Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-14
RecaPture of Col. Cross-The Fugitive Saf
In Moyamensing-Ihe Old Fox Finds hi
Match

RecaPture Of Col. CrOss-The Fugitive Safe
In Moyamensing-Ihe Old Fox Finds his
Match
Col Jas Buchanan Cross says the Philadel
phis Bulletin of friday was last night recap
tured in the Twentieth Ward. and restored 10
his old quarters at Moysmensing prison. The
fugitive was traced to his lair after a patient
and careful search, and he was finally captured
by the exercise Of ruse.
II seems that on Saturday morning after the
escape Of Cross from the hands of Tipstaye
Porter he was rapidly driven down the Neck
for a short distance, when the wagon was turned
about and driven up town at a moderate pace
By this means the fugitive quietly sought a
hiding place in the upper part Of the city.
while the police, thrown upon the wrong scent
were searching for him down town. Cross went
20 a house in the neighbOrhOOd of Column
avenue and Broad st. whore he remained until
Sunday night, when be went to n small dwell
ing, occupied by poor woman, in n clGmp of
houses which stand back from Columbia ave-
nue., between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
The woman of the house, il is believed was
entirely ignorant of the name or character Cf
her guest, and she had no suspicion that the
polite bOsrdeT who was 10 be called for last
night was Col. Cross. A house had been rented
for the Colonel In an Out-Of-the-way location
TO which he was 10 have been removed last
night.
District Attorney Mann, who had come ND
AIOm DEduCu Oh the receipt OF lQtclil-
gence OF the escape OF Cross, took the matter
N charge and engineered it to q successful
termination. Through information received
by him from parties who were active in tracing
10 up, he learned of the exact location of Cross
yesterday, and of his intention 10 shift his
quarters last night. As the Colonel is a slip
perry customer, II was deemed best 70 lay low
and capture him as he was about leaving the
house.
Accordingly, last night the following named
persons left the Office Of the District Attorney
IL the family carriage Of the latter District
Attorney Mann, ex-Detective Joseph Mirkel
Detective Charles II. Smith Mr. BENJAMIN
Thomas, citizen, and the following named
officers of the court Of Quarter Sessions -
Messrs. Porter, Ashton, Barber and Maybew
The party started at s B o'clock and on their
road up they divested themselves Of their
coats, vests, collars, dc, and having rolled up
their sleeves, slOUched their hats and put
clay pipes in their mouths they transform ed
themselves, In appearance, into q party Of
laboring men. Mr.. Mann was particularly
successful in his metamOrphOsis, and he looked
IS thoRh he might have just finished a hard
days work at paving the streets. Some two
squares from where the fugitive Was concealed
the wagon, clothing, &c, were left in charge
of the coachman while the party sauntered
up 70 the scene of their intended operations.
II was necessary TO watch the DOORS roof
&c, Of the building, 70 prevent the bird from
again taking fight, and the parties engaged
in the hunt divided themselves into parties
and lOitered about in such q manner as 10 best
accomplish their purpose, and at the same
time avoid suspicion as 20 their real character
In front Of the Suspected house there is an
open common, and the disguised officers laid
about here among the jamestown weeds, keep
ing sharp eye on the house and all who might
approach or leave it,
While thus engaged an amusing incident
Fsnem rad FRgUn ha.h hra1
erty in the neighborhood, and who suspected
that the shirt-sleeyed individuals were after
no good, ordered them away They refused
TO 20, and he sent to the Twentieth Ward Po-
lice Station for aid. A small party Of police
officers were sent up, and they ordered the
men to leave under pain of being locked IN
Some Of them pretended 20 be drunk, and
they made that an excuse 10 remain about and
avoid a parIey Finally the District Attorney
took of his slOuched hat and facing one of the
officers demsnded If be knew him The officer.
almost doubling the evidence Of his own eyes
and ears, stammered out that he believed it
was Mr.. Mann. The latter assured the police
man that he was correct in bis surmise and
begged the party 10 Withdraw, as time WAS
precious. This request was, Of course, com
piled with, and the nonplussed policemen
made their way back to the ststion-hOuse.
II was now between ten and eleven o'clock,
and there were yet no signs of Gross, or Of his
shifting his quarters After consultation, ii
Was determined 10 make descent upon the
house, snd take the fugitive in his den. Guards
were accordingly set upon the doors, roof and
windows. One Of the party knocked at the
front door, which was soon opened by the
woman Of the house, and at the instant it was
opened, M Mann and several other officers