New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-26
THIRTY CONVICrS ESCAPED FROM THE
STATE PRISON

We are In receipt Of information from the captain
Of trading sloop called the Maria, to the effect that
between g and O'Clock this morning gang oil CON
viets numbering at least thirty. made their escape
from Marine island, near Corte Madeira IN schoon-
or Of Elk or eight TINS burden.
TIE captain saies that be hsd been lying nj anchor
cf the Island during the night aud was just preparing
to leave, when The sound of cannon attracted his
attention TO the State Prison works aud the aiore.
mentioned schooner, which was standing directly for
the sloop with fair wind and all sails set, besides
the aid OF cars.
sf.w moments another shot wso fired from the
Island and then another both directed at the scho,n-
I,whch was going through the water with great We
looity. When about hny yards from the sioop the
Of the schooner altered, ard the captain,
BE- says reCog the character Of the passengers
by their gNb he thinks there must have been thuty
oil them.
A launch and aocw started from the island in pur-
salt Of the schooner bat, judging from the distance
Tie schooner had gained and the rapid rate at which
Tho was sailing there wss no possibility eiovertak'ng
tho fueitives. Even ny News, Dec. -.
gAe late State Prison Erodus.-For the psrtlcu-
lars Of the eecspe Of large body OF prisoners eom
The safe Prison at Carte Nsleira The Eua,ng Jour
sel in inCebed TO Gen Estil. From the best that
IL known Of the matter here IL appears tbs az about
O'Clock yesterday manning, az the state prisoners
quai-yi9g stone at Mare isIsnd were proceeding TO
their SeIk in a body, sixty of them made rush
for a email sch ooltr lying at the wharf, and exceed
ed in tak.2g possession Of her. In tbs struggle be
tstn The prisoners and the guards about twenty Que
They pulled her exactly behind saother vessel sailing
IN the barber and by koepi,g aer in that position
prevented The guuDers ifsm tr'sg on them. Inc
people on tho other vetse tsom curiosity, ccmRg on
deck in scCh way that the guard Teuld be compelled
20 rsk killing ,aem IL they iced. AEler driftiog and
pulling aboafour hundred yards the tide placed them
m range, WHEN the first csnpOa en- !, mlssuy the
seseA some t@o ees; al the second IRE being loaded
rnh grape, ate was h; several sho. psssing through
me fahks of the prsseners did execution. IL is
ssa soue were ,hroSn overload, supposed 70 be
sL'eo; Inc hind sbo. missed and che ggard placed
the oher prisoner IN their cells aud pse esred 10 fol-
low the iustves IN whale. boat kept fa- that pur
pose.
The prisontrs in attempting to Escape, seized on
Capt Pullsm. first aSsstaxtcsptsin OF the guard
and took him into the vtsse, with them in order 10
prevent The guard from fdng This did MOI. no ssyer
have the cesssd effect, for the guard, some of whom
arc the beat uasrksmen in the State sescted their
men. sno made .<rrible havoc. Capt. Pullam was
shot through the hand and arm before be would ask
the guard to essse tier FIRE, when his request Was
complied With. He uss taken 10 Contra Costa with
~ and left where lie s. remains, severely wouod-
o.. Ger. Esffll is fresty concerned seept sin, lie