Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-19

~ uf New York would be entitled to II controlling
,occ. ou Of ,o2d male eonvcts now in tho pri-
ron. 6bl were convicted in this city. and l27 In
Kings County: vt tho ll3 female conycts, 40 arc
from Manhattan Island nnd from Brooklyn
There arc several noted criminals now at tny
Slng--two or three just commencing their career
IN TINT institution. We gyo below tho latest in
formation concerning them, as well as few addi-
tonal particulars by way Of refreshing tho reool-
lcctions Of our readers:
JOHN r. HOLMES
Civil Engineer and Politician.
Residents nt tho first Ward have not forrotten
John R Holmes n former oiy il enrineer and Tnm.
many Hall noli,n,,nu ot Tim, section of IN, ,tv =
Holmes is man ., H., mean ncou,rc,ponts. Sey-
ernl yenrs nro h, was assistant eu,,,n.er in tho
construction of M, unn,r ,,rti,n ,f tho HARLAN
Railrond md rreyous to his visit IN Siur S,ng
WAS leading sn,rit it Democratic N,n,,niiny
Conventions and " ard Committees. n, emily ho
w,s II eaudidn,e far ,hc ro,,,,on oT Allcrmnn fr,m
tho First Ward lie first cnmo INTO general no.
ticc Inv n brutul assault ON n noli,emau nnmcd
,u,l.y in Gr,onw,,h .,,cc, WIN .,on altar dcJ
from tho cilccts of tho roucb trcntm,nt rers;yeJ
On the als, Of November. 1857. Holmes wa. sen
fenced l., .Judyc Russell to Sing SIM lnr n torn
If 6n,en vc,rs nnJ viz n,onths far IN, ,r,m, nf
nrrcr, in tb, frs, dcrr,c m, fn,ts war. hr;,f
lv ,Lrs,. II. Ind +, shnrt ,,ne n,.y,u,ly mar.
rl,J a younv ENGLISH woman n roy,rnness who
wns subs,,u,ntly sc,luecJ md nersund.I Il, l,ny,
h.rh ,Si MA H.,
n nic,, Of nroncriy mud ,houch' b;s wi,o lind .;yn
cd A., dead 'hc Ind ma, n,l nnwl,doed Tho somo
i, :, I,,,nl r,,, U,l,,, a, lnnv ,.,,,,, ,...
,nk.n sL, .,. s,,;,i,,J ,xny hy b,r L.trnyor md
hon, ron,,,l,l and nu, ,r III, ,,nrh ,r t,r Inns,
h,td TLr h,,cr vn. cnger !, ron.umm,,o tho
snla ms, mentioned ,,1 n,cnrd;,glv mnds All.
,,on, search rr his IL. cyen ,ncn,,,n,, N ,,l,.
mnn. with n liberal promise, to hun, Tor hcr.
The policeman Mt lcng,h fcrrctcd out tho lady
al 4 Earl ltu
Holmes found it imposs'hle to raise ut that juno
lur", and the policeman. therefore, remainod mum.
But so nnX'ous was the former to close tho salo OF
the property tint ho procured woman TO person
ate Mrs Holmes and acknowledge the deed For
this net he wnS bo"kc1 i'r Sing Sing. ms above
stated. About ton days ngo Holmes attempted
scli-desirncton hv taking laudanum. A one'and-
nhall ounce phnl marked with the label ot
druggist III tho VILLAGE II Sing Sing. wns found
empty in the office of tho stovc-foundry where he
was employed ns book keeper Tho supposition
is that some outsider, engaged in the shop, procu-
red the poison cland"sm"y. y. Tho wond-bo sui
eide wns i"nnd IN II >tnrelicd condition. and re-
moved to the Hospital, where vigorous remedies
soon placed hm out of danger. Holmes statos
TINT he was driven to III" rash act by sense OF
his degrndcd position and the embarrassed state
ct his rccun'ary affairs. when he went to prison
he owned real estate to the value oi SaoOoo; but
recently, through the cnrrlesshess or villlnhy oi
somebody, much I'll 1t has been sacrihceh ny lore
closures, and to pay taxes. To add to his misior-
tune. his wife has procured a divorce, ana mar
rcd II second time. Before ho took the inuIannin,
Holmes addressed letters to several OF hls friends,
complaining that sohe III whom no reposed conn
dcnco had turned against hlm alter iie went TO
sing sing ANA IN view oi ail ms troubles. no no
longer desired to i've
CHARLES B. HUNTINGTON.
wal.,ec, rhaM,er.
M,s, ncrson. will hardly bel;cye that Hunting.
tam h,s .lrc,Jv mat two vc,rs in confinement Mt
Sin, Sino hnviu, hccn sentenced Inv judge Cnp-
r,,r an ,l,r 3,,h IF D.c,mhcr lS5t ior n torn of
r,nr y,,rs and ton nonihs lIe il not now. and
Lns nat hc,n G,r som, limo mast. in the epioyment
- ,,,nJ ho,l,h Far ,lo ia., vear and n hnlr
no h has .,t,,roJ scyerclv from ac,to rheumatism'
and Jn,,n,, two third. ot that time bns silent in
,ha u,sn;,,I Rnt hi. ha. not nrovented him
cna,, norr'r,n;,c tho Ju,cs IF hoot ooncr in the
omcn nT Mr. W,ndruE tho cabinet contract. which
position he pill occupies Huntington has accu-
INFLATED o,ite IA library in his ofice--the contri-
n,,;a, nf ,r;,,J. .,l l,,tcrlv d,votes much of
,;s lo;sur. Tim. =, rn,J;n, last now no ia an
,a,a ~, ,I ,orn.aI If tl,. t:rr.k and Latin clns
s,r1 hath nr;.,;nnI onI truo,lnted-he was edu-
ca,.d ,t t;cncy, Cllcy,-uuJ I'm, nls, turned his
,,,ento, IN nm ;unn;rv into tho truths Of religion
No !. nl.o snm,,I;ny Of a writer having in man
uscrint several criti1ues ON tho posts. which will
jnnh,loss n, sn,re I'm, nj ,hcr wnv inlo nrut
III. .,';r,,. orc ,e,,n,..J. onJ why sh,ul thew
no, ba > There II every reason to bslieye that
ho has nrs.eryed nothiny from tho wreck Of his
Gnauri.ring .ncary three Years of his prison.life
.,;i rcm,;', his hsalh is imnaired md his mind
wo;,hod dn,vn hy a con- s,;,nsness ol social derra
radn,;,n II il 10 bo honod that duranco vile will
ho ,ha ,n..ns If rcnovntinr his moral nature and
rest"rn, him to society asa worthy member
Iuntinrton still thinkshe was not the only person
in Wall street connected with his financial ex-
nio;ts wbn was entitled to berth at Sing Sing.
''as ""o W. c,.narIv .nrrent md IL st;Ii ,re1if.
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