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Show A miSUNKI. FliUIKiKU. Warden Yimlrrcool Slakes It Warm for One or UN "lllrdi," Thore la probably no greater human brute confined within thu wall of tho penitentiary at thla lime than Joseph Hvdgva, who is serving n term of Imprisonment Im-prisonment rot burglary. Hedges, vhoso sentence will shortly expire, has been what Is known lu Jail parlance as "a trusty," and as auch wotkod on the rami within a abort distance or tho "I'ii," On Monday urnlng, F.dna, th fourteen-year-old daughter of Will Hmoot, of Bmoot'i park, waa walking quietly along aome-where aome-where between tho old er mill and the penlUntUry, when ah waaaelied hyth vagabond. Hedge., who tried by every uieaui In hla power to force her Into a seclu Jeil spot, for what purpose pur-pose may b rtadlly guessed. The ioor child screamed loudly for help, ana several loys, who fortunately bran! the crlea, ran to thn spot. As they advanced tho cowanlly wretch released hla intended victim and made oil iu fait as hla legs could carry him, The little girl was In a thoroughly ex liautedcoiillt.onastho result other atrugglo with tlio brute, and her clothing wa muoh torn. Hlie was assisted homo and un learning what had taken place Iter father iost no time In seeking au Interview with Wardon Vanderoook. Tho facts wero laid before that orticer anil next morning Mr. Btnoot and his daughter again visited the penitentiary. All the convicts were brought up and placed In line and Willi u cry Udna Immediately pointed out her ai-allant. Thu fathet'a Indignation aud anger kuew no bounds, and but for the intervention of those arottud It Is not unlikely that ho would hlmseU have Inflicted summary iiiinlshiiieutupoii the hound. . One satisfied that lhegulltyil.au waa fixed, W arden Vandercook proceeded to administer some sharp medicine to the convict. Mr. Hmoot's buggy whip came In handy, for with this Hedge was thrashed until he howled piteous ly for mercy. He fell on his kirn he. for the Hogging wss over, yelling Willi pain, but th huh or the whin dlduotceasu tu fill upon the fellow's back until tho warden felt couvlnced that he had leen amply punished. Hedges won quite tame when he rtached hi .oil. |