Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-07-26

Career of sharp Nan. Who went
From Prison Ia u princely Fortune.

From a Prison 10 u Princely Fortune.
Honesdale. Pa, Correspondence
New York Telegram Wayne coun-
ty has character who casts Victor
EIugo's Jean Vatican into the shade;
for while one reformed in good earn
est, the Wayne county man iluctuates
between deeds of chivalry and acts of
basenesS. His name is George Avery,
and at present he is living in one of
the Western States In 1870, when
Avery was only twenty-oue years old.
he was charged with the murder of
/ John Haynes of Rolands, Pike county
/ He was arrested and an officer detailed
! to bring him to Milford Evidence
of the murder was said To be SO con
elusive that he could not possibly cs
cape hanging.
On their way To Milford, whore the
county prison was located, the officer
imbibed freely of liquor and became
helplessly drunk Avery secured the
KEYS which unlocked the handouts
and shackles 10y which lac was bound,
and removed the manacles, Placing
them i'm the bottom of the wagon. He
took the reins from tile stupidity drunk
ON officers hands, and drove TO the
nearest hotel where he arrived with
the officer IN charge at a late hour.
He put the drunken man TO bed, rous-
ed him the next morning got hlm IN
the wagon, drove ON To Milford, when
after he had put the officer IN bed at
the hotel, hc walked up So the jail and
delivered himself up TO the keeper,
, telling him about his experience with
, the constable
He was confined till September
this was in June-v when he was tried
for murder and, an spite Of over
7 whelning proof, was acquitted, TO the
e surprise of everybody court most
7 of all The day after he was dis
charged from custody he vas arrested
charged with burglary. convicted, and
sent TO state prison for a5year and u
+ half He served lAe fuilterru, reatls
e ing law during his confinement
+ When lac left the Eastern penitenuary
( at Philadelphia he reLumed home
{ opened a law Office, arrested several
! citizens who had testted az ainsl. him
7 when he Yves on trial for burglary,
e charging them with perjury, Failing
Y to make out his case, nc was sen
e fenced TO pay the costs i, lie had no
r money. 50 he, went to jaiiagair, where
e he remained until his. friends rortld
J scrape mp enough money to getgbipl
s out. F''le
$ When, finaily, be became u free
=, man again, he returned to his old.
: home az Rewlands Eroni That time
{ forward burglarcs were numerous
q about there but never could evidence
2 sufficient lie obtained to convict Avery
2 A year or SOS latcrsheAyent 10 Olls1aiy,
Pa, whore he hung outhis. sign az II
lawyer Clients were plenty and fees
} large. Avery was reaplug a golden
) harvest when he Wss convicted Of
forgery and sent 70 tlih Western per
9 tilentiary for four Years. and eleven
months. .NAtIe. tllerei hesfell in love
{ with one of the l5eeper~ gl,piefaers,
ftautt .esfft" r5ffetSsEFivo assist him 10 es,
cape, hut he refused 70 leayf until his
time was Out. Al the end Of the term
he went baclcto fiowiands, soon after
ward protested religion began preach
ing'a little swind3ed neighbor out
4 Of 500, and MAS induced by the
heighbor. who enforced argument
with a big shotgun, 10 refund the
money.
Avery then left forIMuerne county.
where. lac got into difficulty, and was
sent to the eastern pfniten Qa1y for a
Il short terni, Upon bin release he stole
enough money TO take himsto the
mining regions 81 l4se. west where;
I under an assumed hanle. he opened .
q law alice and spepulaied in stocks.
4 In lSS2 hc struck it rich cleared
$3.50. 0UO. gave mp stocks at once, in
vested jig i19fiey ~ government
bqnits, senI Cor iiis iiancee, the prison
lteepeYsi@ttnd4,tes. who joined him IN
C'iIH5vTtE Rhtft$fheytNere married. fft-
4 Ayefy IS hfss thirty years old.
4 ne Ievef tf3ri.kcH liqnor, ,never gaIe--
i bled, nor Ttsad tobacco, and claims TO
Y have been the victim Of circum-
4 stances 'HeIwftesto fi1cnds near
I here that lie is leading an honest up
rightglife, and that MAfn lie -cQnaes-
can IL viii be as a UnItSd states ssefr-,
\ atoy from one q The western states' :.
The President has designated y. y.
Vance. son Of Senator Vance, Of N6lffii
Carolina - n, e;lay, Of Kentucky
grandson VI -Hegry e1ay, and I'll r. e.
y ~ luz wa ~ = 1919. mrs - - ll'si
I before lie board Of isertyes-s Mt'fi zoe
on Tic isfdf October, for Examination
! FOR Second Eiettenancies IN the
srray. t.1srf *t - y E--~.--
- Sd
L II vas iumofed anaun6sNew York
! thai Wong Chin Foo,1he editor Of the
Chinese American, had challenged
'Esssats Ensfss~'s~ 1r9rtal combat. The
sand, lot -arator.- A4ss tten aefusfd pertt
nlissaelA.seshold hisrproposed mass
! n@etiprsin Eison SSnare IN that cIty'-
= aasg - gf-~s~~ ~ =. y
] p. II. Balr1iu aaE SaniR arc noS.
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