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VrcFxD FoR AuRDEEfNo WH bEATsoE'-Parks
has been fourteen years in the United States
during which time he has spent sIevsp vsa,,
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Ssi'eu Ou' ss'en years IN Ine BRITISH Criminal
Colony oil Van Dleman's Land, for some crime
before he came to this country The Herald
.ondspces brief sketes af HE M. and act.
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"''-0' ~ .1' " '4' oI,'o1 S'A'eS' WHICH we
copy; as IT'S substantially the same as that
prepared BY Us : [CleV. Leader.
The b;sto,v NJ this man preseuts ore ~ a.,
most Ien'9'AAVr cases upon record IaKing
dis own statement as true, the greatest portion
of his life IN this country has been passed with.
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uaoe WeS's'' anu 'nS' ne came over from
England the frst time in ls4s. Parks first
criminal exploit IN the States, was grave rob-
bing, in Rhode Island, He and his compan-
ion having heard the story that Mr.. De Wolf
had been buried in silver coffin, opened his
tomb, but found no silver save a plate upon
the coffin, which they stole. Parks was ar.
rested and committed to Bristol jail, and by
use Of a pistol obtained from fellow prisoner.
frightened the turn key and escaped, but was
soon recaptured and finally sent to the peniten.
tiary for four years. He served out his term,
wandered from pillar to post and finally
brought up at Gloster Point, New Jersey.
The proposition was then made to him to
commit a robbery in PHILADELPHIA. of the bouse
of Mr.. Kempton. This was done, and Mr..
Parks was again arrested and convicted and
sentenced 10 the penitentiarv for two years
Serving out his time, he emiora,ed vest. com
ing to Ohio
During Parks imprisonment In Rhode Ia
land, which was solitary conference.-the read
the Bible through twice but IL we NAV Judge
from his subsequent career with but little pro-
ft. Two years before his sentence expired.
solitary confinement was abolished-at least
the choice was given the prisoner to work.
Parks says he tried the work shop one week.
but it was perfect hell upon earth, and he
went back TO his lonely cell.
Parks kent all his mlsfortunes--as be terms
them--from his friends in England. Coming
to Cleveland according to Parks own story.
he Eell under suspiciOn Of the murder Of wo-
man who lived With him in this city as his
wife, and whose name was Ann Carpenter.--
He was also suspected Of killing an English
man OF the farmers Hotel Both these char
ges he pronounced false, and we have no idea
he was guilty Of them. Parks for time kept
a boarding hOuSe nearBerea, for railroad hands.
and in 1859 kept a saloon upon Pittsburgh
Street.
Up to the time he came to Cleveland, Parks
was known by the name of Dickinson, which
is his real name, but because the knowledge OF
his crimes followed bis name, he changed it to
Parks, by which name he has here always
been knos.
In the autumn Of 1859, Parks returned to
England and was married. After arriving in
this country again. in March, 1853, with his
wife, he iafermed her Of his previous change
of name. What reason he gave her for such
change, is not known (; but inasmueh as she
was ignorant of that fact until their arrival
here, she OF course knew not OF bis infamous
career, and therefore not the least of his great
offences was the fraud he practieed upon his
unsuspecting wife. Taking Parks own state
ment as true. he is totally wanting In those
traits which mainly mark the man from the
brute. One who can turn hyeaa aad rob the
grave T; one who can palm himself of upon en-
innocent woman as a man, when he knows
himself to be monster who, in the gloom of
an Egyptian midnight, can hack of the head
of his conGning friend with that friends own
knife. strip the body, and plunge it into the
stream, bear the ghastly head in handker-
chief to another place Of concealm snt, and the
next morning cody puff the cigars from the
case filed by that hiend for that fatal midnight
walk who, through long trial for life, can