Litchfield enquirer., 1843-11-09
ATTEMPTED ESCAPE OF MONROE
EDWARDS.

| The Courier and Enquirer has long anu
| cir,umstantial account of the second attempt
of Monroe Edwards to escape from prison.
| It seems this time he resolved to sacrifice the
| life Of every person in the Prison hosptaI
| to effect his escape. On Thursday, j. w.
E,lmonds, President of the Commissioners,
was at the Prison, 10 whom some of the con-
vctS made known the purpose OF Edwards
and his fellow conspirators to fire the pvls-
on and escape. They were Immediately
searched, and on Edwards were found, ga
| long sharp pointed knife, pair Of spurs
made of leather, with shoe tackS for the row.
els; heavily. loaded leather thong, and a
quantity Of loco fCco matches also. letters
| written with pewter plumrnct and on
wrapping paper from his coconsplrators.-
| This occurred on Friday. II appears that
he has two correspondents in this city, (who
are known to the otficets) and they were in
the practice of leaving letters for Edwards
| in tho windows of the shop where he was at
work, which are accessible to any person at
night"
| The plan was TO fire the prison, when
| their friends without would rush in and car
ry them Off 10 Il sloop waiting for them in
Tappan Bay, when they would pass over to
! Rockland County, steal horses, and escape.
The difficulty was 10 fix the time. This
wheat and corn on tho windows-a grain of
the former standing for day, and one Of
the latter for week. Tho wind scattering
these, it was finally resolved to carry out
the plan the first night that strong south
| west wind was blowing, and seize the sloop
Of the prison for their purpose. The reason
for selecting q night when tho south west
wind was blowing strongly was, that the
wind from that quarter would carry the
flames from the conper's shops directly on
the roof OF the hospital anu chapel. On Fri.
day the soop came up before strong south
west wind, and fears being entertained that
the attempt would be made ,ha: night, an ex-
ira guard was put on-thrce kegs of powder
placed in the chapel to blow it up if it
should catch fire. that it might not commu-
nicate with The hospital, and the beds of the
sick convicts arranged SO as to be removed
at moments warning. Tho night. howev
err. passed quietly, and in the morning Mr.
Lyndes had Edwards brought into the keep
er's room, who Immediately confessed all
named his accomplices, and begged pituous-
ly for mercy.
No punishment was inflicted, as Edwards
had lately manifested some feeling ON hear
ing of the want and misery he had brought
on his mother. He wept when it was told
him, and said, "Mr. Lyndes, deserve to die
know do. Mr. Lyndes thought he would
see what effect this would have ON the har-
dened man.-Ifibune.
A HEBREW WEDDING took place yesterday
in the Synagogue in Crosby street, where MIR.
J. Seixas was united to Miss Anna Judah
Rev. J. ]. Lyons officiated as Priest, assisted
by a Philadelphia brother. The ceremo-
MES were most impressive to the large con,
gregation of Genliles whose curiosity mad
drawn them to the sacred editice, which Is
rarely opened to any but the Faithful on
such occasions. A long recltative in Hebrew
was chanted by the priest from the altar, at
ter which canopy 100 years old, resting
on four uprghts, we're brought eut, and the
parties took their station under it and were
united. A ring was given, q glass of wine
drank by the wedding pair, the g lass broken
with some chanting intermingled, and the
ceremony declared complete. We could
have described it better had the crowd which
surrounded the parties permitted US to sec it.
~ Y. Tribune.
The New Haven people nre indignant,
and Justly 80, at the extraordinary conduct
of Judge Darling in recently admitting TO
bail upon very light and inadequate bonds
notorious thief and pickpocket named
Baxter, There was another similar char
acter, in accomplish of Baxter, by the name
of Mcdowell, who was apprehended and
imprisoned, we believe, nbout the same time
as was Baxter. Mcdowell, however, still
| remains i'll durance but the Palladium
states that it will be difficfilt to convict him
as most of the evidence was against his
companion whose escape will render it Of
little or no importance OIL the trial of Nc
| Dowell. "Thus in all probability" adds
the same paper " will 60 unwhipt of justice
two of the most accomplished villains ever
detained here. ,
The bonds of each Of these men amounted
to eighteen hundred dollars. 1t was not
| "excessive ball." and therefore not un-
constitutional. The bonds required, were
only proportional to the magnitude OF the
offence and vet Judge Darling has dared
TO reduce them to the pittiful snm of six
hundred dollars! and thus ends tho farce,
for it is all of this. The Same Judge redu-
ced the bonds of Reynolds who was guilty
of the high crime of arson, from $500 tC
$500 and the fellow was never brought &c
trial. >.
Much indignation is felt and expressed in
the community at the course which the
Judge has seen fit to take in regard to these
pickpockcts, who we doubt not are able to
cancel their bonds from the plumber they po'
sess!
Mcdowell has already been five years in
the Sing Sing State Prison; Baxter has SER
! ecd two years in the same prison under the
name of Charles Brown he has also been
| in the Penitentiary. 1t is such fellows as
these that Judge Darling lets loose upon the
community.
Nrw Sunr Es.-Shermon & AtWatel