New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-01

SEYrEscEp FOR LIFK-An old convict in the Ohio
PEI it. ntsry BIAS been confined .berelu thirty years
and was sentenced for life. He SEN from Bu'lec
County, for muroer 10 the I'd degree-and was in jail
soue two Year, before foal conviction asd sentence
He is about sky yesrs Of age large frame and very
pOfty. He has been a man Of % Rerful nerve aud
srew; perhaps the strongest man ever in tie prison.
But for the last ten years lie has been suffered to
remain idle and anuse himself in taxing OF bear
deer peacock snd other fowls aboat the yard. He
had beeD, up to that time, very hard-working msp-
chopped wood in the fields a. acent 10 the prison
ar carreo stone during all the time of oui ding the
new Ieniteuisry-snd claims 20 have bossed the job
For several years bis mind has been aiing-be claims
that the stale owes him for all the work be has done
paic-smouptpg BY his estimate TO 81 44i. He insists
thai the Sate shal board hun unit every cent is paid
and refuses 10 leave his old quarters.
he has occupied the tame cell r many years, has
il fixed up suit himself With a manner Of treps-in-
cluoiDg an oil fashioned .uit Vt clothes which he
sometimes puts on, struts about the yard 10 grand
style with hs cane, cemanoi ing ret lement OF bis
counts He msse too hpi;ss Of 8 very fine appesr-
aDee, aid Is permitted TO rel tnem 70 visitors. His
bai is OF the oo.fsshioDed bell high top-and
when be gets on the citizens coat and pan;s-the lat
ter berg quite TOO short and close f'tng-he presents
lu0icrOus appearance. One day qaai had got into
the yard and w,s caught by bim-and he started to
the office 10 show II TO the warOen-naving never
SEEN one for thirty years, II WAS great curiosity to
him. While ia the office the sardef whispered to the
guard IN tines Ju.t 80 that he cODvit could hear
BIN, 10 lcck the door enc Keep BIN our, thst the
State woulo get ear Of pay thsoebt la twink
ling the old on mis- feet, ana feet deer he
fed through the door to hs eel before the officer
aware Of bis ntention saying as he weat of rh It he
Eever made house th4t be could be locked out Of
Be came 20 the prison under the ma ne Of John
Philips, bu Tor nun Der of years cslei Ri nsef
Aar3n Croucer sDd flies into passion the uomeGt
Philips b mentioned. he 10 very healthy, though
rowirg ebe never is sick, never troubles the hos
pits-tretsnds 10 be doctor often feels the pulse
OF the officers 10 rec II they veil and prescribes
come siDpe r-meoy for taen Dudng the enc era,
brsL6y prescribed small Quantities for the con
victs, but he woald never taste drop and says he
never vii.
He gives an sccOunt OF his arrest and csnvicuon
Re ssys il was ali about a woman. Her nan abused
her-he took her and her things in'o wagon to take
her 70 her Isople Der overlook toem 10 toe
wOoof snd f. eDsusd which her II. VS. killed.
CrouceI says be could belp r. he YOU'D hsnt and
he vas the strongest. That's ell
Hs knows of 10 relatives living, ana has accurate
idea of mis- state ATE, desh- He Is bbd, Gocie ana
rather pcped TO he socia be- bu' has been oet ues
stud csse 10 manage. Sons t,Des now ne y.tsa IL.
tie Wild ana scoes bitterly, bur IA off,r 20 buy a
tootirpch, 1r trade for anything, puts hun in a good
buuor.
Bis ease is lamfpaole one and l. ia question able
il he b. NEE better PREPARED death than when sea-
tened though he has cuff Fed more tnan death in biz
tbuy years of dying II iurued on. 6taeo 81. rs ago
b. would no doabs have behaved him-s f-Ieeo some
G. mfort TO him SELF ana slough, about he 70 ure
Columbia to) statesman