The New York herald., 1871-03-20

came upon the scene ne was professiona, cook
and practised his ART IN first class places only. ne
wanted 10 stop that worm gnawing AZ AIMS heart
ana Ann was touched and willing. lie went saw
ana conquered.
Casual acquaintance ripened into affection. anec-
tion grew mo love, and
AFTER A FERMENTATION
love oyerthrew all obstacles ana Jerry and Ann
agreed 10 live as and wife without the lega
ana appropriate fornalities peculiar 10 such con-
neeiions All tnis was m the autumn ~ ast year.
From that time OF golden harvests nnt February
u last they hil lived together pleasantly IN tnis
anS three days prior To the last date, TWO days
thereafter he called on his Old love and wanted her,
but she refused she had tired him ana would nos
stand IL any longer; ~ short, he might and must
ANOTHER MISTRESS.
Rob was sulen Mt nrst but finally grew In bcttss
temper aui aeknowielgng that Ann naa @ neen :
good woman 10 hiDi, wont away with the remark
ihat he woud not "hurt hair Of ner head-' Tie.
meant that.
me next morning. fatal Friday, February II. be-
tween eight and nine o'clock. Bob went 20 tne shantg
ike the mist ol the morning ana the colored
GENT WAS ASGEaED.
lie crossed the room win an ugly SWa"gcr Hnu
sat down on n hrce.leeged stool. Ann was busy a,
the washtub, and Jerry like faithful knight, stood
on the oJier side OF the room.
i've come 10 setrio up NY accounts" sa,1 Bob,
with wicked lcer.
Il suppose, sad Jerry, 'that you come over to
go Cd a. sou 10 h--n,' growled Ridicy; -
don't want TO L'lN 10 you, ! want to talA To TINS
III you want her" rolortei derry, ''you rent
another house ana take ner OUT
"No / Won't" SAID Boo, 81 WIN sleep with Ann
Lucas tonight IN that bed' pointing to decidedly
uunyiting couch ln the corner OF the room
"No you WON'T put m Ann. 81 amt gomg 70
sieepip' or noihin' nv that kiudn
Just then jerry started TO walk into another room,
ana II was
MS WALK To DEarI,
Ridley. with tac erOeitY OF Il tiger Sprang upon
him, and plungng knife not less horfid than
rapcr nnder MS third 1b twisted and jersed H.
unti great gaping wound was made, from whicn
the blood spurted IN torrents. Then "beb Ridley
Ito" Gedi nut ~ ne passed the doorJerfY areW re-
yer ana Ared ri nim, bur his nerves were nn-
steady. and The pan went wide OF it, marx. the
wounded man staggered, and would have falien out
Of the front window into the street, out
AIMS PRorECrisG ARMS
saved hun from that catastrophe, aud he died in her
am before .sob Ridley Hor and this Otneuo
stands inches above six feet. His Cell ~ ornamented
with coarse illustrations cut from cheap wceSios.
tstc taste. Bob rests hts AZ ease, with hts hat
! or, and am Compelled TO look UP
1
Glow do tney treat you. Bobln
"Where wers You born, Bong'' and tho answer
comes IN low tone, with none OF your nigger
idioms,
~ was born a slave in New Orleans, sir: my father
! bought his own freedom TOOK four children and
then the underground Railroad tdld you know tnat
| slrY aud We got out OF bondage
! ala Bob Ridley your Damc"
! .No sir, they called me that because | used 70
sing The old song pretty well, but don't feel like
My name,u as Bob's eyes flied, us William stewart
! I've knocked around the world o good deaf,
been decknand, worked in Cleveland Chicago ana
an over, but never thought would come 70 tins.
\ lie was my best friend DO you think
I'LL HANG, slRf"
The query comes straightforward, without
! Wlnk--Eob means II.
why, Bob, i can't tell, you know: hope not
/ And think Of that big, live, strong going up
/ on . moose ana fallin. like dead dog, and |
.sMy little boy here; they let him come IN often.
! Would you like To see hun ~
1 Certainly, Bob,' and IN a moment led 10y another
/ prisoner u little molasses colored youth his
latner, and, with an embrace 10y those brawny arms
| which thought would. smash the
! LITTLE LIMBS INTO PULP,
! they kiss each other. and the HERALD writer was
looking over the gallery ana up out OF the windows
while he told Bob that his boy was a very nice boy.
| Why describe such y sccnep
| The clank Of the Keepers Keys are heard again.
and 1t comes q warning that Bob and must part.
"Can do ANYTHING Tor you, Bobf Have you sol
"No, SIR, havn't; won't you send me llttles"
'.Yes" And send Bob some tobacco 4 Iew min
ae ana sT d1n a e1ys s to ms @ @sa sS
| he rather not be tonight on the deck OF old
schooner than here in Jail, charming his messmates,
| as Oft done before, with
, on white folks hab cross'd de mountans,
How many miles didn't count 'ern
ON, I'se left de folks a de old plantation
! Oh, Bob Ridley, hol
9 ma, . down s al "a aa os. sar sS, &! s sson poa
Oh M = made me dnnes, so. .ade ida. me 'rei"Oe
Oh. Bob Ridley, no!
Ny work Is done. Sheriff Frazee IS right. Crime
indeed, sir?n Yes, Cuyahoga county Jail Is luu Of
ifst class criminal representative. Perhaps there
| 4
oi every day lile. But here murderer alleged
! murderer and murderess, with bank robbers and
burglars OF high and low degree and Justice IS stern
In inis country, but tempered with mercy. We shut
aud try TO keep smut up these tigers OF civilized
society for having moral fan2s aud teeth, Just as
lions are lor po. sessng the physical representatives
or tnese destructive accessories. Alas, Tor Christian
civilization Alas, lor AL alse philanthropy
BEEN FROM HERE
for ten years 10 Columbus. William Foiioit. VINO,
with Louis DAVIS Thomas Mulhali, Thomas killoyl,
| ..ilntchu Buttertleid and Thomas Mckenna, went
into the house OF David skinner, at Independence.
| Cuyanoga county, two and hau years ago. 10 rob
- - mtEpERED rwo OR THREE
OF the inmates, still here awaiting the same ride
TO the PeniCentiary. of that gang, DAVIS was hung
In TINS jail, Mulha sentenced TO the prison Tor lie,
| Knloyl for fifteen years. and Mckenna and Butter
feld i've years eacn. TWO years passed ana Foliiott
was st ut large but ever on the alert, and not 10
be baked. the olcers ~ last Gag nm III Chcago,
| and only yesterday he
RECEIVED HIS SENTENCE.
Twenty years Is hs DOOM
with James Williams, alias Griifn, anu jess Alien,
alias Peter w. Hardy, entered the Cltzens Loan ana
| Savings Associations Bank OF this city in broad
day and "swept' and 'dusted' win $4,000 In
bonds For that offence Griffin ana Jess Allen are
| now In the Columbus renitentiary Tor six wears
EACH anu New York must b. glad TO get rid Of them.
| 1hey came here from Gotham among the
! .BUSHwACKEiS'
10 get stake and succeeded beyond their cXpecta-
lions. Joe sdheres to and thinks he can prove his
! innocence in the matter. He has been here ten
! months ana says they have got him down to
4 FEATHER WEIGHT
from IS0 POUNDS 70 pUuIlus nc o'eH
kindly by the sheriff, and looks oDgingly for the
day OF his liberation.
Slowly walk from the Old baronal looking 1orr-
and as the lower corrGOr gone through, the
keeper points TO the dark, damp northeast corner
and says
"rnere Is where
HANG ;EM:
There's where Davis Folliot partner, was chokea,
ana here's where We puts the bean.N
one look and the door opens. and heavens pure
air Is breathed. The sun is Just tipping tue upper
most branches OF The noble trees In Monumental
square before 1t sinks beyond the horzon sort ot
gOOd night TO r Er
SAINT AND SINNER
OF Cleveland, and. as | thank the keeper for his
attention. there comes merry chorus from within
the walls that have just left and ringing far oEt
into the square and street Is heard the old panta-
ton song
oh my poor Nelly Gray they have taken yon away,
And IN never my darling any more;
ny ne I'VE and IN