Show NEWS FROM THE PEN the government eden in salt lake city osterwald erwald the young german was indicted with alic conductor charged with being responsible for tho train disaster in pole canyon has at length obtained bonds and after an imi of four months and ten days in the penitentiary is again at liberty and will bo his own mas ter until his case cornea up at the september term of court oster is a gentlemanly mild and well bred sort of fellow with the air of the somewhat innocent german immigrant and he was well liked by all who knew him on the road A herald reporter saw him in the court room yesterday obtaining a wistful foretaste of the proceedings ce and asked him how he had enjoyed hiis sojourn at the penitentiary he replied with a half comical shudder and grimace 1 I had plenty of it I 1 can assure you was his reply no more of that place if I 1 can help it did you go through the initiation yes somewhat they only made me dance and sing though and try on the gloves when you comply with their wishes they are all right and what if you refuse well then you get tossed up in the blanket or else two men went up in the blanket since I 1 was there pretty tough companionship terrible everyone has to have a mate and I 1 was lucky for a while in having for a beds fellow when he went I 1 had to sleep with decker the provo horse thief for a decent man there is no sort of company outside of clawson Evan sPratt and several others the remainder pass their time cursing swearing telling hideous stories or planning of the robberies they will commit when they get out glawson and evans are about the only white men in the gang pratt I 1 did not meet they seem to be pretty well but the heat must bo terrible in summer do all have to take turns waiting in the dining room no that is done by a few of the younger ones who are willing to dothe work hopt is kept entirely separated from theother aishe yes he has solitary confinement no prisoner is allowed to speak to him he sits all day in a corner in silence and speaks to no one but his guard Oster walda relatives are all in germany ho has studiously endeavored deavo red to keep the news of his arrest from reaching as his mother is 80 years af pf abc and he fears the shock of it would kill her salt lake herald ath |