The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-28


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Citizen or Ps.liass sy,Al.-Has Being Cass Into
Centsaa AnsrssaH Prassn. ams sIsr asuleus
EsraPs TAosefSom-Ens Hs.caPs and
APpsaA 90 Ansssoaa Psoeeosaoa- RssnantAo
incidents On sne IsshmUs or PanaAsA, &c,
The. Boston O,vs branch relates the following
history Of cQlored individual. whose stoV, by him
self contributed, was some short time ago published
in the HKRALD:-
kBw CANDIDATE IN THE FIELD.
The New York HsaALD introduces = candidate
for Secretary Marcy Interference, in the diplomatic
or lighting line, which, knowing his antecedents a.
we'll ~ We do we little expected TO lind claiming go
veT6ment protection. AZ his history ID curious
ODe, We viii Let him tell his own story, and thea We
will make few eme1datOns Here is is, barring
few extra Embellishments not necessary ~ help the
srA1s PHHoA CAHrnAosstA Ju.s rs, 1883
The liberty pow t-ts 10 addressing ysu -ith this,
win not cxuse y"u hope, this least drpeasuic Some
meeting and becoming soqaa.nsed With you-s Va. It
shs rsnAln Houfe, New York, either the year l8u
dsssbly through the world bosh hos aud orsgn tho
.s sses psss fss ss ss~ ). ss f.
hotel out ana cut and, u better my ought,
purchased number 0f mules. and run them between
PsnaDs and Cruces On the 18th SeptsmDsr tue sad
year, 1870 taken pr the charge o. shoot
ing native, and detsaed In prison nearly year
Az The zane time there were three or four Chi.
bans and an American condaed In the prison for
rebo1g the train on the Is.hmus and to make
thear escape, they u.ed some foul mesns-such a.
- q TO eAscs their pur pose which caused ,his
death at the ssnc time they. tho prisoners,
confined shooting At the triAl "a, honor
ably acquitted ON that point but they-ths authorities
ssia was concerned In the plot oG tue prisoners max
Tx their Escape There Witnesses for against
me on either charge Ut the trial from which canss
ceived sentence Of ten years the CsrthagenA prison.
an n0 aHa "a, nass sa 0s"n 70 .ss ssss
my escape and effected II ths Attn Of July 1851 whom
embak.d for San Francisco 1t which place VA KID
mapped Ind sert back Panama Kuu~ing there Il no
treaty between the States aud suada any prisoner
TO se taken appeal to tho public for redress Since
have been here In Car thsgena, tho Consul Mr.
sanchez has done all in his power for mekro wing
inpocent-wh the Governor Of this city. He has also
Bogotn who sad in reply, the demand ought to bs
by the President Of the United States he well knew
there war no treaty to detsn
Az an Ar eic.n, appeal to the people, there are
oands Of citizens in New York who have boarded at
my hotel in Panama who can testify TO my character
aid reslsc ability have also addressed the President
OF the United States wh0 hope and trust will take my
pnhsppy and unfortunate nto his favorable cons
deration ard use his utmost eadeavors In roy bchI
Sir, beg leave to cay that honorably served my
country from hs year 1888 1S4S In tine United Ststss
navy. NJ last was the Colu mbus seyonyf,ur
Com modore Hdde in tho Fast Indies Ia the
year 1860, when the mObs we're the Life Of Of
American ctizsns. named Mr. Summers. os New York,
missing from Panama the time took active part
with the Americans TO quel the mob And saved hs life
ths American Consul: at the same time also gave up
the hotel to tho American Consul guard house, for
st night T. take the hyss OF more Of our citizens and
the natives threatened to themselves for
taking active part in bohah II the Americans. For
that reason they allowed me no quarter oo my trial
= have nov been prison or fully three years.
Your most obedient, &C., WILLIAM G. HANCE.
wu,,um ". .,..,, ovR ~ STORY. ,.rn IN
Red row, Philadelphia, State OF Pennsylvania,
United States of North America, of poor but pos
dIed and blank" as novel writer's say. He led the
life Philadelphia niggers fond of-that is pilfer-
| ing and running after engines, until he got big
enough to follow the more manly employment Of
stealing. Fin6tng himself, ct the age Of manhood,
| tall, straight, handsome, Ad0nis like darkey,
Suitable for q hotel servant" and kno wing that
silver spoons were plenty in these grand houses. and
would disappear without the landlords being able
always to know whether they we're stolen or thrown
into the city sopbucket, he let himself to the Frank.
lin House, where he probably became acquainted"
with the editor Of the HERALD. AT this house, from
seeing so many foreign gentlemen with moustaches,
he imbbed the idea OF cultivatng Of that spe-
cies OF herbage himself ard the necessary conc0mi
tant idea of travelling" Not being disposed to
voyage 1p = private gentleman he engaged the
to take him to the East Indies, he promising in re-
turn for the courtesy of the Naval Department in
placing the ship at his disposal to see that the VIC
tualb OI Tue CoUlnOQOrc were well cooked ana In
state for easy digestion. UnMchly, however, q
great many little kni;k knacks Of the officers would
fasten to his palm IN spite Of all he could do, and
Commodore Bidde, fearing he might lose his vaua-
BILE services, kept him in irons for nine months out
Of the three years voyage. After visiting many
ports in Europe in other ships he set himself up for
a Spanish gentleman, reduced by unforeseen mis-
fortunes to labor for living" and opened restau
girl Of Panama, called Nina Aitamira. His restaa-
rant thrived, he put money in his purse, aud finally
leased larger house, which he chrstened the "New
York Hotel"
But william took to gambling, and gambling led
to stealing, and stealing led to mur--w we don't
know what Bnt one day he and the bctrothcd of
his wife's sister went out cunning and he came
home without his companion. He reported that
young Gonzales had accidentally shot himself II 80
happened, however, that the wound was In such a
position that the coroners jury could not be induced
to believe the hole was made by Gonzales own
essness and Hance was thrown into prison accused Of
his murder. Here he laid for some time, almost every
booy being satisfied that foul play had taken place
the cunning cxcursi0n but no proof could be ad
duced at that time. Hance, it appears was afraid
some nigh: be scared up, 80 one night he poisoned
| two of the guards Of the Panama prison, one Of
whom, if not BOTH died. He was found guilty Of
the offence and sentenced to the silver mines Of Car
tha2ena for ten years. Previously. however, he Of
fered to a:cuse some Of the most respectable gentle
men in Panama Of numbering the guard, but his
offer was declined He escaped from prison to ship
in the harbor, and went 70 San Francisco. It was in
the time OF the Vigilance Committee, and many
members of that committee having had the pleasure
of being robbed by him at his New York Hotel
shipped him back to Panama, and placed him In the
hands Of the authorities.
Personally, we can with pleasure testify ~
to Ibis character and respectabllity,n having
boarded ut his hotel In 1850, we, in company with
COL Fremont, Senator Gwin, DR.. Bowie and others,
accepted of his hospitality. Landing ut midnight
from the steamer, and feeling particularly tired and
sleepy we prevailed upon Col Hance to act as can.
destick and guide for us 10 sleeping dormitory.
He WAS particularly attentive, took our trowsers,
folded them up and placed them under our pillow TO
raise its attitude, mixed us an iced sherbet, and
talked to sleep. He even went 30 far as to relieve
us Of our pure, in which there dollars worth
of dimes, and seventy-three dollars in gold Having
asserted In conversation with our friends, the day
before that man must be drunk to suffer his
pocket to be picked, and not caring to back down
from the position, ard of course not having been
drunk We said nothing about the theft-but In the
course Of the next day, saw the Colonel have Gu
rious piece of gold In his hand, which we knew was
1 .r.x A~go n..~ l.nAA H.,