West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-10-13
HUNTED FOR YEARS.
AN ESCAPED CONVICT SUR
RENDERS AT LAST
NO REST ON THE EARTH FOR A HOUND
ED, ooNscIENoE- STRICKEN
MAN--AN EVENT THAT
RECALLS THE MUIR
DER OF How
ARD.


whose appearance indicated that he
was seatarer, staggered into Police
Headquarters last night, much the
worse for liquor.
I'm a convict and want to sur
render myself he said to officer Jo-
seph O'Conner, who asked him what
he wanted.
All right; come this way said
the policeman. leading the self-oon-
iessed convict into the room where
Captain Mcdonald, the Acting In
spector, was on duty.
My name is Jimmy English aud
I've got six months to serve on Black
Wells Island he said in answer TO
the Captains question. Il escaped
10 1871, and
WANT TO 90 BACK.
But Pve got $3.50 fine to pay and
at the recollection OF the fine the
mau burst into a fit Of weeping.
why do you want to surrender
yourself 2 the Captain asked.
Because every body is pointing at
me. They pull my coat tail and say
L know you. l want to 90 back.
SupposinR from the mans demeanor
that he was perhaps suffering from
an iDcipient form of delirium trem-
ems, Captain Mcdonald questioned
him further, and. to his surprise,
English answered every question COR
rectly. i was cent up for a stretch
and two moons and $3.50 fne.' he
said, for pulling the badger q. e.
keeping a panel house). Jennie May,
che now Diapers girls,
WORKED 1T WITH NE.
The badger house wss on Lawrence
street--it's now South Fifth Avenue.
Old times have gone 10y and the town
il turned around. But want TO do
my old sentence. Judge Cox com
mitted me and I worked in the quar-
ry for a while. Tim Mahoney was
my keeper. l was sent to the small
pox hospital, and l got away from
there. l stole the clothes off a dead
man who was in the dead house and
threw gang plank into the river.
l swan on that until it landed below
the dock where the steamboats, come
in. Then / went to Boston on
coaster, and shipped on an English
brig for Africa. I've been all around
the world sinos, and landed two days
ago in Brooklyn from q steamer from
South America. and I've made nay
mind up TO
90 BACK TO THE ISLAND
After he had concluded his tale
Captain Mcdonnell sent English to
the Fourteenth Precinct station house
TO be detained there until to-day on
q charge Of intoxiostion. The PeDi-
tentisry authorities will be notified,
and il Euglish proves 60 be a con-
vict he will be turned over into their
custody.
English figures upon the criminal
records Of the detectives as one Of
the most expert OF sneak thieves
After his escape from the peniten-
tisry be was no more heard Of, and
the detectives believed that be died.
His wife, Jennie May, alias Jennie
Mooney, 10 whom be was married 10
1867, was likewise an adept in panel
thievirg and married 'shsng' Draper
while English was in prison. Jesl-
ousy Of this woman is said to have
been the motive for the mysteriou'
murder Of George Leondas Leslie,
alias Howard, the bank burglar,
WHO WAS FOUND MURDERED
in June 1873, near 'Trsmys' Rock .
on the borders Of this city near Yor-
kers. The murder Of howard which
was one Of the most mysterious crimes
committed near this city, furnished
work Tor the detectives for over a
year, but they made no further pro-
gress than sscribsing the deed to
jealousy on the part Of Draper to bic
mistress. English's wife, English