The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-21 00:00:00

DARING ESCAPE.

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A daring escape was madea few eveninga azO by
an Irishman, named M`Quaid, from the Bridewell
at Reading, to which place he had been remanded
on a charge of •felony. • The particulars, as far as
have been gathered from the• official inquiry, ap-
pear to be that, about 7 o'clock in the-evening the
ga,der, who is an elderly and rather infirm man,
went into the yard where the prisoner had been
placed for the purpose of an airing, arid desired
that he would return to his cell to be locked up for
_the nght. This duty_ had previously beenAmiehy
the gaol-2r's son, a strong young man ' • but the ,pr -
saner, finding the
.gaoler alone, at once 'deter-
mined upon seeing whether he coUldinot
in effecting his escape ; and the prison, "being 'it
place adapted from a portion of the old abbey, pre- •
seuted no great difficulties in the way of his accom•
plishing such a feat. The prisoner,' who to all
appearances possessed great muscular strength,
caught hold of the old oevernor to take
the keys from him, but the latter wis not
willing to part with theni, and a severe scuffle
ensued, which terminated in the prisoner throwing
the old mill on his back, and the shock which he
received rendered him unable to offer further re-
sistance. The prisoner got possession of the keys,
and walked through the door and locked it; -leaving
the old man helpless and almost insensible on the•
ground. The long absence of the goVernor excited',
the suspicions of a woman living in the liOns(;,. and -
her curiosity led her to go to ascertain. the cause.
She had not proceeded far into the- prison when
she met the prisoner with the keys in-hia hands.
• What was to be done was a question which sugL
gested itself to the mind of the prioner, forif 640
ran back into 'the house he would be frustratedin
his object, as it was then only by goiug threuo
the dwelling house he would be able 'to get.otear
o her.
the
away. His thoughts served him, and be Imade.his mind to
.put her in a place of security. He
i-tpar upont
f
took hold of her, and carried her
bolted
buildl
obstacles; g, closedr thet
hdeor egressor n
being removed, he
d
then with the uttnbst-sang frond walked into the
governor's apartments, and put some Shoes on his
feet and a cap on his head preparatory to taking his
departure. Ho came to the hod door, which is
situated in Friar-street, and to disarm peeple. of
suspicion he remained a few seconds in the door-
way, and then turning round, and apparently
bidding adieu by bowing several times, he quietly
walked away. Ho got into a street leadingin the
direction of the Great Western ReAway, and,'
having crossed some gardens and fields, all clue of
him for the present has been lost. In all this tune
what had become of the governer and his' female
friend ?' No one else being in the house, the only
alternative they had was that of screaming and hal-
looing. They did this as loudly as they could, and
the noise eventually succeeded in attracting some
one to the house. The noise was followed to the
prisoners, and the discovery was made that ..the
governor and the woman were both in confinement.
The woman was instantly released, as the door had
only been bolted ; but the task of getting at the'
governor was more difficult, as the prisoner. bad
taken away the keys with which the dopr had been
locked. The services of a locksmith having been
obtained the door was opened, and the governor
was found to he injured from the force with which
he bad beeo thrown_ down. , Ho was removed to
his bed and received proper assistance, and has
now .nearly recovered from the effects of theitt-
juries. The daring Irishman has not been,cap-
tured, although a vigilant search has been .made
for him.

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