American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-02
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

Escape Of Prisoners from Jail. Yesterday
morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, dur
ing the absence of Mr.. Sellers, the Warden of
the Jail, who was attending the City Court,
two prisoners confined in the Criminal Ward,
No. |, named John Thomas and Henry Haag,
managed TO escape. Thomas and Haag are
two of the notorious Gipsey Burglars, who
were arrested short time since by officers
Hays and Snyder, on the charge of nnumera-
BILE burglaries in the vicinity of the city, and
against whom the Grand Jury have found
some thirty indictments, each. Mr.. Sellers
had been more than ordinarily careful in regard
to their safe keeping, and had given the De-
putty Wardens especial charge in regard TO
them; to watch them by day and night, and on
no occasion 10 let them out of their ROOM
Yesterday, however, during Mr.. Sellers alb
sence at the court, and whilst the other Depu-
tics were busily engaged about the institution,
one of the Deputy Wardens, named Morris
Reach, permitted tho two men to come out of
their rooms, and converse with their wives,
who are committed on the same charges, in
back porch, and instead OF watching them,
permitted them 10 be alone for a short time. .n4
Making use of this opportunity they obtained
plank in the back yard, and placing it against
the north wall of the yard, succeeded in as
cending to the top, and from thence to the
ground on the outside and fled. No alarm was
given by the prisoners i'll the yard, confined as
debtors and on peace warrants, although it IS
inn possible for them to have got out without
some of these who are always loungng about
the yard, having noticed them. 1t was full 20
minutes before their escape was discovered,
and consequently they had a long start. Pur-
suit was instantly made by number of officers
tln k,,t LII
them had been discovered. One man answer
ing their description was seen passing through
the enclosures of Green Mount Cemetery, about
the time they escaped, and another man an
swering the description Of the other, was seen
by persons at work on North street, pass
down the bed of Jones' Falls, as far as
Monument street, and then go out the west
direction. No person was known to have
escaped at the time, or they would perhaps
have been arrested. No blame, whatever, can
be attached to Mr.. Sellers, as it was against his
positive orders, that they were admitted out of
the room, and all the blame must necessarily
fall on Mr.. Roach, for his inexcusable careless
ness, in permitting them out of his sight. MIR.
Sellers has promptly offered reward of 5000
for their arrest, out of his private funds, and
will take care that the same deputy has not
chance of repeating SO careless an act. Thomas
is about 80 years of age, 5 feet 10 inches high,
light figure, and red hair, and has double
thumb on one hand. Haag is 80 years of age,
feet s inches high, of light figure, and red
hair. Both fled without either hats or shoes
and stockings, but being such expert adopts in
roguery, will no doubt, soon re- lenish their
scanty wardrobe. The reward offered will be
found in our advertising columns.
Emigrants. The number of emgrants who
arrived at the port of Baltimore, during the
month of September, was 1885; of which num-
Der SO were from Havre; As from London; 50
from Liverpool; l52 from Amsterdam; SO from
Rotterdam; and the balance 1919 from Bremen.
Very few of the whole number have remained
in the city, but have gone to the Western
States.