Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-10-18
GgTY AND STATE NEWS.

GGTY md STATE NEWS.
\ Bold EscAPE OF \ MURDERER FROM THE
PrxIrES1IArY- Some months $50, n q drunken NJ
fay on 18th street, sh2cusa!;c. named Nathaniel
Sunderland Stable and cut ut with hs knife poor
crippled eoUn;rymam Of liz. named Pa; Goblet, who
died iu>t?p;y of his wounds. Sunderland tried
70 escape, III: arrested, tried and convicted and
sen, need 10 u wears Imprisonment - :ac !cn.te.-
tary While in our miserable jail, he and some
Others. ~ smart peTccpvcEess. managed 10 escape
Sunderland however, beng addicted 20 !!qGor. got
drunk. bo.,toi Of having u-ok.n jan. aCG VS. at
rested III Caroline county sud returned To IM!. !!c
boosted tha, no prison the U:.!:eL Stale, should
hold him. and Tor some :imc back w..S arranging
plans 20 set on; OF the 'c:.i,e,ti"ry.
The fellow escaped ciIaimgiy, and the Only Won
der 10 Us Is that the !a;ero: guard 81 ;Ac Pcnent.-
~ did NOT see him sr>! 0r!:A: moonlight night.
Sunderland and convict n.iHvd Edmond '" csson,
native OF Southampton county. We're occupants o.
the same cell &i.I employed III the >A"e-naE!ns de-
partncnr. For some time back they brought GUaE;!-
lie, oil hemp aal INK thread from tia; department
,pthcr cell o.: which they twisted and plated i.ne
ropes OF the StroHge>: kind. Hy communication
with the outside. SAGdrgaC! w.S furnished with TWO
finely tempered :-'-edsc aieN made - steel, IKE
watch sprL.. BY tA.~ :arauS he saved through the
iuci!--qcare iron bars OF las cell window and made
an opening i! III, body From A;5 WIDOW % the
ground WAS distance % % Is,t over which Ec IL:
himself down by 4 doubled rope about o'clock on
Satur day morning. NvsSyn also accompanied him
They passed through the yard = Tie centre Of The
WI! OF the leaitcatiary building wi:hou; tHe
interior guards having seen thc'a although ii w.s
doe moonlight night. Here, Uuigr SHADOW OF = !G!n-
b:r she'd. they made u ladder out o. blanks aMi rope.
aaG Sunderland having fixed fast i!aIeH rope - lc.
himself down 10y from the toy o: ;Ec wall, boldly
in?"Ged and w%s !e';.n; h.',st dow" on The other
side Tor freedom.
wh..e thus engaged the sya:'ics t!e state Guard
o N . t,.l -
did hot hit HIN =; :L"t distance. Tie coayie;
gained cuc ground and -; III. Will" ::e guard,
corIn- - discipline, were Tc..oGGnc and could no:
follow HIM. il!- companion. Nc>."a. heac!n. tic
shots. Eai no: the courage 20 noun: the wall and tfy
20 escape, although tie had good chance 80 he
went and gave himself W 70 the Interior guard and
said that he had % act under Sunderland. under {"
threat that the latter would Ill! linn L nc did NOT aid
him. The hc!gh, OF the outer wall i ~ feet. The whole
plan Of escape was ably and coUragccC>y managed
by tae convict Sunderland bG: the chance, are much
IN favor o: his be!a. rcarrcs;c, unless lac had his
modes Of disguise well arranged. lie = a man OF
grca. desperation and vicou-ae.s 10y innate habits
and training. The Governor has offered reward q:
one hundred dollars l"! III, apprehension. See ad-
ver;smcmt in another column.
!: is complained Of T.; the keeper o:t.e Hemitcm,a-
~ tha; he aS not sufficient guard ~ lis premises
TIE FORGERY Case OF EDWARD AEGGNTISE.-
The of this very cunning and fraudulent money
raising ung nan came M Yesterday before the C!r-
cu!: Court Il Was o'e %! Tie shrewies: iinarcccr-
Ing and confidence gaining games on record. The
prisoner la, sharp intellectual, h,'>ncS>-ic !.rc-
biological Development j. about % years .. az. halls
from the North. is native lacr.cG. but prIgticri
lis frauds chiefly III tue SrG:a. There are r>e> uur:
Standing aga!GS: him III South Carolina. since III,
Imprisonment, the prisoner who Travelled auLyr ul.
mcroG> ritG,sSy has fallen away. and Yesterday look
cd tt.;n. pale AID carc-worn. lie Was defended ny
John IL G!.!nor, E>4. This u.Gn -t.l.i,S charged
wiki felony, inas'nuc rs On tic @i;!l o! February,
lsje, lie dad forge certain order Tor tac payment Of
q chec; purpor;ing % be the order Of Paul * Linton.
dawn Thomas Whytc, their attorney, Oh the "a
change Bank OF Virginia, 81 PetcrsbUr: tor Si.lp9
PAYABLE - currency bearer, and 10 be La.cd Feb.
2i.l, 1853 That the said Argentine did. in the city
Of Richmond, Oh said day utter the same II true
AID genuine check. knowing the sane 70 he forged.
The evidence of the witnesses IN TIL, !IIIy &c
Condensed H. follows
Z. j. Foster stated that in February. Argentine
came int tie c..cc o! Finders, Sut;o" 4 Co. with
check Tor $500 drawn 10y Paul * Hinton and marx
ed good" by A. L. Archer teller. which w:.!y-,
paid. Anew days alter prisoner !c.Gr!.yl with u-
o,her check for $1,000, which also paid. About
ten days again prisoner returned with check Tor
s3,.Vu, wh!cA was also laiI-a L.iu, endorsed
good by " l.. Archer teller. \ irw dry, after
ward, Argentine returned with At check tor :;.lnr.
s!.ucd by Paul IL Hinton AND marked good ay =.
l.. Archer teller This check was paid bat on b..
IL, sent over 10 Petersburg for collection was pro"
VESTED, ans. u "b- pronounced y IoI-ci.
Tie other witnesses were William Il. Taylor 4i.i
TIgs Nhytc The latter pronuE,ed the las: checi;
forgery, and not signed by him for Paul * Hinton.
!he former recognised the prisoner the mau who
did some money operations with Ladef~, sutt"a &
co
The jury, afer a br,i consultation. rc;urucd = ver-
Diet Of guilty. aud Sentenced him 80 c. ,ga.S con-
tnement IN the state P,niieatury. Tie prisoner
heard ts sentence with studied cont o':sr and per
maps. let e.! a. moving from ..ser.i'a !. 10
place OF more active exercise. Iii, counsel made
motion T. -: ASIDE tile verde; and 70 gran, . rgv
trial, but the motion WAS nve,ruled.
Tho Prosecuting Attorney, l.. Ia1ewcii. ESQ,
manages his with good Gp.i %: lead ability
considering that lie La, only ir, clothed himself IN
Lis maiden suit o.. Cga.rE,gryat., Attorney In ;h.,
Court.
IIrsrNGs CouEr. this CoaYt was
occupied with the trial Of Joh:. L. FAVOR ,or shoot.
ing and killing Vim. Graves. OF til, o;.y An able
defence TO make the matter one OF jN-tiaGl:c r,u-
slaughter the ground OF sclt-deicacc w, made by
the prisoners counsel. The Court. however deter
mined 10 send the prisoner for trial al the Ccait
Court, and refused bail. Taylor was rc''antcA 10
jail.
In .hc Commonwealth case against J. T. Ballard for
keeping M ordinary without license, lie was fined
thirty dollars. This i rather queer case st !aw,
"E!Sh demands explanation rs 20 the mode 81 liccns
ias.
The Two boys VIM Corners a:l John Croni.,
Saarsed with breaking into the house Of jas Thomas,
IT. t. comm; e:;y larceny, we've sent o Tor trial
Q! t!4e C.rcGi: Court.
koot. Howard was appointed guardian al i.tsa 70
the Ean; eai.arc:. o: tie Anderson family.
CIRCUIT Corm. Alexander Burley, man
Of disputed s;1'gs "t color. between White and
black, WAS tried DAY before Yesterday { r killing.
white man. named Delaware kcr>,y. hy :, trr,nsr
dous blow .. biz clue Oh tho kali l,Tr.: :, ,ry,eS
The jury after being confined a.! night. olrirr, =, ,r,
prisoners counsel stated j; case o. ryol,rry
inanslaughtcr," acquitted The rrsa,c. hy a"J;,,',
him not guilty Of the xii ing OF the >lid Kr;,-[
y Hot!t peos9Mi was entered III ;hc following, old
cases:
Jos. Elam indicted for felony i'll ,tabbin. = woman.
Charles NJ Brown, for felony: John Bowen, Tor lar
ccny: John jackson, tor larceny. These accused
persons have long since gone ot 10 part, UnEE,wn.
ont oi the clutches Of oar law.
Sentence will be passed OF the prisoners to-day,
and some other matters
CIRCUIT CorET.-Cap,ain Bailey. for embez
cling wheat entrusted to him. was sentenced TO the
Penten;iary Tor yca.. john H. Melton. for
shooting l.. o. Sims, was rcaIdcd 20 Jail ill next
term. The argument made by counsel in favor OF
The ;orgcr, Argentine, was continued. Tie applica-
t.on III favor OF Samuel Peters will be heard next
Wednesday. George Roysal aud NJ. :. Randolph
qualified as Attorneys At Law in this city
Another instalment of $4,000 has been
paid to Mr. Washington, within u few days