The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-08

rogue, succeeded Tuesday night through the sup
posed aid Of Of the deputy Keepers named William
Davis in making his escape from the city prison. where
confined awaiting his sentence lot grand larceny
will be remembered arrested with his
ciste Melinda Iosg last iall charge OF relieving
rne pockets OF Mr. Sorrel OF about 500 while he was
engaged with Melinda IN pIisss Leo room .r.a nsy
and Melinda sentenced and sent 10 the state prison -.
about tive years Through the aid Of counsel Hoag %
tanned stay of proceedings and new trial, when ne
was remanded for sentence on FRIDAY
Of this week. Yesterday morning. At the usual hour o.
,hs s hs had sssa ed and much excitement was
created throughout the vicinity Of me lou'os'
Keeper Cox aud Justice DrDksr were immediatety en-
gagged nvestga vi the circumstances attending
the escape hch resulted in the disclosure oil the iacs
Deputy Keepers William Davis and Lounsbury were
luy during Tuesday night, and that the ceiis We're
locked supposed locked the usual hour in the
evening About O'Clock Davis visited the cell III winch
Hoag was confned, in company with man whose name
short time and the man then left the prison Lounsbnry
then retired TO rest within the prison. and placed tn Key
Of the prison door under his head while Davis remained
duty all night In the morning the cell VI Hoag was
found empty ond the following isconic note placed on
the shell for the keeper and the community -
innocent-i have not been well treated since my
con6asnent, a d bid adieu to the city prison"
IL appears also that Davis had Obtained the key oil
Hosgs cell door from keeper who had him in churge
and also the key Of the outer door Of the prison Leaning
to the watch house. from OF the keepers Of the female
prison. These facts being made known previous 70 his
taking charge on Tuesday night, no was Immediately
arrested searched and committed for examination, and
but SIS found in his possession The Mayer has since
offered reward Of $3.50 for the apprehension Of Hoag to
which been added 5000 by Keeper Cox and Sit0 by
Deputy Keeper Loun;eury. making ssoo as premium
the full term years but our city will be relieved
from his depredaons for he term Of his natural life no
is not caught which will make some amends for his
escape from justice The examination wi be closed TO-
day and shall present any additional facts
that been developed bribery and corruption
must have caused his release without any doubt.
DISCHARGE OF CHsIsToPHER c. DAvIs-It will BIO re
membered that lew day since, man named Christie
pher Davis formerly milk Of this city but more
farm H0ho i "
charge Of the robbery and murder OF amen named John
Oothout in the fall 81 theyear ls4 in Bucks be-
the sfdavts of brother Of deceased nsmed Benjamin.
AMI his mother Agnes who had recently returned IRON
was held on the body at the time Davis brought 10
this city and detained until yesterday ~hen an exsna
ton held before Justice Haskell The accused wss
defended by EDWIN WRIGHT Esq Of Jersey City, who
presented the testimony Of the keeper OF the New Bruins
wick JAIL to the fleet that John Oothont whom the m"
ther and son allege as deceased confined Jail At that
place from the 10th of December 1sal to the 18th of
February being after the time they assert that the muir
der committed Ihe testimony Of Justice Ebenezer
Hanc~ Of Morfisvile Bucks county also gvs tend
ing show the fas Of the statements Of the mother and
The purport his testimony is contained in the fol-
lowing letter. received by the second day after the
publication Of the arrest in the Herald =
WORTHWHILE, Bucks CO., Pa, Aug ,.
J. g. BEwNrrr, ESQ
Having observed ia the Herald notice that person Of
the Of Christopher Davis had been arrested on the
charge Of murder and robbery etc OF one Oohout
family, advance the ends Of justice by stating what
took place respecting the pares, within my personal
knowledge which is simply this: On the 81 December
1871, man from the city Of New York ing himself
Christopher c. Davis, to my ofcr and filed an in
formation stating that Benjamin Oohcut had obtained
certain goods from him without pay ing under false
and said that he had just passed through
village and he then took warrant for his arrest Davis
and the constable went in pursuit. overlook the Oohouts
and arrested Benz and brought him back That same
evening the parties had hearing before IA justice Of
the peace when appeared that the Oohouts had been
staying said Davis house and had borrowed an over
coat and several other articles and then had decamped
with their booty The parties Compounded Davis took
the articles which he claimed without resistance, and the
Oohous paid him something for his trouble and the
OF arrest freely admitting that the articles did belong to
Davis Davis returned to New York, and the Oohouts
went their journey towards Noristown. an entirely
different d ecton from that they had been going the day
bsfore, which to Philadelphia They hired man in
this place to accompany them who went with them be-
yond Philadelphia until the became very suspicious
that all right, pand returned home The murder,
therefore, conld not have been committed, as sta
ted "between Trenton and Bristol as they did not 80
jury held upon body under such circumstances at
that any other time, Ia our county or should have
known something about It. living in the immediate vic-
nifty The Oothou's had several horses, and showed
several hundred dollars genera in Mexican COIN which
they STATED in their examination ihey bad made
BY tralhickng in various articles but said nothing
about i's beng funds the proceeds of an estate
They gass very unsatisfactory accom-, o. them
affair with both the parties appeared to me enveoped in
mysery but as there was not sufficient evidence 10
heard any thing since Of any the psres until the
contained in the Herald. Respectfully SC.
EBGNEZER HANCE
Antoher letter was received by the magistrates from
D. vany of Norristown Penhsy lvania confirming
the statements above made 4 he mother and were
not present at the investigation esterdoy which retue
in the discharge Of Davis from custody and the issuing
warrants for the arrest OF Agnes andBeD Oo'kou,
charge OF perjury They are both most misersbly clad
and uncouh appearance The probability is that John
Oo.hout the son, whom they say is deceased is still
the mother and son have nsgoed the arrest Of Davi.
for revenge for his pursuit Of them in lo and recovery
Of the stolen popIy II singular circumstance an.
their absence at the examination denotes ntelli
grnce and dishonesty than any person would credit then
with personal observation
HicrwAY RoBDERr-As an insurance watchman Palmer
passing his usual rounds Tuesday night IN
the lower part OF the city, was knocked down by two
named Michael Bnrtle aud George Hyse who aitempte,
to rob him Of his money aud watch He gave the alarm
when other watchmen rushed to his aid and had th
rogucs arrested and committed for trial.
CASE OF JoHN MuspHy la the case Of this man, VII,
shot by Andrew OBrien, OF the i2h ward on Tues
day OF lest week. MIR. O'Bren alleges that the ciTcnm
stance occurred at midnight and that Murphy, who is
80 years OF age Of bad character, throwing
shot at him with fowlng piece The trial VIII elicit al
facts which should have been presented before Jus
tice Tay lor at the time Of the arrest
A Man WITHOUT A SouI.- II is rare that we are con
PEELED TO record more iuhuman and base act than
that occurred yesterday. As poor unfortunate blin
named Phillips was passr down Fulton street.
by a string by faithful Newfoundland dog young man
who his John Toomy, of Fall River. tool
his knife, cut the dog loose and about running
away with MIN, Wnen ms lnnuman hcf was discovered
and ne arrested and taken = the police The theft
the dog could not have secured his conviction for the Of
fence but there being collar upon his neck he will
| tried for petit larceny on Friday next.
| FATAL Accident BRooKIYN.-Ahout four o'clocl
YESTERDAY, person board the tow boat Stonehroo
while discharging coal the Fulton ferry fell over
board and although every effort made to hin
without success, individual Of the Of James
Jones very prasewoIthily dived several times alter tn
unfortunate man. but successful in find ng hin
| The body found in about two hours afterwards, b.
two men within about fifty feet Of the spot where he fe
in and from removed to the premises OF the Core
ner MIR. II Oaks, in Fulton street. An inquest will b
held this morning, 10 o'clock At the Coroners Office
A letter found the deceased signed by q Patric
Lynch, New Utrecht Long Island and addressed Miss
| Manly, or Mauley, Aquaknok, New jersey.
| U. 3. COmmi ssiOner's Office.
Captain D,isccH An the for the prosecution
/ will give their testimony in this before the { ON
missioner. Their dispositions will be used at the trial
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