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...volume of lyrical verse written while the author was imprisoned in His Majesty's Prison, Pentonville, London, N., reproducing the feelings of a convict...
...Osborne has had a distinguished career, having been a candidate for lieutenant-governor of New York, delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1896, and to two New York State Conventions. He is best known, however, for his fearless work in reforming Sing-Sing Prison. Until his resignation last week he was Commandant of the United States Naval Prison at Portsmouth, where he had great success in introducing a method of self-government by the prisoners, which gained for the convicts who had served their terms the privilege of re-entering the service, where over 80 per cent have made...
...Congress has not said that "we will allow only men who agree with us to debate with us," but Congress has, with thoroughly justifiable indignation, refused to permit the contamination of the national legislative body by admitting to it a man who has served a prison sentence for treason against the United States government in war time, and whose "ideals" are confessedly unchanged. I grant that the man is probably sincere; sincere people are the most dangerous. Mr. Pond has undertaken to defend a man whose conduct renders him indefensible. J. G. CURTIS...
...request of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, refrained from commenting upon the situation, merely publishing the facts of the cases. One of the negroes, identified as the assailant of three women, including a 16-year-old girl, was sentenced to six months in prison. The others still await trial in the state penitentiary, while the colored association collects money for their defense...
...Sire," the play by Henri Lavedon, produced by the Cercle Francais yesterday afternoon, revolves around two French types, Roulette, who masquerades as Louis XVII and La Comtesse de Saint-Salbi, an old and emotional lady who always refused to believe that Louis XVII had died in prison and at once is taken in by Roulette's imposition...