The prison in Wandsworth

The prison in Wandsworth is the place where August Epp says he was sent after his arrest for stealing Frint from a police officer. In his account, the prison marks a break from his former life: he had no visitors, his friends were displaced, and he never saw Frint again.

August Epp’s Imprisonment

August Epp explains that he was arrested for stealing Frint, an offense he describes as serious because Frint belonged to a police officer. When asked where he was taken, he identifies the prison in Wandsworth. The account gives no further details about the prison’s operation or physical setting.

Isolation and Separation

August Epp recalls having no visitors during his imprisonment. Meanwhile, the other squatters—his friends—were driven off their land and moved away. Afterward, he never saw Frint again either. The prison is thus situated within a chain of separations: confinement coincides with the dispersal of his community and the end of his connection to Frint.

Place in the Wider Narrative

The book also refers to the Molotschna attackers as imprisoned while the colony’s remaining men travel to the city to post bail for them as they await trial. The account does not identify their place of confinement as the prison in Wandsworth. The prison’s specific association is with August Epp’s personal recollection, distinct from the attackers’ detention.