The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-02-15

conjunction OF Vine and Women" alias
Whisky and Women" may be seen in the case
OF Allen. now confined upon a charge Of Lar
ceny- His father was a resident of New Lon
don, Ct. and was Foreman in a very ex-
tensive establishment for the manufacture OF
barrels for the Whaling trade. His Fathers
name was Amesbury, and his is supposed to be
u. W. or l.. A. Amesbury. Allen, or Amesbury.
learned his Fathers trade, and received a toIer-
able education at the same time. Some years
subsequently,, he was engaged in several
Whaling voyages, during the last of which, he
left the ship at San Francisco. This was when
the gold mania first broke out. Pecuniari.y, he
was very successful. He realized large amount
4 by digging, and it is said stole $4,000 of sick
man, whom he had been nursing. He returned
to the States about 1850, and after a while,
leaving his wife at home he came West to Wis
consn, where he purchased 500 acres OF land
lie hired man with couple Of daughters, TO
| take charge OF his farm, while he took one of
the daughters in the capacity Of wife, barring
the Priests consent or blessing. She subse.
quenlly alternated her wifely duty with Ames-
bury and young Jeweler-which coming to
| the kno@ledge OF the former, she was packed
OIL in disgrace. His real wife came West about
this time, in search Of her truant lege, whom
she found, and after learning how matters hao
been proceeding, commenced legal action against
him. She was successful enough to get the 500
acres, but whether divorce a mensa ct Moro
or otherwise was obtained, we do not know-it
is thought to be doubtful. He sometime after
came to Dubuque, and opened Saloon on Fifth
street. lie was once arrested for the larceny Of
watch, but somehow escaped punishment. He
married very young woman-one a third OF
his age, she being not more than l6 or l7-with
whom he has lived snce. He is an ingenious
Mechanic. a fine Musician, and as we stated YES. |
tpruay for n m hnir IoaI IN ~,
Salem Church Philadelphia. His descent has
been rapid, and will probably in a short time
terminate in berth on the wrong side of the |
CRATES at Fort Madison. From a church men, |
Der, choir leader, an accredited Agent of the |
Ladies Wreath, from positions Of trust and use.
fulness, he has dropped into the character of a
miserable drunken thief, degraded keeper of
dens OF intamy. So much for the use or abuse
OF Wine and Women-Which he states is the
cause of his ruin. Young men will stick a pin
right here Dubuque Express aud Herald
NiNErY-sEyEN Hours WITHOUT Foop.-Su-
perlntendent Rutherford communicates the par
uculars OF case which occurred in the peni-
Tertiary last week. On Tuesday one Of the
prisoners, for insubordination, was sent to his
cell. Soon after being sent there, word was
communicated to the guard that he had y knife
secreted about his person. This fact was put
:" PoeoSssioh VI OePuty warden WeHS, who
gave orders that the prisoner should strip him
self in his cell, leave his clothing upon the floor.
and come out that it might be searched. This
order he refused to comply with. Every effort
was made to induce him TO obev, but he was
misunderstanding he would die first. 1t was
accordingly ordered that no food be given him
till he yielded. The officers became convinced
that be had the knife, and would use it il he
got chance. During the following day he was
expostulated with, throGgh the grand door. by
The Deputy Warden, by the Superintendent,
and by Others for his conduct, but remained
stubborn, declaring that he would starve him
sell to death before he would obey the order
Strict watch was kept over him to see that he
did not iljure himself and during repeated
with him, the Penitentiary Physi-
,lan, Or. Williams, was by to note il he was be.
coming delirious. The confinement commenced
on Tuesday Immediately alter dinner Through
Wednesday, through Thursday, through FRIDAY
ne held out. Going to his cell about o'clock
On Saturday afternoon, the officers asked him
20 rise from his bed; attempting to do 50 he
Tell, aud IT being discovered that he was then
70 weak that be could not use the knife. the
door was opened, and in few minutes it was
seen that he was little delrious. He was i'm
me dlately cared for. Upon being searched
The knife was found upon him. The blade was
about four inches long, and ground down to q !
Jaeger point-making it a very dangerous
weapon. 1t will be observed that he took no
God for % hours-over four days. Alton
Courier.
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