June 9, 1916, 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
making shoes for all of the state in- 
stitutions and for outside sale, a cloth- 
ing shop, a factory for making stock- 
ings, and a brush factory. The prison 
has a band of 25 pieces, which plays 
at the Sunday services, and a choir of 
30 voices. 
The cell of the famous “lifer,” 
Jesse Pomeroy, was shown. His sol!- 
itary confinement is not so arduous as 
might appear from some comments. 
Views of the death chamber and of 
the electric chair were shown. The 
speaker said that the electric chair 
was the most humane method of cap- 
ital punishment and he is evident!y 
not in favor of its abolition. The 
Charlestown prison has several basc- 
ball teams and for the past 34 years 
baseball has been a form of recreation 
allowed prisoners. Other institutions 
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have recently exploitec their basebali 
teams as something new. The two 
leading teams are the “Red Sox” and 
the “Braves.”’ Other teams, which 
the prisoners have named themseives, 
are the “Yaps” and the “Wops.” The 
“Lifers” and the “Coons” are other 
teams in the prison league. 
Rev. Mr. Whitney urged his auili- 
ence to stand ready to assist if at aay 
time prison reform legislation came 
up. He said Massachusetts institu- 
tions were not the best in many ~-- 
spects, but were far ahead of those 
of New York state. 
Refreshments of crackers ani 
cheese and cocoa were served fol: 
lowing the lecture. It was voted py 
the Brotherhood to leave to the di- 
rectors the selection of a date for fe 
annual picnic at Tuck’s Point. 
CAUGHT CHECK WORKER 
Whoever advised Sam Mindick, 
alias “Morris Cohen,” alias “H. 
Levin,” to try out the seashore town 
of Manchester as a good spot to work 
off worthless checks, was a_ poor 
guesser. Sam, who is a gentleman 
of Jewish extraction, and about 1&8 
years of age, tried to influence Walter 
Bell to accept one of his checks in pay- 
ment for a perfectly good pair of 
shoes last Saturday afternoon. Whe 
he did not succeed in getting the 
shoes, the young man decided that « 
square meal, or several such, was 
what he wanted so he called at Val- 
entine & Leach’s market and tried io 
get rid of a check for twenty-five 
dollars in payment for $8 worth ot 
chickens and other eatables. = The 
latter check was made out to Cohen 
and in the presence of Mr. Valentine 
he endorsed it in that name. It bore 
the signature of H. Levin. He also 
tried to pass checks at Allen’s Drug 
store and E. A. Lethbridge’s. His 
actions were reported to the police by 
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Mr. Valentine and Chief Sullivan As to Music at Our Banp Con- 
questioned him, getting him as he was CERTS. 
about to leave town on the 1.30 train /ditor North Shore Breeze:-— 
for other more fertile fields. At first In a recent issue I read a letter 
Chief Sullivan was inclinded to be- 
lieve the story told by the young man, 
but some of the answers set the chiet 
thinking and he took Muindick into 
custody. At first he said his name 
was Cohen and that he had been em- 
ployed in Beverly, but later admitted 
that his name was Mindick. A cousin 
by the name of Mendick in Boston 
was notified and on Sunday he came 
to Manchester and bailed the young 
man. Judge Quill of Beverly fixed 
his bond at $500. 
On Monday Chief Sullivan made 
a trip to Boston and investigated the 
young man’s stories. He found that 
several Boston banks were looking 
for him and that the Boston police 
also wanted him. Photographs of the 
young man taken in Manchester afte: 
his arrest were identified by dete>- 
tives as a youth wanted in Detroit 
Tuesday morning the case of the 
young man was called in Salem Dis- 
trict court, but he failed to put in an 
appearance and his bail was forfeited. 
The police expect to have him again 
in a few days. © Boston police con- 
gratulated Chief Sullivan upon his 
catch and told him the youth was one 
of a gang of check workers operating 
in Boston and vicinity. 
which criticised the apparent repeti- 
tion of music at our Band Concerts 
from year to year and sometimes 
from concert to concert. It occurred 
to me that perhaps the repetitions 
were not noticed by the leader of that 
splendid band with which Manchester 
is favored on summer nights. ‘The 
Salem Cadet Band is much in demand 
in the summer and the frequency of 
its engagements make it necessary 1) 
repeat some of the selections. I spoke 
of the matter to a member of that 
popular band the other day and he 
told me what I had already guessed. 
He said there was no intent to re- 
peat the same selections in a town at 
successive concerts except by request 
and suggested that the matter be call- 
ed to the attention of the leader, Jean 
Missud. If your correspondent will 
write as frankly to Mr. Missud as he 
did to you I am sure he will have the 
pleasure during the coming summer 
of hearing not only a greater variety 
of fine music, but some of the selec- 
tions he may himself prefer. I, with 
him and hundreds of other residenis 
of Manchester, look forward to the 
resumption of our concerts, than 
which I believe no town can boast 
better. —MANCHESTERITE. 
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