New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-10


'sas en- INST, before the Bergen 70. oyer anu :
o. 81 chief ss Justice Green presiding .,
80 IN, tia, the plea Of insanity "as aoiy con
We rN' 30 counsel for the prisoner, ana replie1
Sc'eo Wngh, on the part OF the sta'e' ne
. BY oe"' bours dehbeTation, returned a'efuic'
~ ~" 'o,,y. Oh the ground Of INSANITY
nsg BARON TREScK-ExTRAoRDI-
'os-Tz> True Amsrson Of TUESDAY morn
%" ne following account OF a fei''@' A@'''
= trenton state Prison
1'h Of the NewJersey SAFE rflsoil nG hn,,r
~ bIss, ESCAPED from his cell at an cary houi
ssngnc ho ,,,,ng IN the most extraordinary man
9 NODds, LED The cell Yesterday, IN company
,S We -, fofherS who, with one dccolu' pro
sfh JUDE .s1 manner IN which the escape was dC-
.ognce9 y ne most extraordinary on record III VIZ
'0inp" The prisoner occupied one VI nc 80 cbaiy
safe i.Sd,e wing and was engaged IN tas cudl.
. ne m s. He had taken up part OF the K i =.
ispsrih.d duo down perpendicular depth Oh zen
y Tho foundation wall Is dOOut eIN "a -, "a
4 EEL Ice Ne Durrowed under the "au ar dr'h,
DE- sIS[ ~ the ground. on the OUTSIDE. ile
De slliS'. 'rto The ward Of the prison. Ihen' oy
1 fouzn. M dder made OF pieces OF rope ana Oeu-
'neS a 10 Eats rom the bottom Of ms onnh, WIN
t1f Apo 49,, erd made Of mails ne scaled inc ou'-
~su lie hid TO throw the lduoei " 'lo ~
tooIs caught in the coping ana atei ,e5
ION he reversed ms iaddef, anu le' h'i'i''i'
ne OUTSIDE . .,c,s,oo The floor
ln.vered wi,h about TWO car. loads OF arr anu
He must have been engageo SOM r. 'i - lad
-, his ARRANGEMENTS. \ course ol ssono r ~
IsI1s -, under the floor of the cells. lhese
1Dena'ey "a and nut on ms bunk and carefully
NeSo,er with the bedding a box when Was
mefe' cell 10 put shavings IA, was hlled with
20 .as,y mach ed and covered with shavings. ne
n the work bench was also nicely htted WIN
gnVn .ones These materials mad evidently Deen
ooad sT hy night. before Sunday night, and after
AZ IT, for somc time IN this way, the boards were
NIL, ,eplaced and every suspicious thng moved
~, he ysy. IL was an easy matter WIN chhif-
- sbay1ngs and cane, 10 conceal during the ody'
Nv ey,dence of ms operations during the previous
ghe 49, night he doubtless felt himself prepared
Va , b,m.ef through and 10 all appearances
"a u,th almost incredible industry. The Dig
~ss performed with "A bed screw, ana tmn pieces
sssosrds were used for shOVcillng up the dITt
n@adxt thrown out on the cell floor was put there
".".day after SIX O'Clock In the evening-the hour
tasnbihe cells were fastened for The night. Ater
90, down sone FIVE feet, he made ladder 10 get
IA u, ol the hole win The dln. lie Carried llc
80, nail To which he had rope attached. Al
s.,;sg the pail full he came mp with stones IN
S,,S and after depOSltIDg them carefully on the
~. ,u,sd I'D the pail fun OF earth. One can
ok imagine how by such slow process ne dc-
,,sh vhat he did Every thing had To be done
- Sreat rau,lOn as the least noise would reVcrDe
80 ,broush the corridor and would be heard by the
,.smen The keepers themselves are perfectly
son,shed and regard the fea, A. almost Impossible
n. adder Was doubtless FIRST made ana cOnceaiec
ing tbsd ay. II was made good and strong and
owed considerable ingenuity.
uoe repreSenied 40 rather desperate character
rsxs in the State Prison before, but IN conSe
nsree0 his youth was pardoned out. lie Is no"
nj, lswarS of age, and was seniencedto the Prl>ol
n, lsit OF June. 1850 IN the County Of Essex
l,sugears for mlsdemcanor and larceny. lie Is
tr,hIeol Newark About SIX months ago he mad'
I snilar attempt 10 escape rom the cells IN tn
Leaving He was discovered, however, before IN
H3mmenced ms excavations, by the attention
psof the keepers having been directed to III
'u,hboard which he had lOosoncd. He was then re
spdio the middle wing
B,ore he left he wrote on the slate hanging IN IN
these words
Nov bid farewell TO my country,
And al my companions that leave behind
For you will never see my face sgaln.
A hong ~ the sun does SHINE
Ne had coolneSs enough II appears, 10 attempt
Oic eiIIsen before his departure. On the wall h
apalnied With charcoal and red chalk, variety q
slisome figures. underneath the principal one
,hrh repre- scented beautiful target, he had dra"
eiieis
IIherty's wanted
By everybody
lfewsrd OF nny dollars has been offered for ht
5preh,nson 4 little gir, II II sad. saw htIn abou
Wight running III the direction Of Lamberton, an'
rasionaly looking back.
" There is much complaint OF drouti
tbs State The Delaware "a Trenton has no
anW low for 30 years II can he easily forded "a
falls In consequence of want of wafer IN
lk mn only one third time