The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
OAP1. DlDE or VIRGINIA..
Tyler,s Cors,n who weuld Not Go to Eng
land to Re Lord.

WASHINGTON. June 23.-"Lord Francis
Townshend's estate and q lordship can go to
kingdom come. l would not cross the Atlantic
for all tho estates and lordships In England.
Now. Lord Ashburton. that's an end to It, sir.
II the ocean is ever brldRed. and I'm around.
may go over. but I'm damned II venture to
make the trip by water sir. am not going.
dr.. and that settles It,"
This was the positive and emphatic answer
Capt John b. Dade gave Lord Alexander
Barring Ashburton. Engand's Minister TO the
United States. when in 1912 the latter told
Capt. Dade that by going to England he would
come into possession Of Lord Francis Towns
hcnds estates and be made a lord. Capt Dade
was keeper or warden Of the United states
pententiary ut Greenlcafs Point under Tylers
Administration. and he and Lord Ashburton
became fast friends Lord Ashburton had
every reason to believe that Dado was the
rightfu heir to Townshend's estate. and re-
peatedly tried to persuade him TO go over and
secure II. but was always unsuccessful. for
while Dade did not fear man nor
devil there was nothing that could tempt
him to go on water Some OF his family
lived in Alexandria. and when he wished to
visit them he would go miles out OF the way in
order 10 make the trip by land Dade's former
home was AZ Albion. near Colonial Beach Va.
The property was granted to Francis Towns
bend. who lived and died here. The estate was
banded down through the Dade family branch
until it came to John b. Dade Documents
now in possession of Capt. Townshend
Smith. resident Of Washington. and grandson
OF Capt Dade, indicate that Lord Ashburton
was correct In his belief that John b. Dade was
entitled, to the Francis Townshend estate In
Capt. Dade was cousin OF President John
Tyler and demanded an office from him. Tyler
saw that he had to do something and asked
well Cousin, Jack. what can I give, you? ?"
| Capt. Dade replied in his characteristics way:
After some, questioning TYLER asked him how
tentlary. saying that hat It paid $1,000 year. and
that cows sheer hogs soad G r.sdsncs
won be W Sowed IN sd ahH
viii Iil take the job said Capt. Dade. "Imight
as well get acquainted with the penitentiaryy;
Tyler told Cart. Dade that the office Of war; :;
a Cabinet officer. and that as soon, az he had
assumed charge he must give an old fashioned
Virginia dinner to which the rresident and d hts
agreed to- and a few days after he was installed
as warden the dinner was spread, Ihe b pr ssi
a royal time. After dinner the President told
Can't. Dade that il was his dp TITO to make "a a
ton Capt Dadc had the convicts brought out
| INTO tne large room, anu mounting CndlI
-" Gentiemen-no. you are not gentlemen, for
| II you were you would not be here; fellow
citlzens.no. damn YOU. no feiIow citizens 81
want to say to you Is that am going TO be
boss OF this place, Il YOU hehaye ! VIII see see
on you II you don't behave. Now get back TO
your holes and remember what have said to
The convicts suspected from this speech that
their prison life would be made more misera-
bic than ever. but in this they were mistaken e.
II
made them the brief but pointed speech before
they were enjoying good dinner. the best
that hour they knew that ali that was, neces
sNry was to live regiousy W to the rules g9 v
do THIS he was soon made to know and feel thai
the way OF the transgressor was hare; p1 9hrs
was little or no trouble at the, pententiary ant
the convicts were very fond OF him.
ThopSa PT0iane and H ana
man confined in the peni1entiary for horse # cal
peated efforts to have him pnrdoned, but with
out success. BY some means the young MAJ
they S We're t"t determned that he should be KEEP
In prison. These facts were brought to tn
dG Gap" aonG f be snS sa
FssHosIa e 'r9% S tie bsRI
s ssnenSe eHpred an FRs plan Ian carried out
end the Young man made good his escape pc
at the renitentiary the next morning to TAX
him In charge; and the warden's actions Yer
to tine t a Isepe
Tyler was not pleased. and SO informed him..
IT don't amou1t to burned ned olis read W.T. ~,
every rule OF the r"nitentary, and II you wan
me to act as between for anything 10, ior
to boss that part OF your ranch, let the youn
fellow out the very momeG}, big ds time was W
: Young John Tyler, phip Barton Key an,
> the son of Minister Ashburton were fast friend
a. ths yo to the fellows se
} Capt. Dad". was a prime favorite with then
he ert them oH Was Of br6 dRE
i the young Fellows borrowed OF Capt. Dade n
' Where they went or what they did viii PEI
hars never be knowa but , H6%pt II Inc e Gs
r hook ed to the wreck Of vehicle. The old ma
5 was furious, and ordering team hooked attl
repeated efforts he managed to see the Pres
What in the world is the matter. Cousi
Jack ?" asked the President as he entered III
h room where the excited man was standing
Natter Matter enough: John 3hn, Tyler, IN Th
It Spangled banner kay. and the handy -shanke
- offspring Of Lord ,Ashburton have smp
IS ruined my bays and smashed my vehicle Al
J. Az through II they. ever rpt loot on G T
roIt VIII m ehief morn,ra at inner,
q YOU see that these imps OF perdition stay aw,
e from there. That is all. by cad. sir" r -,
10 Philip Barton Key. whom he always CALI
= Star, spangled Banner Key. and the son
10 Lord Ashburton he meyer iorgava. and they
'e THE only time" said Capt. Townshel
II Smith that grandfather was ever locked
A was when George Fit2hugh, a very promine
~ young man. was arrested Mt Nulpeper. Va.
whipping a negro to death. FitZhuRhs friep
Of feared that he would MI himself II allowed
20 remain in iail alone and Rrandfa ther volu
n teered to stay with him. One night satist
u him, and he said that the Fitzhughes mig
IS for it, but that he would never go in jail wi
. one Of them"
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