The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-03-24
THECLANK OF THE CHAIN,


A FARD0NED C0NpIcT ATt,EMPTs
BURGLARY Y no AVOID STAR FAgfOM
.o,Ho, AJ,t.-.@.'s'-. 'i.y..
Nothing beise loft for 1noe"--How an
Honest man 2pecame1.a "a Criminal.
Scientific "a'-Dr safe -Dre"fing explained
y A man nan named Hanson vas ar
raigned before tho Tombs Police
Court in New York on Monday, on
the charge of attempted burglary.
The evidence showed that he had
been 'epnn discovered Iscsly by policeman, the
day Previous, ,suspiqiously trying
tho doors Of tho business houses
near Trinity erhG y,t,l9 church, apd was accost-
od with the ,salutation "Hello! do
ye belong hore 2" .,
"No," was the grylff reply,
+. "Then I arrest YOU on the charge
OF attempted BURGLARY"
"You struck it right that time"
was the nonchalant reply. I was
attempting burglary and you caught
me-" ida ,..
In appearance the prisoner was
about fifty years"~of' age, over six
feet in height and proportionally
built. His checks wero palo and
shhRen, showing unmisthl1ablo evil
dence of physical suffering. His
'eyes Were bright and his counten~
ance was one of Intelligence. II His
clothing consisted of u torn and
ragged coat, ,pantaloQps with Jorge
holes inrtho, knees, o. dilapidated hat
and shoes we'll nigh spleless! . 81
/, 81 ASTONISHING THE COURT. !
,nY "Hansoh, ,'rsaid the magistrate,
are charged with ATTEMPTED
BURGLARY, what have you to say7"
II am guilty" quickly responded
the prisohef, in, n Strong Danish
accent. fg'.Ididi it so that l would be
Sent to State PRISON "Ld '.... p.
"'And why do you want to 90 to
State Prison, Clristian9'; asked the
Judge in establishments 'l'& 's.H ,i
The man hung his head and
seemed for a moment disinolinedi to
answer, but encouraged by q kindly
word, looked up and said with an
earnestness that was deeply inns
pressive - os.s !. H... 4H0.. 'E i
Judge, I have only just come
from Columbus. Ohio, where I scrv-
I'd ten years in State Prison for
burglary. [ was pardoned out by
Governor Hayes, now President of
the United Statcs.o My original
sentence was for twenty years. My
life is wastod and T am wreck.
God knows [ intended when / camo
out of prison to live an honest life.
l was pardoned out on the 9Th of
last month. [ went to Cincinnati
and tried to get work, but failed.
From thereI went to Pittsburg and
met with no better success. Then
1 tramped it all the way to New
York, where I had friends, trying 20
get work from farmers on the way,
sleeping whore [ got al opportuni
ty and eating whenever charitable
person gave me q crust. My friends
hore who knew mo before [ was q
criminal refuse to recognize mo. 1
can't get work I have lived in the
gutter and been kicked about. I
dread to kill myself, and so with the
horrors of prison life still before me
lam obliged to go back. There is
nothing else left for me. .aa4 t
The sympathies Of oil who heard
the earnest words of the broken
down man were deeply touched by
the recital. After some further
questions the Judge ordered him to
step aside until after tho adjourn
ment of the court, when his case
Wound be disposed of. 4.,. SOS &C. ....
To q Herald reporter who inter-
viewed him, he related the following
incidents of his checkered life:y :,
II was born of poor but respects
bic parents in 1884, and landed in
New York in 1868. [ enlisted In
the army, and was wounded in the
shoulder in Richmond. After the
war went to Cincinnati and labor
cd on railroad. Up to this time,
I was an honest man but losing
my position, I became q frequenter
of tho Buckeye Saloon and, fell in
with gang of burglars. They got
me to drinking, and displaying
plenty of wealth, as the result Of