The sun., 1883-10-10
FROM A JAIL TO A FORTUNE.
THE REMARKABLE CAREER OF .fS EN-
CONVICT WHO HAS GROWy RICH.
Merryi.s the Dasshter or One OF Rts Former
Prison Keepers. aud Declaring that uo
will Beeome . United states senator.

Merryiss the DasGhter or Ono OF Hts Former
Prison Keepers. aud DeciarinE that Ho
will become United states senator.
HoSEsDALE, Pa, Oct, Wayne county,
Pa. has character with an eventfnl history.
His name Is George Avery. and at present no
is In one OF tho Western States, In 1870. whom
Avery was only 21 years o.d. he was charged
with the murder OF John Haynes OF Rowlands.
Pike county. He was arrested. The evidence
against him was said to be 80 conclusive that
he could not escape hanging.
While on the way 10 Milford. where tho
county prison was located. In charge OF deputy
sheriff. the official imbibed freely and became
helplessy drunk. Avery secured the mans
keys. and. unlocking his handouts. he placed
them In tho bottom OF tho wagon. He took tho
reins from the officials hands and drove to the
nearest hotel whore he arrived at late hour.
He put the drunken man to bed. roused him
the next morning. drove on to Milford. and
attor no had put the deputy to bed at tho hotel
he walked up to tho Jail and delivered himself
up TO the keeper. telling about his experience.
Three months later he was tried for murder.
him was asauittod. The day after he was
discharged from custody he was arrested
State prison for eighteen months. lie served
the fnll term reading law during his sontne,
at Philadoiphia he hei returned t % home. opened
law office. and had several citzens arrested
who had testified against him when no was on
trial for burglary. charging them with perjury.
Failing TO make out his case. he was sentenced
to pay the costs.
He had no money so he went to Jail again,
where ho remained until his friends could
scrape up enough money to got him out.
| Finally he became free man again. and re-
| turned to his old home at Rowlands
From that time burglaries were numerous
about thore. but there was mover evidence
wont to OH City, whero he hung out his shingls
us n lawyer. Clients were numerous and fees
were large. Avery was reaping gnldOn har-
| vest when he was convicted of forgery and sent
| TO the Western Penitentiary for four years md
eloyen months While there ho fell in love
and she offered to assist him to escape. but he
refused to lenvo un til his time was out. At tho
end OF tho term he went back to Rowands.
soon afterwnrd professed religion. began
preaching little, swinded q neghbor out OF
800. and was induced by tho neighbor. who
enforced his argument with shotgun, to re-
fund the money.
Avery then loft for Iuzerne county. whore he
got into difficulty and WAS sent to tho Eastern
Pcnitentiary for n short term. Upon his re-
lease no stole enough money to take him to the
mining regions of the far West, whore, under
an assumed name. he opened a law office anu
speculated in stocks.
In 1882 he struck it rich. cleared tT5o.O00.
gave up stocks. Invested his money in Govern
ment bonds. and sent for his fdilrte. tho prison
Keepers daughter who joined him In Chicago.
whore they were married. Avery is only "a
yenrs old. He never touched liquor, never
gambled nor used tobacco, and claims To- have
friends near here that he is leading an honest,
upright life. md that when he comes East il
will be as United States Senator from one OF
tho Western States.