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Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-06-12 | Page 11 | Bigelow Takes up New Abode

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Date 1905-06-12
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City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Bigelow Takes up New Abode
Type article
Date 1905-06-12
Paper Salt Lake Tribune
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 11
OCR Text BIGCLOW TAKES IIP NEW ABODE Ex-Banker in Federal Prisnn, Breaks Down but Once on the Journey to Fort Leavenworth. Is Accompanied by Brother and Son, Who Ask Warden to Give Him Light Work. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., June 11. Frank G Blgelow, the former Milwaukee banker, was brought to the United Stales penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth at 7:40 tonight- John Speclale. a counterfeiter, under a five-years' sentence, was brought along as a fellow prisoner with Blgelow. and they were In charge of Andrew Johnson John-son and Charles Kelley, deputy marshals. Gordon Blgelow, a son. and Dr. Blgelow. a brother, living in Chicago, accompanied Blgelow- Broke Down and Wept. Blgelow boro up fairly well during tho trlt. ex. -pi at Mollnc. III. where he broke down and went At another point the son Cordon Blgelow. broke down, and the' marshals Informed him ho was having hav-ing a bad effect on hi lather. Blgelow Btemcd anxious to avoid the gaze of curious cur-ious people and reporters. II. wore an old slouch hat and was not nearly as neatly dressed as the counterfeiter who was brought with him Encourages Counterfeiter. On making the turn in the walk on tho Rlv. r-lde drfvwav nt K rl l.-avcnworlh. wlv n lb'- pcultcnil.iry loomed up In front of the party, tho counterfeiter showed a disposition to weaken. When ho trembled trem-bled Blgelow snoke words of encournge-m encournge-m n't to him. BlgelOW. It seem.-. W8J rtOl m .all at anv time .-nee hl-i def.-ih .Hon was diaeovered, ana when the keys were ,()rr.cl on him att.-r parsing Int.. tho pen-t pen-t entlary sallvport. he r-inark.-d that It was the first time ho ever was In prison. Assigned Regular Cell Warden McClaughrcy remained upstairs I-, Ms oftlco and no special ceremony was LA nam Deputy Wanhn L.-mon was at the second or inner gate, and both prlson- U' won' told to Step Into the deput office of-fice Blgelow gave his name ns Frank G. niir'elow aged BH. He was search..! and Home Plain Jewelry and a email sum of money were taken from him Ho was told ir k.-en his citizen's clothing until morn- In'p lie lisked no ,p.-slons Mtl.l W :us os- LVinetJ I to a regular Isolated cell with Spc- ii5in to spend th- night At 8 o'clock to-n to-n orr. w Be win ink- a bath, be offered a 12 mi. -unci, prison suit, and Bertlllon m -.sureim-nts and front and side view ',rs will be taken and h- will b, !,!, -y.d In lrls..n garb Will Have a Clerkship. The brother and son of Blgelow i-roalne.! i-roalne.! downstairs and watched through fha orating until thej saw him - s ortsd ' ,, a ccllhouee They then sought an ln-rUlow ln-rUlow wlUi Warden McCTaughroy and Lonverssd with him privately, It is eald they requested that Blgelow be aslgnod to Unlit work. This "111 n-n be determined until after the prison physician examlm i Blgelow and reports on his condition und Warden McClaughrey has a talk with him There Is a demand for prison clerks, and Blgelow will have a position of this kind Fivo Bankers There. There arc live national b-ink prisoners In the penitentiary und four of these nr.-clerks nr.-clerks and ono answers the telephone In the chief clerk s ofnee. These bankers manifested much Interest In Blgelow lo-dny. lo-dny. ne of them. Hro.lerl. k lrom .;ik-hart, .;ik-hart, lnd. wus a member pf the National Bankers' association while Blgelow was president. Blgelow's prison number Is -1717. If his health Is now good Blgelow may. after a few weeks be assigned to Cant. Carter's old position of prison hospital clerk. At first ho will bo thrown In contact with neiiroca, Indiana and nil kinds of prleou-cra.
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