Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-18

A SAD HIsToRY.--Mr. Green, the reformed
gau bier, now in this city, giveG melancholy
history of the career and tragic end Of man by
tho name OF Edward Bennett, with whom he was
familiar in early life. Bennett being possessed
of sDme $40, which he had earned as canal
driver. birs sd out to the owner Of ten>pin alley
in Cincinnati. His employer turned opt villain,
borrowsd his mon,v. and when urged 20 pay
charged the boy with the.',, and by perjury sucN
eeoded in getting him imprlso ned, where he was
confined three months, and when 1. .'efa'eu ofoet-
ed to leave the city in an hour. Bennl" ran 10
the river, jumped into boat and put out ''il0u'
oars, hoping to float away from his persecutCFs'
was captured and thrashed by the owner Of the
boat, and swore revenge on the ten pin man, who
was found shortly after in the river, having been
horribly manged with knife From this on,
young Bennett became reckless and hardened in
crime, replying TO the warnings Of Green that che
had nothing to live for, nor any desi'o to live,
and if surprised in robbing a house, he should
fight to the last, regardless Of whether ho killed
or got killed.
When Mr.. Greene wns in New Orleans in 1888
he heard pistol discharged one night in the
Street. and on rushing out to ascertain the cause,
found Bennett watering in blood, having been SHOT
while endeavoring to rob a house. During the
examination Of the body paper dropped from the
pocket, Ofwhch Mr.. Greene possessed himself and
which be still preserves, stained with the misera-
bic wretches blood. II reads as follows
NEw ORLEANS, Jan. "a, 1888.
MY DEAR, BRoKES.HEARTEu MOTHER DO
| try and forget one so unworthy as your second
| eldest child You speak so kindly In your letter
| that il makes me sOrrY that you ever gave me
birth, aud though am what the world calls rob-
ber and even worse, yet your letter melt5 me
down and my nature for moment seems s0itened
and kind, aud / weep as though / had been
wronguy accused aud that my greatest aud
most willu crime had been in giving my beloved
mother so much occasion 10 weep. You say that
was truly an innocent aud uususpectng boy
and ignorant Of the world when first cOmmenc
ed 10 work at that ten pin alley In Cincinnati -
But In the proprietor Of that den found yain--a
terrible vain-who robbed me OF my earnings and
then by base perjury etf, cted my rule. la the
Cincinnati prison 70 which, with the aid and ecu
nlvance OF the authorities Of that city, his perjury
consigned me, was taught the use OF cards, ant
10 respect and emula the deeds OF bad men. He
my dear mother, that caused my ruin but tn
man who swore falsely against me will do It NJ
: more forever, He is gone nom earth and he wen
/ without my forgiveness.
My dear Mother, this Is the last letter / shal
ever write TO any OF nay blood relations. You aa
Q me to say something Of my hOalth. II Is good bu
= have presentiment that shall soon die Deaf
has no terIOrs for me, for while live am an Ou
law, and why should wish TO continue in an ex
slence so miserable, while l am denied ven th
: privilege Of visiting my mother under pen atty ,
( Imprisonment or death. II i could pray woul
b Ouer prayer that you may be comforted ia fol
getting INC. But for me TO pray would be saerilel
: indeed
! Farewell my dear mother Farewell my de,
{ brothers and sisters Forgive and forget yol
4 unworthy son aud brother,
EDN ARD BENNETT.