The Lambertville press., 1860-07-18
From Milford.

ESCAPE OF FIELDS. Quite an ex-
citement was caused here on Wednes.
day by the arrival of Sheriff Thatcher
and the announcement that I u.
Field, indicted at the last term of the
Hnnterdon Over & Terminer, for an
atrocious assault and battery on j.
z. Arndt, with intent to kill had, on
Tuesday evening, scaled the wall Of
the Jail and escaped. The particulars
as given by the Sheriff, are as follows:
The usual custom of the Sheriff has
been to allow the prisoners during the
day the range of the yard, and at
night to lock them up. On Tuesday,
the day of the escape, owing to the
Sheriff being engaged in getting in
bis hay, they were left out longer than
usual, and when he was about closing
up, shortly after 8 o'clock P. NJ,
Field was among the missing. An
examination showed be had left the
SherifF'S dominions by mounting lad
der, made by two boards pinned to.
gether with four wooden pegs; the
ladder being placed on topsof chair,
and the chair on top of q table, which
latter had been carried from the jail
ard placed alongside the wall After
reaching the top, he had descended BY
the help of a rope, manufactured from
his bed clothes. The rope was found
lying loose in the yard Of the jail and |
from this fact, and some others, it was
evident he had been assisted in his
work. Up to this time, SO far as |
am aware, no tidings have been heard
of him. Many here, however, though
somewhat disposed to censure the
Sheriff for not exercising more care
over the late prisoner, are willing
nevertheless, he should continue at
arge, provided he will only, as now,
to be among the missing.
A SELL-Many people without
thinking or seeming to care how much
.rouble or expense they put their |
poor dupes to, are continually indulg- |
ng In what they call good thing, or
} clever joke. As a case in point,
one day last week, as g young man
gas passing through Glover Hill on
lis way home from a visit to this
olace, Milford, he was stopped By q
stranger and asked If he was looking /
or work. He said ho was, but as
he stranger was in quest of carpen-
er, and he was only g blacksmith,
hey did not come to terms. Before. |.
hey parted, however, he told him he
Knew three frst-rate workmen, car
3enters,-giving him their names
living in Milford, out of employ, and
whom be thought would be glad of q
rood job. The stranger seemed de-
lighted at the information, thanked
lis informant, dropped his tools and
york, and hiring o team, made
'tyGight soake for Milford. Arriving
ate in the day after hard drive, and
covered with dust, he hardly allowed |
himself time to clear his throat with
/ cool drink of brandy and ice, before
le made inquiries of his landlord
whether the men he sought resided
lere. He found the names right and
he men here, but 10 :! on pushing his
INQUIRIES further, he found instead of
heir being JSrst-rate carpenters, two
we're taiIors, and the third, wheel.
right and that he, after his loss of
time, expense, long ride, dust, etc.
etc., had been most shamefully sold. |
DE- FIELD HEARD FRoM.-Just as
am about closing this uote, / ain
positively Informed by captain Of
canal boat. that T. U. Field came
aboard his boat, she " Wilhelulina," ]" |
of Bridgeton, about dusk, Wednes-
day, at Esston. He told the captain
be stopped at Milford on Tuesday eve-
ming, and saw his wife. He was very
tired and slept all night and portion
of the next day When he came on
deck he asked for q razor, and with it |
removed every hair of his once some.
what hairy face. This, together with
his dressing in pair of the capital Is
cast of pantaloons, and an old slouch |
hat on his head, so altered his appear
ance. that none, without great diff
Guilty, could find any resemblance in
him to bis former sell. When the
Capt. on Friday afternoon, left the
boat at Catasauqua, on its way to
Mauch Chunk, Field was yet aboard. |
If this story is true, the Sheriff may,
if be is smart {? } yet bring him into
court. More anon.
Truly Yours &c,