New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-05
NEU-JERSEY ITEXS.
ESCAPE: OF DONNELLY FROM JAIL
HIS RECAPTLRR.


James =. Donney, convicted Of the murder Of
Alber. s. Moses, at the Highlands isst Summer, aud
sentenced to be hanged on She 9Th Of this month
bu. re,n.ieJ by the Governor until the 18th
escaped from the Freehold Jail on Sunday night about
10 O'Clock. He made his way rapidly a. possible
in the direction Of Keyport where there sail boat
in readin to receive him. His escape was soon dis
covered and pursuit instituted and he oyeraken
arrested and taken back to hi, hold quarters and
heavily ironed.
The following account OF bis escape and recapt're
J., from an extra Of Tie Ao1inosh N. j.. Inquirer:
"FREEuoLD, n. j., Monday Morning.
Jan. a. 1853. !
The murderer, James p. Donnouy, confined in the
Monmouth County jail, under sentence Of execution
on Friday next for the murder Of Albert ). Noses at
the Highland, the Sth Of August last effected bis
Escape about 10 O'Clock last evening The watchers
employed 10 guard the Jail for the night Mr.. Obadiah
Iamberson and james Brusnehan. had not entered
upon their duties when the escape took place
"Their attention was FIRST attracted BY hearing
noise a. q door had been shut in the jail part, while
they were sitting the front room of the Court House
which il occupied o stting-room by the family OF
the TAILOR. Te jail is Immediately in the rear 81 the
COurt-House.) They at once went there, and found
the door of the prisoners cell locked a. usual Upon
hooking around however, they discovered the iron
dCoy leading to the jail yard slightly ajnr, and at once
,urmised that the prisoner had made his escape and
IMuediae,Y entered MS cell 10 dsce!kHlu.
"There the bed presented rather m unusual ap-
pesrance bolster having been placed so a. to give
the appearance Of & man lying asleep. The cnain
with which he had been confined was a1so ioun1 IN
tho CELL having been cut and left there Inc cell door
had also been unlocked, "a well rs the heavy door
oueDng into the ia yard which ID ncosed ~ DICK
wn abOnt fourteen feet IN hight ~ ;,
"A PIECE OF wood had been placed against this wal,
leading to a w1dOw.sill, from which the top was
reached and ladder had been placed against the out
D. hich fha
To 10 This time this is the last trace OF the prisoner,
80 far as we have been enabled to earn;
"As soon as it was found that Donneuy was out me
alarm was given tho Court-House oeL rung' ana tne
citizen, of the village gathered to learn the fact Mse'
sengers were at once sent to Jamesbpg to telegraph
70 New-York. and TO Keyport, ana Oh tne a r
PORTS at which it was thought probable .as .na ~
;yr Hirht seek to leave the country. All agree tnat
ne m,, have Ind outside help and that the affair had
been ski!fuliy managed throughout. ,.,
1.-THE chain, about foot in length, which coupled
the prisoner. LEGS, had evidently been cut, ana me
pieces carried cut Of the jail probably s,"ehsd as
fastened a Longer chain, reaching TO the door OF tho
cell. where i Wa fastened with l~k. had
"No blame can be attached TO the Slernl, sno luz
sd,rt.t very possible precsution Ia prevent 40 es
60 am,lo,ied watcher enjoined n rigid surVeu-
'ance ,rd been scrupuolsly careiu oi tne prisoner
duriuo the whole term of his eonhDemen'' NO ono
here censures the Sherh. ~ Ca, erw
ino - % tbe time the escape must have been
made but Discovered nothing "rono'
@i nonAsILT HEcA?TURBD.
ups r, o'cLocK.-Donnel!y has been retaken.
=, -, ,,,,,yed between this village and Keypor,
nv Ma.srs, Lamber.on and Charles Conover, who met
p},o on s,.t. They had been to Keyport, and saw
boo, ..,ndrg ami or a1d being satisfied that this
i,,puded 10 carry him AVA they set out tOsesrch
.or h,r ard ne, HIM near the residence of Mr.. John
W Herbert. When told 10 stop be paid no attention,
has Kept waxing on till Mr. henderson took hold OF
him, pber he At once gave up, and was brought back
20 iii. place. Tie completely exonerates everybody
connected vita the jail OF conniviDy ct his escape,
and Ony regrets that he did Mt roach hs boat once
ss.r.y, on which he thinks he could not have been
TAX ~. lie -als he had team engaged TO take him
awsy. bat thei did not come: that be has spent
gr-a, amount of money in the attempt. which hos 90
sgnury faiieJ and boasts Of his ability to pick any
oJh or Jail, He appears TO consider his capture
eo,. o; whom he spess in the highest terms OF sdmi'
r,tion'
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