Bad Boys

GLOVER, CORBETT, ONEIL, FULLER, CARPER, BILLS, WARNER, DUSKIN

Posted By: David W Sinclair (email)
Date: 3/2/2008 at 12:53:57

Off to Anamosa With Six Convicted Prisoners
Sheriff Glover, with Marshal Corbett, of Corydon, and Marshal Harve Lord, of Seymour, left Corydon Monday evening for Anamosa, having in charge the two O'Neils, Fuller, Carper, Bills and Warner, who were taken to the reformatory at that place to serve their time for the robbery committed at Seymour last summer. Dan Duskin, who was also convicted of the same offense, will be taken to Fort Madison to serve his time, as soon as the sheriff returns. The state law makes it compulsory on the judge of the court to sentence prisoners under 18 to Anamosa, and over that age to Fort Madison. The gang of prisoners, chained together two by two, were the largest number ever taken from this county at one time, and all came from Seymour, except Fuller, who was arrested for committing his crime at Seymour. All of the men, who are under thirty years of age, are married and their families are left in destitute circumstances, Wayne county having been called upon to help support a part of them as soon as they were confined in jail. All were bright intelligent looking young fellows and much sympathy went out to them, although all agreed they were getting just exactly what they were entitled to. It is more than probable that all except Fuller will serve a little more than one year each when an effort will be made to have them paroled. In the case of Fuller it is thought he will be given an opportunity to serve a goodly portion of the five years for which he was sentenced.- Wayne County Democrat