New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-02-28

CONSIDERABLE RAscAL-A named Charles Jones
has been recently sentenced to the State Prison at Hart
ford who appears to have been of the most subtle
and graceless rogues Of the day He originally belonged
to Montpelier IN Vermont but for three years more
has hourished about Connecticut His general plan of
operation was to effect great pety and all occasions to
render himself remarkable for his attention to his re
gious duties lie kept Prayer Book and Bible about
his person constantly, and frequently he made after
calls hung about the stores Of his friends Spying
out goods for the purpose Of stealing them he to
read these good books with much devotion lie could
beat whole crowd, as the Hartford Times from Which
We get his history says, in looking pious He had
long sonbre counenance, and when he down he
frequently did his full owlike eyes and puckered his
oval lips he splendid picture Of deyout wisdom But
to the close observer his physiognomy presented that
cold wiry selfish and completely heartless appearance
which marks the deliberate and calculating yillan'i
The fellow appears to have robbed every family into
which he admitted and almost every person with
whom he in contact At time he set up as an
Episcopalian preacher. thus
lie trimmed his pulpit with costly broadclohs and silk
fringes which he had stolen Deans store and with
stolen goods he paid pulpit Bible Prayer Book Hymn
Book and large armed chair He hung some splendid
French curtains in one corner Of the screen,
behind which he dressedin his silk robe He stole these
curtains from Nj Dean aud also the silk for his robe
and he broke into 81 Peters Church in Dublin stole
Father Bradys robe using it pattern from which
stolen silk was made up lie also stole the silver ehal-
lee and some other articles from the Church
About this time, little later, he went to Daguer-
rean gallery put on his stolen robe, placed the Hble
bought with stolen property upon the table rested
band upon this holy book and rolling his round dull eyes
iangnidy upward and pointing the orenger of his up
raised hand heayenward he stood for his likeness In this
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fine thing He paid for tho likeness from money stolen
from Mr. peen and he stole the outside from another
gallery.
But after series Of similar tricks and crimes he was
discovered tried convicted sent 10 prison for fonr
years When he was seized by the Sheriff. his dupicity
did not desert him. and he fegned to be crazy The ae
count says:
deputy Sheriff Alden just before his removal from The
county jail TO Wetherseld found him in his bunk dirty
and playing possnm Alden directed him get up and
TO wash and shave himself He made reply but rolled
up his eyes and looked up to Heaven Nv cove saiJ
Alden, You can't play that game 1t will be bad job
for you No living man believes you crazy, and the
hour that you arrive in Wethersled Gen Welle's men
will have yon in such pair OF traces that you stars
the minute you look that way but you behave yourself
and don't play postum pretend 70 be crazy YOU will
be treatsd as kindly the nature of the prison discipline
will permit Now take your choice This little address
had wonderful effect upon him lie up talked fast
enough promised 10 behave shaved and brushed up and
quit playing 'possuni and went down like a rational
rascal,n
Godsmiths old friend kphram Jenkinsou or sam Wei
lers companion Mr. Alfred Jingle that used pump up
his tears fast, slow comparison with the pous
Charles Jones. IN. Y. Eve Post