The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-09-19

t,ow,pn r, Boston, yaug. g.
ing the ingenuity aud contrivance of this no,orons co
IN the Comfy JAIL having been made public it NAV orof
curiosity OF many OF our readers TO recall the facts
connected with his criminal career. Whilst convict in The
state Prison. some ten twelve years since he hec,,oa
mechanic OF great skill the fabrication of articles made or
iron and other mealsso that he could initiate almost sn
achhe or implement presented TO him-and make any one
that was clearly described But he was designing stnbbo
suky ana refractory prisoner On occasion he was a.
eceu 10 complete penkne for who had offended him.
ne eined-the oversee threatened fog him, and he I'M
medately with sharp chsel the middle finger ne III
lett hand Afterwards anuher threat of aoog;,o bo;n
made unless he performed piece of work be cbopped M
the next finger His hand bears the marks of bs main
re supposed 10 have been the secret of Mans
OF escape project of this having been exnosed b
o,o prisoner IN me plot, was deffaed-and the alleged
traitor vas one Billy Williams, negro-upon whom shortly
.1, itasS ahd Green weaked bloody revenge They at
acheu ana murdered him within the ward ms The conycs
were gong 10 or returning from their work Trask and Green
were 'red Tor tins murder the November term of the Su
preme Court Of this County Greene was convicted and
Iask acquitted by the jury the ground of san-
y winch was 50 far sustained the as to lead the u
LOUD; lie was sentenced to be confined the Coun-
dh until ne should recover be delivered in due course
OF law. Though We have disputed the correctness If
e verdict yet we have always belet Trask TO have dis
,u Consciousness OF right and wrongfo when his trial.
upon 'he tak OF insanity, he word roll his ewes wildly
as II to impress beholders with belief of his alienation If
no-anu soon afterwards, they would be at rest again He
impressed US then with belief of his acting mar which
several subsequent circumsa m
nave confirmed Being confined in the Old Comfy JaI in
yeIr le@Z' ne would frequently get rid Of his letters, by
means unaccountable to the backsnhs of the prison He
unlocked his hand cuffs and collar and broke them mic
Pece' winch he threw about his cell He obtained tools and
onceaed the IN spite OF the search of his keepers Final
ne eleced ms escape and wandered Watham where he
was iouh concealed in the stable of the Hon Mr. Gore re-
o"e ana returned to PRISON He always had the art of an
peahg so quiet and resigned induce relaxation the
OF ms aors after the of any great event
ucn as we nave related But the year 1922 or 23 there
Dioody occurrence in his CELL which, if il could be
puied 10 any other cause than insanity would make him
ai ghah mend rather than human being He expressed
ueHe 10 nave the Bible read to him. and the lalor was
hg to indulge his request Two persons confined for tr
ng offences, though of criminal nature expressed their
hghess 10 DO confined in the with Trask and
eau me SCRIPTURES to him. This DONE thew read 10 him
IN the evening" and next morning discovered hat Task
uung the night, had ripped open both bodies with
instrument and killed them One died almost imme-
daeiy and the other in few days Afterwards He always
appears 10 be unconscious of having committed this act
,hough oters quite innocent, he will often recoect He will
augh az deceivng his aors and express his ability to come
out of jail when he pIeases
During ms confinement in the Jail in
mas been constantly astonishing his keepers by works
p contrvance for which they could He has
suffered TO manufacture forepart of stays somachers
women and during this period he has conveyed of
raise Keys to the locks of the cells arches TO other
prisoners These have from time time been detected
More recently however, has discovered that he pos
Keys by which he able leave his own cell and