The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-20
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

MURDERous AssAULT.-PRoEABLEF F ATAL TERMINATION
Our community again shocked yesterday by
the tdngs of murderous aray the wharf of the Nor
folk boats, foot of Concord street which will doubtless re-
suit in an agonzing, premature death of young man
named Jno Adams who resides Eager street. the
York road. 1t appears that this unfortunate young m an
who is in the employ of Mr. Francis Cautice huckster
and who engaged at about o'clock in the afternoon
in receiving from of the boats lot of vegetables
signed to his employer from Norfolk was involved in
dispute with his assaant Jno. W. alias Wiggy Wharton
who similarly engaged with Mr. Alexander Duncan,
huckster. Adams had placed of his boxes upon
wheelbarrow belonging wharf purpose
conveying them to the wagon in waiting, when Wharton
demanded the of the weelbarrow first, insisting on
the goods upon being removed therefrom after
words had passed between them, Wharton proceeded
the boxes from the wheelbarrow, when he was
pushed back by Adams, who claimed his right same
from first possession. Wharton here drew clasp knife
with blade inches long which he plunged its full
length into the body of Adams having entered the left
breast just below the nipple. Adams Immediately
treated when he followed by his blood thirsty assai
ant who continued his thruss until he had also cut him
severely in the left side and twice in the left arm.
running short distance Adams fell from exhaustion and
being carried n by, Drs Clendenin Emory
and O'Donnel were summoned to his aid For several
hours they applied all that professional skill could devise
for the relief Of the sufferer but late in the afternoon he
removed to the Lombard Street Inrmary apparently
in rapidly sinking condition. from the internal hemor
! rhage which had taken place.
Wharton about making his escape, when a gentle
man from Norfolk arrested and detained him until
senger brought officer Coulson to the spot He then
delivered to his charge and being taken before Jus
tice Mearis, committed to jail await the result of
Adams injuries During the afternoon Justice Mearis
proceeded the spot and took the deposition injured
whose account Of the affair is entirely conrmatory
of the particulars above detailed Adams who is about
thirty years of age is of family, having wife and
two children, who were summoned to him after the
deporabIe affair when their grief at thus behoIdn the
husband and father, who few hours previous had left
them in good health and spirits lay weering his blood
was such as to awaken the feeling of sympathy in the
and the of
all who present Those who witnessed the assault
represent it of most brutal character and totally un
| provoked.
| ANOTHER ESCAPE FROM PENITENFIARY.-During
Sunday night last supposed between hours of II
and II o'clock convict named Charles King, made his
escape from this institution He sent there the
23d of February, 1885, for term of years and
three months for the robbery of the residence of Mr. Car
ter Hail. West Lombard street. during the summer of
1885, and for the shooting of watchman Stone, while
tempting his arrest. He confined in cell No 49, in
the south eastern portion of the dormtory the first
floor His escape was effected in the following manner
He first procured lot of old clothes which he wrapped
around the bars of his CELL and also spread about on the
floor to deaden any sound which might from
his operations from the falling ANYTHING floor
He then commenced cutting through t6e iron bars of the
cell with small made of clock spring, which was
set in frame about inches long similar to an or
dinary wood frame; in finishing his work, he must
have used and broken four of this character
pieces left behind denoted this fact In this way cut
through two solid iron bars inch half in diane
| insert mans head.
This done it was necessary for him to remove number
of bricks from the wall outside the barred window; for
this purpose he used the beam catch which had taken
from his weaving loom which he mufled and by which
he priced the bricks from their places The window
which he escaped is about seven feet from the ground
which reached by means of rope manufactured by
himself from cotton warp he then passsd unobseryed
the southeastern portion of the building, around
| to the north western part OF the WALL which he
faGa a by % means n OI sa m rope ro thirty m feet long
one end of which there fastened large iron
with cotton warp That portion Of the wall where
he escaped is about twenty feet in height the rope he
used was found hanging ON the outside of the wall yester
day morning. Kng was 20 years of age, was born in
hazel eyes, five feet nine inches high and slightly marked
with small pox he had the fore finger left
hand between the first joint and the thumb No clue
yet been obtained of his whereabouts. He had nearly
seventeen years yet to serve in the penitentiary.
INcEYDIARY FIRES AND THEIR OBJECT-The arbitrators
appointed to estimate the amount of damage stock
goods occasioned by the partial burning building
the of Euaw and Mulberry streets which
during the past week. have made return of their award
the insurance company and state that out of loss
owner of the property of $3.50, only $27 damage
stock caused by water, the flames not extending
the store room whilst there loss of S342 by thu
stealing of goods from the premises large majority
the fires which occur in this city the result of ncen
diarsm; and apparent from the evidence in
that the incentive to destroy the property of citizens
is to to the authors of this species of crime more
favorable opportunity of exercising their ievish propen
stes and avoiding detection whilst engaged in their
farious pursuit Another instance, in illustration of rh
truth of this remark is to be found in the fact that tw
arrested at the fire which occurred SATURDAY.
morning, with property in their possession which ha,
been stolen from the premises where the fire occurred
The rigid enforcement of the provision of the law provd
ing for the stretching of ropes the durn
the prevalence of fires and the exclusion of all person
except the remen from the burning buildings will doubt
less remedy the perperaton of these depredations AM
tend to diminish the number of incendiary fires in ou
city.
D THE REVENUE CUTTER HARRIET LANE.-This steamer
few days wit
guished excursion party and proceeded to Wash
ington returned here Saturday last now lies
Henderson's wharf where she will remain two O
three days Her commander, Capt Faunce is a Bait
morean, and selected Baltimore a coang station wit
the additional purpose of visit to the home of hi
: youth.
THE ''IsLAND QUEEN''-This steam fire engine wa
again yesterday afternoon at the Baltmor
and Sharp streets, when she threw inch quartz
stream distance of 195 feet. The trial was, howeve
l. premaurely brought to close by some arrangement