The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-09
City Intelligence.

April on a charge of burglary, in robbng the jewelry
store of the Mesrs. Rockwell in Broadway, under the
Aston House, of about $4,000 worth OF ewely escaped
from the City Prison yesterday about IL o'clock by pass
ing Of the large gate Franklin street. by the aid oil
the keys that belong which obtained from the
cell where they kept by mysterious means yet
unexplained This is the first escape made since Mr.
Faon has been appointed keeper and it is to be re-
GREETED that on the of his honorable retirement from
Office such transaction such have ranspred through
neglect misconduct Of any OF his deputy Keepers
Ia to be attributed to such lie has, will be
seen by adv ertisemeA offered reward Of 500 for his
apprehension.
We understand that Hoppy had made arrangements
through his Counsel with Justice Taylor and the District
Attorney deliver up large amount OF the stolen pro-
perry to Mesrs Rockwell conditions Of his release
and that yesterday the day he escaped the time Fixed
for such delivery.
As Justice TAYLOR asceTtained that Hoppy had
escaped he repaired to the Lower Police. when Justice
PARKER transferred the examination he was about com.
mencing into his charge Justice Taylor had been the
committing magistrate in the case.
The following is the substance of the testimony taken
last evening =:
Malachi FALLEN keeper of the prison. tes6es that the
prisoner was committed on the h OF April iSil TO the
city prison a charge OF grand larceny and burglary
entering and robhng the ery store Of the Messrs
ROCKWELL under the Aston House in Broadway. On the
l3h received from Justice Taylor, requesting
deponent not to admit any to see The
cept officer Gilbert Hays and McGrath and lie Of rriso
These directions were given to Edward Fearnin,
the Deputy keeper Of the corridor vic had charge OF
prisoner, but they not strictly ohoytd Deponent
bu aeoet pa. ten O'clock on uessy
Conan the night watch came to deponent hiie he was
u that SOMEBODY had attempted to get in or out of
the iron grating gate leading to the watch house. asa key
was found broken in the lock- Deponent went TO the
atch house and found piece OF key in the lock but
could get out The lock taken Oft and false
key found in which broken Oft at the wards The
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the entrance to wachhouse and the outside
and person could have introduced their hands through
the gratngs OF the door, while standing the outside,
and opened it, Deponent did not see prisoner this morn
ing, but went down town some business at 10 o'clock
that prisoner had escaped bponent has knowledge
of the manner in which prisoner escaped Fearnn. enc
Of the deputy keepers had charge OF the corridor on
Fearnin have remained at the city prison until O'Clock
in the afternoon but he has not been back since hall past
RonERr DorSELr. of the deputy keepers, testified
that he and Samuel Allen had charge Of the first base
tier and that he there until between half past
10 and o'clock when he went TO dinner Deponent left
deputy keepers Edward Fearnn and Joseph Cornell in the
prison when he left, and found Fearnin absent when he
returned IRON dinner. He then told by Mr. Cornell
that the prisoner had escaped Deponent has no know
edge of the manner Of escape OF prisoner,
not prisoner during the day deponen and Fearnn
went to Corlands few minutes before twelve O'Clock,
and returned to the prison together when Deputy Keeper
Donnel left for dnner Fesrnin Immediately after went
his corridor where the prisoner was confned
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half an hour dinner and while absent did not see any
person up or down stairs leading from the first CORR
minutes after Donne left the prison; spoke him he
came down; asked Fearnn to come back and let me go
| to dinner; he said he would but have not seen him
since think he went out Of the usual entrance Of the
prison. when Fearin left he the keys Of the pi
door leading to the Court Of Sessions and said that
they might knock for hem;when deponent and Fearnin lett
the prison. Asen had charge the corridor which
the prisoner confned Fcarnn gave him the charge
of the corridor; Asen not there when returned
| DODnell
we returned; about ten minutes after Fearnn LETT was
lin street was OPEN went to the gate and found open
with the key that belongs in the locks then returned
escaped began to lock up the ON
ridor when came to cell 43, asked Cultivate, pri-
'oner who occupied the same cell with HoPpy where ms
writ Of haeas corpus and supposed he had gons the
key of the large gate FRANKLIN street was kept In cell
No 80 on the basement floor, the main entrance OF
the prison. when first Fearnn, he was turning the
corner SO su Of the main entrance and he then gave
the key the door leading to the Court OF Sessions
have frequently found the cell door open where tho key
of the gate was kept, unocked but do not know wheh
er to-day or not as have not beeh IN that cell TO
day 80"
in with officer Sweet, and Justice Taylor informed MN
Of VIM Ioppy and he wished to ask any questions he
could do SO
Michael Mainline one Of the prisoners Of the city prison
who had sentenced for month for obtaining some
cigars under false preences testified that he was winding
up tho csck in the city prison at about I? o'clock noon
and atked Edward Fearnn of the deputy keepers,
who was the second corridor what time II was lie
said was twenty past H. iIoppy, the escaped
prisoner was walked up and down the tier the
time in his shirt sleeves; saw Iioppy About ten min
ues after that ne went INTO ms cell ana came oa
and forwards from his cell to the stairs-l did moi
see Fearnin after lioppy came out with his coat
limo to put in the cell where was at work do
know what has become Of Hoppy about ten minute.
on coorcd man the prison and said that the
big gate Franklin street was open and somebody might
Su Al the desk Cornell said Afterwards he dd
not hear him the coored man then went out Of the
prison and told MIR Bennett who told MT Lsmmoree me
gineer he came In the prixon and told Mr. Cornell
Mr. Keeper Pnrdy in the wcmens PRISON nj the time
thu, Ioppy made his escape
By FrARriN.-Q-Dont you recoect my coming down
stairs, after you asked me how late 1t was
The Justice here closed the cation until this day
when it will be continued.
ATrrMrrrp RuRcLAny-An attempt made on Tues
day evening to enter adwelling In Chambers street by
forcing the area and windows, hut the rogues
discovered and frightened away by the inmates as nc
wachmen in the vicinity Nearly all the residents
Of that vicinity prepared with Boehs hve hTrred
pistols to receive these midnight providers II II becomes
| necessary,
| COroncr's Omce--wEpSEspAY May 9 -AociprsrAl
DEArH-Notice was given at the Coroner Once oi the
accidental death of Dung named 0eorse Rey
aged IL years. who fell, from ladder while pointing
house in Brooklyn, and subsequently died at the City
Hospital
and taken into the watch house corner OF Wooster
and Prince street, whose name was UNKNOWN
Circuit Court.
| Before Judge Kent.
MAY s-Si.ph.n b Holt, rs Edwin X. Yale This was
an action Of trover the recovery Of $4,000 the value Of
certain furniture the property OF plaintiff which defend
ant, az is alleged, converted TO his own use
Mr. Stephen Holt the father OF plaintiff, having erected
the large building called Hollis Hotel at the corner oil
Pearl Fulton and Water streets md for some years car
rd on business Of no 81 keeper In that establishment
At the tire Mr.. Holt, the elder, moved in the plaintiff
with him. TO assist in the management oil the bust
ness and az il is now alleged brought the furniture In
question: or part of H. with him; that he had gotten SONS
OF from his grandmother and part from his brother
stored in two empty in the house. The elder MIR
Holt subsequently became embarrassed and executed
mortgage of the house ITO the Life and Trust Company
that he aerw ards executed two mortgages OF his eit,
of rcdemp tion and OF the furniture in the hotel Th
mortgages forclosed, and the elder Mr. Hollis in
terest in the morgaged premises was Sold and Messrs
Legget T. Bancker became the purchasers These gen
Ill La. Mimi