The evening times., 1898-01-01

New York, Jan. Edward j. Burgess
received 4 New Years giftfrom Gov. biac
Yesterday that made mis- big, round face
break into smiles and his eyes fill with
tears of gratitude.
I'D rrther have that paper ne SAID
'than ali the money have made this year.
and | have made lot.
He reaG the paper from beginning a.
end-th1 signatures Of the governor anu
secretary tf state and the words On the
yra,t red sal Of tn. State II meant I
rreat deal TO him-his restoration - ali tue
rights he had sacrificed rof WOMAN MS
wife. WHO pre- we'd unworthy Of such ho''e
ness on his part. For he had served 4 term
of iInprisonment in Sing sing Tor cfliil@
the won an haC committed, and Gov. blach'
satisfied lie had been uniustly punisa H.
restored him to his fun rights oi 'lll
Zens'ip-
Now thirty-fivc wears old, he has 81
600 il, hank as the result of his industry
since ne left prison -four years ago HIS
wife fo, whom, he suffered so much, Is liV'
ing gayIy In Europh.
I, was ten years ago that Burgess met
prctty NCttie Wag" in Lawrence, NJ 10
They loved al sight he handsome, IoilS
Young fellow. she a vivaci"us, pett" pfu
nerte. They were married, came 10 TINS
city ard went to housekeeping AT No. ~
East Forty eighth street. Then Mile
MARI. a. sister Louise Hart, went to board
with the m.
Burgess was then ac,ing a. cofnmis
sioner and private secretary to reorS1
H. EUgnmaH president ut the BRIGHTON
Beaci race track, handling SlonO'o
year for his employee But I'm ! $50 he Vas
forced to go on the stage and joined NC
Intyr. n IIeath's Minstrel Company 10 do
a sparrine ac'
OF a trip front thus city To Chicago I"
| ioi the troupe, Mrs. Burgess conf" 'sed
T., tiEi that she had forged her sister : name
| 10 an order on a finu for some Ealu-
aihr iewelrv the sister had deposited
| She tad pawned tn, i6welry for N2oo.
He excuse was that u was her 1nl:
| way To coilect $50 her SISTER owed them
! fcr board Dumf olinded, Purgess told
| his wife she must fnakt restitution, and
the couple left the train at Cleveland.
| There the wife wrote to her parents IN
l., wrence, Mass, ,inciosing the pa wn
/
sa soon as Purgess earned II.
But Louise Hartt, the sister. refused
~ accent these terms iShe notified II =
au,horitic>, and an andlatment for grand
larceny was foundf gainst Burgess aid
his wife. aud capt. stephen o'Brien ana
| Jnnn MCCaulcy. then detectives, went a
| Cleveland and arrested. them. They ~
| turned without requiSition papers belle 'nl
l "a -
But she was unyirlding.
Rather than see his wife Z" to PRISON
BIZ, gesS pleaded guilty {" the crime %
which h. knew nothing until his WH'
had told him. Recorder Smyth S'h
tcI.ced HIM to Sing Sing for three YEAR
and six months and he served the fui
term less ten months CommUtatpn Il"
good Deha viur-
While lie was in prison his wife, wa
rad tcen discharged on her own fec'-
uisgrcc wien brought To the lat on th'
charge of larceny. went from bad e
| worst. She was soon a freqHenteT .
| corcprt saloons and final went u
! Europe.
l-non tie Complet ION of his term hcf
sps> came To this city. stephen O'hrien
then at the lead uf the detective bureau
] had taken q cicat interest in Burgess, 1e
| cause ne knew Of the sacrifice he ha't ntIi
for his worthless wife. He gave Burgess
a letter To Mayor ". N. Post wick, of JlcR
suaville Fla, who appointed him ch'e
OF detectives there. position lie held 81
two years.
Then Ic came back to this city, prIn-
ing with hinIn cts of high rccUmm en- dat 10
from Mayor BosIwick. p. NJ. lronmongei
ir.. gene,aI passenger agent oil the Clyd
steamship liuc. and other leading "itizhn
all atteStingtt his IuneSty antitrust worth
| ness.
. Then Lawyer Friend, ct Friend, HoHS
X Gresham. began Ia secure BurgeS
- restoration "a citizenship. which he hi
| lost bv his unmerited imprisOn n mt
| Cant. o'Brieu and others who knew II
; | facts H.hdc affidavits, which were ro
warded to GOV. Black, and yeSterda
burgess. in Lawyer Friends office. r
ceived the paper which made him citize
| again.
{ Can | go into business Tor nyse
now?' asked the big fellow. a. he Ia
died the certificate as IL IL were
United states hond for 81 100000.
Certainly! You can do anything
, he auyt hing you could before YOU "a
q rificed voUrse IT, was Friends repl,
;, IT'S ulst the same a. if you had nev
been in prison"
- And. lappy as if he had not pass'
> nearly three Yea RS of his life behind prist
hars, Burgess smiled Oh every one, al