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Show A PKISO.NK.lt FLUIidKD. TTarJrj Vamlrrrook Jlnlra It Warm for tine of Ills "Illrdi." There la probably no greater human brulu confined within tho wall of tho penitentiary At this tlmo than Joseph Hedges, who Is serving A term of Im. prlsonntout for burglary Hedges, whoso sentenco will shortly expire, haa been what Is known In Jail parlance aa "a trusty," and At auch workod on the farm within a abort dlstanco of tho "Pen." On Monday owning, J'dna, the fourteen-year-old laughter of Will Hmoot, of Hmoot'a park, waa walking ipiklly along aome-where aome-where betwevu tho old paier mill and tho penitentiary, when alio waa seized by tho vagaooiid, Hedges, who tried by every mrati In his inwer to force her into a secluded eiat, for what rur-poso rur-poso may be readily guested. The poor chlfd screamed loudly for help, ana aevrral Uyi, who foilunatoly heard the erica, ran to ttiei spot. Aa they advanced tho cowardly wretch released hla IntenJed victim and mode oil ru fast as his legs could carry him. The little girl was In a thoroughly ex huted con llllon as tho result of her atrugglo with thu brute, and her clothing wai much torn. Hhe was asalited homo and upon learning what had taken placn her father lost no lime lu aecklug nil Interview with Warden VaudercooV, Tho facta wero laid beforo that ofllcer aud licit morning Mr. Hmoot and hla daughter B(alu visited tho neultcntlary. All the convicts were brought up And placxl In line And with u cry IJIna Immediately pointed out her aa-allaiit. Tho father's iudlguatlou aud auger knew no bounds, And but for the Intervention of thoee aroitud It la not unlikely that he would himself have Inflicted summary punish incnt upon Ihe hound. Once aallslled that thoKUlllyinaiiwaa flzed, Warden ".'undercook proceeded toAdmlulatersnme sharp medicine to Ihe convict. Mr. Hutoot'a buggy whip came In handy, for with this Hedges wai thrashed until he howled piteous. ly for mercy. Ho fell ou his kneea I, fore tho Hogging wai ovir, yclllug wllh lain, but the lash of the whip dlduotccaso to fall upon the lellow'i bark until thu warden felt convinced that he had been amply punished. Hedges waa a-tiltu tauie when he reached his coll. |