The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-12
REFORM OF NO AVAIL.
. CONVICT CAPTURED WHILE
LEADING AN HONEST LIFE.


Old Babe, Back to Sing sing-His. Es-
cane and His New Life.
FroD, the NeU York World.
sad scene, illustrative of the immnva-
h;Iity of Justice to all scenes and tales OF
-or+iment. was enacted in a comfortably
furnished fat on East Seventy ninth street,
rridav evening. Julius Fuerer was forced
- confess to his young wife, who
had married him supposing him to
ha an honest man, that he
-,as an escaped convict, that he had mar
.;ad her under false name and that her
bannv home was about to be broken up,
~ she and her sixteen-nouths' babe were
g. ba thrown upon the worlds cold mercy.
EIo had been captured after more than
tirae wears of freedom, during which he
had led a spotless life, and, even, while he
made the confession, was in company OF
Two officers of the law, who were waiting
% take him back to Sing Sing.
~ tuerer was convicted of forgery in this
.itv in NAV, 1884, and was sentenced by
Tndre Cowing to five years imprisonment
in State prison. He was young man,
obout 80 years of age, the son of a minister
IN Germany, where he had received an ex
relIent medical education, and had gradu-
ated with diploma. Coming to this coun-
trv he obtained employment as drug
clerk, and eked out his income by obtain
ing goods on forged orders to the amount
of $500.
In September, 1884, he escaped from Sing
Sing bv slipping out of the line of prisontrs
and hiding in a corner of the prison. he
had been permitted TO sleep in the old
female prison on the hill, on account of the
crowded condition of Sing Sing. DE made
his wav to the river, stripped himself of all
Init his trousers and plunged in. Halfway
across he thought hims II too weak to get to
the other side and he made the best of his
wav back to the prison side. He wandered
half-naked in the woods till kind female
11ppled him with clothing. Then he made
his way to Stamford, obtained work in
drug store and saved enough money to
travel TO Har ford, where again he earned
more money. proceeded to Boston, worked
there, and thence pushed on to Canada.
Detective Jackson, of Sing Sing, found
him employed in a drug store in Montreal.
Although the crime of forgery comes with
in the extradition treaty yet an escaped
conv ct under sentence for forgery can not
he reclaimed Therefore Mr.. Jackson could
do nothing while Fuerer remained in Can
ada. Fuerer worked at his business of drug
clerk in Montreal. Toronto and Quebec,
uDder the name of Charles Chestnut, but all
the time conducting himself unexceptiOn-
ably. About four months ago kuerer began
to drift back to this city by the way Of Bos-
ton and PHILADELPHIA. He was accompanied
nv A Young wife. whom he had married in
Canada, and by his little child. Detective
jackson became convinced recently that
Fuerer was somewhere in the city, and he
consulted Inspector Byrnes, who detailed
Thomas F. Adams to assist the officer from
Sing Sing.
Friday evening the two officers entered a
drug store on Graham avenue, Williams
burg Fuerer was behind the prescription
desk, when Officer jackson stepped up to
him. The young man recognized the officer,
turned pale and ceased preparing the pre-
scription on which he had been at work.
You are my p.isoner," said Detective
Jackson.
80 you have found me at last" said
Fuerer, attempting a CHASTITY smile. But
the smile soon changed to tears, and he sob
bed; oh, my poor wlfel My poor wife
and baby"
Come along quietly" Officer Jackson
said, land we will make it as easy for you
as we can"
Let me see my wife and baby first! Let
me see them once more before go!n sobbed
Fuerer.
Certainly" replied the officer, you can
see them, and we will accompany you"
Sadly Fuerer, accompanied by the officers,
came to this city to his home on East Sew
enty-nilth street, where in neat apartments
were found his wife and child. The wife, a
bright young brunette, at first, started to
welcome her husband, thinking he was
home for the night, when something IN his
appearance and in that OF his companions
caused her to step back without the kiss of
greeting she had evidently meant to impart
"Oh, Charley" she exclaimed, what is
the matterT'
The husband and the officers sat down
and the husband could not control himself
sufficiently to talk for some minutes. At
last, as his little child crept to his knee and
looked about wouderingly at the unaccus-
toned visitors, he sobbed out:
Mary, | have a story to tell you. |
should have told you long ago" Then, with
broken voice, and every now and then
stopping, as if to summon courage to pro
coed, he made clean breast to his stricken
wife. He told her that his name was not
Charles Chestnut, under which he had mar
rled her, and that at the time of the mar
rage he was fugitive from justice. He
asked her to forgive him and declared, which
there is no reason to doubt, that he had re-
formed and had pursued an bonest career
81 CO his escape from prison. The ect of
the confession upon the wife was heartrend-
ing. She was too dazed to speak for several
moments after her husband had concluded
ms story. But she had not harsh word
Tor the man who had deceived her.
you have be good husband to me,
Charley" she exclaimed, land love you
stlll. and she flung her arms around the
convlcCs neck and joined her tears with his,
While the little baby cried with them.
The scene could not last The officers per-
mltted tender farewell and the wife was
assured by her husband that she would be
sent to his relatives in Germany, there to be
cared for until he sho Id have completed
ms prison term. Fuerer was then taken to
Slng Sing. On the way to prison he told
detective jackson of singular PRESENT.
ment The portrait of Mr.. jackson was
published recently in the Sunday World.
ruerer saw the portrait, and read the ac-
companying article LAS l looked at the
picture " he said, Il had a presentiment that
you would capture me about Christmas,
ana II made such an impression on my mind
tnat ! SILT uneasy until Christmas had
passed, and then began to breathe
freely again" BY his escape Fuerer
iortelts one-half Of the seventeen months
which would have been deducted from his
I'VE years sentence for good behavior.
should he be an obedient prisoner here
after, he will have about four years more
10 serve An effort will probably be made
20 OBTAIN his pardon on the ground Of good
conduct since his escape.
tuerer came to u.s. said Mr. Fink, of
Menn q Fink, the prominent drug house at
NO rs William street, yesterday, with a
accommodation from his uncle, Prof.