The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-10-21
The Romance Of Crime.

Tho career OF DOT low meu ~ soo IA.ns
Of crime has been ftsught with such pain.
ful and at the same time romantic interest
a. that Of Langdou w. Moore. alias Chas.
Adams, alias John A. 6tovous, the Lime
Rock bank robber. who has Just been sen.
fenced 10 term of sevcn years in the
Thomastou State Prison In Maino.
The case Of Moore has excited univer.
cal interest throughout tho country Sor
several causes, tho most prominent one
of which Il the extraordinary efforts made
In his behalf by VIM. p. Wood, cx-Chief
Of the United States Detective Service,
who has. Il appears been endeavoring TO
get the United States Government to IN.
tsrpose is powerful arm In behalf OF this
great criminal.
As Moore Is known to tho entirs Do.
tectivo force Of the United States.-local
and nationsl-.he Canadas, tho British
Provinces, and In portions Of Europe. un.
der the assumed nsme Of Adams, better
than any other, Il is proposed, In giving
somc interesting points In history. well
worth perusal. to speak Of him by that
namo. ~,
His career In crimo commenced with
tho carly days Of his life, when no emil:
grated from q pleasant country homo and
took up his abode In that hot-bcd OF crin'o
and criminals. New York City. There
no formed the acquaintance Of . notorious
woman, who, under the mask Of . sancti:
monious face, and the appearance and
hearing offs decent woman. carried In
her heart oil the low cunning. skill and
ingenuity in cntrapping tho young and
unwary Of hsr own sex. % fatally nee
ossary 70 the successful pursuit Of her fcar-
ful syocstion, and who crnved tho society
of lust such man a. Adams. Tho coali.
tion between these skillfnl adopts lasted
several years. They amassed . oonsid.
srsblo amount Of money. drove elegant
eoulpagcs, drank fine wines, and wcre
carried nearly to tho topmost pinnacle OF
success, only, a. subsequent events have
shown, 10 be precipitated from the dizzy
heights with MI the greater force, and
dashed Into fragments. >,
A young and exceedingly beautiful girl.
In whose veins ran-every eighth drop
African blood. was brought into the house
as an attendant. Fiftoen years OF ago, OF
slight but fsultlcss figure, and grnccful
carriage, with the bloom Of her rich blood
lust shading through the olive Of her n.
diant countcnance, but little lcss could
have been expected than that Adams
should have marked her for his prcy. and
at once set about the accomplishment OF
her ruin. In few months this was ef.
fected. =,
Msdsm's rsgc was boundlcss. She
sprnnp upon the poor victim before her.
a the vicious ugrcss would upon tho do
stroyer of her cubs, and bu. for tho tinio-
" Interference Of others, who were st.
tracted by tho shrioks OF the girl would
have insimcd bcr for liio. Shs was st
once banishcd from the house, and Adams
followed shortly aitcr. II was no crimo
against the girl. In msdams estimation.
II was one against herself however, which
she could not and would not forgive; but
Il WIS the last. ~ we'll - tho first wny.
ward step In the life Of tho real sufferer.
who, to-day, In the heart Of the great mo-
tropolis, In making stonemcnt In honest
labor for the support Of herself and thdon-
spring of her love, ono OF the most beam
tiai and bright boys to be found In syears
travel. ..,.- /.
Adams still continued In the path Of
crimo. The robbery Of The Concord Bank
of Mass. tho Armenia Bank of Duchess
County, New York; the Wolfeboro bank
of New HAmpshire: tho then Of y. 8.
Treasury bonds; the robbery Of tho U. 8.
mail In Maine, and hundred other crimes
intermixod. ending with his moro recent
and last exploit, tho robbery OF tho Lime
Rock Bank, all attest his superiority -
thief and burglar of the first class.
The ending has como at last. Justice
In our State has been vindicatod. Tho
decree has been pronounced. Never did
Il oyertako . malefactor moro rightcously
than In this instance. IAngdon W.
Moore, alias Charley Adams, goes to tho
narrow cell Of bis living tomb, with scron
long years before him ior penitencc, which
Il 70 be hoped may be sincere, and for 10
Election which. In tho interest Of human
progress. Il b TO be hoped, may lead TO u.
Seven gloomy years for tho n,cmcries
and the ghosts Of his misdecds 10 pass In
dresry procession before him, with hero
and there q terribly injured fsce looking
up ftom the long and sombre line. and
above all others, ono surprisingly besuti.
ful In tho delicious and dreamy days OF
her past, but now grown weary with tho
great burden and sorrow Of An unrequited
love, carrying the fruits Other shame and
his forever onward TO the silent tomb.