New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-09
ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
A RRANE WOMAN.

From The Utica HcvdId, lpyIa
About O'Clock last Sunday morning, q messenger
came TO Jailor Baker in the jail at Waterfowl, with
the intelligence that prisoner named Spencer wilson
was sick and wished MIR. Baker to bring him some
medicine. Mr.. B. did not hesitate to attend the
prisoner and brought him drink calculated 70 ale
rr,ate his pain Willie Mr. Baker was holding the cup
for the consummate villain 10 drink lfor Wilson was
fegning his illness) three other prisoners, named
Eddy, Ward and Mssic, stole slyly into the cell IN
their stocking feet Mr. BIS back being 10 yard theml
and seized him, bore him to the ground bsss him
terribly about the head, and abused him shatneialy.
One IL the wretches stepped on the THROAT OF tne
PROSTATE ailor, while the three others proceeded 20
gag and bind hm-not however, until he had made
sufficient noise TO awaken his wife, who, brave
woman sez.d revolver, and stationed herself at the
outer door leading into the hall, where she calmly
awaited developments.
pocket OF his wallet and the prison keys, and locking
him into the cell, cooly proceeded
ure, considering themselves now " all hunk, ss the
phrase is. They picked up their sachels whioh were
carefully packed flung their coats on their arms and
proceeded to the outer door for the purpose Of taking
leave. What was their consternation on looking
through the hole in the door, and Deholding eveied
directly at them ugly concsrn with SIX holes IN the
end of it, and little white finger calmly resting on
the trigger. Advance one step into this hall, said
the dencate, but firm voice, and you de-" The
villains quaied. "Come on, SAID Mrs. bsker Dut u
tn. first man who steps from that door wal shoot
This was more than the fellows had barssinsd
for. But one of them was cool and imPudent.
"Pshaww said he, you don't know now 10
shoot IT," Yes l do sad Mrs. Baker, IL
have been prscticipg this long timei II you
/" don't believe it you can make the trial." The
fellows were completely bafled. They retired for
consultation. With "A re efGement OF deviltry worthy
the arch end they returned with the intelligence that
Mrs Baker might take her choice-either to sse her
husbands brains knocked out to retire and lot them
pass out Here indeed was fearful tnal West
did the brave women do She qusiled not for An In
stant-her eye relaxed not its vigilsnce-her finger
trembled not on the trggerthere she stoed pointing
the deadly weapon through the iron bars Of the hall
before the door, and repeating her warning 10 the vi:
ains not to come forward step, ss they vsued ife
We challenge history to produce an example of more
glorious heroism on the part of q woman!
A messenger had in the mean time gone after help,
and it soon came in the shape of some of the most
resolute end hardy men in Wstertown, who speedily
relieved the little woman from her guard, drove the
prisoners back into their cells, and set matters ITO
rights"
The four men are now in chains. They ara named
II. d. Eddy in for g1snd larceny at Watsrtovn; OH
yer Mssic in for attempting 10 commit rape 10 kut
land; Lawrence Ward, in for burglary in Wstert0wn
and Spencer Wlson, in for burglary in Clayton -Four
more heaven defying and dsvlish wretches probably
Jefferson County boasts not; at least wo hope sol
Mrs. Baker is small, slim woman, with very ex-
pressive features in which courage and frmnsse are
displayed in the keen clear eye and the rcsolate lines
about the mouth. We asked her If she would really
have shot the men, had they disregarded her warning
She ssid Most certainly would Wouidsf yoH"