The Lamar register., 1893-07-15
wgL,-pREssEo HioHwAYmEN.
Claude Dusai and Other knights Of the
Rosd Who ITourt.hed long Ago

Claude puNAi anu otbrr AntEht> u Wv
Rosd Who Fiourished long Ago
Claude Daval WAS extremely fas-
tidious touching the cut and color of
his costume. and his partialiiy for
dandyism may have been TO consid-
erable extent due TO the fact of his
having been in the service as foot
man OF the duchess of Portsmouth.
who turned him out OF doors for
thieviug, SAYS the London Standard
Perhaps the plush he had once worn
had entered Into his soul, and he
could not divorce himself from love
for the radiant garments which he
had once worn. This impudont
footpad had an artistic successor in
James Macleane. well known in the
reign of George II. as the gentle
man highwayman." who was remark
able for the splendid attire in
which he habitually dispor,ed him
self. and who. in curious vindication
OF the principle Of rctrihutive JUS
tice. al length got convicted
and hanged for rOoblng . stage coach
passenger on the highway Of "A cloth
coat. q laced waisicoat. a pair OF
brecches, pcriwig, a pair of pumps
i've Holland shirts, pair OF silk
stockings and three cambric cravat-.
Mr. Macleane's own waTdrobe would
appear to have been amply furnished
ut tho tir-c, since he FASTENED to sell
his booty - a dealer In secondhand
clothes. on tho counter oi whose shop
they were seen aad identified by tho
wife OF the stage coach passenger
whom he had robbed He was only
&c. The ordinary OF Nowgaie. al
though admitting that he Was known
as the gentleman highwayman."
and in his dress and equipagc very
much affected the coNcomb. added
that to any one acquainted with gen
uinc good breeding as distinguished
from impudeucc aad affcctHtion there
sal ycrg little In his address or be-
havior that would cniitle him TO the
character OF gentleman. He was
in reality the son Of Z Scotch Presby-
tcrlan minister lie had come to
grief through prohigacy in carly
youth. and had been u
gentieman's butler. but had been dis
missed for pilfering. 1t is re-
markahle circumstance that in the
interval between his arrest and his
execution the gentleman highway
man" was Iiberally and even iuSu-
riously supported by members OF that
fair sex in whose society he had al
ways taken so much delight For
several years the mantle which should
have properly descended on the
shoulders of some eCaally fashionable
rascal. seemed to have hoyercd. like
Mahomei's coffin, in the air; but
about l77O the ideal robe in question
was douned By John Ram. who had
also been a gentleman's servant. and
who, owing TO the fantastic ecccn-
I sobrlquet OF ''SiNtecn-String-J ="
He also had been footmAn in a
I geutleman's family. He was only feet
. inches high; he disdained a wig and
wore his hair. which was OF
/ light brown color. combed over
I his forehead in fringe" +"
He was particularly neat in
| his dress, bat in two instances
\ his taste was very peculiar. He was
accustomed to have sixteen strings
at the knees of his neither garments
always Of silk. and he always wore
! a remarkable hat with ribbons and a
! gold button on the crown. while on
/ Sundays he was very fond Of appear
7 ing in the tea gardens at Bagnigge
/ Wells, elegantly dressed in scarlet
I coat, a tambour waistcoat and white
/ silk stockings. Fine feathers make
Z fl ne birds, but the end of John Rann' ;
I gay doings and macaroni appearance
was his being sentenced TO death for
I robbery and duly hanged at Tyburn-
/ Throughout his confinement he lived
u very joyous and expensive life. the
prison being frsquented by large
numbers OF female acquaintances,
who provided him with means of Civ
ing costly entertainments. But the
cart, the gallows and the halter were
not to be STAYED of by the orgies of
game pie and brandy punch, and John
Ram had to climb the heavy hill and
be hanged from the triple tree.
4 Giant Belt.
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