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Show PrMFIB IQ jift M l i Pi f muLn lo lEllMl John R. Walsh Paroled From the leaven-worth leaven-worth Prison Leavenworth, Kas., Oct. 14. An order or-der from Washington, paroling John R. Walsh, the former Chicago banker and railway president, was receivjj at the federal penitentiary here this morning. Tho prisoner Immediately began preparations for the start for home. Mr. Walsh, up to the time of his parole, had served one year, eight months and twenty-six days of hie live-year sentence. The order of parole arrived from Washington this morning. When told that he was to be released, tho aged prisoner plainly showed his pleasure. Later it was announced that tho aged cx-banker's son would arrive from Chicago Chi-cago during the day and that the ctnrt Jor homo-probably-wfltild bomado lata this afternoon, v Mr Walsh wont before" the parole board here on optembcr 2G last and presented his petition for release. The board also hcardv the petitions of a dozen other ex-bankers, besides those of fifty prisoners serving sentences for various crimes. President Ladow and tho other members of tho board made their secret se-cret conclusions In the cases a few days later. On September "30. Mr. Ladow went cast to submit his report to Mr. Wickersham. He woul 1 dlvulgo none of tho board's proceedings, except ex-cept to say that the treatment given Walsh was exactly the same as that accorded the other petitioners. Walsh went back to work at his desk In the newspaper clipping bureau. bu-reau. It was stated that Walsh had improved In "spirit from tho time he knew definitely that he was to have an opportunity to present his potltSon. This spirit he ma'ntalned until his re-leaso re-leaso today. Despite his age, he performed per-formed his prison duties to the last in a cheerful moo J. |