, 1869-08-28
IKE BERRY.
A Ccuver4nffon with Him.

ITffs fAt tfcfta {f4sl iTuHsef7Fts at1tA =.
Bcr7y 70 :hts ct5, aud lodged hin In jail in orler
70 protect hin fEpU tho Vengeance Of the moi thas
1,,fed his bEothss. We stsi.ed The lAi Yesterday
We weEo SomcTtat su1pF1ed In tho appearance
pl the usan- lie Il = rouGn.look,ng fellow 1Je feet
ten o. eleven inches III height vita rather mild
bent nose, ana nnc.ooItng mouth. Ii speaIs
In lca'tattbS manner, and We failed. In h!A
Epsssa] ] Or sssaons; to osiect nyth'ns EIons s.ve
6tatencps that struck n as hciug 1h,rar, he ao.
cpupanled 1t with donaFa-d !ook ttai atecngtu.
ensd tnt belief that It .as uutrue-
Berry Enso u the history OF hla HxndcS1pty
since the murder Of Pratt lie sa5s that he was
With the ralty who fh Of Pratt, but he hld no
Snn. Hpd docs nos a.. sn1w sho dia tnn shooting:
thRs he Was constdered Fesponahle for II. be TOOK
70 no *ooda Theit ne remained Tor nrc d2y7,
1'est1es That he gathered IN the woodx lie Tas
constantly Obliged 10 snif1 hi position whl!a ID
Nawlrys E1uve, In order 10 avoid being captorrd.
OF thts tinae, aid several times men cane
Within q tew feet Of where he waI conseaL
Cd Once Or twice be VAS on the point Of Etrlng
nwNied him. Ills p.nta were worn ip,o strings
nod q tho end oi Inc nrc dayr, xheo ho was Gu
Aolsd 70 ereak through The c.seie that sarroani.
cd hin. and escaped from the Srore, he vent TO
tho house Of tclatfe md procured anotneE
r1lE:
sc!r up il he could h&ye betu assured taai he
wuu!d hAfe been allowed a lair sral lie wouil
have made Its ~ 70 thla ely, and haSe s'reh
have succeeded II crossing rhc river.
= The int hight ht ~as n Haslet i c1oyo he
had been put upon h;s rack. lie climbed trccs
md went fro,a ono 10 another III atttcpItns to
mssfcna The beast, ann ras successful We asked
him Il be Was NOT nearly overcome with fear At
lines, but he katd he ras not Lie waa uncom-
lertatic from tie exposure tho wearing out Of hB
pants and tie Naot Of proper, food, oui he relt
and said that he felt that II he was born TO be
tnot he would not he hung, and eie< re7sa, mud
1hat wAs Incumbent upon him 10 watch his
chances. and take ~ good care Of himself L, he
could, but, II he 10 de, Il was only ,uomen-
tary ran2 and ihnt was the end Of It. ~.
lie Has Ehot ut three or f07s tlmes while he was
III the Woops, 0nce t,ne OF pistol b2l k.rack
Tree tutL aborc Ills hcati, GrazInG his 1at and
1EaitDg him think for n,o1ent HAT he had Neea
g &c h It, 1s5 essn 1f "a, aeo hin
els lost his track. lie says they wera ali around
HIN, making II ueceesasJ for tim to exercise Coz
Eiatt vigilance, and Keeping himscn awate con-
sleep to contend With. -. -
He heard OF the hanging OF his brother. on the
orcr to the Circ.cre settlement 10 the night, and
returning to the grove before dsybfcak.
When h+ left nnwaesf grove he went to CHAM
ra,9u County. There hs called upon u relative
AID rCnlaaed fex days, and made his way to
Ruth, after spending the Interval In wandering
sropnd ~ The woods and unde.t.uah. As ssys 10
went to Faith foE the purpose Of crossing the river,
and tie +:ory that he waa q. rork carving = .hod
III ne, building there Ii untrue. waiIe he nhs
IN Champaign County be worked on isrm fnr nye
dd1* concenllnK his tfett1y and giving nct!itous
nanc. All the time he had NO idra OF leaving the
State. l1e had bgt little money. but could hare
procured so1ae II he had wished It. FITS tuea WAS
iaccerdluE 10 his e,oryi to remain away fsom Pc-
KIN unt'l Ire put4ic sn.nd had bcconIs calme1 aud
he co1la seHtuEe there without r1nniGg the risk
u Icing. l.nched. While al Hath he IVES
TeSn Terry ~ c saw 1a.sest f bv,oss H. la3 =
Ter noticed him, hut he did mol tn 10 avoid hira
for the rrsson thai he thought sufficient time had
&ta1fstu to let tie excitement die out, aud ha
might as well return N rekiu then a. any o.hcs
1Ime.
BcrvT tells his atory III a rlmple manner. With
for The future. lie says h- Il 'unocent Of The
murder OF Pratt, and all te wants ls . far aad
Impartial trtal- He expressed Ill, qualification OF
ed tue only symptoms Of fear :!lat re ssw HIN
express. Once he caught hbIA Of The iron door Of
LIS cell, hnd remarked that it appeared to be
ttro!Q enough 10 Keep him In the CELL aud to Keep
Others nt.t Of It he seemed pleased when we
Informed lln that before NOT cou1 Get to him,
four loc&s on as many 1oors would have tt De
brotcn- ..=
lie seemed to have the fearlnl Eccna OF his
BROTHER ncfo:e Ills pyeA. lie SAYS that he read
none Of The nccOnnts 10 the papers, aud those s,-
leaIinE in the Peoria ralcrs yesterday morning,
gave him more En0wlcnrt ut how the public we're
Interested IN him than anything else he had heard,
lie kncF Of t1e hanztng OF his brother ouls fro1n
Whit wns told him while he WA at hu1ne. lie hs,i
3 general idea that II Eouln be 9nsafe for hita 10
venture ne1r reEtD. hut did not know the c1lrut
OF the Danger IN doing 70
On the whole, Ike l,cn5 Ia rore pleasing look
Ts7eTeii Count, desperate. Iie suovezi ~ se scSe
rhl scatt upon hls peIsun, which he says were rc
ceHel In drunken nshts. ami Hhiuh he told the
tai'or would serye 70 Identify him II he gut ava!
again, aud Easd that he Used to drink liquor, Rtu
GIT 11to guaTeIs on that account, t,lt TINT all tic
1noney he ever nale.ne got nJ hall work