The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-21
CITY INTELLWENCE.

Discovery OF TIE MISSING CONVICT AT TIE PES1TEy-
TIAEY.-As has already been announced in columns
on Tuesday last convict at this institution named
bert Enders, missing, when the prisoners were sum
moned to supper, and although constant search has
been since kept up by the officers of the prison. inside
well as by number of police officers throughout the sur
rounding county not the least trace Of him could be dis
covered until yesterday afternoon when his hiding place
which in the bake house of the prison discovered
by the warden, Mr. A. D. Evans He had previously been
employed in the bake house. when it discovered that
he had manufactured from carpet materials and
also secured budgeon, with which, as he confessed
when detected, he intended kill the night watchman
and scale the walls by of the rope From that
time to the period of his being missed he engaged in
the weaving department He convicted some six
teen months since in Prince Georges county upon the
charge of attempting to kill and rob gentleman named
Higgins, at whom he snapped pistol upon the highway
and was sentenced to term of ten years
The whole enclosure of the prison had been as was
thought thoroughly searched preclude the posi-
by his being concealed there but nothing being dis
covered outside justify the inference he had sealed
the walls the warden yesterday renewed the search and
taking with him vict named Outt he again examin
ed the bake honse and finding side of the oven n
hole which had previously been as recepacle for
ashes but the mouth of which was now filled with lind
ling wood, he directed Ohutt to the same and
search the place lie here first discovered three suits of
clothing, lot of rope lamp, water buckets &C. as also
gng from the hole when he discovered Enders living in
box which had been sunken in the bottom Of the same
The warden ordered Enders to out who finding that
his plans baied drew knife and attempted to
the arteries of his which prevented by the
den knocking the knife of his hand was then
and restored to his old quarters The effects of this dom
BILE Imprisonment had well nigh exhausted him. his an
pearance indicating great debility. Circumstances at
tendant upon this discovery justified the belief that the
principal baker, convict named Michael Funk and
another bakehouse convict named John Schuman were
his accompces as bucket of fresh water loaf of
newly baked bread found in the hole. Both these
parties have been placed under and sentenced
the chain and ball. As to how the clothing came
there is mystery its appearance indicated that it had
been there for time 1t is supposed that Erers and
the bakers acting in concert an, were mil,
awaiting the cessation of the extra watch that has heen
kept about the enclosure since the formers dsappeaane
when they designed securing the single watchman Of h
clothing rope and other necessary articles thus in read
MILITARY VIsIToRs.-The New York National Guard
which composes the Seventh Regiment of that ctv have
determined pay city visit their return from
Richmond to which place they will escort the remains of
ExPresident Monroe early in July In accordance with
the Of this determination the Baltimore
City Guards under the command of Major Josepb War
ner, bed meeting Friday night to arrange for
their reception and entertainment whilst here and their
preparatory action is indicative of determination to do
this in which will reflect alike upon our Gibbons
and military They contemplate should they meet with
the aid necessary from citizens tender them
grand banquet the Maryland Instute-thoueh II Is
than single military corps could justly be expected
to do, Unaded to feast six hundred visitors They will
reach here on the 9th or 7th of July and is expected
they will remain two days.
The steamer City Norfolk ofthe Savannah line sailed
from her wharf for Savannah on Saturday NJ with a
fair load of freight. W.