Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-14
IMPRISONED for life,

Imprisoned for life.
| Iher, sppeared 10 prlot over tweivJ Don!hs
sgo letter which had bosn suncd iu 6 prison
ce!l by mao wlo had oocuDied il fer zen yesrs
1t Was the pss of foreigner who. convicted CT
taxing human Lille, had been seotsrcsd to i'm
prisooment fer lile wihou! su6i,snt cppor-
tuul!Y OF exil.usi2a beiag Rvsu him. Too
| comnu1lc.tlon bore the indorssmeut of the
| chaplain Of Sicg Sing prison anl fa7oratl,
comment on tho conduct aud lite Of the nan be
bind the bars. 1t vas SIMPLE plea. ahich a.
| traccd little if any asteutiou, and which, 10 ,hs
| exctem-ot Of The slms, passed uubeodrd. At
| Ter auotoer =, ar OF c)thususas tue oaptlVr,
! chose name is John Giss,, cymas before the
| public again tbs DeneEoi.ry of cJl!ect!ou
! rslssu ln the ptls0u itself 10 eusbl. h,m TO 81
cur. legal sss!s,sIco 10 appsahrg 10 tbs cjurIs
| AID The Governor for al smeIorslIoo OF his
sentence. The Othasls 10 Tboss charge he hss
passed 80 N .nY years unite Elth the Contractors
W1oss soik he has d,us iu brIcsinS his case
forward, aud tnvy believe Investigation will
lroVe tho mao's crime to have been mnoh x
s4geraled aud hls punishment entral7 dispro-
p?ruooale to it.
HISS oly. sc,ordiDg 10 his patrco' irpressu.
is'lon, assdmes the following shape: Es:y 10
1870 pour silk wesvcT 10 Roeiaieiieu, Sai.-
z rl.nd. gathered bis Et,ls Savings and
o.a.e 10 hmsIils. 1t Was j JDn Glsss, who, 90
roasting NsS York, began 10 oass sr.uad tlui
Tor o meass OF nsrElog livelihood. Wuat il-
lie caatcss he acd OF uy!ng lis Dsnd a. bls
CID rursul he ltp:oVeu, aud ne Was !igDs Il
sober aud Iudustn- Us lille wnen The uu. u.owsrd
event occurred Hhion sIut bim 10 o rr.roa VI.
der sso:eucs tor hicllme. a men nomed
dsnty W.cht=r, who lived u Wcet lrirty- 6:tD
sir.et, took Glass as . bosrdor, and tho pslr
6 ,t along we'll togethsr I'LL the 2i b Of July wnso
uume suspicion Whioh Mte. WAGNER expressed
sbuu. hs honesty drew a IenuDsIraurc from
the lo0g:r. Wschler nsd heeo diIukiug ard hc
was not b-ck Sard lu teklng ~ the III me-. As
AL :rsd HisSs 90 mucl th-t The latter threat
eueu 70 csvs Lhs house. "Y will 20 At oaos,"
~S7 Wachters 8 dlo;um, nnl wnen Glass asked
lssss ~ get hls onrhes toe other slizsi hiu
roughly. fofo him CUT Uf tue room xud
drsSgtd him doSn GIT ct s:aivs G ass "a
un bis lses WDeD br GIT bslJT and lie closed
"rh his sraalisut, tn: The !a:ter rulk bin
with sumo heavy impl mast De Lad o.uIh up
aud drove blm lnto = r.um. at tits m,ucul
whsu m4cd :o,d st the a,saul, and bu,r iuy
under Lis sssasot's blows. Gsss gl1uoed
afouYd. he saw Iyi0g uD ) laUIe near the Wall
cOmmon pocket knite. His sdters.fy WAS pny
sloally Ills superior, sDd when he alta, ksd hin
again, the Swiss selzad !he Waspun srd slruck
nut at o vial p,rt, but oild s!rUko witch
reschsd the othsr's thigh The wYuod sreu. d
slight. and when Glass. charged with feIcoluus
assault. WAS taken into custody it was believed
shat The case Was . trivial zoe. Blu: SOON
Wschter's wound morti6ed. he SAT "a : lily aud
dioH a 1fr1rsI'a 49,.
c,dsd that be cIpe to bis dea. from b :, . fec S
OF is. Then John Class Was OIL ed 10 ter rial.
FrieDdiess, a stranger, AID 10 Igoorsuc, Of
the EoghsA's !srgasgs, be had awaited bis
srralgumeut without sseki g sdvio, or c,m.
muocitng lis s;ory ~ any Que. v h.u
he was t.ksu bsitrs Jufg, B,r4ard, who
Wss then Oh tho bench, be appeared u.ds
Tended and without plsa to otter. Cuuns.l
was assigned him, sccordiog to custom, but
only couple of hou:s were given bin to pre-.
pare the csse, and on the uDrebured evi
tst O. Gf WachIer's wife. John Gl.ss was con"
vioted or m.nslsugbte aud sentenc d TO State
Prison for life.
Oicc 10 Siog Sing ke took up Tbs burden of
bis daily duits ute mpisiGiugiy aud slthoush
IL vas easy 10 see hs suffered iaterss mental
'g 10y be did not be'ray It By a numur The
man's manner not lets than his sctlous Lttraot-
ed attention. Ha wsa kindIy 10 his treatment
OF bis elJs c3nsit', bu' kept alofs from
them and seemed totske pride 10 tbs conscious
ness that he wss suf4riog wrungfuy. The
prison cbsp,aia found hs had dsep religious
oonvlOioDs aad hard from hin a. eco uat of
bimselt be bad been unable to ooumGuicate
before. Tbs keepers eareed that Tho msa had
yielded himself up TO bis fate and did cot dare
look beyoud the limit of his prison walls for
fu ure Tho contractors shcse work WAS done
bs the c,nviors. discovered that this uso. 10.
IKE most of bis fellows, perform d bis duties
as though be hid motive, and uev.r !oaceed
or shlrked. Then bis story got abroad aud
the sympathy of those whp cam, 10 contact
With biu went out to q man VINO, for blow
slu:k 10 hot blood Ird upder tryicg ptovoc,-
lion. wus shu. up 10 prison for bis lifetime,
and who yielded 80 uoocmpsioioey to 30 ter
rible fate. Conusoior D,cksy sod Head.
K,entr Dixon, with soms Others, took meas
ures to have John Glass CASE put 10 The hands
OF lsuysrs aua 40 appeal in bis behalf made to
be Governor, aud ai b this eud $500 vas COL
Ieo,sd. Proper legal N assures to restore the
rri'ouer to freedom will b. tsk.n.-M y Her