On being released from the jail with a railroad ticket and a five-dollar bill given on behalf of the state, Jimmy Valentine went straight to a restaurant to enjoy the sweet taste of liberty. He breakfasted on a broiled chicken and a bottle of white wine. He enjoyed a cigar of reasonably good quality and headed in a leisurely manner towards the depot. At the door of the station, he threw quarter of a dollar into the hat of a blind man. Then he boarded his train. It took him three hours to reach his little home town. He went to the cafe of Mike Dolan and shook hands with im. After a brief exchange of pleasantries
