St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-12-11
THE sPLENDOR OF CRIME.

THE SPLENDOR OF CRIME.
We find in a New York paper the
sketch of the fashionable
life of Huntington, before his arrest
And now Huntington is in the Tombs.
His trial will make work for the law
yers, and attract a good deal Of pub
lie attention. 1t will be a nice legal
point whether the lodging of these
notes as collateral security is tanta-
mount to uttering them. The penalty
for each offence may be seven years IN
the State Prison, and if convicted on
all, he would require to live as long as
old Parr to serve out his term. In the
meantime he seems to be quite indlt-
ferent to his situation. When officer
Bowyer informed him that he came to
arrest him, he coolly walked up to the
mantlepiece, took up a match, lit the
cigar he had in his mouth, and walked
out with the officer in apparent uncon-
Germ. His cell at the Tombs is richly
carpeted and furnished. His wife's
carriage drives down daily, and her
care supplies him with sumptuous fare.
He has his champagne and his Ha-
vanas, and don't seem to let the de-
graduation Of his position weigh down
his spirits. AS an instance of his ex-
travagance, even now, it is said that
after dining day or two ago, he sent
up to Thompson's for fruit and paid as
high as five dollars for five pears.
It will be asked what has become
of the proceeds of these extensive for
geries. We have given an inkling of
the extravaganza of this man, which
sufficiently indicates his character in
that respect and we have no doubt
that within the last two years he has
been able to squander all the money
that he raised by the means we have
described. He owned two houses in
Twenty-second street, costing, proba-
bly,, some $4,000. These were fur
nished regardless of expense. In one
of these he resided with his family in
the other, not block distant, he main
tanned in grand style a lady Of beauty
and accomplishments. who was not
his welded wife. He was fond Of
snowy equipages and fine horses, and
outshone all his competitors in that
line
1t was usual to see his lady driving
two in hand, and himself driving a
similar team, side by side. He kept
open house for all his friends, and gave
them the use of his whole establish
ment. He rarely dined at home, but
generally at some of the fashionable
restaurants, with some fashionable la
dies. At the watering places his lady
outshone all others in the splendor OF
her diamonds. 1t is said that on the
very day of his arrest she had sent to
his Office, from Niagara or Saratoga
box containing $4,000 worth of jew
elry. Her brother took it in charge
and the officers have not since beer
able to get at it. We received, thu
other day, communication that HI
had recently bought, at Tiffany q Co.'S.
piece of jewelry, price $1,000, fo
presentation to lady. Mr.. Tiffany
however, says that this and other sim
liar statements are exaggerated.
With such lavish expenditure al
these extravagant tastes and habits
imply. it need not be wondered wha'
became of the proceeds of these for
geries.
Huntington, like many other people
in New York. was determined to live
like prince-no matter who shoult
eventually have to foot the BILL Ever
now, when the crash that was to b
expected has come, and when he cal
reasonably look for no other fate thar
that of felon, he does not lose hi
recklessness, his indifference. He eat
his fine dinners and drinks his costly
wines in his little cell in the Tombs
with apparently as much gusto az
when he played the part OF grant
seigneur in Twenty-second street. Ant
even there the calamity that has be
fallen the household does not seem t.
press heavily upon them. There is
the same "sound of revelry by night
as in the times when he was flourish
ing in Wall street. But the rejection
cannot fail to come after the giddy ex
citement of such life. 1t is sad tc
contemplate the end of such brief
career of dissipation. The wealth
which his wife supposed, perhaps, t.
be inexhaustible, will not save him
from the degradation of convict's
life. A young man, of good address
and pleasing manners, he might have
lived a life Of usefulness, and honest
ly become wealthy, as he desired; bu
he could not resist the temptation O
getting rich in hurry, and I Pc enc
will be miserable existence j Sing
Sing Prison. There is amoral Hun
tington's career for all classes bf oul
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