| Show interesting Interest tn communication from one of the brethren Bretl iren its id prison tit nt detroit DETROIT HOUSE or OF CORRECTION 1 Mic michigan july ju A 1880 1886 editor deseret news many of my I 1 frends asked me when I 1 left my home in idaho to write ante to them but a rule rue here only permits me to write once a month I 1 therefore request you to publish this letter questing tinz my friends to be with this mode of filling my promised to them on may auth 1886 we about sundown at detroit railroad station from which we were transported in a wanon wagon qa 11 ll elders and aad two to the and ushered into the presence of a registrar to whom we gave our religion and our occupation after fter our pockets were relieved of their contents we were weighed next we were taken to the barber shop and shorn shora of hair and beard and washed clean from dust we then donned a dark gray suit of clothes and a round cap was placed on our now dow nearly y bald heads beads by courtesy of the officers we were permitted to ube our own under garments a our underclothing is washed and a change regularly brought in in on sundays we had our supper and were then escorted to our cell apartments with iron grating doors opening out to a balcony leading in around the cages which are well ventilated and airy pretty well lighted and kept clean an iron bedstead hangs to the wall with a straw tick straw pillow and a pair of blankets there are also a spittoon a chair and ana an iron bucket these constitute the furnishing some borne cells have two beds and occupants ft 3 when the heavy iron doors were locked behind me I 1 could not help but utter 10 0 god hould I 1 at this stage of life without any crime against god man or dumb animal be lodged tn a felons cell and as I 1 bowed d doya on the stone floor pouring out my hearts h als 1 desire in prayer to my father in heaven tears streamed irom from my eyes this relieved me and I 1 became calmer I 1 reflected this way jesus thy master was a prisoner he was spit upon and called bad names and hit his word was have they the y called the master how much shall they call his house folks 1 and I 1 felt constrained to pray father forgive those that anju unjustly atly and severely deal with thy servants for they know not what they do being blinded by the craftiness of men cunning hireling priests and political tricksters trick who think they can gain popularity office dabove an alla lew kw dollars I 1 truly the latter day saints baines can hold this thins thing out as ion long as the prosecutors can as we have t toe ne eternity to gain what we now loose will be given us back an hundredfold hundred fold what does the government gain nothing Not kingg who gains by tile the legal segre segregation tion process echo answers the prosecuting attorney receives a stated amount vr for every indictment carried can led to conviction convict ioB I 1 do not know the grand jury gets any an of the spoils but I 1 have found them ready and willing to indict on perjury committed by deputy and lying commissioners and can prove what I 1 say aay and intend to use the proofs some day when the lord jesus christ calls fo for evidence avi dence against theae snede now glorious personages but to come back backa again ain to my story un on the of may our food was brought us and we were permitted to rest our oui weary bodies after our journey monday morning we were called out and the general rules read to 0 o us they are about as follows you are not allowed to communicate with your fellow prisoners neither by word nor writing always look to your overseer or officer be obedient and clever cleve F and five days a month good time will be allowed after this we were separate dand sent to different shops and up to date some of the party I 1 have hae not seen since do not know whether they are living or dead but hope they are all well although a good deal of sickness exists we are generally working ten hours a day clay at the shops making makin all kinks of chairs food is plentiful ua and there is a good variety we e take our meals Ina in a large room furnished with seats and tables I 1 should judge for over fivie five hundred persons it it full most of the time and sometimes crowded everything is orderly and discipline roper proper and the officers enforce strict discipline in everything which is muth much need needed edt a as 8 t they hey sometimes have to deal with w h hard haid characters on sundays several aei eral denominations hold service in the prison church to which we are marched inside of thi prison with the men in one large room and I 1 suppose females in the al sl 1 lery which however is curtained mere ere is plenty of reading matter furnished f ur ni shed to prisoners for sunday perusal I 1 baa have e my church books always always an n my cell a privilege I 1 appreciate my heart swelled with joy when I 1 read about the good time enjoyed by m my brethren in the utah pen pea on the UK ath of july time passes slowly 2000 miles from friends and home but through the mercy of god my prayers I 1 rejoice in the gospel of jesus I 1 and say to my famil family y and fri friends ends b be e humble and true god reigns over nations and directs the destiny of zion which all do not have in their hearts and we have not always been as humble as we ou douht ht to be your brother in the gospel GRAHAM GHAHAM |
