Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-11-29

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their belief of yoc's safe keeping, and on
Wednesday, durinig tbeir peregriuations
about The city. "kept their top eye open, in
the hope Of discovering The liule imp at large.
Encouraged by The previous success 10
that quarter, on "Wednesday evening one Of
the men stationed himself near the Park
Tiisatre, & was there so fortunate as TO dis
coverJoe aboutthe door; hut he was not fortu.
nate enough to catch him, for joe too was on
the look out for breakers and discovered his
pursuer in time 10 make good retreat. On
Thursday afternoon. however. be was dis
covered and caught Ia Nassau street, al the
corner Of Clinton Hal, yelling, oui the evening
papers right luslily-a vocation which ~itturns
out he had long followed before the adver-
tisemem Of Mr.. Hunt raised his ambition TO
a clerkship. A second time he was escorted
10 the presence OF his thrice robbed master,
TO whom he confessed his guilt Of each dep
relation, and the fact Ihnt on Tuesday eve
ming he escaped from the House OF Refuge
by digging out under the wall, and consum-
mated bis nights adventures by the daring
burglary and robbery last recorded,
He had not a sixpence ofthe stolen money
left, but the stolen cap. stock and suspenders
were found on his person and restored to the
proper owners. Mr. Hun: locked the young
rascal up till the watch house was opened IN
the evening, when The latter was consigned
to one OF the lock ups OF that establishment,
and there left TO ruminate on the past or the
future, as best suited him. The result shows
that he was not dilatory 10 either rumInating
or acting.
Aithe discharge Of the watch at 5 o'clock
yesterday morning, Mr.. Hunt repaired 70 the
police Office with the expectation Of finding
Joe among the promiscuous gatherings Of
the night and for the purpose Of again for.
ma!ly handing him over TO the clutches Of
justice. He waited. however. ill the last
prisoner made his enlree and his exit 10 lib.
erty or the lombs," as justice awarded. bu,
no Joe was forthcoming and upon enquiry
ofthe Waterman having charge of the FIRST
district prisoners, he received The gratifying
intelligence that during the night Joe had
effected his escape from his cell by getting his
hand through The bars & Nth has fingers re.
moving the screws ofthe clamp which recei.
we'd The bolt ofthe lock; &, with the aid ofa
rope, lowered himself from the third story to
the streets got off Mr. Hunt forthwith repai-
red 10 the watch house,& Iound that his infor.
nation was most veritable s. on descending
to his store. he had the additional graiifca.
tion OF ascertaining that after Joe reached the
ground, he entered the same back cellar OF
his store i%hrough,he small pane Of glass.rob
bed the drawers Of the store Of Sl2 cash,
stole fhe same pair of snspe nders from TIE
sane pantaloons Of ne sam sleeper, aud, with
This booty. 10 which he added other, had
made a fourth successful sweep among the
transferablcs Of the premisesl He was,
however reiaken during the day and consign'
ed to a cell IN the Egyptian Halls. The Of
6cer who locked him up had hardly seated
himself again in the police Office. when. hap
pening to cast his eyes into the yard, he dis.
covered Joe's legs and one Of his arms pro
truding through the venlilating aperture in
the wall of the cell. the slippery youngsier
fast ~wriggling himself through il. into the
open air and liberty. twenty feet from the
ground But before he effected a full deiiv.
cry, the officer had rega:ned the cell, and
seizing the remaining arm oflbe boy, pulled
him back and reconducling him to the pres
ence ofthe magistrates, they reconsigned him
to the House Of Refuge, TO which he was
immediately despatched. Whether we shal'
on Monday have occasion to write a chapter
OF still more recent exploits OF this chiefes
among ten thousand Of our juvenile repro
bates, remains TO be seen. The probability
is in iavor ofthe task.
1 M ~