Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1912 — FAWLEY FEELS BIT; RESTRAINT HURTS [ARTICLE]

FAWLEY FEELS BIT; RESTRAINT HURTS

Bully Who Assaulted Old Man Stowers Would Like to Procure Freedom But He Can’t. About the most disgruntled and dissatisfied prisoner that was ever in the county jail in Ed Fawley, the man whose fine and sentence for his assault on old man Stowers at Fair Oaks will keep him in jail for almost a year. Fawley has served only about a month of his sentence but he is feeling the punishment keenly and his wailing proves a great source of annoyance to Sheriff Hoover. He would*like to have some one start a movement to secure his release and says he would be willing to leave Fair Oaks and never return if only he could get out of jalL Recently he called out of the window and attracted the attention of a woman who was passing and asked her to tell the sheriff or some member of the family ibat he wanted to talk to them. She informed them but he had nothing of importance to say only he .wanted the sheriff to try to get some movement started for his release. When told that he did not have a friend to intercede for him, Fawley broke down and cried like a baby. Some of his actions indicate that he is not in his right mind, but he has more the appearance of a whipped bully. Sheriff Hoover would be glad to be rid of him, for he is a constant annoyance