The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-23

Glsaar Davaa and osh~r knI<hss 90 shs
Road whs fle1rash~d tss@< Ago
Claude Duval was extncmeiy fastitl-
nus touching the cut and color ~ his
costume. ard his partiaiity for DANNY
i'm may have been - considerable
extent due 10 the fact II his having
l-,en IN the ,<-rvice as fs,tman ~ the
l-chc>s ~ sorssmoath. who turned him
out ~ dsrr> for thierin-- Perhaps the
rinsh n. had on. worn had entered
into his ~oni. AMI he eolli not divorce
himself frssn n lore for the radiant gar
u,enis ~hich hr had once worn This
impuirnr fosSpa1 hal Al artistic sue
es-s~or in James Nacl-anr- well known
in the r-sgn of nesrse IL ~ the gen
tiernan hi-hwavmtn-~ who Wa re-
r1arkahle FIR the sp,enlid attire IN
which ne habitnally di>partet himself.
and who. in curious viniication ~ the
principle OF retrihutiy~ justice ~
length got convicted aai hanged for
robbing a stage coach passenger on the
highway If cloth coat a laoet waist
cat. pair ot brcerh>>. periwl<. a
pair OF pumps. riEe HOLLAND shirts a
pair Of silk stockings and three cam
brio cravats Mr.. Nacleane-> own warsi-
robe would APPEAR - have lSren
amply furnished az the time since
he FASTENED TO ~ell his booty 70 a
dealer in secondhand clothes. IN
the counter ~ who's shop they were
seen and identified ov the wife ~ the
stage cAach passenger whom he ha-
robbed He was only twen-y->ix- The
ordinary of New-ate- although admit
ting tha. ne wa known a. the gem
ti-man hi-hw-ym1n-~ AM in his dress
and equipzgs. ve-y much affected the
coxconh. adtei that - anyone ae-
quaintesi with genuine gooi Breeding
a. distinguished from iEnputelcs ant
atrectaticn there was VERY little in his
address ~ behavior that would enrirle
him "a the character OF gentleman
lie was in reality the son of Scotch
Presbyterian minister lie had coma
youth AMI had been gcntle-nan-s
hntier. bat mai bean iisni~,eI for pill
ferin-- IL J. remarkable circumstance
that IN the interval between his arrest
and hi> execution the gentleman
h;-hwayman~ was literally and even
llxuriou>ly supported BIZ members of
that fair ~ex in who's society ne had
alway> taken 50 much delight For
several wears the mantle winch >ho1li
have properly descended On the shout
de-s Of >o-s,e equally fashionable rascal
>errae~i Ia have lowered ike Mahomets
coffin in the air bnt about 1870 the ideal
robe IN question was donnei by John
Ram who mad also been a gentle
mans servant and who. owing 10 the
fantastic ecrenfricity Of his garb. ac-
ouiresl the >oir-sluet OF sixteen string
Jack lie al>p had been fo0tman in
a -entleman's family He was only FIVE
fee. fire inches high: he di~.ainci .
wig and wore his hair. which was Of
light brown color. coEnbei over his
FOREHEAD in fringe He was par
sicul2rlE neat in his dress bat in two
instances his taste was very peculiar
He was accustomed 70 have sixteen
strings al the knees 81 his neither gar
merts-aiwavs of silk and always
wore remarkable hat with ribbons
and gold button on the Crown while
on sundays ne was very fond of ap-
pairing in the ten gardens at Bzyni-ye
Wells. elegantly dressed IN scarlet
coat. tambour wai>tooa- and white
silk stockings Fine feathers make
fine birds but the end Of John Rams
gar doings and mararo-i appearance
was his being sentenced tn death for
robbery AMI duly hanged At Tyburn-
Throughout hi, confinement h lived a
VERY joyons and expensive life. the
prison being freqaentei bv large mum
bers of female aciusintaness. who pro-
vided him with the means Of giving
cs~tly entertainments But the cart.
the -allo~> and the halter we're no. 70
be STAYED Of By the orgies of game pie
and brandy punch and John Ram had
10 climb the heavy hill and be HANGED
from the triple tree--London Standard