Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-30
State Affairs.

State Affairs.
ESCAPE PROM THE PESITESTIARy.--Two con-
victs escaped from the Penitentiary about 2
o'clock on Sunday night last and are now at large.
Their names are William Pouge, convict from
Lyncbburg, white man, 40 years of age 5 feet
7inches Highland Charles Jones alias George
Morgan white man, from Monroe county, "a
years old, anl 5 feet 10 inches high. Pogue first
released himself by cutting away portion OF the
door Of his CELL by means of small saw. lie then
unlocked the door Of the cell occupied by Jones,
and both being liberated they proceeded to room
in the prison where they changed their prison
clothing for new suits # course cashmere, such
goods as is worn by negroes; and with the ai3 of
pieces of timber found in the yard, constructeda
platform, on which they placed ladder; by this
means they gained the top Of the outer wall, from
whence they descended to the ground beyond the
prison limits. One of them escaped, unobserved,
the night being dark; but the other and
hailed to by the guard-not needing the sentinel,
he was fired upon but as no blood discovered
at the spot il is thought that he missed, al
though he gave one or two screams as the
gun went off.
Five hundred dollars reward, as will be seen by
fcred for tho apprehension Of the convicts now at
large.-Richmond Enquirer.
MURDER IN MANCHESTER. esterday morn
ing between three and four o'clock, man nam
ed Alexander Bradley, was brutally murdered by
four men in Manchester. 1t seems that party
of Irishmen had fight, when four of the number
rushed into the house where Bradley was sitting
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ed an attack on Bradley and man named White
head the proprietor of the house. Whitehead
escaped; but Bradley, being somewhat intoxca-
ted, was merciessy beaten with sticks and
stamped until the anger of his assailants was
moderated, and they left the house. Bradley
died in two hours utter. He was noffensive
man, it is said, had no acquaintance with his as
salants, and was, in no ways connected with the
party engaged in the fight near Whitehead's
house. Two Of the men, who committed the as
sault, have been Unidentified and arrested, and are
now in Jail. Their names are Phillip DIVER and
John Disco. The other two named Garry and
Craughlin are still at large.
TRAYER AND WnsoN.-A petition has been
numerously signed in Augusta county for the
Communication of the punishment of Trayer and
Wilson to imprisonment for life. They are SEN
fenced to be hung ON the 9th of January. The
Staunton Vindicator says:
'tOne day last week, when the officers were ar
ranging the irons Wilson, it was discovered
that he had been attempting to effect his escape
by means of an old razor blade. He had succeed.
ed in dsplncing some of the facing TO the door
and extracting several screws; but had made very
poor Roadway towards accomplishing his object
Trayer and Wilson both still persist in their
innocence. When the chains were being placed
on Trayer, he remarked: That is the very way
| desire TO go to heaven--in chains"
BURNED TO DEATH-A servant girl belonging
to }. l.. Burrows, of Culpeper Court House, wal
burnt to death last week by her clothes taking
fire.
FRE.-We learn from the Cupeper Observe,
that the stable and granary belonging to DIR. Tai
iaferro, of Orange Court House, together with al
his grain, provender and two horses, were de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday week.
CORPORATE SUBsciBTIoN.--A large majority
of the voters of Woodstock KAYE signed peti-
ton to the Legislature to pass an act TO permit
the corporation to subscribe $4,000, to the Ma
nassas Gap Railroad.
RoBBERs CAUGHT. Several negroes belonging
to Thomas Cartmill, of Botetourt county, have
been implicated in the robbery of $500 from Mr.
Hutchinson at Buchanan, in October last, and
lodged in Jail.
City Council.