Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-25
IN ARCu VIiI.ATN.

Ou ptrusnS the tGiOwInS statement, cur readers
will doubtless ICe ,llect AN account published in
car paper IN the course OF the last Spring. ol
ny extraordinary genius, who conhned IN
P'soa 1t CT near st Jo.ns, New brunswick. The
two accounts pr badly relate to the same person,
who, IaNitg rivic goal his escape from his dunge.
On III New-Brurswiek, fed to Tie u. States.
~. y. Courier.
From the .Nc7y- Rarct Jsu ani eff .Eat. l6.l
BEWARE OF A VILLAIN.
One OF the most accomplished villains that dis
grTces oYr cOuntiy broke from the Jail IN tai, cit,
on Friday evening last, betwt en- the hours O. five
- six, and succeeded in making his Escape. TINS
fellow calls himself HiI0m .Ns,g,ncn, and was
hOurd over fer II al at the sitting of The SD
Ireme Court, or the charge Of burglary. having
robbed the house Of Mr.. II. Batter, of pa,e, mo-
n'y, &c. He is supposed to he Ensl,si man, X
is undoubtedly amost profound adept IL Gle arts OF
knavery and deception. lie speak. t,,e EggisI, <
several foreign languages huently, ard play oil
HE air of genital FIR, nchman with the most ia.
posing gravity lie is OF mi'ilihs statur,, slend.r
ANA active, and appears TO p. ssyss asio' shug
versatility OF genius. lie is sick well, grave or
gay, Silent on oquacous, and Grnce, box fight,
run, sipp, dance, play whistle or talk Us occasion
suits He amused himself while in prism by MAX
irg and managing pupp, t-show. whish he pee
io"ned apparently with such scan;y means as 20
excite the wonder of the creduloIs, showing the
piece OF an old horse shoe, whetted the wall of
his dungeon, as the only instrument Of his me chan
ism, and complaining only 81 the scarcity oil limb
,
cnntriTed that his dancers Kept time 10 lis music
dhis boxers and hgh,irg men obeyed hs com
ma,d-and vixen tired of his wooden coupanv he
en'Vencd his spirits by skipping the isur OF a horn
pipe. lie mad the address, by an irresistible Aow
OF good humour and cheertuluuss, to make some
believe he was quite an innocent and harmless man.
ard excite sympathy eDoseh in those who had The
curiosity to him, to obtain several qualifications
Which prisoners do not usually e Joy. Yet the deep
ne5s OF his cunning eNi ICED in accomplishing
the means of his escape, wh,h he eff cted by saw
iaga hole IN his pri:on door, which is several inches
thick so neatly thst the block could be taken ont &
replaced without showing any mark Of violence
Ibro' this hole he cuuld thrust hs arm, and by
SLOWING back the bolts and wrenchng off strong
paddock, he found, at the hour of supper, when The
person who waited on the prisoners was giving them
their tooc free passage to the hall OF the county
house. and thence TO the street. The saw is aIppo-
sed to be one used on board the Steam Boat Full
ton for cutting iron, which he stole on lis transpor-
tation from New-York (where he was apprehead-
ed) to this place, and artfuly did he conceal it.
that, though repeatedly searched before his con.
iinement, aud afterwards at the suggestion OF cant
bunker, to discover this very instrument, he was
enabled to retain and Use it for his purposes 1t is
supposed he will attempt to reach Albany, where
he sad he could procure considerable funds. The
knowledge CT these facts should warn the public TO
be on therg guard, aud if possible to secure & bring
liin to justice.