"I had noticed a well-dressed young man passing through the yard of the prison, and on asking who he was I got this reply: ‘that is the Superintendent's Chauffeur, Friel Allen.' I immediately remarked that he was only a boy, that if he had been here ten years and looked that now, he must have been only a kid when he was sent here. I ventured up for a talk with him, expecting a sad answer, but not so, he sprang a friendly joke on me right away and began to kid me, showing his youth and good spirits. Our association from then on became more intimate, especially evenings. I well remember a five round bout with him. He showed the utmost fair play all the way through, and I remember the writer who once said; ‘To judge a person's character and finer self, just watch him at play.' Needless to say he got the decision of the boxing bout. I have found him a staunch companion and man both in play and on duty. I thought him such a fine fellow that I immediately began to bum him for cigarettes until I got too strong for him along that line, and he broke me by giving me one that behaved like an automobile tire when it blows out. I in turn would play little tricks on him evenings, and he has never shown anything but the boyish, good-natured disposition and forgiving spirit which he has developed under the most adverse circumstances.
He has proven himself trustworthy, as well as efficient, to the officials and his fellow prisoners, and is equally admired by them all."
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Governor E. Lee Trinkle agreed and granted Allen a conditional pardon on 6 October 1922. "[H]e has made a model prisoner," Trinkle wrote in announcing the pardon. Allen "has been for sometime a trusty and has impressed all who have come in contact with him" and "he is a reformed young man, capable and will in the future lead a law abiding life."
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"I had noticed a well-dressed young man passing through the yard of the prison, and on asking who he was I got this reply: ‘that is the Superintendent's Chauffeur, Friel Allen.' I immediately remarked that he was only a boy, that if he had been here ten years and looked that now, he must have been only a kid when he was sent here. I ventured up for a talk with him, expecting a sad answer, but not so, he sprang a friendly joke on me right away and began to kid me, showing his youth and good spirits. Our association from then on became more intimate, especially evenings. I well remember a five round bout with him. He showed the utmost fair play all the way through, and I remember the writer who once said; ‘To judge a person's character and finer self, just watch him at play.' Needless to say he got the decision of the boxing bout. I have found him a staunch companion and man both in play and on duty. I thought him such a fine fellow that I immediately began to bum him for cigarettes until I got too strong for him along that line, and he broke me by giving me one that behaved like an automobile tire when it blows out. I in turn would play little tricks on him evenings, and he has never shown anything but the boyish, good-natured disposition and forgiving spirit which he has developed under the most adverse circumstances.
He has proven himself trustworthy, as well as efficient, to the officials and his fellow prisoners, and is equally admired by them all."
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Governor E. Lee Trinkle agreed and granted Allen a conditional pardon on 6 October 1922. "[H]e has made a model prisoner," Trinkle wrote in announcing the pardon. Allen "has been for sometime a trusty and has impressed all who have come in contact with him" and "he is a reformed young man, capable and will in the future lead a law abiding life."
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Family Members
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Jeston Allen Jones
1880–1962
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Emeline Allen Bunn
1881–1969
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Walter Perry Allen
1886–1908
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Barnett M Allen
1888–1926
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Caroline Allen Easter
1890–1965
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Friel Haws Allen
1892–1953
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Lawrence Victor Allen
1894–1980
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William Marcus Allen
1895–1942
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Viola Allen Edwards Harrison
1899–1988
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Lelia Allen Vass
1901–1922
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Troy Jasper Allen
1903–1978
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