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Robert Stroud\'s troubles begin before he is born. Part of the trouble stem from his mother\'s family, and more from her unexpected pregnancy. Even at four, however he is remembered as an abstracted lonely boy. When he gets older, he begins to drift toward the life of the docks and sea. He meets sailors and lumberjacks. Their freedom attracts him. At 17 he installs electronical fixtures in the multiplying homes of new Seattle. He turns his earnings over to his mother, but his father criticises his son\'s Job and choice of companion. After a violent quarrel with his -father in the spring of 1908, he moves to Alaska. In Cordova, Stroud\'s career takes a fateful turn, but Stroud develops pneumonia and is cared for and cared by Kitty 0\'Brien, his first woman. In September Stroud meets Charlie Dahmer a friend of him. Dahmer invites Stroud to visit the cottage which he shares with a roommate, Nels. On January 18,1909 they meet again and Stroud and Kitty visit Dahmer. One evening Stroud returns later to the room. Kitty lays on the bed, She got hit by Dahmer and her Cocket is keeping Dahmer until she comes to stay with him. Stroud shoots Dahmer with Kitty\'s gun.
After the dead, he walks to the office of Juneau City Marshal and confesses that he has killed a man. The Marshall takes him to the Federal jail. Stroud is indicted for first-degree murder. On August 23,1909, the new judge looks at Stroud and sentences him to the Statutory limit. 12 years in the penitentiary at Mc Neil Island.
In Leavenworth, Kansas, where an enormous new prison has been under construction a new cell house is completed. Stroud is one of the Prisoners who are transferred to the new prison. Leavenworth, is a maximum security prison. Among the ,,hard-case" prisoners, it is a mark of distinction to own a knife.
Late in February 1916 a friend of Stroud gets raped by a prison guard, Andrew Turner. After a violent quarrel, Stroud kills the guard. In June 28,1918, Judge Lewis immediately passes the death sentence, ordering that Stroud should be hanged on Friday, November 8,1918. Stroud lives to watch his 2 date for death pass by him on November 8, 1918. Robert Lewis of Denver arrives to pronounce sentence for the last time on Stroud.
During that time Stroud starts to breed sparrows and canaries, and raises.7-fiftythree canaries. He becomes known to hundreds of bird-
lovers throughout the country. Stroud now advises regularly in the Roller Canary Journal, where most of his articles appear.
1929, Stroud discovers all bird infections, and diseases of canaries.
1937 he married Della Jones. In the same year he becomes a scientist and an international authority on bird disease.
1942, Stroud is taken to Alcatraz. Four years after his arrival, there is a not in Alcatraz. Some prisoners and one guard who were involved into the fights, get killed.
Stroud becomes the greatest authority on canary ailments. In December 1951, Stroud nearly kills himself.
.... Stroud still hopes the President may chooses to intervene in his behalf.
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