fast was ready, but the "Count" was not there.
The news was telephoned to Warden Fenton, who got busy and sent the
nobleman's photo broadcast. Now if the "Count" had followed
the straight and narrow path and gone to work in some small town,
perhaps he never would have been caught, but alas, he cannot dispense
with lying or crooked work. From town to town he went, hiring automobiles
and paying for them with bad checks. He was just getting into a ear
at Woodstock, Illinois, ready to go to Chicago, after cashing a bad
check for thirty dollars, but he forgot to pay his hotel bill, and
the proprietor called in Sheriff Henderson. The sheriff, who had
the circular sent out by Warden Fenton, immediately recognized the
nobleman, and wired to the warden. Thus ended the check-passing expedition
of the "Count" for many years. It cost the prison about
ninety dollars for stamps and circulars and fifty dollars reward
for his capture, besides forty-nine dollars railroad fare to bring
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him back, a total of $189.00. As there is a law upon
our statutes that an officer is responsible for the escape of a
convict, the expense of recapturing him is to be paid by this officer:
and our chaplain, who is very conscientious will no doubt pay the
state. Those who like music, should be willing to pay the fiddler,
but it would perhaps be cheaper to hire an orchestra or a band
than this one violinist.
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