Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-12

DoNHELLY's ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE The New
York Herald gives the following singular ac-
count OF DOnnely's $50 nearly successfully attem pt
10 escape:
He managed to relieve himself from his
shackles almost before the very eyes of his kee
er, and while they stepped into the ante room
attached to the prison for few moments. he un-
locked two doors bv means of false keys and got
out into the yard. BIZ means OF 4 plank which
he found IN the yard, he succeeded in scaling
the walI 3Dd getting ont into the open LOT sur
rounding the Court house Ia humping from the
wall lie injured his back so severely that he
could rot move Tor several moments. In making
his escape from the YARD he met with unex pFctPd
opposition IN the shape OF dog, who attac KID
him IN the most savage manner The aniInai
was soon mastered; however, and once more the
prisoner was at liberty.
As he passed along the main street of The vii
iage he stopped several OF tue villagers and chat
ted with them upon the then all absorbing topIr
OF his escape from prison. lie kept mp this CON
VeFSdtlon 30 hS To lull suspicion. After getting
ou' Of the village hr took six grains Of Opium a.
a Stimuidnt He then turned f.uIn the road side
and taking oil his boots aud sioc kin.s ,teeped
his feet in brook The opium OF which he
had taken tnoie than the usual quantity opera,ec
too strongly, and the consequence wa, that h.
fell into dep sleep, which lasted more than
two hours. When Le awoke he took Ia the road
ana resumed his journey toward Newport W hir
passing the toll gate. about two miles from rec
hold, the %atekeePeTs, who had heard of the es
cape OF the prisoner, recognised him and CALI d
a strategy. lie turned back. and boldly facing
| the men, exclaimed, at is pretty thing il a
gentleman cannot pass along the high way with
ont being insulted The eff ,ontery of the fuuj-
| tive was successful. The toll keepers b-gg-u
his pardon for making what they supposed was
grievous mistake, and Donnelly pursued his
Journey with increased vigor
When within a few miles of Middletown Point
and when between two high picket fences Oh
each side of the road, he observed A wagon ap-
preaching him which he underworld to avoid
but could not. A few yards before him were two
va IONS loaded with pork. which were being
driven to Keyport by German. Finding there
was no hope OF rluding the vigilance Of the men
in the wagon that was fast approaching him, he
decided TO jump upon the rear pork wagon and
endeavor To pass of as the driver thereof Tn.
German was driving the wagon in advance and
did not notice this movement on the part Of Don.
nelly. When the wagon containing DonnelIy'.
cdptors came along, the German was saluted and
asked what time Of the night IL was. His reply
being satisfactory, their attention directed to
the sham driver in the rear wagon. They asked
him some simple question and were about driving
OF without waiting for answer, when one OF
them detected Donnelly pulling his hat over hi.
eyes. THIS movement led them to suspect some
thing. They stopped their wagon, jumped on,
and secured the prisoner before the latter could
fully realize his situation. IL was the intention
of Donnelly's friends to secrete him al Newport
for some weeks, where il was arranged he should
cut his hair, shave off his whiSkerS aud disguise
himself i'm womans attire. He was then to enter
the service Of Il friend in the capacity of do.
mestic until fitting opportunity occurred fol-
his safe deliverance from the United STATES.