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Edward Morrell
Edward H. "Ed" Morrell (1868–1946) was an accomplice to the Evans and Sontag gang that robbed the Southern Pacific Railroad in California's San Joaquin Valley in the 1890s. According to his memoir, "The 25th Man", the robberies were revenge for the large railroad corporation's mistreatment of local ranchers of the San Joaquin Valley. Morrell was sentenced to life imprisonment in Folsom State Prison in 1894. He was eventually transferred to San Quentin (1899 at the latest), and pardoned in 1908. Five of his years were spent in solitary confinement;〔"Five Years in the Solitary Dungeon", by Jack Jungmeyer, ''The San Francisco Sunday Call'', February 14, 1909.〕 he was known as the Dungeon Man of San Quentin. Author Jack London championed his pardon; and Morrell became a frequent guest at London's Beauty Ranch in Glen Ellen, California. London used Morrell as a character in his 1915 novel ''The Star Rover''.〔''The Star Rover'' was adapted for the 2005 film The Jacket, thus indirectly preserving Morrell on celluloid.〕
Morrell had been subjected to severe physical abuse in prison. After his release, he lectured widely on his experiences and advocated prison reform.〔For example, "Ed Morrell's Act Is Too Realistic", ''The San Francisco Call'', June 24, 1912.〕 He lectured with former San Quentin prisoner and author, Donald Lowrie.〔Lowrie, Donald. ''My Life Out of Prison'' (1915).〕 Morrell's lectures included addresses to the California and Pennsylvania legislatures. He advocated the abolition of corporal punishment. In 1914, he wrote a one-act play, ''The Incorrigible'', based on his experiences (and one of his nicknames). In 1924, he published his memoirs, ''The 25th Man: The Strange Story of Ed. Morrell, the Hero of Jack London's Star Rover''.
Morrell was born in Thomaston, Pennsylvania on October 22, 1868. He came to California in 1891. "In his later years, he was a colorful habitue of Gower Gulch and a frequenter of Hollywood and Vine, the crony and pet of Hollywood film people." He died, age 78, in Los Angeles on November 10, 1946.〔"Last Railroad-Raiding Bandit, Ed Morrell, Dies," ''Los Angeles Times'', November 12, 1946.〕〔Sifakis, Carl. ''The Encyclopedia of American Prisons'', Edward Morrell entry pp. 169-171, Facts on File, Inc., 2003.〕
==See also==
*Battle of Stone Corral
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