New-York tribune., 1841-06-29

Se,v ra for m, following account o; murder the Pe1
e.arv al Jefferson CITY, and the escape OF eight convicts
Il seems that or the morning Of the 4h ms some hfeen
or twenty OF me conyis taken from the Penentay
70 be employed in digging the foundation OF house some
where IN he CIV as i very frequently done They were
laeed u charge OF the guard aid by THIS arrangement eny
~, nan was LEI: TO guard the Fly cenvic remain
INC in ne Pese1t;ary While pacing ms round on me top
If tho house ., abou, o'clock three convc;s employed IN
he sasz'e hop sent ;or M William Billiard one OF the
verseers under pre;enc= desiring Instructions as to eF
work lie wen, 70 The shop AID instantly murdered 0y
blows inflicted with ,heir hammers. The wTetcnes tooN
from Ms Del, brace OF pistols armed themselves with axes
and taking from hi. pocke the key Of the prison made ise''
escape The solitary guard fred ;hc as they passed ou
i,ou; e:ec. The conyc> employed II digging the cellar
were aware OF the intended murder for soon as the alarm
bell .ounded one Q: them exclaimed Billiard Is dead
nan Gov. RgYyoLDs Immediately offered reward oil
Slo0 each for The eight whe escaped ;he'F names arc " "
lar, II. Berrv William Rogers, William Johnson, John
Callachan. Thomas Finn, NJ Boden. William Myers and
Jams Fusa:e The leSsees Of Peni;en;ary oeran add
onal reward $00 each Johnson. Berry aud Rogers
and $50 each or Calaghan and Finn. They were all
dressed N the prison dress and cap OF different
oors and her head> shaved side Il Is said
,ha. ,vo OF :hea1 have been since captured
The New Era severely practice which has
been adopted for some Of employing me coayct' at
work throughout the county wherever Their services VIII
command the highest wages They attended ny guard
and nave chain with ball sometimes attached around
their legs and this : the punishment; inflicted upon them
THE BsYov HoYIclpE-We published yesterday a sum
mar i the statement Paul Lu>ey, OF ac fishermen
captured bv ,he Merchant the Bayou Line hin'
We ind 3, the New Orleans papers counter statement by
Gen smith one of the captor who nave been bound over IN
5000 bonds fo trial He thar while two OF tbs men
who landed with Inn were receiving ,he gun winch Edwin
I,ey offered lis brother Paul Of the tent -abbed
the so men and turned toward third VINO dew back and
fred at MN. The then fell bsck and the men N the
other boat jumped ashore and rushed the but MAJOR
fIozey a;erered prevent violence and told LGSey to SIT
down and ne should not be hurt Ills brother then taken
out OF the tent and found be dangerous, wounded Every
possible attention was shown HIM, died reaching
the Balize He himself says Mr Smith, ''lamented MS
mistake AID acknowledged that hs violence was the
cause Of his disaster but excused Ae! By .ylns that he
had Jus: awakened from sleep and did know wha; he
was dong The whole affair VIII soon undergo legal nye<-
,isa.on The haste OF the invaders rash and
cen.l.ab!e bu; viii probably appear tia; dea' only fol-
loved an a;:eup, a; sabbag Part Of the assaed
and he a.sailaas will most likely be held eaes>.
F,T1. AcclDExr-As Mr. Halenbeck, VINO resides at
1919 Sullivan street, was returning ne city Saturday
evening las, the Boominsdale road about miles from
the civ he accidentally child, winch lying IN
the road He immediately stopped and paid every attention
to the little sufferer who belonged Iri,h family in the
neghborhood After having ;ha: !; well taken
care Of, he LEFT.
Yesterday morning he called nc Cccners Office and
stated the affair to n and seemed much .urpned that the
Coroner mad no. been appr.cd OF fact: he supposed
,ha, the child when he left could survive long. AID
Bradhur however took the responsibility hold inquest
on the child whose name Mar McGlen and the jury
found -a she cane to her dealt; b. being by
riage, unknown his jury.
Had Aid Bradhurs taken the trouble make the neces-
ar iaeres who the gentleman tha: the child
or had he even seu; the Coroner himself the public
would have IA before them whole OF the particulars in
relation 20 this affair, as the Coroner deputy at
his Office. and could have teen found a: any moment:
HoeRlpls BnurA1t1Y-The " o. Bee Of the l9,h says
that send IN the shape Of a arrested in the
town OF s. Marinsyille few days since. a charge Of
cruelty 20 itte girl 10 years Of age The wornans
name Is Mlrdoch. Fox ;r.ng fault this wretch beat
tho unfortunate with yey thick rope, giving he rp
ward OF 100 stripes tare back. She then fellcd her
70 the ground with large stick woanding and 5ruising
nfan, IN he mos; horrible manner after which she BOUND
Ter gcu and thrust her undsr the floor I'LL the
ing when nc gir fortunately discovered and rescued
from the fang, OF her ;onen;or TIE woman was arrested
and held 20 bal n the oOOaa amount should
think, entirely zoo small The child remained N danger
ors coalition.
Dsp1onAp1z-TLe Newark Daily Advertiser says ina,
tie bl6as near the Methods, Calch nj Alorrsiown y