The Leavenworth weekly times., 1877-11-29

..round in the morning and h. would snow
me s.,Ile thing worth knowing hal eve ulng
Il w;ts rain and oull an'i l had a conapii-
menIary ticket 10 Suliivau's opera troupe
who was piayin al the oPe. a house, so went.
! T.Ie LeAl InuIn4n- went aTounu 10 that 1T
! tie baTber shop opposite the MANSION house
.and alter had be ssV.-d / saw Sir. Eoyt
\ across ri.e street 1 wrut over and lie asked
| me To "a Se "a walk with lin, ana as We walk
ed a.onz he k pt iaikinz about sticking TO
MIN il We went together iD business ASKED
lim w!iai IL Was, said Will snow you
when We get about a Dl'pca if>jIn here. He
I took me IL where the watch aud cham WAS,
ana ,uoa IL out rom unGer "a board ana how
I'd il 10 ME aid then put II back again. He
Iuen snow 81 Inc where tiIe clotn = ana pock-
et-book was hid, said the pocAei-booh con-
t5iEed sonl- large nots-s That II We worhesi AZ
rixhI W. could sri them discounted he saId
this is only oue ni .hI's haul and tnat ne was
sharp enough not 10 gel caught at any
ANYTHING he got with him. He then told me
he wanted me TO sell the goods, and he would
get them for me, he 70 have hall aud 1 half
we reaiized for them; said he could get
goods enough 10 keep Inc s5.iIng all the slime,
and We could make from S5v fo s5 a day.
then tod him tnar did not think that was
what he wanted me Io do OF 1 should not
have had anything TO do with him, but As /
had gwen HIM my word and honor not u say
anything about the matter, i would not.
soon. after left him and went 20 church, which
Is my regular custom every sabbath. And on
my return To my room found my valise had
been forced open and Its contents strewn
around the floor, and while stood wonder
ing whtt IL all meant Mr.. Goddard the detec-
tive came in the room, shut the door, locked
IL and put the key ia his pocket, and said II
have been laying for you fellows for some
time and now have got the drop on you"
asked him what he meant. he said Il am on
that same lay myself and If you don't 90
navers will sqUeal on you" told him was
ignorant OF what hewa talking about why"
honsa." tod him i had got no goods out Of
her house. Just then Marshal Hook came in
aud was taken to the STATIC hOu>- and kept
till the nt xt morning. Then Mr.. Hook to.k
me into In, ofilce anu tod me that they could
keep me IN Jail for months II did hot confess
where the goods WAS, but II lie cou.d obtain |
any knowledge OF where the goOus was that 1 |
should 60 free anu never have any further /
trouble, and gave me a written contract Ia |
thai effect, and also got one fIom Mr.. sears. |
tod him / was wiling 10 tell him anything /
1 knew about the goods, but did not want q,
be punished Ior n crime L had never COM
mitted and he said need have no fears OF |
that, as he was the City Marshal and il he /
said not TO prosecute a man il shouldn't be l
done, and he would stick To me II God
let him live and should never be punished
for IL. And put IL in such strong language,
and PROMISED me ~ fan hfuIiy that should
never be troubled about the matter, tod
him all knew aDout where the goods We're.
But that did not have anything To s4o
with the getting Of them. Then he went
away, and IN "A short time Le returned ana
said. every tnins was all right and was re-
leased. l then went TO the Mansion House
and Mr. Hoyt, anu tod him what had
happened He SEEMED more thankful than
any an ever saw, wh' n he learned uid
moi tell OF him. 1 Told him Was free, anu
showed him the contracts, he said that IL
splenuid- Ihe next day b.ing Tuesday, April |
10. 1 went 10 AtchisOn and workcti There oil
nv pateut-rigaJ Til Friday. When 1 wa>
arrested again and brought back here mid
night. the next morning being saturday,
April Iith, i sent word around Ia Mr.. HoyI
mat had been arrested again, and to come
See me. But he never came, but left the city
tn Il very day, so of course il left The burden
for me To carry. You know my history from
that time up to the present.. How was tried
for running away from jaIi, and Mr.. Taylor |
stId bounced the guard in order To get away.
never touched the guaru, or u>e,i any force
It would gain my liberty. The door wa
Jusle,i open by Mr.. FriedDuryer. ai,d seeing
A ci,ar way, ran out OF Tie jail 10 ain IN! |
liberty, not linking Of the consequcnce>. |
"a Licl not knowing Inat IL WAS crime 10 |
simply run a.w ~ from ali. My only Thought
Del = my fanny and liberty Oh course 1t
Sas published in all the y rs and mad M | ,
JuI being the worst desperate in tn | ,
AID twice since the papers have
:d.Iru l1e "a C,sl rsdo and buii al, and pic ,
urcd ME ~ "A very hard character. W ma |
or, they say, bec.lu>c l Was saving out of
ai, tIins 1 n-vr attempted TO do. Th- ;
twin. that took place w.is done b. Ffank !
loss. who WAS rOoinlnS with In. at the time,
nI has Sl.Ic- BE n sent 10 the Missouri prn-
tentIdIy. Of oouT>. 1t was laid ON me
ma published against me and his
name never mentioned And at another
inc tn.y accused me III making saw tIai
ne lsu uds found In Bop Dunlamis posses Y
ion, which Al de with a iiie that Chos. /
IcCa1iefty brought IN the jail. i WIS again 4
published in that transaction as being IA /,
iysleTado and jail-bre her and l never had
nyihins To DO with the making the saw nor :
lever u>-d the hie "A stroke, but as they haa g
grudge against me II seemed as II they .
ou.dut puDilsh anything without putting
ny name an IL. And how easy 1t is TO get the I
minds OF the people pr-judiced against a per- u
on who is IN Jail and has no voice TO tell his q
ide of the story. For most any story sounds c
made any attempt 10 escape from Jail since
ny conviction For then l found out the
.ens,lIy which did not know before. l am
stranger here without money or friends To
peak "A good word for me. Therefore il leaves C
iI- entirely To the mercy of his court. Beg :
ing your Honor to consider the moral aspect
am placed under. Then US to my character b
5 a d-spe:ado Or "A william, no living being
an, in truth, say, for my habits As such do
ot warrant IL as / never carried "A concealed y
1eapon Of any kind drank "A drop OF intoXi- Il
s,ting drink; smoked cigar or chewed any "
Obtccu in my lite. Never had n sentance | n
asset upon Inc before / received il in this =
our room FOR this is the first court or jury a
ever sat before. have dear wife and two
hildren, one aged three the other four years,
AID living IN Chicago who are entirely
eprndant on Inc for their support, and, i'll
aS-n from them they Will, in poverty be [,
brown upon the cold charities of the world. l.
Ind then consider the long eight months / C
iave been in Jail and the cons, quences of n Z
Dng sentancr of this court my s.e proper to II
nfiict Will have ON my wife and family, and n
blow me To my grave. / leave these ques- Ia
ions and all my interest in the hands OF this
Ourr. in which have the most unlimited
Onfidance n its integrity. Trusting to God :;
Id 10 the future, when shall once more be :,
free man, which feel am justly entitled ~
, now, for can always in truth look man :;
a the face and say. i am not guilty of the ~
ursalry am charged with Or did expect -
ny harm would come 10 the from the know !"
-,ige - innocently came possessed of from
l.. Hoyt, where the goods were concealed.
looping in your wise judgement you will feel
Isl fled in giving me "A light sentance and 4,
rayIng TO God that may never be placed i'm u
Ich situation again 1 leave AN almost Ii
rol<en heart with you. "