New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-08
STRANGE RESULT OF QuAanrI.-The New Bruins

John Moore and his wife fell overheard from the
canal boat G. Smith, belonging to the Troy and
bound to Lambertville. A dispute arose between
Mrs. Moore and q woman on board another boat. Mr..
Moore tried to persuade his wife to into the cabin.
which she refused to do He then attempted to
quarrel, which she resisted, and in the scufle both
fell overheard and were drowned. The deceased
leave three osprngs, who were on board OF the boat
DEATH OF DESPERATE CHARAcrER-Ca Career of
a Canadian Patriot.-A few days since, a man and
his wife were arrested in Milwaukee, Wis, charged
with stealing money from stranger, who it was sus-
pected they had poisoned. Subsequent Investigation
showed that the stranger died from Inflammation of
the lungs, and that his name was Benz Lett, noted
twenty years ago for being one of the bravest and
most reckless Of the Canadian "rebels." The Mil
waukie Sentinel gives this account Of him:
We remember him well, having as boy, seen him
many times at public gatherings in New York, which
near the frontier OF Canada and he had no par
ticular attachment to either side of Niagara river
He was not man of apparently great power, but we
have seen him at general trainings and town meet
ings take by the collar one in each hand two of
ordinary weight, and lift them at arms length from
the ground. He was prodigous jumper, and beat
all specimens Of yaulting that we ever saw
He was born in Canada of Scotch parents, and
spent the early portion of bis life, ii we are not
mistaken, in the city of Toronto. Those of the
Canada patriots OF 1878, will remember him as
one of the bravest and most desperate of the rebel
army. 1t is true that he was the author Of many
barbarous deeds, but they were not wholly without
cause tgw.s rF
In the year 1887, when the rebellion first broke out
in Canada, sister OF Let's whom he loved with a
brothers affection, fell into the hands Of number Of
British officers, who submitted her to the grossest
ndignities, which, we believe, ultimately resulted in
her DEATH Henceforth Lett harbored the bitterest
enmity towards the government and its officers, and
1nkoI
his desperate career. He fought with great valor in
every engagement with the government troops, and
not unfrequently sgnalized himself with deeds of
bravery. He took prominent part in the burning
Of the British steamer Sir Robert Peel, in 1887 and
at Mill Point, where SO many Of the rebels were cap
tured he escaped by jumping from the second story
of house and cutting his way through large party
OF troops who had surrounded 1t. Lett then came
went back in disguise and shot Captain Usher, the
leader of the Canadian party who burned the Ameri-
can steamer Caroline. This seems to be one Of the
most cowardly acts ever committed by Lett. He
tiers at night, who, under some pretence got him to
come to the door, when Lett shot him dead on the
spot, and again made his escape to the American
side.
steamer Great Western at Oswego, N. " for which
he was arrested, tried and convicted at Buffalo. He
was sentencedto seven years Imprisonment, brit while
being conveyed to the State prison, handcuffed and
Snachieu ne jumped from railroad train Wnlle " was
going at the rate of thirty miles an hour and made
his escape. His hands were smaller than his wrists,
and he found but little difficulty in getting off the
handouts, and then with his feet still chained, he
jumped along about mile, when he took pair of
rocks and hammered at his ankles until he got them
broken off.
1t would not do for him to remain on the American
side, SO he went into Canada and commenced opera
tions there again. amongst his exploits were the
blowing up Of Brooks Monument, and also one of the
locks in the Welland canal which events took place
in 1885, He eluded the vigilance Of both the United
States and Canadian officers for upwards Of year
when he was finally recaptured and sent to the New
the Great Western, but was pardoned out after two
years confinement. After this he came to Illinois
where he has since resided, and we are informed tina
he was the owner OF considerable property in th,
vicinity of Ottawa in that State.
FIGuRArIvE LANGUAGE. = How many common
gurative expressions in our language are borrowe,