Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1891-06-24
THE QUEEN AND THE CONVICT.

A1O" ~ AuSuU VOnvJCt SuCs
cred+d In Obtaining R+coguit lon
from Royalty.
A few months ago = convict rejoic-
ing in tho sobr,qu-t OF "Frenchy''
waltzed gaily out Of the Boise peniten
tlary after completing . Is years
sentence for murder. His CRIME cuts
no figure in the incident about to be
related, but it caused considerable
excitement in Oneida county early in
the SOS, and resulted IN sending him
to the prnitentiary and his partner to
the gallows.
For number Of years "Frenchy
was cook in the prison, and to be
''solld with the cook" WAS more to y
hungry con. in those Territorial DAYS,
than a"pull" with an oftic-r,
In justice to both "Frrnchy" and
France il may be well to say that our
hero was no Frenchmsn, bu, q Cock
ney of ths most pronounced type,
having been born aud raised IN
Whitechapel, London, q locality since
made famous by "Jack the Rlpper's'
NUMEROUS aud successful surgical
operations.
Like many other Englishmen-and
Americans, too, for that matter
"Frenchy" went his pile on titled
idiots, and blew in his reserve fund OF
alteration on Her Regal Majesty,
Queen Victoria. His particular de-
"sntia being pretty we'll known, the
Queens jubilee Year ('o7) opened up
an unlimited pie prospect for the one
WIN could strike Royal lead with its
dips, spurs and angles properly de
fined, aud who could furnish the
mental muscle necessary to do the
assessment work. Such a lead was
struck, and worked to the Queens
taste and that of the discoverer.
In due season the claim turned out
a riding whip, made OF horse hair.
colored red, white and blue, with the
initials Nv. r." worked into the
handle and surmounted by crown.
THIS production was boxed up and
shipped to "Her Royal Majesty,
Queen Victoria, Osborne Castle, Isle
of Wight, &. b." where Her RI. al
Giblets was then residing. Accom>
this horse and man persuader
was letter entrea,ing the Roya!
Dame to "graciously accept this
tribute from a loyal subject, who,
though a wanderer amongst cut.
,hroa,s and savages in the wilds Of
Idaho, WAS still true to his Queen aud
country" He Furthermore stated that
The hair of which the whip was made
was cut from the name Of his favorite
riding horse" but with knightly deli.
cacy suppressed the fact Of his being
mmers' d in the "Mulligatawny," and
gave his address under care of the
gentleman then warden OF the peni.
In due time an answer was received
rom Sir Henry Ponsonby, Her Maj
estys private secretary, with the
,oyal coat. of arms emblazonsd On
'aper and envelope. /. was dated q,
)shsrne Palace, and was . model of
'alm and rigid penmsnship. Sir
Henry stated that by command OF Her
Gracious Majesty he begged to &C.
knowledge receipt Of the very hand.
ome whip sent by her loyal subject
n Idaho. that his gracious mistress
was pleased with it. and that it would
Re placed with the other public con.
and that he had the honor
o remain, etc.
That was all, and it was enough,
90, Tor many other loyal subjects pay
more dearly for their whistle than
'Frenchy." So the pay streak petered
tut after yielding q handsome divi.
lend. and every one was satisfied; but
'oce more SO than "Frenchy," who
declared that his royal letter was
efficient warrant for his assuming the
title Of "Whlp maker to Her Majesty"