The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-03

HONORA SHEPHERD. HOnora Shepherd for
some years past has been celebrated in this com
munity for the expert manner in which she passed
counterfeit money. She was connected with all
the principal manufactures of bad money, aud for
many years succeeded in passing large amount of
counterfeit money, and euded The eye of the police
until at last she was like many other rogues, com
PEELED to submit TO the process of law, and SEN
teuce Of several years imprisonment was the result
During tins imprisonment, 1onora played her cards
remarkably well with the directors of the prison,
by pretending to have become very religious, and
in fact perfect reformed Christian consequently,
soon becoming the favOrite Of the directors and
keepers. After this term Of sentence, twas sup
posed upon her liberation from prison, that HO-
nora, who was still very good looking woman,
although not quite q saint vet supposed TO be re-
formed individual would refrain from visiting all
her old associates, and said TO have gone out
West to continue virtnOus ife-nsiead Of which,
HonOra soon found her way back to NewYork city,
| and was hailed by her associates as a woman Of
great skill in the art of passing spurious money.
| In fact, she was looked upon queen among
| them. II was not long before new issue Of coun-
| teriet bank bills was issued, and HOnora was en-
] listed by her former associates TO undertake the
passing of them. number of these bills were
passed on druggists and at grocery stores, which
| finally resulted m the arrest of HOnOra second
time, on the charge of passing bad money. On
| this second arrest Honora was convicted, and re-
! ceved a sentence of seven years imprisonment in
the State Prison at Sing Sing This was last fall !;
and since that time up to last Tuesday evening,
Honora has been in prison. On that night, how
ever, Honora was engaged by the matron to pre-
pare some clothing for prisoner who would be
discharged to-day Saturday. All the prisoners,
except Honora and young girl by the name OF
Caroline Smith, were locked up in their cells for
the night. About O'clock that evening, HOnora
and Caroline opened side door from the prison,
while the matron was asleep, and escaped on the
main road During the day, this door is projected
oy one Of the guards, but at night the guard is
drawn OH These two prisoners wandered across
the fields and woods during that night, until about
the break of day, when, observing barn near by
they took shelter therein, in order to secrete them
serves during the day. as it their intention Il
travel the most of their time during the nighttime
fearful OF being detected. farming man. wht
happened to be hoeing corn, unobserved by them
saw them take refuge in the barn and recognizinl
the prison clothes, concluded Immediately that tbeI
were both escaped convicts Instead Of going Il
the barn to ascertain the fact he started or or IN
prison and gave the information, Two of IN,
guards returned with the farmer. and on enterint
the barn and turning over some hay, thew foun,
the two escaped conviets fast asleep in each other
arms. They were captured again, and conveye
back to prison, where, it is presumed a more vigil
ant watch will be kept over their future action
: while in prison. Honora said, on being captured
/ that the opportunity offered for escape, and tn
temptation was too great TO be resisted but still
she expected to be arrested again, although nc
until she had had some short time p undergo glo
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