Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1908 — THE BANKERS’ COLONY AT M. C. [ARTICLE]

THE BANKERS’ COLONY AT M. C.

Alfred Armstrong, formerly of Hanging Grove tp., but now in charge of the prison farm at the Michigan City penitentiary with his wife is visiting in Hanging Grove this week, and were in the city Thursday and yesterday. He said “Our Tom,” as Bro. Marshall used to call Tom McCoy, is now a “trusty” at the prison, and is allowed considerable liberty. He went unattended, he says, to his mother’s funeral at Queen City, Mo., some months ago, and also visited his father and sister there recently. He was allowed to go unattended also to his father’s funeral last week. On his way back he stopped in Chicago several days and visited his wife, who is, keeping a boarding house In that city. Fred Gilman of Goodland, and Robert Parker of Remington, who with Tom McCoy compose this vicinity’s quota to the “Bankers’ Colony," are reported well and in reasonably good spirits. Fred is a clerk for the warden, and Mr. Parker is In the prison library. The latter scarcely ever says a word to anyone. Each have been model prisoners. Tom has assisted about the prison farm again this season. He is lame from his broken leg of a year or so ago and always will be.