Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1913 — Bram and His Freedom. [ARTICLE]

Bram and His Freedom.

It Is the testimony of Warden Moyer of the Federal prison at Atlanta that Thomas M. C. Bram, who has served 17 years of a life sentence, has been during that time a power for good in the institution. Few men who have served a long sentence leave the institution with expressions and sentiments like those of bram. This is what he says: “The first thing that I am going to buy is a bunch of flowers, and I’m going to send them to Warden Moyer. He has been kind to me. Then I am going to get me a room and go into it by myself and have a good cry. I’ve gat to have that cry before I realize it’s true. Then I’ll want to pray a little. And after that I want work.” “Flowers, self-communion, prayer* then work.” This is ajprogram that commands respect. If there are more such prisoners who can be as warmly endorsed by the prison officials there should be more paroles.—Boston Globe.