,>RE/ 9 ,COLUMBUS1 ,OHIO #ahhg ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY NEV]5D+ SEPTEMB]1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,BELIEV+ ?AT Y\R PAP] IS PUBLI%$ 9 ! 9T]E/ ( TRU?1 ,I ASK = SPACE 9 ITS COLUMNS TO /ATE BRIEFLY ! FACTS RELAT+ TO MY 9C>C]ATION 9 ! ,COLUMBUS PRISON4 ,! V5AL CAPITALI/IC PRESS HAS H]ALD$ ! 9=MATION ALL OV] ! C\NTRY ?AT ,I WAS >RE/$ = 9SULT+ ! ,MAYOR ( ,COLUMBUS4 ,I NEV] 9SULT$ ! ,MAYOR4 ,MY >RE/ WAS SIMPLY ! C>RY+ \T ( A CONSPIRACY TO SUPPRESS FREE SPEE*4 ,! ,MAYOR IS REPORT$ 9 ! PRESS AS SAY+ 0HE DID NOT PROPOSE TO HAVE ME PREA* ,AN>*Y 9 ,COLUMBUS1 :I* MU/ 9EVITABLY LEAD TO BLOOD%$10 & ! ,MAYOR SAID 0! MEET+ IS DECL>$ (F40 ,9 ?IS CONNECTION1 AT ?IS /AGE1 IT WILL BE OBS]V$ ?AT !RE IS NO PRET5SE ?AT ! HALL HAD BE5 R5T$ UND] FALSE PRET5SES4 ,?IS EVID5TLY WAS AN AFT]?\IES0 ,I HAVE ?IS TO SAY3 ?AT S9CE ! #a#c? DAY ( LA/ ,OCTOB] ,I HAVE LECTUR$ 9 SIXTE5 ,/ATES ( ?IS ,UNION1 AS F> ,EA/ AS ! ,ATLANTIC SEABO>D & AS F> ,WE/ AS ,OMAHA1 & FROM ,MILWAUKEE TO ,L\ISVILLE & ,BALTIMORE 9 ! ,S\?1 & DUR+ ?IS TIME1 9 ! C\RSE ( SOME FIFTY-ODD LECTURES1 ,I HAVE ADDRESS$ NE> ONTO #b1 P]SONS1 EMBRAC+ PEOPLE 9 EV]Y WALK ( LIFE1 YET 9 ?IS VA/ CONC\RSE ( PEOPLE !RE IS NOT ONE :O CAN TRU?FULLY SAY ?AT ,I EV] UTT]$ ONE WORD ?AT C\LD BE CON/RU$ 9TO 9CIT+ TO ! COMMISSION ( MURD] OR ?AT W\LD BR+ ! T+E TO ! *EEK ( ! MO/ FA/IDI\S4 ,9 MY LECTURES ,I HAVE SIMPLY /AT$ FACTS AS !Y EXI/1 & IT WILL BE A SAD DAY = ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE :5 !Y SUP9ELY WITNESS ! DE>E/ RI*Y7--=1 ! PREC$5T ONCE E/ABLI%$1 ! WAY IS EASY TO DUMP EV]Y POPUL> MOVEM5T UND] ?IS HEAD1 & ?US EFFECTUALLY /IFLE ! PEOPLE'S VOICE4 ,BUT TO MY SUBJECT4 ,ON ,SUNDAY1 ,M>* #f1 ,I RECEIV$ A LETT] /AT+ ?AT A HALL HAD BE5 SECUR$ = ME TO LECTURE AT ,COLUMBUS1 ,OHIO1 & ALL NECESS>Y >RANGEM5TS MADE4 ,ACT+ UPON ?IS 9=MATION1 ,I LEFT ,C9C9NATI ON ,TUESDAY1 ,M>* #h1 = ,COLUMBUS1 >RIV+ !RE AT #g O'CLOCK P4M4 ,NEXT DAY1 9 COMPANY ) TWO FRI5DS1 ,I WALK$ >\ND ! CITY SEE+ PLACES ( 9T]E/4 ,SO1 REMEMB]+ ,I WAS 9 ! CAPITAL ( ! ,/ATE ( ,OHIO1 ,I EXPRESS$ A DESIRE TO MY FRI5DS TO VISIT ! HALLS ( LEGISLATION4 ,:ILE WE W]E 9 ! ,S5ATE *AMB] A G5TLEMAN 5T]$ & 9=M$ US ?AT HE HAD HE>D ,I W\LD NOT BE P]MITT$ TO SPEAK 9 ! HALL R5T$ = ?AT PURPOSE4 ,AT ?IS ANN\NCEM5T1 AS MIRANG$ ! *AIRS 9 ! HALL & WAS PUTT+ ?+S 9 ORD]1 BUT AT NOON HE HAD RECEIV$ ORD]S TO P]MIT NO ONE BUT MEMB]S ( ! ,/ATE MILITIA 9 ! HALL ?AT EV5+4 ,UPON RECEIV+ ?IS 9=MATION ,I SUGGE/$ ?AT WE CALL UPON ! G5TLEMAN FROM :OM ! HALL HAD BE5 R5T$4 ,WE REPAIR$ TO HIS (FICE4 ,ON OBS]V+ \R 5TRANCE HE BECAME QUITE ANGRY1 & /AT$ ?AT HE HAD R5T$ ! HALL TO ! TRADES ASSOCIATION & NOT TO AN>*I/S4 ,! G5TLEMAN ACCOMPANY+ US D5I$ ?AT HE HAD REPRES5T$ HIMSELF AS 5GAG+ IT = ! TRADES ASSOCIATION4 ,I !N PRODUC$ ! RECEIPT & %[$ IT TO HIM1 & CALL$ HIS ATT5TION TO ! FACT ?AT ! RECEIPT READ ?AT ! HALL HAD BE5 R5T$ = ,M>* #h TO 0ASSOCIATION10 & ?AT NO SPECIFI$ ASSOCIATION HAD BE5 M5TION$4 ,HE SAID HE DIDN'T C>E1 HE WAS NOT GO+ TO HAVE ! AN>*I/S SPEAK+ 9 ?AT HALL1 ETC42 ?AT WE C\LD HAVE ! MONEY WE HAD PAID1 BUT HE W\LD SEE TO IT ?AT WE DIDN'T GET ! HALL4 ,I SAID3 0,DO Y\ MEAN TO SAY AFT] Y\ HAVE R5T$ ME ! HALL Y\ >E GO+ TO PREV5T MY US+ IT80 ,HE SAID ?AT WAS JU/ :AT HE MEANT4 ,!N ,I SAID3 0,IF Y\ UND]/& AN>*Y TO MEAN VIOL5CE & DISORD]1 Y\1 SIR1 >E ! ONLY AN>*I/ ,I KN[ ( 9 ,COLUMBUS JU/ N[40 ,WE !N LEFT HIS (FICE & W5T TO ! ,MAYOR'S (FICE1 ONE BLOCK AWAY4 ,AS WE LEFT1 ! AG5T RAN UP/AIRS 7HIS (FICE WAS 9 ! BASEM5T7 & ORD]$ A POLICEMAN1 :O SEEM$ TO BE /ATION$ !RE1 TO >RE/ ! G5TLEMAN1 MYSELF & ,MRS ,LYNDALL4 ,! POLICEMAN RU%$ UP TO ! MAN & SLAPP$ HIM ON ! %\LD]1 AS IF TO PLACE HIM UND] >RE/4 ,I SAID3 0,DON'T >RE/ ?AT MAN4 ,HE HAS DONE NO?+4 ,BESIDES1 WE >E ON \R WAY TO ! ,MAYOR'S (FICE40 ,! POLICEMAN W5T ON ) US1 & BY ?IS TIME WE HAD >RIV$ AT ! ,MAYOR'S (FICE2 ,POLICE ,C\RT HAD JU/ ADJ\RN$4 ,I WAS TOLD BY ONE ( ! (FIC]S 9 ! CORRIDOR TO GO 9TO ! ,MAYOR'S PRIVATE (FICE2 HE W\LD BE A M9UTE4 ,MAJ4 ,COIT1 ! AG5T FROM :OM ! HALL HAD BE5 R5T$1 HAD REA*$ ! ,MAYOR'S (FICE BY ?IS TIME1 & HAD A FEW MOM5TS' PRIVATE TALK ) ! ,MAYOR4 ,!N ! ,MAYOR & AB\T TW5TY-FIVE POLICE & DETECTIVES CR[D$ 9TO ! ROOM :]E MYSELF & ,MRS ,LYNDALL W]E SEAT$4 ,AS SOON AS ! ,MAYOR 5T]$1 ,MRS ,LYNDALL 9TRODUC$ HIM TO ME4 ,I C\LD AT ONCE SEE HE WAS MU* ! WORSE = DR9K4 ,I WAS CALM AS ,I EV] WAS 9 MY LIFE1 & AS POLITELY AS ,I KNEW H[ TO1 ,I BEGAN TO ADDRESS HIM ?US3 0,Y\ >E ! ,MAYOR8 ,WELL1 SIR1 ,I HAVE R5T$ A HALL 9 :I* TO SPEAK TONI ANY?+ FROM Y\4 ,!RE WILL BE NO MEET+ 9 ?AT HALL TONIY NOT)/&+3 0,SIR1 ,I COME TO Y\1 NOT AS A DICTATOR1 BUT AS A S]VANT ( ! PEOPLE10 BUT BE=E ,I C\LD UTT] ANO!R WORD HE SAID TO ! PACK ( SLEU?-H\NDS 7DETECTIVES7 /&+ >\ND HIM3 0,TAKE H] D[N40 ,I DID NOT KN[ :AT HE MEANT1 BUT IT SEEMS !Y DID1 = ONE WEI<+ AB\T #b P\NDS & NE> SIX FEET TALL JUMP$ AT & SEIZ$ ME BY ! >M & CALL$ UPON ANO!R ONE TO TAKE ME BY ! O!R >M1 & AS TO ! WAY !Y H&L$ ME1 MY >MS BE> !IR F+]PR9TS TO ?IS DAY1 & CAN BE SE5 BY ANY ONE4 ,I HAVE %[N !M TO MY FRI5DS1 :O W]E MOV$ TO TE>S AT ! EVID5CES ( !IR BRUTALITY1 AS %[N BY ! BLACK SPOTS ON BO? ( MY >MS4 ,!Y J]K$ MY %AWL (F MY %\LD]S & ?REW IT AT ,MRS ,LYNDALL1 & SAID TO H]3 0,H]E1 TAKE ?IS60 ,?IS WAS WITNESS$ BY AT LEA/ FIFTY PEOPLE 9 ! CORRIDOR1 NOT ONE ( :OM CAN TRU?FULLY SAY ,I WAS US+ ANY LANGUAGE UNBECOM+ A LADY4 ,AT ?IS JUNCTURE1 ! SUDD5NESS ( ! ONSLAUMS AS 9 A VISE1 & AS !Y DRAGG$ ME D[N/AIRS--WAS ?IS3 0,Y\ SC\NDRELS6 ,DOES IT TAKE TWO ( Y\ TO C>RY ONE LITTLE WOMAN80 ,BY ?IS TIME ,I HAD BE5 HURRI$ D[N/AIRS & ! *>GE ( 0DISORD]LY CONDUCT0 PLAC$ OPPOSITE MY NAME4 ,& ! READ] CAN WELL IMAG9E ?AT ?IS OCCURR$ 9 T5 TIMES LESS TIME ?AN IT TAKES TO TELL IT4 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS ALL OV] 9 ?REE M9UTES4 ,! PLACE ,I WAS PUT 9 = ! FIR/ F\R H\RS ( MY 9C>C]ATION1 ,I UND]/& FROM ! ,COLUMBUS PAP]S1 IS KN[N AS ! 0RAN*40 ,! 0RAN*0 ,I WILL DESCRIBE4 ,?IS 0RAN*0 CONSI/S ( A LONG1 N>R[ PASSAGEWAY 7AB\T F\R FEET WIDE & TW5TY FEET LONG7 UPON :I* OP5 HEAVY IRON DOORS1 LEAD+ FROM SMALL1 D>K1 FIL?Y1 ILL-SMELL+1 DUNGEONLIKE CELLS2 9 FACT1 !Y >E DUNGEONS4 ,WELL1 ON MY BE+ ?RU/ 9TO ! N>R[ PASSAGEWAY ABOVE DESCRIB$1 & ! IRON BOLT CLICK$ 9TO ITS PLACE1 D5OT+ ?AT ,I WAS BURI$ = ! TIME BE+ FROM ! WORLD1 ! SIS4 ,I SAW LY+ UPON AN 9DESCRIBABLY FIL?Y SEMBLANCE ( A QUILT A Y\NG WOMAN1 NOT P>TICUL>LY BAD-LOOK+ SO F> AS FACIAL EXPRESSION W5T4 ,!N SITT+ AB\T ! FIL?Y1 H>D /ONE FLOOR W]E F\R O!R FEMALES2 !RE WAS NO *AIR OR ANY?+ ELSE TO SIT UPON4 ,/&+ NE> ! B>R$ W9D[ WAS ANO!R RA!R GOOD-LOOK+ Y\NG WOMAN1 ,I %\LD SAY AB\T TW5TY YE>S OLD4 ,AS SOON AS ! DOOR CLOS$ !Y ALL BEGAN TO PLY ME ) QUE/IONS :I* RAN ?US3 0,:AT >E Y\ RUN 9 =80 0,DISORD]LY CONDUCT10 ,I ANSW]$4 0,IS ?IS Y\R FIR/ TIME80 0,YES10 ,I ANSW]$4 0,OH1 WELL1 IT WON'T GO V]Y H>D ) Y\ !N1 IF IT IS ! FIR/ TIME40 0,H[ H>D DO Y\ ?9K IT WILL GO ) ME80 ,I ASK$4 0,OH1 IF IT'S ! FIR/ TIME1 @s#e & CO/S1 & IF Y\ CAN %[ Y\ NEV] WAS 9 BE=E1 IT WON'T BE ?AT MU*40 0,WELL1 DO Y\ ?9K ,I CAN GET \T ON BAIL TONI\ND H]E KN[ ?AT Y\'VE GOT MU* MONEY4 ,IF Y\ DO !Y WILL SOAK Y\40 ,! CONV]SATION RAN ON 9 ?IS /RA9 = A :ILE1 UNTIL ,I OBTA9$ ALL ! 9=MATION ,I WI%$2 !N ,I TURN$ IT (F BY ASK+ !M :AT !Y GOT TO EAT & :5 !Y GOT IT4 ,! ANSW] WAS3 0,BREAD & WAT] & SALT = BREAKFA/1 NO?+ = D9N]1 & BREAD & WAT] & SALT = SUPP]40 0,& IS ?AT ALL Y\ HAVE80 0,YES10 !Y REPLI$4 0,& ?IS IS :AT Y\ HAVE1 & Y\ >E PUT 9 H]E = PUNI%M5T4 ,>E Y\ ANY BETT] (F :5 Y\ GO \T80 ,!Y ALL ANSW]$ 9 *ORUS3 0,HA6 ,WE >E A SIE TREAT$40 ,I !N BEGAN TO LOOK 9TO ! FIL?Y1 D>K1 LITTLE DUNGEONS1 & WAS AB\T TO 5T] ONE :5 !Y CRI$ \T3 0,DON'T GO 9 !RE6 ,Y\'LL GET FULL ( B$BUGS40 0,WELL1 :]E DO Y\ SLEEP80 ,I ASK$4 0,\T H]E ON ! FLOOR10 !Y ANSW]$4 0,:AT1 UPON ?IS H>D1 /ONE FLOOR8 ,:]E >E Y\R B$-CLO!S80 0,WE DON'T HAVE ANY10 WAS ! REPLY4 0,:AT1 DO Y\ SLEEP ON NO?+80 ,SOME ( !M BEGAN TO WI% ! MAN W\LD COME ON >\ND ) ! BREAD & SALT1 AS !Y W]E GETT+ HUNGRY4 ,I NOTIC$1 :ILE 5GAG$ 9 CONV]SATION ) SOME1 ?AT O!RS W]E GO+ TO ! DOOR & TALK+ ?R\< A LITTLE HOLE NOT MU* L>G] ?AN A SILV] DOLL>1 US+ ! VILE/ LANGUAGE ,I HAD EV] HE>D ESCAPE FROM ! LIPS ( HUMAN BE+S4 ,AB\T ?IS TIME A MAN CAME TO ! DOOR & OP5$ IT1 & ASK$ IF WE W]E HUNGRY4 ,I ASK$ ! GIRLS IF !Y W\LD LIKE A S&WI*4 ,!Y ?ANK$ ME1 & ,I S5T \T = SEV5--! NUMB] PRES5T--SIX BESIDES MYSELF4 ,AFT]W>DS A GU>D CAME TO ! DOOR & ,I ASK$ HIM IF !RE WAS NOT SOME WAY = ME TO GET \T1 AS ,I DIDN'T WANT TO /AY 9 ?AT PLACE ALL NITIES 9 CONTROL ,I W\LD LEAVE BO?4 ,I NEV] SAW HIM AFT]4 ,I HAD N[ BE5 9 ?IS D5 7:I* MU/ BE SE5 TO BE APPRECIAT$7 AB\T ?REE H\RS4 ,DUR+ ALL ?IS TIME IT SEEM$ ?AT ALL ! VILE1 BASE1 L[ M5 9 ,COLUMBUS HAD BE5 ADMITT$1 & PEEK$ 9 & C>RI$ ON ) ! CREATURES 9 ?AT D5--SOLDI]S FROM ! ,B>RACKS 9CLUD$--& ! LANGUAGE !Y US$ MU/ BE HE>D TO BE BELIEV$4 ,AB\T #a O'CLOCK P4M41 A GU>D CAME TO ! DOOR & ORD]$ ME TO TAKE MY ?+S & FOLL[ HIM4 ,MY 0?+S0 CONSI/$ ( MY %AWL1 :I* HAD BE5 SNAT*$ FROM ME 9 ! AFT]NOON1 & :I* ,MRS ,LYNDALL HAD RETURN$ TO ME AT MY REQUE/4 ,I WAS CONDUCT$ 9TO A N>R[ CELL1 OR RA!R DUNGEON1 AB\T FIVE FEET LONG & F\R FEET WIDE4 ,9 ?IS 9SUFF]ABLY HOT HOLE ,I WAS KEPT LOCK$ UNTIL #d O'CLOCK NEXT DAY1 )\T ONE ?+ TO SLEEP ON EXCEPT SOME OAK5 SLATS :I* W]E HELD TOGE!R BY IRON BOLTS & SUSP5D$ BY IRON *A9S4 ,MRS ,LYNDALL1 :5 %E CALL$ ! NEXT MORN+1 ASK$ ! GU>D :Y ,I WAS NOT P]MITT$ TO COME \T 9 ! PASSAGEWAY & EX]CISE & HAVE FRE% AIR4 ,! REPLY WAS ?AT ORD]S HAD BE5 GIV5 ?AT ,I WAS TO BE KEPT LOCK$ 94 ,NONE ( MY FRI5DS W]E P]MITT$ TO SEE ME ALL ! TIME ,I WAS 9C>C]AT$1 AL?\< SOME ?IRTY OR =TY CALL$--NONE BUT ,MRS ,LYNDALL1 :O WAS P]MITT$ TO BR+ MY MEALS4 ,BUT EV]Y LOAF+ DETECTIVE & W>D BUMM] 9 ! CITY1 EV]Y DISREPUTABLE MALE BRUTE :O WI%$ TO COME & LEAN AGA9/ ! IRON GRAT+ ( ! D>K1 HOT1 LITTLE SWEAT BOX ,I WAS LOCK$ 9 C\LD DO SO4 ,:5EV] A GANG ( !SE PUT 9 AN APPE>ANCE--GANGS NUMB]+ NEV] LESS ?AN ?REE UP TO T5--! DOOR LEAD+ 9TO ! PASSAGEWAY CONTA9+ ! DUNGEON 9 :I* ,I WAS CONF9$--?AT GREAT BOLT 9 ! O!R DOOR FLEW BACK & !Y WALK$ 9 & W\LD LE] AT ME AS ?\< ,I W]E A WILD BEA/ BELONG+ TO A M5AG]IE4 ,& !Y W\LD LAU< AT ME & ASK$ 0H[ MU* ,I LIK$ IT02 H[ WAS MY 0HEAL?40 ,N[ ?IS DID NOT HAPP5 ONCE1 TWICE1 ?RICE1 BUT !RE WAS A CONT9U\S ?RONG ALL ! TIME ,I WAS !RE4 ,NEXT DAY FOLL[+ ! ONE ON :I* ,I WAS 9C>C]AT$1 ,I WAS BR\TIAL0 JU/ICE TO ME4 ,?IS WAS NO LESS A P]SONAGE ?AN HIS ,HONOR1 ,MAYOR ,WALCOTT1 ( ,COLUMBUS1 & ! K9D ( 0JU/ICE0 ,I RECEIV$ FROM HIM WAS ?AT ,I WAS ORD]$ S5T TO JAIL )\T A HE>+1 ON @s#c BOND1 ! *>GE BE+ SIMPLY ?AT ( 0DISORD]LY CONDUCT10 :I* WAS A TRUMP$-UP *>GE TO GET ME BEH9D ! B>S1 & ?US PRECLUDE ! POSSIBILITY ( MY SPEAK+ 9 ,COLUMBUS ?AT NIGE ( 0DISORD]LY CONDUCT0 WAS TRUE8 ,?IS V]Y ,MAYOR DISMISSES FROM HIS ,C\RT EV]Y DAY 9 ! WEEK ! WOR/ *>ACT]S ON A SMALL F9E4 ,I REMA9$ 9 JAIL ALL NIGE ( 0DISORD]LY CONDUCT40 ,I KN[ MY COMMUNICATION IS RA!R L5G?Y1 BUT IT IS AS BRIEF AS ,I C\LD POSSIBLY MAKE IT & GIVE ! 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