The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-11
ESCAPE OF WALTER s. LAND, THE MURDER
Err OF HANNAGAN.

D.,
Err OF HANNAGAN
The Norfolk Herald of Friday has the follow
ing:
The Court of Princess Anne having decided that
their own Jail unsafe depository for the pris
oner, Walter S. Land Charged with most afro
cious murder,) ordered his removal to the iail of
this city for safer keeping. Accordinglv on YES
terday morning, the Deputy Sheriff Mr. Henry
Lewis, having secured the prisoner in irons, pro-
cured Rockaway, to which he consigned him in
the custody of Mr.. Willoughbv Williams (of
hempsville,) an elderly of 55 or go wears of
age, while he Lewis followed behind in gig They
had not proceeded more than four miles, however
before Land suddenly and by most extraordinary
exerhon OF strength for a man in irons threw him
self from the carriage and fell headlong upon the
road, but immediately sprung to his feet and dash
ed into the woods. Mr.. Lewis having caugh. sight
of him as he rose from the ground, Immediately
gave chase. Twice he essaved to fire his revolver
at Land, but both times the cap exploded, and the
fugitive succeeded in making his escapein the dense
and tangled forest.
These, we believe, are all the facts of the case
They are hard to swallow and still harder to di-
gest. Our readers, however, must make their own
comments on them. But the most charitable con-
structon that the case will admit exonerate
the parties in charge of the prisoner, from the
strongest eensure for their neggence-the arrange
ment Tor MS conveyance being just such as he him
self would probably have suggested.
The Deputy Sheriff reached the city Yesterday
about o'clock, and in the course of the afternoon
issued hand bill offering reward of 500 for the
apprehension of his runaway prisoner.
The only additional items on the subject in the
Norfolk papers of Saturday, are these:
THE ESCAPE OF LAND.-The escape of Land charg-
ed with killing Flanagan, has caused much excite
ment IN the county and especially in the vicinity of
the Court Honse. The Deputy Sheriff and Williams
the special guard severely censured and various
reports are in circulation relative to the affair 1t
is certainly very obvious that much better plan
might have been devised to get the unfortunate
young man safely to the city prison, than that
which was adopted by the parties entrusted with
this prisoner.
His escape under the circumstances is net re gard
ed as very extraordinary feat. 1t seems to have
been only necessary for him leap from the vehi-
Gle, and run into the swamp.
We learn that Williams has stated that he could
have shot him after he started to rum as be fell over
stump in his flight but he feared that he might Kill
him, and therefore did not shoot.-Arqus
correspondent writes from Kempsvflle yes
terday, that W. S. Lands boy with his horse and
buggy passed through that village on their way
from Norfolk Thursday evening at 61% O'Clock It
is generally supposed that he will aim for this city
and remain secreted here until an opportunity IS
found for him to make a safe retreat to the North
believing that pursuit will not follow him in that
directon.-Herdid.
We understand that when Captain Mitchell ar
rested Land in this city, as soon as he found him
self prisoner, he asked the Captain to name the
amount of money that would set him free, and it
should be paid. The Captain replied that che had
come for his body and not his purse" Possibly
others may have had different views.