Show A PRISONERS STATEMENT the following has baa been received by governor A L thomas from H ii rost boat now serving a term in the county jail governor thomas of utah dear sir last mouth one year ago I 1 went to work for maj B stewart steward dairyman I 1 delivered milk and collected the bills billa everything went well for a time for I 1 knew my business well the farat second and third months he claimed was the biggest income he had ever received the fourth and fifth months january and february I 1 could not collect quite all the bills the she patr patrons oils being short abort the latter part of february he began to question me and said aid the money wani coming in fat fast enough I 1 explained that as aa it was directly ertly after the holidays holiday a everybody wax was a little short but still he want satisfied 1 I told him I 1 was doing the beat I 1 could and if he was no satisfied atik hd he had better get some aano else but he like the tb idea of my leaving but I 1 will tell you the whole truth mr thomas I 1 was wan driving a young hor horse january and february during the two months I 1 had six accidents in chieh I 1 lost loaf from to gallons of milk and and besides I 1 replaced about gallon gallo in restaurants and ho hotels telson on account ot of sour abar milk which I 1 must do or lose the trade now mr thomas judge for yourself must I 1 pay for that milk and me working lor for 30 per month he has figured all that against meows me we will say gallons at 30 80 cents per gallon rr cr 90 you are well aware that all business men doing business on a credit scale will lose loae money this and also the milk I 1 lost he figured against me making a total of short more which would be about right counting all in but I 1 was 25 short abort in cash which I 1 made good the day after I 1 turned over the books that left me wit without hout a dollar then I 1 went to w work cork at the metropolitan hotel for A D tobin for seven week weeks when I 1 received a letter from home stating that I 1 had better come home at once coves to attend to some money maters malters which I 1 had there involving alln which was worth looking after I 1 have enough money to go but explained matters to my lodge 1 J I am a third degree member of ridgley lodge no 9 and asked the loan of 26 which I 1 got for itty sixty days I 1 then went to dayton 0 where I 1 hive live and straightened up my affairs and got my money then I 1 came back to denver there I 1 joined coined raymonds circus and loaned all my money to the show people on good security we showed hero here june and mr stewart swore out a warrant for me of which my employers told me and said laid I 1 had b bat go to the ear and stay there two we r afterwards I 1 was arrested ar in irela bal ke and taken to prison rison I 1 IMIL have time to baa barance nce the didiot 5 stand books of which I 1 had char y the detective give me tiina got get my money the show left the ba 0 night and so ao I 1 lost track of my i it to 1 as good an a gold if I 1 can get on att hero here to look after it ut of I 1 am in the worst wont circumstances circumstance I 1 hn ever been in my life 1 I owe mv may birj 95 with interest and am behind in lodge other duos duel otherwise I 1 dont owe an ai ray i body on earth a cent not excepting except n T steward now I 1 pray mr thomas mr J will remit me the balance of my time J x can at least got get some of my mon bonev ey settle up with my lodge I 1 have hav i here since july 2nd and and two here before I 1 was sentenced which maguth for or days I 1 would pv pay money if I 1 could got get it I 1 am sur our a 1 the steward will be satisfied as he t told old 14 r five weeks so I 1 mek go ao ago pray you ti action on this for I 1 fear it will drive atals mad to stay here until next may ine ame there is nothing against me at all oi commissioner Commis iener pratt charged the exreno exna almly y 2 t to me which was for bring ro a back I 1 am sure the longer I 1 inao e a am na h the bigger the expense I 1 am coun bre for I 1 can prove a good character where county y I 1 have worked I 1 will close hoping bodino revelt will act on this with the greatest of 0 cleao ure yours very truly 64 V H TT H T ROST COUNTY JAIL salt lake city |