The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-17

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: largest minds this country ever pos
sessed, who said to young mon "G'
Q West" Mr. Mussey went West a few
: years ago, hoping to succeed as a jour
|. nalist, and by his untiring energy an,
. bright intellect has established himsel
as one of the best, as the following ex
tract shows:
|, Of. ID. M. Erred. u. Mussey) tn
= correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
: mercial, is doing yeoman service 70
q Foster in this campaign. His letters I,
that journal are sparkling, witty, co
gent, cutting, truthful, sensible and Sc
= rious, and as models of campaign liter
AZURE, are unexcerled. In the matter
} of hard and persistent labor, Muse,
/, almost out-Fosters Foster, and " hei
I the triumphant procession forms aftel
the 14th of October, the initials F. d
M. must be upon the banners, and h,
: must have a place of honor in the van
l -[Steubenville CO.. Herald.
"A man In the employ of John Ring
proprietor of the Park House, by the
name of John French, met with q severe
in moving some household goods be.
longing to James Ripley, from Seymour
street TO the house of NJ. Swiney, OF
South street. When in front of the
Congregational church, he fell from 0
trunk, on which he was sitting, on to
the heels of the horse. This of course
frightened the animal, which immedi.
ately began TO run, French hanging
%deperately to the reins, while the goods
were scattered broadcast in every di.
r%ection. The jar being too great for
French's grit, he let go ofthe reins when
in front of John Manney's, and the
horse continued OH Its course until it
struck the delivery wagon of j.. e.
A~insworth, which stood in front of his
store, and completely demolished it.
The horse was stopped and the goods
once more restored to their former
quarters in the wagon, which, strange
to say, was not damaged in the least.
Mr.. French was severely bruised about
the knee, and also internally, but the
wounds are not considered dangerous.
The horse was also cut very badly in
several places on his limbs, which will
render him unfit for service for several
weeks.
How is Emory? is so frequently
asked that it has become q kind of by
word. In answer to the many inquiries
made we would say that he is now, dur
ing the repairs of the floor of the jail,
in his cell, with shacklcs upon his feet.
He, however, manages TO be about rs
lively as the rest of the boys, notwith-
standing those slight h%indranccs. The
first pair that Col. Dunshee had made
for him il was found were SO large that
he could slip them off at pleasure. An
other pair was made and what success
he has with them we know not. Frank
is a queer fish, Davis, who stole the
steer, said to the %jailor's wife, Mrs.
c., if you will let me out, l will give
you all | can earn in three years." En-
DRY spoke out and said, "If you will
let me out, | will give you all | can
steal in three years! So you see | am
liberal"
Poor Frank! lie is to be pitied. Left
in early life TO shirk for himself, he
O fell into bad habits, as other boys
who have had better opportunities have
done. AT the age of seventeen years,
he, for some trivial offence, was sent to
the Albany Reform School until he was
twenty-one. There, or elsewhere, he
became an intelligent reader, and spends
most of his time while in prison in
reading. lie greets everybody with q
pleasant smile, and most people who go
to see Il monster in human shape, go
away thinking that Frank is not that
brute that he has been represented to
be. In fact, beneath that rough exte-
rior, away down in his heart is imbedded
| gems of the tenderest nature, and when
a child comes into his presence his
whole heart blends with theirs in Joy
and childlike simplicity. There are
many men who walk our streets that
might moi dare to steal, yet would take
the bread from the widow and father
less children, and do what Frank EN-
DRY would even scOrn to do.
The Rutland Herald has a reliable
correspondent from Middlebury if the
following is a specimen: "The floor of
the Addison county Jail at Middlebury
is being relaid in cement and marble
slabs six inches thick, and dowled to-
gether with iron rods. A few years
ago the Jail was enclosed, the sides and
top, with boiler iron over an inch
thick, and when the present improve
ments are completed, it is believed that
it will be a comparatively safe Jail, al
though II of the five prisoners now
there, Frank Emory, says he shall es-
cape again shortly. Having broken
this Jail several times already, he is
now chained TO the floor of his cell,
with shackles riveted on both legs. He
is considered n of the most desperate
characters in Vermont, and within the
last six months il has cost the county
over $500 to recapture him three times"
Let us see how near the truth the above
extract comes. lie says, GA few year
ago the Jail was enclosed, the sides and
top, with boiler iron over an inch
thick!" The walls upon the sides were
lined on the inside with boiler iron of
the common thickness, perhaps one
fourth of an inch thick and riveted to-
gether 30 that no attempt has ever been
boiler iron n inch thick was put upon
the walls is simply ridiculous. The
reader will see that this boiler iron an
inch thick is to be put on overhead as
well as on the sides, while the truth is,
a larger part is only ceiled with pine
boards, and the remainder is covered
with sheet iron. He goes on to say
that "Frank Emory, who has broken
from this Jail several times, is now
chained to the floor of his cell, with
shackles riveted upon both legs" To
be sure, Emory has shackles upon his
ankles, but he is not confined in his cell
any more thru the other prisoners, nor
has he ever been chained down to the
floor. Although it is of no great conse-
quence, we will say that he never es-
capped from the Jail three times as
above stated.
The w. g. It. u. of Middlebury
mot al he residence OF DIR. Eddy on
Wednesday afternoon, Oct. Is. The
meeting was opened by singing. The
president read the 28th Psalm. Prayer
was offered by Mrs. Hubert and Mrs.
Ford. 1t was voted to observe the fast
day appointed by the National Union,
and to hold a prayer meeting. In graf
itude to Mrs. NJ. f. Perkins, of Bur-
lington, for the excellent services she