New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-08
c.sE OF MICHAEL CANCEMI.
suvRCME CcURT-CkovIr-June 7.-HefoEe JSass
W. WRtcHr.
pao,ja At Michael CangnL

The case came Up for its third trial to-day psnei
~ 600 Jurors was in attendance and tho day was
son,umed in bearing excuses swearing the jurors aud
uues.ionipg them TO whether they had f0r.ed VI
expressed an opinion relative 70 the guilt or Inocence
of the prisoner. Shortly before oclocy the P1"'H
was nearly exhausted and only five Ju pre- nao ea
found competent to try the case 10 SDusS
m additional panel Of 500 Jurors rep.rnsoie o-n
Ard an .rrort will be made on Tuesday mannS 10
complete the Jury. Judge MnP OF; oeV'e wnoH 'n0
caas will be tried s from the IN I'd ldIeel pss'5t
Canoer,i w.s in court dun ~ the day, end uisin-
taiI ed the came c5mpcsu'o 'h'cn C"a' "'V' ~
on the previous trias
S,,oR DAN AT Observation-Disclosures ESCAPE
ar pptsoyrRs PROM Sing SIsG.-On Sunday night
Sailor Dan and snotks notorious fellow named James
Dol.n msds their ape from the State Prison at Sing
Sing IN the folowiT. manner; The prisoners above
named were conf Ied in different cells, thosgh beth
Engaged 10 toe lame kind Of manual lsber, aud it Is
supposed that lille at work hey concocted their plan
of escape. Aeir cells adeined each other, and their
frst work sesms to have been to pry or cut hole
through the wall in order that they might act In con-
sert. HsvSng in this menner got together they next
proceeded 10 Zip up large jack screw, which by some
means or other they had contrives to carry pecemeal
10 their respective cells where it was secreted nnder
their bedding. They hsd also taken up scraps Of hemp
from TINE to time, and had manufactured rope over
one ksndred and fly feet in length.
A number OF strips Of wood were laid across each
other on the cell floor, and platform staying thus
erected top Of which the jack screw was raised ana
secured The rsscsls set to work in good earnest,
and by means of the screw succeeded in raising por
ton of the roof Of the ventators. the roof
was now gained the rope hauled out of the cell, and
one end being securely fastened to a stanchion the
other was thrown to the ground the outside Of the
all he parA1 n
great and very strong. Theroguss coon low
cred themselves to the ground and babe adieu to the
prison home. At early hour yesterday morning the
escape Of the felons was discovered and pursuit at
snce ordered by the Warden.
The f1Rityes were traced TO the prison dock
fwhere they stole small row-boat), thence across
the river and several miles into the mountains when
fheir tracks lost. The boat which had been
stolen from the prison dock found floating 10 the
river near the opposite shore. The supposon that
the feons set out for this city and two of the deputy
keepers arrived here yesterday and notified the Police,
no order that watch might be kept at the various
landings. In the event Of the rogues again taking to
The river and coming down in small boat, the Harbor
Police were put on guard
Sailor Dan, it will be remembered, was concerned in
The rape and murder of Teresa Sptzen in Greenwich
street last Fall, and sentenced TO ten years i'm
prisonment
Doan was convicted Of burglary in breaking into the
Iated States bonded warehouse in Greenwich street
hast Wister He attempted the life of the Officer by
yolng large slab Of marble upon him from the top of
fight Of stairs, the Officer a. the time being on his
way up to arrest the fellow. The Officer narrowly
escaped with his he and obliged TO discharge his
revolver at the rascal before he could bring him TO
terms.
The facility with which these reprobates made their
escape and the fact that nearly cart load Of rood
jack serew and one hundred and ty feet ofrope
taken into. he cells Of the prisoners without de-
lection display vast amount of carslessness CON-
pfcity on the part of the keepers, and the matter
shsuld at once be made the subject of searching
investigation by the State Prison Inspectors.
PR PooDLEs IN DAyGER.-The usual dog law for
the Summer into operation yesterday, and resulted
in 26 members Of the canine being brought to the
pound and disposed Of by free application Of Croon
water. The arrangements for keeping the dogs while
IN the pound during the day, and subsequently drown
ing those not redeemed much better than they
were last year. There quite rush at the pound,
toet Of Thireth street. East River Of parties in search
Of their pet and pOodes, about the time fixed for
sealrg the fate of the and not very happy
family of four-legged nuisances.
Our columns contain advertisement of the sale,
on the 23d inst, of lots in Atchison Kansas This
town, formerly the focus of Border Rufisnism, has
been bought up by some smart FreeState spectators,
whe cay it will be the chief city the Missouri River
The Salt Lake trains already start from there.
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