Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-10-03 | Page 29 | War's Bitterness Even Makes Convicts Fight

w Bitterness Even en Makes Convicts Convicts' Fight With so much Interest centered around the state prison as the result of Joseph Hillstrom's fight against death at the tIle hands of a firing squad newspaper reporters who have loaf loafed eel around the prison gates waiting for something to happen have picked up many interesting little stories This Is from the warden You know mo mohe he lie said the prisoners prison prison- ers els here take just as much interest and eagerly await news of ot the tue great conflicts In Europe as any other class of society Tao Take Hillstrom for Instance He Ho subscribes for tor several magazines and the daily papers While all news per per- taming laming directly to his case is clipped from the paper he displays great Interest interest In in- interest terest In the European war It lt is a a. general topic for discussion among the prisoners I recall that a short time Urne ago we had two Englishmen English English- men and one German In the first grade cell house Prior to the war they got along admirably With the outbreak of the conflict however they hey began to quarrel the two Eng on one side and the German on the other All AU three read reach the daily dally papers and nd afterwards they would map out the movements of the armies on the use floor The resulting discussion usually ended in Inan an alter alter- ca cation Uon S Finally one day the guard dis covered that the German was wearIng wearing wear wear- Ing a shiner his left eye being nearly nearly near ly closed The two Englishmen also s signs of a conflict conflict- The roe re result te ic suit sult was that we found round It necessary I to separate the tho three men But Its It's a regular occurrence for the prisoners prison ers era to become involved in war arguments argue meats ments Just the same as th the curbstone warriors you find in front of your bulletin luar hoards s. s Tho The prison rule book presents a aI I unique study for the criminology in dined r reporter porter These are some of the tIto things which th the prison officials consider as an offense Answering to name in Improper manner bed not properly made being out of place in inline inline line clothing not In order creating disturbance o of any ally kind at any place disobedience of or orders disrespectful I conduct disturbance in disI disturbance disturbance dis dis- I in line of march escaping or attempting to escape fighting hidi hiding hiding hid hid- i ing insolence insubordination inattention mat mat- in line Une or at work loud talking talk ing larceny lying malicious mischief of any kind mutiny neglect of work not at door at count not retiring at proper time profane b or 01 obscene language language lan Ian guage quarreling shirking any duty spitting on the floor talking in dining room or from cell to cell talking In Inline Inline inline line talking in Ia chapel chape using threatening threat threatS threatening ening language unbecoming conduct wasting food and writing unauthorized letters letters- These are the punishments provided provided provid provide ed for offenses Reprimand loss of or tobacco privileges es loss loss' of or good con- con nn duct credits solitary imprisonment restricted diet or handcuffed to cell door reduction In grade The There e are three grades of prisoners prisoners' prisoners prison prison- ers era at the prison Each prisoner received received re reo re- re is placed in tho second grade If his behavior is good he be is raised to the first grade with more leges If the prisoner behaves badly he is reduced to the third grade with i iless I less privileges