The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-17

ton, and at one time assistant siege
manager for Sir Henry Irving In his eN-
perience on the seas ne was a chief Wit
ness for tire CONVICTION or HuGheS, one
of the most brutal murderers in the MS
tory of crime.
thirty years ago. His fatheT, an officer
I'm the British army, was Killed IN the
Zulu war leaving a widow and two
mother. through clocutiondry and musical
talent supported the children In compare
tive comfort until she suddenly died. On
the day OF her burial. while a salute OF
honor was being fired over her grave, the
children we've deserted by their GUARDIAN
who left them penniless and friendlesS IN
London They drifted into the " mite
Chapel district ana rnaHaseo, uu LING
warm weather to exc out a precarlous
Twins Ben earning "a few pennies a day as
a newsboy. street sweeper and bootblack
wagons, or wherever shelter offered.
Then came the winter days and on
tha night OF the first snOwstorm Of the
season. the homeless waits crawled into
a hOgshead. which stood in the shadow
of the Nelson monument, H. Trafalgar
square. Ben wrapped his sister with his
thin coat To keep her warm. Inc snow
dr5fted in upon thera and the next morn
ing when Ben. benumDed, awoke. his little
companion was dead. the next DAY sac
was buried IN the pubic burial held, four
ncwshoys acting as arers, any ~ r. Zen
thst he would earn enough some day 10
Rave the body exhumed ard laid to rest
beside their mother
The sea hal an attraction for him. He
visited this whis.s@s tfntl ne secured
f,lace as cabin boy with Captain Hoyle, on
che ship vanguard on this vessel he
remained several years and was promoted
10 be cooks assistant. The captains
daughter Mary. helped him with his
STUDIES and he grew very fond OF her
one day. while she was playing bail on
threw her overheard Ben plunged after
her and with considerable difficulty kept
her ahoat until ooth were euI - On
board For this bravery. on ms return 20
London re was presented with 80 by
tne Royal Humane society he had sdEeI
a out of his wages ano at once pIoceeH5u
TO gtatify his long cherished desire. he
had his sisters body removed from the
pubic burial field and Burned by her
this time stewards assistant on the
Hughes. from Rio de Jane.ro TO London;
on the Priscilla was a feeole-rnlnded
boy whom Hughes lad taken TO sen IN
fans This boy. from the time he left Lon
don was subjected to gross indigndleS
and cruelties infilSted Dy the CaptiS Am anu
his mate on Christmas day the out
RACES approached the climax The boy
was brought 10 mess and givest only the
When the little fellow reached out his
hand for some plum duff the mate struck
him a blow with a carving knife. cutting
= deem cash in mis- hand The blood
V1ffte shirt to stanck the flow and make
baudages On New Years eve, as Ben
and a companion were on deck. they saw
t-a1fain Hughes and the mate bring the
loud oaths End the boy was struck AS
ha 81 riekeG with pain Captain hughes
lifted him from the deck. carried him 70
the rail and hurled him into the sea
There was one piercing scream and then
all was still.
said nothing. but when they reached Lon
don, Ben promptly informed the muir
Uered lads guardians. II; ghes ana the
mate were arrested tried. convicted upon
Ben's testimony, and were sentenced TO
be hanged Or the night before MS exc
q rnrf
tossed that he had acted as principal or
accessory in the murder OF more, than
thirty boys in the same way. Most OF
them we're feeble-minded and generally
the guardians paid e1CO for having them
once more Ben returned TO the ocean.
he endured many hardshiDs and on his
last voyage as "A sailor was Ship-wrecked
eigting on a biscuit and a gill of water
a day. After his rescue. he underwent e.
long illness in the Marine hospital, Lon
on being discharged from the hospital
ne worked his way Oh "A cattle steamer
10 thfs country and struck out Tor Buf-
falo. thinking from the name OF that city.
that the biggest cattle ranges must be
there He learned differently, but sub
sisted awhile by doing odd Jobs aud Dy
dancing hornPipes in saloons He then hen
v,-ifh a doctor 10 do chores for 81 a week
and his board with the great added priv
fege OF attending school; Ben cared Tor
two horses. waited on the uoctofS Vic
and daughters and did lot Of other
TneniaI work; but he stuck 1t out until ne
graduated from Cleveland High schooi
Sf,hen ne went To Birmingham. Ala, and
pafd his way fer "a gear in Howard col
tepe by ringing The college Delt, acIing
Is cent for "a laundry and doing chores.
from Alabama he went to Colorado anc
.secllrsd work IN St-atton's great hide
7,artIefce mine in cripple Creek. earning
enough TO enable him TO progress In MS
studies in Colorado college, CosOrado
Springs. Then came a miners Strike and
he lost his job
Scovi 10 went next to Chicago where he
faftNd TO find employment and sold his
---ofch to pay his railroad fare to Cieve-
land From Cleveland he walked to Ba-
f~via. " y. where he earned enough by
~-~azhIna the windows OF the y NJ. q. a.
sYiIding to carry hirr to Lyons At LIZ