The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-10
Great Jail Delivery 1T Rochester.
EXODUS OF THIRTEEN PRIsONERs--rHE JAILOR ovEE
POWERED AND LOCKED UP.

Great Jail Delivery At Rochester.
| EXODUS OF THIRTEEN PRIsoNERs--rHE JAiLoR OVER
| PowEhED AND LOCKED UP.
! from the Rochester American, Nov. IL
We have to record this morning the escape from tho
county jail in this city, by violent Means thirteen pri.
soners The affair was managed by the prisoners with
consumnae adroness, and It is probable that tho plot
has been hatchng for days. every seemed 10
have his place and duty assigned him, aud the revolt
evidently carried out on regularly organized plan.
In order 10 understand the whole thing the reader must
know that las always been customary county Jail
10 select two the qaietcst and best behaved pr
soners TO act as halt keepers These have variety
OF duties 10 perform and act in general overseers Al
SHUTDOWN every evening they lock their fellow prisoners
in their cells, when tines in turn locked up by the
aer or turnkey In the morning the same routine is fol-
lowed. The hail keepers first unlocked and they
sent round TO unlock the other cells For time past
an athletic negro named Joe smith, who charged with
attempting TO commit a rape on German woman in
Chill asst spring, has acted as principal haikeeper, and
I lie had for his assistant man named Kelly
Mead. Smith has behaved in q most unexceptionable
ever his in carceraton but appears that
! he was only ''payng possunn after ALL for he one
of the rugeaders in The plot executed last night Kelly
does not seem TO nave had anything TO do with tho mat
ter and he knew Of 1t at ALL had desire to escape.
About five O'Clock last evening, Mr. Bascom, the aer,
called through the from the office TO the hail keepers,
directing them TO lock up usual The all went TO
their cells and the doors were closed Smith went round
ana pretended TO make everything fast. After he had
done So Kelly the other halt keeper, went into his coll
aud was locked in Mr. Bascom then called for pail Of
water and Smith gave him some from the pump 10 the
hail. after which Mr. Basson went in for the purpose Of
locking Smith up There doors between tho office
and the interior Of the prison The outer made OF
heavy wooden bars strengthened by iron rods running
rapsversely through them This door admits ato
small cage like apartment four five feet wide, and d.
Iecy opposite is the iron barred inner door, which Is
secured by heavy paddock the outside.
Mr.. Bascom locked both these doors behind him,
entered the hall, Smith took him to one side and
whispered in his that of the prisoners had been
trying 70 dig through the wall from wn the priyy at
the opposite end Of the jail, and invited him 70 90 AMI
examine the place He stated that he had piece OF
candle in his cell which he would light FOR the purpose
The canole procured, and Mr. Bascom went to the
privyy, preceded by Smith, who opened the door sud-
denly and the draught created put out the light Mr.
Bascom took match from his pocket, and was in the
act OF rubbing against the door, when Smith, who had
fallen back little, suddenly seized him around the body
and attempted 70 thuIst him into the pryy struggle
ensued Of course, and s probable that the aer would
have oyerpowercd the negro, but the latter received
reinforcement in the person Of Charles Dune, one OF
the fellows indicted for stealing quantity of honey On
county, bringing it here for sale. This fellow
who large, powerful man, had been standing con-
when he law that Smith was likely to fail in putting Bls
com in confinement rushed 70 aid him. He seized
the aer by The throat and the latter borne down,
his assailants falling tnpo him. Ia a moment mor
he flung violently in the privy, and the door was
closed upon him and fastened outside by means of
basp aud staple attached to il. All this done in
mach less time than IL has taken us TO relate It, and Mr.
Bascom had no opportunity to raise an alarm After he
was shut up his utmost efforts were unavailng to make
himself heard the door is very heavy one, made OF
two thicknesses OF plank. Mrs. Bascom, therefore, sat
the office while the struggle went perfectly uncon
scicus Of any thing wrong Smith 8 next step was to
CeJ tain whether the Office clear, aad finding that it
contained nobody but the lazy he Immediately liberated
from their cells those Of the prisoners who proposed to
join in the light, aud Mrs. BascOm presently aston
shed by the appearance Of the whole at the iron
door, demanding 10 be let cut Much alarmed, aud in
ignorance Of the fate OF her husband sho refused and
armng hersct with stick Of rewood stood on the de-
tensive The rogues INSIDE then procured paddock with
which they reached through the CRATES and pounded
the paddock securing the inside door, by which means
they soon sprang the bot and got into the wooden
was fastened by q neavy lock on the outside. The
villains brought bench from the hall, which they
hatfc H., III, lab cd
and after few vigorous efforts they were SUCCESS.
fuMrs. Bascom in the meantime using her stick Of fire.
those who ventured within her reach When the door
was forced, however, she wae obliged to beat retreat,
leaving the scamps 10 make the best of their way of,
which they lost time in doing. The work Of forcing
the door occupied four i've minutes during which Mr.
Bascom's little son and another boy IN the jailers
poy, attracted To the spot by the noise, and learn
ing what going off to procure assistance. Ono
OF them met some rshmen on Exchange street, but they
refused to to the Jail at ALL and before aid could be
| summoned the prisoners off,
| Mrs. Bascom's FIRST business, after the exodus was to
look for her husband, who liberated from dur
ance and Immediately set on foot an active pursuit She
rf Smith soon arrived, and every effort was made to
trace the runaways. Nine Of them known 70 have
| proceeded TO bridge at tho head Of the island over
which they upon the premises Of Mr.. jacob An
derson, and thence into Exchange street. The other four
Of through street Those n who wan
cover Of which was foani an excuse for the
haste with which they were moving. Some distance
from the Jail they met young who asked where the
fire was, when the negro Smith, who with the party,
said there in the river that direc
ton. The young man toward the river also, when
Smiths guilty conscience caused him TO fear pursuit He
| dropped bundle Of clothing which he carried with him,
and, without stopping TO pick up, continued TO run,
greatly TO the surprise Of the young man, who at
loss to account for his behavior until he afterwards heard
Of the affair Mt the jail The clothing returned to Mr.
Bascom The names OF the prisoners that escaped are
:. orren Van Bnskirk-chargcd with highway robbery.
Ihs fellow broke ont OF jail ago next December, in
company with Manly Lock and twelve others. He has
made great deal Of expense to the county and trouble to
the officers District Attorney Huson has been prepared to
Try him several tines but Van Busxrk has succeeded
always In getting the case put the term pre-
+xt or another was intended 70 try him ut the last
oyer and Termner but the court allowed him to play the
| Old trick over again.
Lorenzo D. Aeain-Larceny and forgery The arrest OF
this chap on the Newark draft ia 80 recent that
our readers know all about Charley Perkins, who was
arrested for perjury in connection the CASE did
not dc was fousd locked up in his CELL all right
Joseph Smith (colorcd) -At.empt to commit rape He
was inc hall Keeper and Mr. Bascom quite anxious TO
Charles Dunkle, Lyman Johnson and l. D. Mitchell
Grand larceny. They stole lot Of honey in Ontario
county together. Dunkle is another for whose re-
| capture the jaier would be especially thankful
o H. Rosenkranz-Iarcepy and bgamy This man
TOOK trunk full OF clothing from the depot
city, and arrested in the house of his father in law
at Bath, by officer Sherman. Afterwards turned out
that he reoced in the possession Of two He is
Charles Grager, or Cregan--Grand larceny He stole
horse wagon and quantity Of hams and butter from Mr.
| David Gosnel--Grand larceny. He drove of DR.. Ell.
woods horse from front Of house on St. Paul street
| He arrested on bench warrant, Saturday.
Edward Hughes-Burgary. This man is desperate
character. He arrested some time since at Buffalo,
by Chief Of Police Kosney charged with being concerned
| In the robbery Of Freeman Carkes house last year.
William Burk-Burgary aud larceny Burke broke
into the Canal Collectors office at Brockport and stole
| some clothing.
Hamlet Dooley-Attcmpted 70 commit rape. The case
originated in Brockpor and the complainant is young
/ girl Of that village.
Joseph Standardization. This young is charged
with burning barn belonging TO Mr.. Monaghan. He
has been tried t~1ce for that offence, and once
ior setting IRE 10 the Jail On the last charge he was
acquitted.
lHE TREAT EAersRs.-In Mr.. Cumberland's let
Yer !, the Mayor, which published yesterday made
~ d. bn o We time nt which y Ia proposri for tho