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Show YOUNG CONVICT WAS A GENIUS. Australian Saved from Penitentiary Later Did Remarkable Work. In tho gardens attached to tho houses hous-es of parliament, Melbourne, thcro Is nn elaborately sculptured fountain, embellished with human figures, birds, flowers nnd various other ornamental work in stone. This fountain has a remarkable history. It was constructed construct-ed entirely by a convict named William Will-iam Stanford, within tho wnlls of tho Melbourne Jail. When a young mnn of 21, Stanford, In a weak moment, Joined a band of bushranglng desperadoes, desper-adoes, was captured and sentenced to terms of Imprisonment amounting in tho aggregate to 21 years. Ono day Col. Champ, the governor of Melbourne Jail, was n8tonlshod to find a beautiful angelic flguro which Stanford had carved out of a meat bono. Ho showed It to the leading sculptor of Melbourne who declared that the young man was a natural genius. The sculptor visited tho Jail nnd gave Stanford somo lessons les-sons in tho art. A petition for pardon par-don was Inlluentlally signed, and Stanford Stan-ford was released. He becamo ono of tho most successful sculptors In Melbourne, Mel-bourne, nnd completely lived down his Juvenllo criminal .escapade |