partly responsible for the capture of the
three remaining desperadoes whom he es-
corted to Prince Rupert, and ultimately to
the B. C. Penitentiary to serve 20-year
sentences.

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“In the early days there were some fine
types in the north,” Warden Owen ex-
plained. “We had trouble with a few bad
ones, but the average man was worth hav-
ing for a friend.”

In 1914, Mr. Owen was promoted to

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Assistant Inspector and moved to Vancou-
ver. During the war he had much to do
with the internment of alien enemies. The

Main Building, Oakalla Prison Farm.

year 1918 brought still another promotion,
that of Inspector of Police for the Province,
with headquarters at Fernie, in charge of
the Kootenay and Boundary districts. After
two years he was brought back to Vancou-
ver, and in 1923 he was appointed Inspector
of Police at Victoria, and in 1924 he was
made Assistant Superintendent, a post
which he held until taking over his duties
as Warden of the Oakalla Prison Farm in
June, 1929.

NARROWLY ESCAPED DEATH

In a life filled with excitement, drama
and danger, Warden Owen is extremely
reluctant to discuss one subject—himself.

Queried as to his most thrilling exper-
ience, he laughed. “I guess the narrowest
escape I ever had was on a routine patrol
from Log Cabin to Atlin, about 60 miles.
Being the only constable—and young—I
offered to break trail for a party of people.
It was about 40 below at the time. I was
on snowshoes, the others followed by dog
team. I walked about 10 miles and then
tired out, I rested awhile. Then the party
overtook me, and I waved them on. I was
left with my snowshoes and dog team, and,
believe it or not, I fell fast asleep hanging
on to the handlebars of the sled. I woke
within about three minutes of freezing to

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death, but those few minutes meant
awful lot to me that day!” 2
With 45 years of active life in the p po

and prison service of the province, Warde
Owen has spent the last decade in tryin
to better conditions for those who hav
fallen from grace.

“Yes, Pve had a pretty active life,” Mr.
Owen gid. “and I guess if I lived over
again | would do the same thing.”

“However, ” he added with a twinkle in
his eyes, “I would like to start over, know.
ing what I do now.’

A SING Sing convict, whose criminz
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Dr. Ralph S. Banay, chief of the prison’s $
psychiatric department, said that there was
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vict’s large nose had led to a complex thai
found expression in the act of stealing.

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