, 1877-03-23
AN EX-BURGLAR.

AN EX-BURGLAR.
4 Man Who Wanted to Commit Crime and
Get Back Into siate's-rrison~--IIow lIc
Was Prevented.
| Srnc Tert Woria. March 10.
Yesterday, Just 9s the ToInbs Police Court
was about to adjourn, Officer Kennedy, Of the
Twenty-sevcnth Precinct, brought In a man
whom be arrested as suspicious person. The
oltivcr was patrolllng Ills beat In the
neighhotfood Of Broadway and Wall etrcet.
on broadway, aud noticed h.s prisoner,
slabbtlT-lrcssed' at1-footer, having all the ap-
pearance of tramp, going from door to door,
trying them. The officer watched him for sUlne
III Broadway, aceosted him:
| :, "What DO YOU want hcrei'' said the officer
"Are you trJinG to get inf''
| mYes, am," replied the fellow, suiicn1y.
"Ycs, .ld, il couii,a was the teA ansser, 1llss
=. On furthcr questioning. the officer learned
that tho stranger ha.l nu right ttrrc, and arrest
ca ,, hi;a. ,,o aore!y puzzled % to how any nun
ictIsc. tlu took his prisoner to the station.
house, where 1,e WAS amt before Justice Kii.
lrstlI, at the Tounbs po|ics Court.
When uirasgncd, the prisoner rare his nan.c as
I Denmark, and catnc to this country iu iSSI
III answer to tic charge lie taIl he wanted 10 lu
Asrcstcd; tat he would rather bo IN State pri.un
than roatntng about penncs1. Ho seemed to
Dc man nf good cdurntion. and tho Et,urt
questioned hi1n as to Its history. lie gAvc It
without any reserve, except that he rcitlscd 10
give the rnncs Of tl'c three n'cn who were en-.
arc, II out Of prison, ~ dangerous trio O. could
"TAu secouu .iay after arrived in this couu-
try sa,. hs, a. ~ enlisted in c9npany X scy
the War, being IN many battltt and WIS oniy
once Wounded. After tic War was oycr / went
~ C!nct,lt'ati. where asxcptrd work al lal'or-
ing num- though was 99blc 70 tlll postum
anu bc!amc disp!ritcd. Ind been In The
ilabtt Ut occasionally going to tho sDuckoYu'
saloon while at work, aud when was out Of
work ! went there o good deal. There uladu
auced inc to join tlcni. Thcr had a gold
inunY Jobs In vlew, but tho fist ono was IN.
EaKec ln Sas the robbery Of the First National
ba.'k OF C!MeinInti' where We gut $400, ,o00 in
bnnls and Is wv iu caxh. Tins was On tho Jl tiay
81 February. 1850. 1onIy got go, W, ,my a paris'
dung nc out OF my share. l took IL gatubIiug
ln Epl! ilollamps place IN Filth street, and LOST
sana 's and rff Mn IT, WSy rs yea es f. for R r. IN G
Int. Our ncxt Job was to rob tic railroad car
on the yandalia road, and the way W. did Il was
tlits; They stopped nt little stution for souo
putpoae,, and M taking advantage Of tho ab-
sehce OF the traln tugtl, VIC opened the car
md tllreW tic aafa out, the salu rolling down a
ctnbankmgnt, for which advantage we Chose that
station. We took thu safe olt Into the woods
it.. We then etartsd for ii. Louis, but / ha.i
only Just arrived when was arrested, an,l
on regulation, sent back to Clncinnntl to
answer for tho bank robbery, My partls
on them: l was tried bcloro JuLgu Taft,
who used to b. Attorncy.ucnc.al, ai,l Emil
Rhodes aul c1.Judge Cox, Of Cincinnati de-
Tended ny. ! 1was convicted anl sentenced to
In Int f<.Ff
lstj. Aftrr serving ten years. was par.lu,,c.i
out by uov. llayes On this 9th OF February last.
! gut my pardon Lreause behaved myself
S MSsn !sft .n% teS Pt"n tn,'l had ID toS y money
walked all the way from ll.tsburg here. was
tired luallnE arOund, anl 80 lust lid what tic
a''ieer arrested mo Tor down Broadway. /
Or steal, and i'd rather be III prison, where i'm
g4fc lEutn harin."
Alderman Morris and Dr. Ellsha Harris,
iseglstfar of vtta! statsstscs, werc seated uu the
teus sss ss sGsa.eSa. ena The 'ys Sc
~ tive Ae'p & tue 20 msu: AI!sF~sn ias s,o MoEf.
t tles Kilbrs!h instructed ons Of tic court u:
clothes, and DR.. Iarrts promised to procurs The
prisoner work. Just!cu kiIbreth before sending
lllm doHn.stalfa. askel him to describe by y bal
'nsa iSs fnislf b.aE an! " afS,Sst: XII fob
uext houts for the purpose III opcninv a
ssio1n, Gn We auF ls|o .lr9aEh tao wall Into
Of blowing open q aafc. ave do IT," saIa @' ne'
wlllrut 4 alool u any Kind, and i I had = sais
here IL! show you All iu u Minute"
back roulu.h
.'fou see, +" continued tho trsmr, before tho
saie m the private Office, "that haye no rossl-
~ vs, ssyst. ~ RxpK s be9Eas1 xt into tat ss
yuu ran s.asrely put shrct Of writing paper Ia
tilena. We'll. We Just taku lot u putty aud
soyyr a'i these ,.a craSk., Leaving little penug
at4'ut pound ef tine powder wAicl, one fellow
hulas right III front Ut thia lower opening and
vt the ether one Of " placca LII mouth uul
draws ont ~ tue asr ~ tlle safe. The vacuum
brlow, sud when wc think VIC hayo enough IL |
We set il OF, and II never fails.'
IhS lhtensrs wero astoished, Igansen was
treated to- hearty meal and tlsen given In |
A World ssi.stef 1s ealed Hits 't 4 H. fonbs ycs.er
day to sec Christian Hansen. the burglar v hom \
GOV. Hays. pardoned, aud who wan.s-or
wauted sunday-to ~ buck to prison somehow,
80 u not to slarye- The yI.ltor was surpriscI |
to hnl some sou citizens thrru III III. sas,.u es-
work. Tho reporter va. welcomed with opcued
arms You have my blessing, str, said |
llausen In his D4ulsh 4t.rnt. ~ owe every- |
thing " you gcRtlruica vi stae press, who have
brought ali these proio hcru to hdorse what |
tho.u kind gentlemen lid on tl,u teslcll yester.
day." IlIu cllui.ge in Chrlstian's xppears1co
WAS marvellous. lie louke'l iiku. l,viitirmap,
with hls eleall-shayGii luce ullu the new suif ri
clothes that 1usllu kiibsetA lurnisllcd to him. !
President Drcnnan and Commissioner Cox, vi
tho iioard of Charities aud Correction, called 10
seu hin. Dr. Harris aud Aid. Norris called, tbs
Doctor With inc prutnisc1 situation aud the
Allerllan With suit u clothes. Commissioner
bTsnnAu suas vsEy u'gh lncet!ng man ~ tall |
~ eimscti for Christian l. fully s!x feet hI"!l.
he u established beyond doubt a4 tic pcrsuu hc |
represents hlnlsclt 70 Gt, uuc gentleman having
tc cYtsplc1. u OhlQ fpr La IrAl AltinlLu uui