Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-29
Mr.. Sheppard0 "A Lift"

Every Tuesday, Captain Lewis Pilsbury
drives down from the Penitentiary, for the
purpose of taking up such prisoners as
receive 'icondign" punishment at the Court
of Sessions. On these occasions he pulls
up his establishment, large one horse
wagon. in front of the City Hail. Capt P.
did this on Tuesday last. He drove down
about noon, hitched his horse to a post,
and went into the Jail, to .'burn tVrch'
with the Sheriff Lewis smokes the best
Havanas, three for a quarter. While he
was lighting his cigar, and taking a men,
orandum cf the prisoners, an old fashioned
old gent came along with bundle under
his arm. The old fashioned old gent saw
Officer Whaien, with whom he entered into
conversations:
"Whose wagon is this 'ere!''
''A gentleman's who resides just out of the
CITY,"
ain which direction!"
"West!"
Wonder, ifhe would not give me
lift, and let me ride as far as the Cherry
Valley turnpike! I'm very tired, having
tramped over thirteen miles since morn
ing"
"Let you ridel of course he will-get in
and take back seat
The old gent cepted the invitation and
got in. He was just adjusting himself COM
fortably when Pillsbury returned from the
Jail. Pillsbury seeing an old man with a
bundle in the wagon, and aD officer stand ing
by the side of it, come to the conclusion that
the former was "under conviction" while
the latter was keeping watch over him. In
a moment after this, the policeman marched
out of the City Hall with three ladies' and
seven gentlemen-'convicts' going up for
terms, from thirty days to six months.
The ladies and gentlemen having taken
their seats Capt Lewis jumped in, introduced
a twenty shilling whip to the attention of
500 hoIse, and started for the Penitentiarv.
The old gentleman talked with the newcom-
ers in friendly manner, and thought for
the time being that he had got in the most
agreeable society that he had yet met with
since he left "Varmount.' At the top of
State street the old gentleman said, "hold
On.'' Mr.. Pillsbury said, "silence." Old
gent said "don't want to 90 further" Mr..
PillsDury said, "qulte likely, but he must
ask him to finish up the ride" Old gent
insisted that business called him to the
Cherry Valley turnpike. Mr.. Pillsbury
said he would have to postpone it to a more
nuspcious period. Old gent persisted in
getting out. Mr.. p. said if he undertook |
it he would "shoot" him down. Old
gent said "such conduct is outrageous"
md wanted to know what it meant! Mr.
Pillsbury said he would drop him a line
oy the next mail, and let him know
OLD gent said ii he didn't stop the wagon
ned jump, out. Mr.. Pillsbury said if he
gentleman undertook to jump but he was
taught sin the COUNTER" and made to take
lis seat IN the bottom of the wagon
In this condition he reached the Peniten-
ary.
"Wbat place is this!"
ga chair factory-jump out and take a
ook.''
"Char factory! want no chair factories.
tell you again, I've got business on the
Cherry Valley Turnpike, and can't fool away
nv time in looking at rattan. The pro-
est. however, did no good. old gent was
;eiving room, where he was 'astoDished
,ast belief He was undressed, and before
lie could enters protest, was soused into
,athing tub, rubbed down with soft brick,
Installed in "the cussedest pair of trowsers
le ever saw" He was then registered and
ent to the shop for job of work. Here
is ind gnation broke out afresh, and was
apidly leading to a rebellion, when one of
he keepers proposed to give him ga shower
ng." Instead of that ne was locked upiB
ell. This finished up the business Oh
Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, Mr..
'illsbury was dowu street, called at the Po
ice, and entered into conversation with
Vhalen
"Got a queer old customer at the Peniten-
iary!'
"Who is he!"
"That old fellow l took up yesterday"
"What! the old man with the bundle, who
lat in the back part of the wagons
"The same. He is the queerest acting
prisoner ever saw"
"Prisoner! Why he is no prisoner. He
S an old chap that got in the wagon for the
purpose of riding to the top of Washington
street."
SHOW did he get in the wagon!"
81 told him he might. Didn't he tell
,ou!"
"Of course not; would not give him
chance"
The result of this interview may be very
EASILY guessed. Mr.. P. discovered that he
had made mistake, and made all speed TO
.ectify it. As soon as he could return to the
Penitentiary, he released the old gent, and
lpolegized. The old man said, swami no
apologies; man that shaves my head has got
20 pay for it,
Saying this, the old gent seized his bum
lie, slammed to the hall door, and came into
The citv. He called at the Police Office and
made the acquaintance of Counsellor Brice.
Brice heard the story, and Immediately COM
nenced a suit for false Imprisonment. He
lays the damages at $4,000. The old gent
resides in Burlington. His name is S. w.
Should verdict be rendered
against Capt. P, Barney Whalen should
at least ego halves" Let US hope that he
will do so.-State Police Tribune.
Col. FREMoNT.-We noticed in our an
nual salutatory, condens.ng the remarkable
e, ents OF the last twenty-five years, the stall