Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-07

gentl6uA. 1ad become So cu5yen-
Grated as Ost to all ideas of honor,
and bad co othis country to indulge
his habits in security. He was a man
of good appearance, unusual ~onversa
dence. He had been a Lieutenant in
Her Majesty's 18th Regiment, and spoke
frequently of his acquaintance among
the English nobility, and the immense
revenu of his parents estates in the
County Kildare, Ireland, which were
collected for him by a trustee. His
family was one of the oldestin the coun-
ty, he explained, his ancestry extend
ing back in a direct line to the ancient
Irish Kings. None Of the revenues of
the vast estates of this scion of nobility
found their way to this country, how
ever, and after exhausting all his in
genuity in the effort to obtain food, or,
what he loved more, whisky, he spent
a season on Wards Island.
After leaving this retreat of fallen
nobility, he sought out the woman
whom his associate Reynolds had ruin
ed, and, taking advantage of the mas
terry he had gained W. her, persuaded
her to allow him to live with her. She
had obtained employment in a large
mandatory, and her lady-like man
ners and Industrious habits had SO COM
mended her to her employer that he
had invited her to his house, and she
became q frequent and welcome guest
of his family. Lewis, whose appetite
for liquor was almost Unsuitable, treated
her in a ruffianly manner, resorting to
every means in his powertO compel her
to supply him with money; and she,
fearful that the secret of her miserable
life would be disclosed, was compelled
to comply with his demands. Out of
her weekly remuneration of eight dol
lars she was compelled to support and
clothe herself and give the scoundrel
who tyrannized over her money to pro-
cure liquor. He not only beat and
abused her, but actually compelled her
to steal numerous pieces of property
from her employer, threatening, if she
refused, to inform him of her unfortu-
nate connections with Reynolds and
himself. She finally, under pressure of
his threats, consented to steal in order
to supply his demands, and the system
of thieving thus begun was continued
through many months. The stolen
property Lewis disposed of at small
stores, and spent the proceeds
for whisky; but, not content
with this, he pawned every shred of
his luckless victims clothing, not ex-
cepting even her last article of under
wear. His i'll treatment and personal
abuse became so unbearable that she,
on several occasions, had him taken be-
fore q Magistrate and sent to the Pen
itentiary. At last she determined that
she would submit to him no longer, no
matter what the consequences might
be ;swhereupon he ill-treated her again,
and was sent back to his old quarters
on the island. 1t was while undergo
ing this term of confinement that Lewis
carried out his Oft-repeated threat OF
exposing his victim, and actually did
write to her employer, informing him
of her previous character and denounc-
ing her as a thief. The subject was in
CURED into Immediately, and the whole
matter was discovered. A large guam
tity of stolen property-the proceeds OF
the woman's forced thefts-were found
in her room, and she made a full con-
fession of the facts as stated above.
The woman and Lewis were both in
dicted-she for grand larceny and he
for receiving stolen goods, knowing
them to be stolen. The case was taken
in hand by Assistant District-Attorney
Russell, who investigated it thoroughly,
and became convinced that Lewis was
a scoundrel of the deepest dye, who a
compelled the unfortunate woman TO
steal in order to crafty his wishes. The
woman's employer also became con-
WINGED that she was the victim OF an
INSCRIPTIONS rascal, and still retained
full confidence in her integrity.
The climax of the romantic story was
reached Yesterday, when Lewis, the vii
lain of the plot, was placed on trial be-
fore Judge Sutherland for receiving
stolen goods. Assistant District Attor-
ney Russell used the woman rs a VIII
ness for the prosecution, INC her APP
pearance on the witness-stand, as she
told the tale of her checkered life, clio
tied the sympathy of her hearers. she
is a young woman of progressing ap,-
pearance. and gave her evidence with
the air of a lady of culture n I'll
ment. She was subjected to q Trying
cross-examination by the counsel ZOE the
defense, and when closely pressed Id
relation to her illicit intercourse WIFE
the prisoner and his companion, broke
down completely, and was removes
from the courtroom in Mysteries. Lewis
took the stand in his, own defense, ano
admitted having seen the woman orlng
home the stolen articles, but denleo
that he had aver induced or compelled
her to steal them, or That ne
knew the property was stolen Ihese