The Dawson journal., 1883-09-13
AFALLEN APOSTLE
The Sad Career of 81 Young Man
Now Lying i'll a Colorado Jail.

Ihe sad Career of 81 Young Man
Now Lying in a Colorado Jail.
A Denver special says: Late on
Saturday evening the police arrest
ed a young man named Ansley Gray
as suspicious character and lodged
him III the city Jail. No charge was
made against him, but his conduct
excited the attention of the police,
and as he was unable to give any in
telligent account of himself or his
wanderings about town far into the
night, he was run in.
This young man has history
which Is a stronger plea for temper
ance than was ever penned by the
most gifted apostle of total abstin-
ence
His father was Judge Gray, of
Mineral Point, Wis. He graduated
with distinguished honor at the Wis
conSln State University in 1879, and
adopted the practice of the law as a
profession. The same year he was
elected as a Democrat TO q seat in the
Lower House Of the Legislature
His seat was contested, and Repuh
lican majority decided in favor of the
contestant. Young Gray's argument
ID his OWE behalf was one of the flu
est addresses ever uttered on like
occasion, and it made him famous.
He removed to Milwaukee and be-
gan to practice law. His first case
was III Cupid's Court. He won the
affections Of beautiful and moder-
ately wealthy young lady whose
home is in Racine, Wis.
Hor relatives objected 10 the mar
rlage Of the pair, as they feared that
Gray's affection was too much influ-
enced by the girls money, but love
laughs at relatives as well as at lock-
smiths ana elopement and marriage
followed.
Once in possession Of a fat bank
account, young Gray began a swift
career to destruction. He squander-
ed his wife's money right and left
The prodigal son wasn't a marker to
him. Neglect and abuse of the wo-
man who loved and trusted him fol
lowed as matter of course.
The end came soon. A fortune of
$4,000 was spent in less than six
months and the usual course of bor-
rowing succeeded. Gray, having ex-
hausted his credit in Milwaukee and
Chicago, moved to Dakota, and was
almost Immediately elected a member
Of the Territorial Legislature. He
was sent to jailfor contempt of court,
and then Immediately started out
with the apparent determination of
drinking all the whislzey IL Bismarck
He came as near to it as any one man
cnnld, bat he did not succeed.
His next experiment was to turn
temperance lecturer, and he was a
great success i'll the prohibition field.
He made a tour OF Iowa in favor of
the prohlbitory amendment of the
constitution Of that State and con
verts followed bis eloquent addresses
Since then he has been a preacher,
a lawyer, an auctioneer, side-show
man, and everything else that requires
a good talent for talk.
But his life has been a disgraceful
failure, when it might have been a
shining success. AT 2S he is wreck
lying in Jail, his past disgrace, and
bis future full Of despair
His manner, since his soiourn in
Denver began, seems to indicate in
sanity. He was booked for an ad-
dress at the temperance meeting last
Thursday evening, but he failed to
put in an appearance. Saturday af-
ternoon he wandered along Larimer
street, looking bloated and stupid,
and about 6 O'Clock he perched him
self on an empty dry goods box and
stared vacantly at the pasSers BY.
He claims to have been Methodist
preacher Of late, and when arrested
had letter from a prominent divine
OF that church in this city in his pock
et Ills story is a sad ore, but it
musU be said that he seemed to pre-
fer dissipation to decency, AMI hav-
ing sowed to the wind. it is proba-
bic that he will reap the whirlwind
"Rcscue The Pe.tshins"
1t was perishing baby, The
pale, puny child lay almost lifeless
on the pillow, the victim of malaria
and summer complaint. The old