The Van Buren press., 1859-07-06

Tn. PRISONER AND Ius MoTHER.-Wc
find the following Interesting sketch in the
columns of Of a Connecticut paper. II ap-
pears in the form Of communication, am
is dated in the House Of Representatives at
Hartford, May 25th-
a well dressed, ;genteel ppsaring lad %
some fifty summers enters the hall and t. Ses
seat in the broad aisle, directly in fro st
the speakers desk She takes no apT ti.t
interest in the transaction OF that bod~ brs
sad expresSios. of countenance in3 < .ss
that her t1.oughts as well as her he. {. hi''
elsewhere. After remaining sho time
she retires. and the anxious enquiry msHy
members is, "who is she /! and WI l-ss ficE
mission 1t is soon asceitaine3 Fat slc
visitor is !. resident os's s. ~
eS.''' ,s.e gteta ssate Prisoa-yyednest!,y
'iternoon-in one corner of the rns.ra rpial
sits the same lady, engaged in ehriiast sRS-
yersation with young man by hg, s,d,.
He apparently about % years 0 az. tsl4.
spare, quite pale--brt with a gu < bsightF
Ieye-inteiisent face, and deeply ,ntcrestd
In the subject OF conversation. Tlei cef;.
versation discloses the fact that botA parties
are well educated. and accustomed 10 good
society. The young man rises depart,
but his companion detains him, md with
trembling arms embraces him. lie eg4.sl
starts alray--but his companion WIKI vee.
ing eyes and sobbing heart again dclaiGs
and embraces him. a third effort Is mad,
with the same result, and not till tn .o',sta
attempt did he succeed in leaving her .aiat.
and weary, to resume his accustomed duties.
The lady Is mother-the young m.n b.
only son and prioncr.
Hotse Of Representatires--Fridsy mdra-
ing.-'fhe House is IN session and the ssian-
ger again seated in the same spot. She is
quite pale, bat seems animated with hope
Her eye detects every mcvc-her ear catches
every sound, and her whole appearance In
lieates the, deepest interest in the
business now before the House, which
is a report from the joint standing commit
tee or the State Prison, recommending the
release of Eronk Hilton from further con
tine1nent in th- Connecticut State Prison.
The chairman of the committee briefly
states the facts as follows The prisoueris is
native of Massachusctts--from q icspecta-
bic family, well educated and OF good char
acter His parents secured situation for
him III tine great sea OF crime, New York
city, after a lew months his business and
money both failed him, and while in this
condition he fell in w;th gang Of counter-
feitcrS and was induced 20 try his hand at
passing counterfeit money Receiving n
good supply of that article together with a
little good money from his new friends, he
took the cnls for Bridgeport, succeeded in
passing, two zen dollar bills, ana, in his at
tcg,fpe {, ptss t3la :hi;,. vRs 5.e.svto 80
. o'clock the same day, found hlnself Il
prisoner IN the Bridgeport; jail, awaiting his
trial Tor passing twenty dollars OF counter
teit money. Thus begun, and as we trust
thus, ended his career of crime-on the
same day..
!. In due time he was convicted under an
assumed name, and sentenced to the State
Prison ior three years. Two years and two
months has been spent within the walls Of
that institution, and h. now asks the par
donin@ poNyor Of the State to release him
His mother knows shat community cannot
suffer from his release-that he will vet be Il
comfort to his friends and a useful man in
society. His only sister for long time
moured the mysterious absence Of her be
loved brother, and when at length his real
situation was known she experienced a tenn
porary relief. but the thought that her ONLY
brother was wasting his precious life with
in the gloomy walls of prison, was too
mnci, for her, and she is now gradually
wasting away--,iying Of broken heart
Thus the innocent suffer with the guilty.
And the members OF this house are now
called upon to restore at once to liberty, the
crring yet penitent broticr-to life, the IN
nocent yet dying sister. The vote is taken.
and not one Of ihe two hundred and thirty
five members Of ihot IJous.a hol ,bc ba, -
toVote against the resolution. The Son
ate having previously passed the resolution
our worthy Governor approved ii and it be-
came a law. And probably while | am
writing this article, Frank Hilton. the sol
and brother. is restored to the free air of
Heaven, and TO the bosom of loving friends
VIII not the world forgive, and forget
that this young man ever sinurd.