The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-18
PLEADS PARENT
BE KEPT IN
PRISON
"Ffe Killed Mother, Now Let
Him Pay" Says Son Of
Physician.
BOSTON. June 1s.-"An eye

BOSTON, June 18.-"An eye
for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"
This is the creed of Walter
Raleigh Amesbury, jr., who will
oppose the petition for a pardon
of his father, DR.. Walter Raleigh
Amesbury, convicted wife-murder-
err, who is serving a life sentence
in Bridgewater State Hospital for
the Criminal Insane.
Arrayed against him, however,
and determined to fight to the bit
| ter end to free his aged father, 10
| Walters brother, Ivan Raleigh
| Amesbury.
| The Amesburys claim direct de-.
scent from Sir Walter Raleigh Of
historical fame.
Bitter After Is Years.
Revenge still fires the blood OF
| young Walter Raleigh Amesbury
Deep in his heart. so he admits him.
| self, is the hope that the hand of
death lay itself upon his aged
father in punishment for the brutal
Staying of Mrs Amesbury, who was
shot down in cold blood in Roslin-
dale on Christmas Day, 1907.
ct passed UP chance to kill him
myself when he slew my mother"
he told a reporter today. neg
lected the opportunity of swift and
sure revenge, to let the law take
| its course. If had the say. ne
would have taken his medicine like
any other foul murderer-in the
Ii nk.sfo nH1 nj q ~
yes. but he is still my mothers MUIR
derer."
Other Brother FOrgives.
In direct contrast is the attitude
of Ivan Raleigh Amesbury. He said
today in the Purchase street print.
cry where he Is employed:
IT bear no i'll will toward my
father / harbor no grudge. To be
! sure. he killed my mother, but there
was no generalization, there was no
motive and he has suffered enough,
| will fight hard until he is pardon
| ed and returns to England to his
| old home and his brothers there"
| DIR. I. C. Amesbury. of Dorchester,
the prisoners brother, is favorable
| to pardon for the slayer.
! That there is a deep plot behind
| the forces opposed to the pardon
was limited by Ivan Raleigh Ames-
| bury.
'"This plot will all come out,
he declared. Money is the inspira-
| ton Of those who would defeat
our battle to have Governor Cox
pardon my father.
Descendant of Sir Walter.
"As direct descendent of Sir
Walter Raleigh, my father is heir
to the Raleigh baronetcy lands in
Devonshire and a large sum OF
| money. Next In line, of course, is
my brother Walter Raleigh Ames-
| bury. Now father is legally dead
and of course unable to go to the
old country to claim his property
and title
1t has been the claim Of DR..
Amesbury and Ivan, his son. that
upon the death a few years ago
of Walter Raleigh, then in posses.
sion of the title and lands de-
scending from the courtly Sir WAL
ter Of Elizabethan days, all the
lands and the title should have
been passed to the man who Is now
serving a life sentence in the
DT1UScWdCGE
Young Walter Raleigh Of Hyde
Park declhres, howeer:
"This talk of millions In money
| and valuable lands in Devonshire
| is all bunk ] have spent hun
dreds of dollars to ascertain the
true facts.
No Hope for Title.
"It is true" the older brother
continued, that we are directly
descended from old Sir Walter
Raleigh. / have the documents to
prove it. But as for my father
being able to regain the title and
the so-called millions-it can't be
done. Others are now in posses
sion Of the estate and several Eng
lishman must die without issue be-
fore the title and deprecated estate
could rightfully accrue to my
father, or to myself, the next III
line"
Walter Amesbury is teacher.
He is at a loss to understand the
attitude OF his younger brother
Ivan, in the matter of a pardon
for their father.
"Why, he has changed his views
several times" he said. First he
was opposed to pardon, now he Is
In favor Of it. They thought so
little Of his attitude that he was
not asked to speak before the
parole board when my father last
attempted to have himself released.
Fears His Father.
Under only one condition would
| change my stand of no promise
In this affair. It would have to be
| guaranteed that my father on his
release under parole would go to
England and stay there. And /
would have to be amply protected
| against his return to wreck Ven-
geance upon me and my family.
For. frankly. I fear that he would
attempt to do US bodily harm be-
cause Of my opposition to a par
don for him"
! DR.. Amesbury was sentenced to
life term in 1909. He was con.
| fined at States prison for several
years and was of great assistance
to- the prison medical officers. He
obtained a transfer to BridgeWater.