Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-01-23

fnsueets,ta ef tl,s rs.,iir4ltisfy al Baton Rouge,
hay,nv Grad sdf.s remarks III .Ihr Crescent CITY
puhl,sl,sa In NV Orleans. tn'plisa'ii'g tha man.
,usu.pnt Of Thai Institution. and casting suHpietof's
mare OF less. upon every officer oohsetnta' -
sa..soosnes Of ,bs late ESCAPE Of the motor ioas
u, der. ff Hines. alias Walker. deems II Bis
a,.y 10 render Justice % Tho warden and 10 he
nie.,. and guards un5er hin. BY making si'e
following staietneht. /.
E,tty il, tho a,oft,ing succeeding The tscai 9 81
Tho isttt,, / was informed that tho captain es We
s,a,j dee red ID see pnp immediately. Imagining
,As, something ppu@uv hal b,plr'ied, ! instant
Is .,ess, aud vac It'd hy him Of lite sseaiH,-
pforealei 10 lie Peuiiautia'y. ss]s'l,sed eeff'
| mtty i,te eytis Ia which tho tHo e%ativie's hal beth
confined. As Tie lteAs wefu uf.injifta "as
inc st.,lhly led 10 tha conclusion that sse.a' sH-'.
u The guard bad besu btil'fl 10 'iHf' 'hp a'9's
e,i,t, fsl.t heys. aud gonntss ~ ibett ESCAPE. |
IN ala,tls d fpf NE lives lid sek " IL tth var
| lien, AID hs s,busi,nstes. "a ths whole ~ 'at
| U5a.itt. ui4ht be l.bsr .ttd it the Sta'a las''te''
II va. i lieuit 10 ascertain on eAata W AE TIE
,tpsehsty, Al honest a'sli ta'ndfa 'tt'' h'lsht
he stanaialiy accused,
! examined sas s4li u abe Guards. 10 hsft sAe
,amea ~ ti.a.e wt.a stool esat's dufihs lie
.LsAi and \. abst hduis they wpta ie..etsj' =.
A., ,tf,tts 10 ,.t,.sia any .nt1tnat.on Ittla Them
g.ss ,i,ss r,aal. Dns eauy,et sta'ed thai he
sessa HE locke sT tsa tflts tutu, on a~ekihE
'r.t, III. sleep, bat l.s wee not ssfiatn u Tho
ttoat. | attached it,lle stultt u ibis ssatptnrtss.
IN .,ts state Of Unnecessarily ] ssthhtistd sae
Il Aflsa u alIei > feaa j 81 et,s l.undf,ti da.laFs
I { eaetl uksha, Nese,ttss, Ia order. that II eitl'at
shagiA bu tas eb, Il nigat be -sa~s.stttsI t.sta .has
mad estapti. Letter. ,ssis a,issn u tie j fiy,ou.
| Fewua On ,lse Gasst, and 10 the Mayor u New
jslesn4. The Caitein and about half Of Hhe
ttpttla, started III dititFeAt directions IN pufsatI,
.ud 10 give information 10 the Inhabitants.
Al Il. noat, AdsnH wa bought hask /, the
l'enitenttafy accomplished BY II h'siappIof E"4
s.se u The itslta,ots, having hesa asfsastI IA h.s
cate tiel d, by . t4tiaet wAG .as Ia putsslt. On
The psfsoa ofAlatn. was toutld = skeleton Ny
su.i leo Of thiee staitt ruIl.n*, tho "hnle in,le
..th st,st ingenuity lie ssplatn.d the tnans
uss by ~hah he passed the ksy through lAe
grating Of bic door BY tseass Vt = email sod. how
ts had succeeded IN inserting !. lnio she hey hole
ard making Ii fsyslss Without uaise BY aseats
VI ,he pulIies. That he bad openrd biz docs
pafly il. the evening elen .hefe wss oDiy one
cea,iy on post, The othst heitg IL aiisndanee on
ths aasks unul they cleaned their stens1!s II or
lt " eeeutt ltsm TO theif eslis, That he tdok
he opportunity Will. he sanity Vas al Me Tar"
st,vs eal. 10 eps,, the eaIanins tell Ia which ht
Hires WAS con anud, l'hat he had ssetstsd 3
IL aee s..I lat uaier hi. esptt al ille moment he
lea u.e work slsop in she sseni,sg 10 be shut w.
These ~rausleIs loss the opportunity while sas
..n,ty hsl his back TUNED In gong bis rounds,
" glide sepafasaly VI the alaita 10 the segsf chop,
sAe lower part Of sts door u which, ti4iy bored
,trouah With .Ae brace aud bit, makina tps,y Two
hules In H.. Each i!tas lls seuiry passed shs.
say,thsy lsii shs srIsss Hat daa1 on shs la"d-
ing Of the s,alss, ~lieh Is 50 ele.assd that they
could not be- seed by him Alter obtaining GA
entrances, vh.rh occupied several hoars, they au-
cured q rope which had been s"ps eeilrealsd Ia
,heir ~sna,ttesv. 10 the window ell end de.e eld,d
fapi stories, 10 The gluus,d. out eide. This toae
Aaii haea ttoctsed st Glleteut times fsoui anathnt
toavies named sAissy one. who ss.tslsd a, opea-
,as bslea Of cotton Tor the ntsualseto.y, ahj bad
~os.a4io, al y seaesalei ens Of thu ropes. Fss
these sapps nr liincs had siveo q slIk louAst
hanIkaf, hi, and a gold tiag.
The Caas,a Adams stated that he hsd been
sasesal months employed vi tae key, which is
made Of i,ts,es IL sliest iron, neatly soeased sos
ssshes, White st bic ~erk bench he world Wink
al II 4 fsw INITIATES u q time, when the under
warden, in charge Of The shop, tanned his back.
GA hs approsrh he would conceal IL, aud pp.
psassd hu4iiy employed At bis wolk, ttc bad
also, a small saw about three inches ltng for the
earpoee of Gazing or thvir iraas ahen they gain,
Cd thsi. iihstts. The sol distant nae,ar doe. no,
speest c%nsi,lsd TO any eredi. cor their eacape.
he has siaes btaa arrested end both eoasicts
are new co.Hiinsd in cells, The dDota If which are
sae nttd by bafs Of itau which arc placed over the
key halts, aud fastened with u pad lock:
1t neel 40, be wondered At, il such ingenious
sud tslsa,ed ~fasesls, should occasionally battle
all The wstchfatness of those appointed Ia guard
,hr,a, aud suece "a in making their escape. Their
whole ,hcpghts aud all their energies arc cons.
centefed on one object, the a,tsinment oil
their liberty.
IA was q great relief q d snt,tfaetion TO he ss-
cured d tho fidelity of tl,s Gustj.. 90 soase of
wha,n, s~u<pieion soaid 40 doubt have ~unIussly
II ihese eonsicts bud succeeded 10 regain
ing their liberty.
1t is noe made she daiy Of the undnr. usrdens
10 examine csseiu ~ the persons Of the ~con,ic,s
paslessins The workshops every evening previous
to entering their eclls. and the door through
~hich Adams and Doctor Hines made their es.
;spe is 10 be ,~plseed sith one made of iron.
The Editor Of tug .Crtseent City will do an
act Of jas,ics to the Ws,den and ,Lase employed
ander him al the Feni,sn,iary, by Publishing this
communication in his valuable journal.
STEPHEN HENDERSON.