Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-03-16

place, an announcement of which we had hy
telegraph. The Cowier's account is as fol
lows
"a convict named Hall, from Chicago,
who is now serving out q second term, form
ed the idea of acquiring his liberty in the fol-
lowing method He watched his opportunity
| shortly after breakfast, and when no other
! guard was in the hall surrounding the cells,
except Mr.. Crabb. whom he knocked down
and stunned by severe blow on the head
then dragged him into one Of the lower cells,
and tied Crabb's hands behind his back he
fastened the cell door by means of a stick of
timber, previously put in the cell by some
confederate, then drew huge knife from his
bosom, assisted Crabb to rise, put him against
the door, and threatened him with death un-
less he was allowed to 60 at liberty.
The most daring attempt was soon known,
and promptly brought Col. Buekmaster and
his guards to the spot. The convict threat
ened Crabb with instant death if any attempt
was made upon the door, holding his knife
within couple of inches Of Crabb's breast.
For upwards Of an hour Col. Buckmaster and
his guards watched an opportunity to shoot
him, but there being but one opening in the
door, and that quite small, he kept Crabb
'S'"SOh min anu NV OPCH4hS1 NJ
TINT he could only be reached through
Crabb's body.
Thus matters continued until noon, when
Crabb made some efforts to open the door,
but was Immediately cut severely in the
hand by the convict. During the day the
convict stated his terms of submission to be
revolver, loaded by himself, full suit of cit
lzens dress, 500 in money, and to be driven
OUT VI Town IN close carnage, accompanied
ny Crao0' 10 SUCH place as lie should deslg-
n maze al OF winch were OF course, lnadmls-
sloie' III the meantime, however, Col Buck
mag 'er procured pardon from the Governor,
70 Ge "seo at MS discretion but up to twelve
oiocN last night, no Information Oh 1t mad
ooe" gwen 10 the convict All DAY the
Sua'us were on the watch TO shoot the scoun-
"'oi otu as ne mao posltiVely declared ne
"o"lu XIII Craoo II he was not instantly Killed
niihsel' great care mad to be taken Tor fear he
mignt put MS threat into execution Craoo
naa no arms Whatever, the yard guards not
oelhg allowed to carry any, aud had nothing
Whatever TO defend himself from any attack
Oh the desperate.
ABOUT eleven o'clock last night, one OF the
upon change of nositions for fear IF shoot
ing Crabb.
The entrance to the cell is very narrow, the
ton Co. u pat9 IRON "!Ip small gra1iis at me
ana = s,,,. rl uooi oPeHo ~ aiu?'
bIe 70 90, ~ 10 ,'ll
foroo wy , u',ls ieas
tbis r,or,iI, - 70
inn +I,o ain55,, DS: 9io"4I W 0,io'
W. o,,+or7ai,,,d w. t:;n -
and tor of ,iil iie uaiu
r,sbad $50 IT, StI nv
tbara = 80
bis ,broo+ $40 o!aa,'t,o1 .
tbo+ do,th - ;,s...ti' -
Vosto.d,,, oS,a.,,4t,;,'. ~. -,
be dopo oo,;s;s,o,,,I,, ,,t., NJ
chance ,vo,,1d 49,, a.
r. hi,osoIf az h. o;+L ota,,a;o,o1- 49, ~
onor5 hat,,ao, ~, nI,a ' ~ ~ -
5o,rU ara;Tst ~ - W 10y
of sbot IL rrafo~oo5 - ~ f1oI;,,,-
~ Crobb h,I+ IA d.1iboratai, ,,Io,,aJ tI;s
o.thod 81 p''n II IiiiI
Crabb and ,hnr En- b;aais ',,Iass I
,,orao,,od ~ ,,,,,ou ato.aJ
Bofara ,r ta 49,,
49, LII -
~ i,;IIod >,
The above account closed on Monday night
at twelve o'clock. A letter written on Tues
dav o;ves the spale Of the affair 90 fol,ows.
$3.50 -,
'ir1 f5'ate ~ Pe4effs 'NAAs' IL "
master warden undertook 10 get INTO the
cen Oh lpe prisoner oy sta'agem' D[eaNlasV
was SCI at tne cell door IN vessels Oh larger
SIZE IMAM urinary ou' the CONVEX Ieluseu 70
open tne ooor uhtN the nan was cleareu'
W, Whlch' alter orlei cohs1l'aton' was uone'
Inc WARDEN superintendent, ana guards
were on eacl sue u, 'iie CELL oI' ou' Vi slgnS
ana Inotiohless' Inc convict slowly opened
tne uoor nearly enough 70 ADMIT the 1000,
"nen oio" U"i was Instantly iHSei 'eu' Inc