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Show Tho legislature has before It a bill for tho relief of Guard Jacobs, who was crippled for llfo by being wounded tho night Lynch, Haworth and others made an attempt to escape from the penitentiary. Such a. measuro ought to pass. Thoro Is no provision in law for pensioning bravo employes who risk their lives nnd limbs In preventing prevent-ing prison breaks and when a guard has proved faithful and has been Injured In-jured as was Jacobs, ho should havo somo recognition nt tho hands of tho state. Tho amount asked for Is by no means an extortionate ono and the legislature can do worso than to appropriate ap-propriate tho sum- for tho relief of a man who did his duty well nt tho right time. |