, 1878-09-07

zenS OF seattle, hve are doomed to q
fate too horrible for the Imagination
to dwell upon. The plot has been
hatched in this wise: Some days
ago committee was appointed by
the managers of the King county
industrial Association to arrange
for baby show at the approaching
fair of the society. This committee
met and arranged all the details OF
the show, and settled upon the priz
es to be awarded to the little dears.
After this, one of the ladies men
toned the fact that judges were ne
cessary to decide which of the ba
bies were entitled to the prizes of
fered. Then followed deep-laid
scheme, which will soon clothe this
community in sorrow. This COM
mittee then deliberately set to work
and without SO much as giving
passing thought to the fearful con-
sequences of this action, selected
five of the handsomest men in the
city from among our leading citi-
zens, and appointed them judges of
this baby show. And to make the
terrible job sure, they fixed penal
ties for the non-performence of du-
ties on the part of the judges, that
amount to financial ruin. So these
excellent men are doomed to
ruin if they do not act as judges
of the baby show, and if they do
act, the mothers of all but two of
the babies in the county. will exe>
cute their wrath upon these inno-
cent judges. Their names are not
yet made public; SO they can en-
Joy the blessings of life for a brief
season. until Friday, the 9th inst.
EUGENE L. AVERY, ALIAS AR
CHE BRowN.-A Telegram repor-
ter who interviewed Avery
alias Brown, a long account Of
whose capture appeared in yes
terday's Oregonian, obtained the
following facts concerning the
prisoners history:
The prisoners real name is
Eugene L. Avery. He was born
in Watertewn, Wisconsin, and
is now "a years Of age. His par
ents at present reside in Water
town, his father being q man
Of much wealth and respecta-
bility. When Is years of age
Eugene left home, his parents
thinking it advisable to send
HIM to some new country In
order to get his mind away
from the temptations Of society.
The prisoner Gays he was inclln-
ed to be wild and ran around
freely with the girls and the
young men Of his native town.
On his departure his father gave
him $500 and placed him in the
care Of one T.. A. Cole, a man
we'll known in Watertown and
belonging to one of the first
families in the state. With Mr..
Cole Eugene came to Colorado,
where he remained for some
time. Subsequently he travel
ed to California and stopped for
a while in Sacramento. While
working on farm near there
he had the misfortune to rupture
himself. Being unable to work
and without friends or money he
yielded to the voice of tempta-
ton and stole a suit of clothes
from a room in the Information
al hotel, Sacramento. A charge
of larceny was brought against
him; he was convicted and SEN
fenced to San Quentin for one
year. By conducting himself
in an orderly manner, he was
released from prison after the
lapse of ten months. Young
Avery then went to San Jose,
where he engaged in farm labor
for some time. Soon afterward
he stole a sum Of money from an
intimate friend by the name Of
T. J. Haines, for which offense
he was convicted and sentenced
to three years at San Quentin.
Again conducting himself in an
orderly manner, he was released
after a lapse Of thirty months.
During the last Incarceration he
made the casual acquaintance
of johnson, who was in for a
term of years on a charge of
robbery. After this, Avery
worked at farming in California.
The fare being low to Portland,
Eugene concluded to come to
Oregon, hoping possibly that he
might find employment there.
He came to Portland on the
steamship Idaho-the same trip
,rt;oh tho nAUro inmned