The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-19

the servants and dangerously woundine
policeman who attempted 70
arrest him. Shortly after this be turned
up in New York as Ellwood Will
son and had another crook with him.
Ttey were about TO make raid on Sara
toga when gathered in by the Nef
York police A ring with Baum
garten's name on II was found In Eli
woods possession. He WAS extraditsd,
taken to Toledo aud after trial sem
fenced to ten years imprisonment In
the Columbus penitentiary. This was
In 1886. On April 4. 1891. he made bis es-
cape and while the officers we're securing
the country In search Of him EIlwood
was resting quietly In the Columbus city
hospital where he had gone after his es-
cape. There he remained sixty-seven
days under treatment for exposure and
lack OF food.
To Work the last.
1t did not take Ellwood long after his
discharge from the hospital To make his
way to the East. On Aug. 27. 1891, he
was In this citv and robbed Mr.. George
B. Humphreys residence on Orchard
avenue Of $500 worth Of property. De-
fCblve GhIkcr saw NJ OlCo tubb uc nho W
deal with q clevsr crook, and for some
time he made little headway In
his investigation. Finally man
who gave his name as James Mar
tin was found In Worcester bleeding
from two bullet woun which he said he
had received In an affray OVER game OF
poker. The police were suspicious aud
when they searched the man found 5000
in money aud large quantity OF jewelry
in his possession.
Some OF the jewelry corresponded with
the description of that stolen Ia this city.
Detective Parker was notified and went
TO Worcester with Mr.. Humphrey VIII
promptly identified the jewelry Ms his
own aud the maa calling himself
Martin as the one he had seen Ia his
residence. Later Investigations proved
that Martin was In reality the d. sperate
masked burglar Ellwood, whose record
was known to the police Of every city In
the country.
He WAS brought TO this city and his
trial began Sept. 9. 1891. 1t lasted four
days and resulted In verdict
Of guilty. A petition for a
new trial was presented TO the
court aud finally granted. The second
trial began July IA and on the l9sh the
jury. after celebrating over twenty
hours brought in a. verdict OF
guilty. A petition for third trial
was denied, and on Feb. 81 Of the present
year Ellwood WAS sentenced to % years
Imprisonment in the state prison.
EIiwood's Bitter Denunciation.
When he was sentenced Ellwood made
yindictive attack upon the court,
jury, counsel and In fast on humanity in
general. In the, course of his TRADE he
said:
Before aud during tue four long days
that George A. Ellwood faced this court,
jury and thousands OF spectators be was
possessed with some manhood, love of
couatry. love OF kindred and love OF man
kind. AS that treacherous aud In
fernal perjury was being pro-
duced to secure his conviction all
his good and better nature was cast
to the winds until now you see standing
before you demon In the shape of a man, /,
who hates tie God who created him, who
hates the mother that bore him, aud
curses the hand that feeds him. Ny
curses upon you all for driving me to
the very vergs of hell, and may
the tim, come. whether In heaven,
in hell or up, n this miserable earth, when
you will curse aud 1 can demonstrate TO
you all Of my hatred and how much !
loathe. hate and despIse you all. Look at
your work and see IL am fit to live. Oh.
that had the strength OF . thousand
Samsons that could crush" Then
he broke down from tie very force Of his
passion.