, an Indianapolis burgler, who has uone five terms and is a brotner ot the maD who recently killed an JLndianapoli-officer in cold blood; John wlley, b h ee-term man sentenced from Vevay; Oscar Fisher, who has done time in Ohio, Michigan City and the Jefferson yille institution, his last offence being the theft ol a cow and a bic^ -cle, an officer catuhing him as he was riding the machine and leading the animal. John Thompson and John Miller, both of whom are oyer age; Wm. Eli and John Hulen, both ot whom are hopelessly insane, the j n it latter being deluded in believing I be i that he is uov. Mount’s special aaent at the Reformatory, and Robert hidwardfe. The latter exchanged cells with Matthew Johnson, m order not to be sent nerth. Jonnson will be brought back from Miehigan City, with James Kelley of Warrick. The Johnson-Edwardsease was the only mistake mp.ue in the transfer. The men knew nothing ot their trip until this morning.Work on the electric lierht plant at the Reformatory wiil begin immediately.State Agent Carpenter left this morniDg for his home to spend Sunday. He states that all the paroled men are doing splendidly ana Keeping m the ways of right.The Goyernor yesterday paroled John Fowler, sent from Indianapolis to the Reformatory for stealing rig arettes. The parole extends lo Augus I, when the board ol manage) s ol the Reformatory will take up the case. Employment has been provided lor the young man.Tdi\Sui Alt ten i ers( cidi vs. ape tuc mo divLNei of s ley ser try on thi l itRTIVaacmoGr«stoieveabaI1TRUSTEE CAUCUS.VsicchiIT.tiPi
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Jeffersonville National Democrat
Jeffersonville, Indiana, US
Fri, Jun 11, 1897
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