The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-31
Attempted Escape from Fort Lafay
e;ie-Thc plan Discovered and fras
frated

Attempted Escape from Fort Lafay-
e;ie-Thc plan Discovered and fras-
frated
Daniel Lowber, one of the prisoners now
incsrcerated AZ Fort Lafayette on charge Of
having been bearer of dispatches 70 tie
rebel government. attempted his escape YES.
terday morning. under circumstances OF a
most peculiar character. For twenty four
hours previous TO the attempt. three suspi.
cious looking vessels had entered the har
Dor and were lying TO near the Tort. one OF
them approaching 30 close 10 the per ns T.
cause the sentinel TO warn her of. The hour
chosen for the escape was between one and
two in the morning The prisoner had OBJ
tanned n KEY with which lac unlocked the gra-
ting of one Of the port holes. through which
he made his exit carrying with him a new
tub, clothes line, his valise AMI lie rreser-
YER, and bladder containing a gold watch
and forty seven dollars in money.
His plan was to have placed TIE valisc 10
the tub and with the life preserver about
him, throw himself into the stream and GEEK
to gain one Of the vessels
The vigilaut sentinel had been a.chinc
the prisoners progress from the moment al
his starting. but allowed him 20 Get ~ far
IS the pier before haiii.g him. F.ndinS him
ssf discovered Lowber offered the sentinel
the watch anil money % allow BIN The rfivi
eye ~ retuflsng - tie fort and say aothing
'rm.f 81 -llle THIS was uaff.at
'crily refused. the s.bsifel arosasinc nc gar
risDu ~ once.
Lieut.. Wood Who i IN ccmmsnd 81 ,i.e
post. Immediately beat % arms. The rris-
oners were assembled and the roll calie-l
showing every nan % De there Inaler
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der gnsri The fact that ono ofihc sasri
cious vessels had drawn near tie pier &; tac
same hour Of the attempted escape sss dom.
muricatel u Lieut.. Wood by Sic sentinel.
and boats crew Of soldiers. headed b, the
lieutenant IN person. put OF IN a bc4ss sea.
boarded ani se,xci them Al The vessels
were thea tsken up and anchored under the
guns Of tho United States steam cutter e bb
under command Of Lieu. Graham. Lieut.
Wood reports thsi the commander 81 the
B.s6 treated hm chaFlisil'y. aud nas d'spc sea
seemingly. not % Asst b ~ Ia the detention
Of the vessels twas onlY up9n tho IL ear
ed assurance Of Lieut.. Mood i',at thee cram
were o. highly suspicious character. ana
be declaration that be wouid hold chem
himself TIA; he conld induce their ieieeiiou
How Lowbes obtained tho means bg which
lie hoped 10 escape j. vcf rsVselv CA
Saturday a Woman had icca aliowef r. PAS.
into the fort on Iretence 81 seeing her las.
band. and i = surpassed she mts hfts ilr
nishe3 them.
lsowber was arTested 81 detective King st
Crcs;ine. OHIO. a short sine sinre - fhe
charge - above stated Wien iakea back
into tie fort be SAID o. tie 81 CO. h,ts
tried - escape. and have fsliesI r fr.f
passed TIE pis'. ! should have been sfer,.pr
towards Dives lard ere ih.s ara s serss
sionisf bear, AMI soul " ,ep Want e. aal
hettcr one. soa un1sf - ftl. sr. .a.n
Forf f.afsyrrfc
Ehe prisoner : bsgthrr e. Cat
los bee. ues eaIima4.il- ihe IS sefe...
cutter ii-er. ris.ci pi'es l.,st1cea fhe SIRE
ofre ihc f'fis na l s cute
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