New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-10
A Whisky Convict Dies in Prison.

Tragedy again lifts the crooked cases into
its realms and again evokee :he charitable
sympathy Of even those Who delight in see
ing wrong put down. The prosecution of
the whisky offenders seems to nave no silver
lining; it is as relentless as the death DEFY
ing hand of fate, and has all the barbara
elements that refuse 10 mingle the smallest
grain of mercy IN the cup pressed 70 the
lips of the viOiators Of law. The course
OF the ring prosecution n Indiana, had 1t
been nurtuled N the frenzies OF mad
house and iEfamed with the intenses: pas
siOns of hate, could not have been more
terocious in ierretirg out the fraud and
pushing it 20 the wall. These considera-
tions arise as we contemplate the ghas-ly
wreck it has left in this section. The bust
ness that We have los. by the stoppage Of
the distilleries loses all thought beside the
death of Gordon Byron Bingham, the hard
fate Of poor ole McGIiff, or even ,ne death
of him which is here recorded. 1u such
waste, is it not time for the cries ot mercy
to be heard! Can 10 appeal be heard
which is based on these touches of nature,
which make US all akins Are ruin, disas-
ter and death effective preachers of the
word against violation OF law!
Henry C.. Jacques, one Of the members Of
the Inflated party who were sentenced to
terms of imprisonment for violation OF the
laws of their country, died at the Ihreehold
of the county Jail this morning at one
o'clock. His illness, which was briefly
brought about through excessive and pro
tracred indulgence in liquor, together with
extreme mental depression, excitement and
the shock Of his sentence, etc, which
terminated yesterday morning in a severe
attack of nervous debility which left him
helpless and pros.rated and from the effects
of which he never recovered up to the time
OF his death.
His friends, who were notified of the Sc
rious change in his condition, rallied around
him and endeavOred to have him removed
from the prison to the house of one OF his
relatives. This request Sheriff Wunderlich
found impossible to grant, but kindly con
sented to have the suffering man brought
into a room in his residence, to which place
he was afterwards removed and kindly
cared for by his physician and relatives.
Late last evening his recovery was des-
paired of, but ae he did not seem to grow
began to grow hopeful, and leaving him in
charge of an attendent left for their homes.
A little after one o'clock, the solitary
watcher who sat by his bedside noticed a
change for the worse in his condition, and
hurrying from the room summoned Sheriff
Wunderlich. The two returned 20 where
the sick man lay found him gasping for
breath, ana IN q lew minutes no naO
breathed hls last, dying as calmly as child.
The hour is too late to enter into more
full statement of the mans demise The
latter part of his life is familiar to many OF
our readers. Having been arraigned for
completely in the whisky frauds, he entered
plea of guilty, and was sentenced to SIX
months imprisonment in the county Jail.
He served just two days of his term, when
death released him from fate that proved
too hard for him 10 charlottesville COst-
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