JACK JOHNSON FREE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1111, 26 April 1911, Page 9

JACK JOHNSON FREE.

> PRISON A "KNOCK-OUT." ■ Jack Johnson' is overjoyed at the prospect of being let out of gnol in San Franciscii 15 days before ho expected to .get free (says a cablo message 'received;.in Sydney'a few days ago). He-, was sentenced to. 20' days • for exceeding, the speed limit' "with his motorcar, but a humane judge- decided that'he should be let out ■ on. llastei" Monday. ' Johnson has written-to his old. mother in Galveston, Texos, rejoicing over his release. In his'letter he said, "I'm-only doing 10 rounds out of the 25. It's, a knock-out for me. The only,thing I,could, have wished better ivas to'bo with you on GoOd'Tiiday to htvvy^sqplfc , '-"of■ your. ; hot-, cross buns and the pumpkin'pie.'" ' ' T Johnson's time iii durance vile was not a happy one for-him. He chafed' under the,,restraint,-and..although every;"opportunity was takea advantage of :to. nialco his lot lighter, ho did not like himself. He had lots of deljcacies sent in, but to one of the warders Uβ coniided his feelings: -■ ."What I don't like about it," he said, "is that all those outside are laughing at me. I always said I would do what I liked when I liked, and how I liked. Now I have had to put up with gaol, and I couldn't do as. I-,liked. .... "Still, I suppose it's, all in the game, and anyhow.it will be a useful experience to add to the episodes that I shall' talk about when I start on my lecturing tour." Johnson has been invited by one of the big agencies to tell of his'experiences in many lands. For some time he has had a secretary, writing up his" adventures, and he is giving.a special section to Australia, and what he thinks of Sydney people. ....... . • lie says also that he would invite tho. policenian, who was put into the cell next to him on a c'harge of blackmail on motordrivers, to be his sparring partner. "If he accepts," adds the black, "I'll get back on him all right." ;