The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-10-01
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF A PRIs.

+ REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF A PRIs.
ONER.
Edward Holt escaped from the Trenton
(N. j. Jail on Monday. in remarkabl.
manner. He had taken up part of the
floor of his cell and had dug down per-
pendicular depth of seven feet The
foundation wall is about six feet below
the surface. He burrowed under the wall
and up to the surface of the ground on the
outside. This brought him into the yard
of the prison. Then. by msans of lad
der made of pieces of rope and bedding,
and the Stats from the bottom of his bunk
with hooks on the end made Of nails. he
scaled the outside wall He had 10 throw
the ladder TO the top-the hooks cahgh;
in The coping; and, after reaching the
top. he reversed his ladder, aud let him
self down on the outside. A course OF
stone is laid Immediately under the floor
of the cells. These were removed. nut
on his bunk and carefully covered over
with the bedding. The digging was per-
formed with bed screw. ana thin pieces
of boards were used for shovelling the
dirt. Az the dirt thrown out on the
cell floor was put there Oh Sunday after
six o'clock IN the eveninG--the hour O.
which the cells were fastened for the
night. After he got down some five
feet. he made ladder to get in and out
of the hole with the di,t. He carried the
dirt in a pail, 10 which he had rope
attached. After getting the pail full.
he caine up with stones in his hand, AMI
h.. Il .al he fit
the floor, pulled up the pail full Of earth.
Everything had to be done with great
caution, as the least noise would re,er-
berate through the corridor and would BE-
heard by the watchmen. Before he lett
he composed poetic effusion of four
lines, and on the wall he painted with
charcoal and red chalk variety OF hand
some figures, under meath the principal
one. which represented u beautiful target.
he drew in letters Liberty is wanted by
every body
TRAGIcAL.--An affrav occurred a f. "
days since at Eaton O., between a Nj.
Gill, and Mr.. Seymour, resident emgin
eer of the Hamilton and Eaton Rail
Road. the particulars of which are thus
! detailed in the Newcastle Courier:
The particulars of the occurrence az
we learn them, are that Seymorc had
been paying his attentions to the Gaugh
ter OF Gill for some time, and that the
Father OH Friday learned tina. his daugh
ter had been seduced, aud would shortly
give birth TO an illegitimate child. In
the evening he went to the Hotel where
Seymour boarded and invited him i'm
friendly manner to accompany him 10
his house. Seymore went. and Oh arriy-
ing there was told by Gill what the situa
ton OF his daughter was, and that BE-
Is. must marry her. A long consul
tation followed, in the course of which
Gill left the room, and returning shortly.
with butcher knife in his hand, advan-
ced unobscrved upon Seymour, ond
struck him desperate lick across the
lower part of the abdomen, making an
incision of about four inches in length.
and cutting entirely through the lining
membrance of the bowels. The dcspe.-
ate man was interfered with at this
stage by his wife and daughter. who part
ly succeeded in wardng off his second
blow. which was aimed at the throat of
his victim. and which resulted In
frightful but not dangerous wound.
across the left side of the neck. Sey-
mour succeeded in escaping from the
House, but faint from loss of blood, was
only able to reach the next house, where
at last accounts he was lying in a most
critical position On Saturday his ply
scicians had no hope of his recovery.
but on Sunday, the symptoms were some
better, and the change of weather was
regarded as highly favorabl to his rec oy-
erv.
P. S. Since the above was in type
we are highly gratiied to learn from Ea-
ton that Mr.. Seymore is getting along
beyond all expectations, and that his
physicians pronounce him out Of danger
RUM.-A record kept in New York
shows that the deaths by deliriOm tire
mems and similar causes in that city. for
the last twelve months, was so, Only
a portion of the dea tbs from intempcr.
ance is reported by physicians. who. out
of regard TO the feelings OF families, gen
orally report them under the name of
apoplexv, congestion of the brain, &c
The most of those on record are reported
from Coroner's inquests and hospitals.
With this view Of the case. the $50
deaths above stated may be taken as the
record Of $50 to $50 deaths during the
twelve months. To these may be added
a large portion of those who are Found
Drowned " and we shall have from, SOo
TO 600 from intenperance every twelve
months. But there are scores of acct
dents which occur while parties are in