New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-15
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AND LATEST PARTICULARS.

tLl the missour Democrat
SPECIAL h'Psie" ." ON. March g 81 o'clock. p. m,
MCKEE & FIsEBAcE a. ~. and Col Buck,
isss 49, undertook to get into we cen OF tns
nr;sone- nv strAtagem. Breakfast "eS &c. a' -, H.
door in yes.eis of srger size than a. hall wss
convict refused 70 open tHe o oo' was done
" 1 - aud guards were on each
sJs ~ the cen but out of sight ana not,ohless. NJ
convict slowly opened the dobr nesy ,sss".5v ;r
' oh o,s,seu cried out TO Crabb the imprisoned
~nsvJ "a 6ott for his life. lie accordingly sprang
- ,Ls anenine Of the door, and at length dragged
bimse through, pat nos ooe ne os 'oJe1 ~ ne
DE- o,,,. When the poor victim was dragged ont,
h convict barred the door again and refused 70 yied
H. w.s then given few minutes for rehectl0n, anu
ihe rrba was sfter much lodging and effort TO get
GOT Of the reach Of the fire. slit By he rardea The
hal s,ryck hs SIX just below the left ear and ganc-
ing around lodged under the skull. He fell nstiatly
and visa dragged out of the cell. and was Thought 10
be dead but sOon recovered and talked as .ensoy as
any man could under the circumstances. AFTER the
convict was taken out of the cell, his knife about
eight inches long with double edge, was found
ia the cell aud his person was found also another
larger knife with blade four iDches ,ong. SeaoD'
the wounded guard was Immediately taken 10 the nos
pital and his wounds were examined and dressed by
Dr. Williams, the prison surgeon, and Auen. The
left lung found to be twice perforated by the knife
The other wounds were not dangerous. After bis
wounds were dressed he felt quite comfortable and
c0nversed very freely. He expressed sense OF his
dangerous condition but was calm and hopeful. His
wife visited him about ii o'clock today, and he bore
himself with much fortude throughout the interview.
His physicians consider his case very critical and that
the chances are much against his recovery.
The convict was laid on mattrass in the prison
hall lie ssd he hoped Crsbb would live, and in the
next breath said he had put fire men in the same fix he
wasiin himself
DR.. Nc Masters was present, and endeav0red faith.
fully to draw his attention to the fact Of his near ap
proach TO death. He exhibited no penence or remorseI
but said he hoped that God if there was any, would
-Srgiye him. He sent for one of his confederates
and ad vised him to behave himself when ne got out,
aud not bring himself to what he saw before hitn'
From the boats and passengers which cans down
The river to-day learn other particulars, Wnich
are only corroborative and not so full as the above
dSpatoh. It.. A..
II was said that everything was done during the
nsht to suyprise the convict int) capture but that
be was viglant and bloody from one minutes end to
the other, and amused himself from time to time by
prcking his victim with tbs point OF his knife Ii Is
not stated 10 our dispatch at wbsttime the convict
died but we learn from other that he survived
his wounds but a short time.
Il would, perhaps, be unjust 20 make any animal
versions upon the conduct Of the penitenary officers
until the details have been more fully furnished. But
from the facts before us it seems that more might
have been done to the life of the unfortunate
guardman, Crsbb. Why not have agreed to every
demand the vii ain sde aud then have shot him down
ike dog Surely promises exaced by such wretch
under such aggravaing circumstances are of no moral
force.
The pardon of the Governor ready. revolver
might have been placed in his hands, the money given
him and coee carriage provided, into which even he
and Crsbb might hove been placed; but undoubtedly
the moment would have come when he might have
been assaable without any risk to Crabb or any one
else. We shall await fuller particulars with much in
tert5t