Show LANGUISHING The Pen Still Retains its Hold of MacKnifflit Mr James MacKnight ieposed behind the Penitentiary walls on Saturday Sunday and Monday nights and from present appearances he will do 142 full days and nights before he is allowed to gives his attention to the arduousduties of his office again A friend yesterday manisfeted a disposition to help the unfortunate barrister but upon inquiring inquir-ing into the case he changed his mind and allowed Mac to remain in limbo The other prisoners are said to turn a cold shoulder upon the newcomer as despite the fact of there being 100 convicts con-victs confined in the Pen and for every grade of offense none of them were sent there for the crime of beating a woman It is understood that a grand recep f Pieltb dh dbrec tion is te be accorded Mac by his fellowconvicts this evening during which the initiation business will be thoroughly gone through It has taken Mr MacKnight several years to reach where he has now landed but in the words of Eh he got there |