Show NELLIE WHIT WHITE 14 A AN WITH THE several hours after the release of miss nell neli nellie ie white from tile the penitentiary a representative of this paper was grunted granted an interview with the lady who has in the last six weeks be corne corde a person of note admired for her heroism and fortitude under circumstances cum stances of avery a very trying nature un on the land of last nay may miss white was subpoenaed before tiie tile grand jury jur y of the third district court who supposing her to he be a plural wife were desirous of obtaining information regarding her alleged hus bus husband band B bishop shop roundy of the questions put to ller iler her iier which were published in the NEWS sews at the time she refused to answer ansier as she dp deemed emed them thein improper to be asked being all or mostly of a personal character concerning herself and her individual acts and therefore considered by her to be I 1 impertinent she was asked if ff she knew the consequences of her refusal to to answer sate reviled rg ilett licIt that hat she did but persi persisted it n ici 1 ning to satisfy mhd rien rieu demand izill tf her inquisitors inqui she was theil 0 before the district court where jule judge juie hunter read out the questions propounded to her and on her still declining to answer she was ordered into the thes custody of the U US S marshal to be kept until she complied with the demand made ii upon on her or till the further order of of the court in her case since then she has been an inmate of the penitentiary occupying the same room in irl which belie belle harris arrs was vas con confined fined lined for a similar cause and fed on prison fare like the com corn imon mimon convicts of the prison house reporter how illow were you treated by bv the guards at the penitentiary miss lil yil s white miss white very ivery respectfully they showed me every consideration conil consistent stent with their orders and the duty they were performing the wardens wile wife was very kind to me roe and I 1 liked her very much what kind of food did they give ya you 11 ai the lie lle common prison diet meat ineat potatoes and bread with coffee for breakfast and tea for tor supper but as they allowed no sugar or milk lull k with those beverages I 1 preferred to do without them there was no butter but we had good soup ever evel every other day da yand sand and once a week pork and beans they would not permit my mends f to f furnish me lne with any little extras except cc pt a little fruit until jhb ath of july when all ali tile tiie prisoners myself with the rest had the privilege of receiving 6 edibles and little comforts brought to t 0 us by our friends ilas lias allas suffered during your imprisonment imp rison ment 11 uyi health has been wonderfully good considering the heat of the place was at times oppressive asive and there was wag babut but little f resh fresh air but I 1 was allowed to leave my luy room every day f from rom 0 tto to 10 am and from 3 3 to 4 pm so that I 1 got a little chanze change and exer lse ise room in which I 1 wa q held heid was f furnished urnis hed and I 1 was as comfortable as ai 1 could be under the circumstances st nc s I 1 only suffered from the food fool its ita sameness I 1 I 1 mean and my iny aument in general I 1 W were ere you wn allowed to rebeke N lit ait orsa yes ye but only in the presence of I 1 the lie lle gaard waard that Is with the single exception tion of miss kate field she was left alone with me moe she bhe staid about ar an hour in fact as ion lon long iong a sll sh lat int d to and was not interrupted d nuuuli in iu h the time for liters call cali r tu ri I 1 was half an hour and aud my iny ins alwn n fr fri uis mis rii ili is were rc only permitted to speak sneak to mu in ill in the presence of the tho guard huard ils ila miss iia field questioned UK in erv cr t lost lv lit but I 1 ti 11 li ia not noi nin nini to til ft 11 0 aci abhat tr ill already knows know s ad ail my lay visitors vi ex x press plesse I 1 g rt a it t apat 1 v fair f jr kt at what hom hot Y were vou vox released relea seo sed about 11 the wardens wife brought wilt wiit me the news which had been telephoned from the city and my mv friends soon after afterwards came and took me away ili in a carriage were any efforts effort 4 made while oti you oil were in crisonto sonto induce you to answer the questions put to you by the tile grand jury none a atall eail and I 1 should not have answered them if there had been I 1 consider them improper questions and ido I 1 do not know of any punishment which would compel me to answer them 11 I 1 |