Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMENrs TONIGHT.

Succr-s bui rngag' mcnts recently IN the " 'et'Tn
cites. ana who have received most fatt-ring
testimonials 20 their histTioniC merit where
ever they have performed, Viii make 'hrir hrst
arpcaIan q t"-i;igfIt at FoSd's Thratsr, IN the
affecting On anna of the ssWilJv CopSg.' Mr..
Ccu;,;,-yk ap,,ears As -"I.uke Firlding," and
Miss touiGock - ''Rcee.
WAsuINGro> THEArRR,-I sabell, Cubas
appears tonight H. '.Hamet,' 49,, Aime." and
mi .lhi:tl.,"' in the "Frgnch Spy" In this play
Cubss Is laid 10 equal either Madame Crlesr
or Mr. Barrymore. She will also execute
thrs charming Ganers Poe;lhontaS, or Ye
wher-is Mr Chapman will anrear. and tho
dashIng ON di,nn- Miss Fanny Brown make
her first appearance.
fiE1vER a TRTATEI.-Ano,hero pportunitr-
and the iast-will I've given hi, evening o: Vii.
Messing tie play II East Lynne" Miss Wvst.
ern, IN her character OF Isabel" is ably suv,-
ported, espa. tally by Mr.. l.. =. Barrett. whose
~ eNS"i!ed. The coid-biooded sad.cer and
ohsumma.e man OF the world is portrayed
VIII truth TO nature truly unsxceptionabie.
-GASTER5CRT HALL-PerciyA adds two
stars ~ his airrady brilliant list in the persons
ot-fior'nce Rivers, the pretty danseuse and
deefee Edsen, the .ca.aedian and comic vocal
Sutherland rsUaain:a while longer and OWN
to the general request Of the Canterbury ~.
irons The per ioITnaEce OF The "Gipse-'
will be continued. Lay;
CRENoTsSE fIRcrs-N'-
new features AT his ,o, nrodpc.. manu-
hasb~A at gr~~ rIrcu, thiI ,rasL I'D ~
~ - expense 10 prepare thrm in
1De ptionablr manner. Prominent anon z
I" FEATURES will be the historical .prctacIe
OF the meeting OF the sSoyrrriCns of Franco
and England, or The Field OF the Cloth of Gold >,
performance. 49,
IAN ATTEMPT or PRISONERS TO ESCAPE THE
CoCNIf JAu.-i.ast Friday nigh, eight pris-
oners, desperate charact ~, in the county iail
made an EFFORT 70 -seape, which hut for an nm
t %snsI incident, might have succeeded. This
lQeNtelt was the of ~
pdAsd, not On duty, who happened to be in the
guard room engaged in conversation bc1ood
,ne usual Tune. In order that the public may
know what kind of a crowd had conspired IN
enrct their escape, we give their name and
The crimes for which they were Committed
Jehn Thompson was committed to Jail for
touri, OCTOBER 18th, on the charge of stealing
IN, by Justice Walter. He is an impudeni
fellow, and notorious thief: and was carried
10 prison IN irons when committed. His coun-
tenanCe and head denote a villain of the most
desperate character.
John Smith wa sent TO jail by Justice Clark,
September I'd, for stealing gold watch. Smith
Is not his name, and he is very respectfully con.
nected, MS father occupying a high position
1cI Smith IS one OF the principals OF this gang
tnss: a. Mcclure, sergeant in New York
regiment, still wearing the chevrons was COM
mitted by Justice Clark, September 10th. for
assault and battery with intent to kill
.nar'ss JONES was committed by Justice
hedSer, OF GeorSetown, a. pickpockpt pIy
ing M. vocation, September 10Th
EDWARD Frame was committed by Justice
OStoDtf Tor stealing
" IN. Chambers was in Jail awaiting iriai on
tent In kill ~ "
W: A. Tonpkins ws< sent TO iail b. Justice
SiAIh; !oT sieailhg gold Wsteh, October nm,
James Barry, alias Perry was sanf mn ~. -,
same Justice tor like offence ScntcmIcr .,1d
ron the TWO last a lot of burglars tools wrrr
found, indicating their rFgu Jar business
Saturday night justice. Dorm nroceed.d ..
the county Jail TO take the evidence against Tho
Fe!.es, snh 70 commit them for the second
ffCra -lls1f h.
made: WIZ
Dir T. Waters, guard, sworn.-Said that
trlday night' about a quarter past ten O'clock
ne was passing around through the prison TO
- ii All was safe. when up stairs, passing
the cell IN which these men We're confined
iolrpkins hailed him and asked for water saw.
ing he was almost choked TOR a drink Wit
ness, stispecting no danger opened the cell door
To let Tompkins get drink, and stood in the
oocr,to sre that the others remained i'm their
PLACES. TompkIns passed around him. and
THEW one arm around witness neck. and
ciasp"d his hands began 10 choke him. Wit
ness called for help, when three Others rushed
OUT. one put his hand over witness mouth
the Others threw him on the floor Witness.
nnnlng he was oyrrPowered. told them not to
chokr h'Tn and h" would lie still. Tn V tied
nlih hand and foot with ropes made of bed lick
ing. rHd began to search him, W hen one of them
saIn Don't take anything away from aim bnt
the keys and his pistol" They got the keys.
tu. he had no pistol. They then tied piece OF
btd-icking over his month and left him They
went 10 the adjoining cell and tried to open it,
hay nr lad
10 iiD'lite all, hut did not uBders tand the KEYS
Wiine-s had with him the keys OF the entire
prison Iompkins here interrupted the wit
ness with the remark. squire there arr only
Jour OF us IN this matter; the Others are inn0-
cent, Squire Dom replied, Which ara In,
innocent ones don want to punish any bu,
the guilty" Tompkins rioined. An let Mr.
W aierS point them out l know some law
points as well a. soIEe others"l Witness con- /
tlnued-Ihe prisoners asked him if the guards
~ io'v were asl,fp, and he told them No. and
" We impossible Tor them To get ont even with
the keys The prisoners then went down h..
i"W' nut flndInK the guards awake and talking
t"@rth'r Vey returned, united wit Tess, gay,.
hiui hack the keys, and went III the cell Wit
me- secured them aud Went to the on Jri room
i"id the guards W hat had occurred. They could
1aldiy believe II. They lad heard Il YELL bur
- 70 20 common in tn, prison To h,ar.s uch wells
'hUl thought nothing OF it. When witness Went
10 DE cell all wfr" iying down.
hr<Fayina.i O. Iari} sworn Said he knew
nuthiFg OF what occurred mp stairs. He was
on duty. and was sitting in conversation with
,hree Gthpr guards, in tba guard room, when
"attrs cam. down and related substantially |
W hii ne had sworn 10. The guards thought h..
wss loknE, but ne listed it Was so, and wit
ness took the lantern 10 60 20 the cell. and no
snrr thr prisoners We're all SAFE Coming tntba /
celi OF the prs oners he remarked 10 them that
thPy ought To be ashamed 10 treat old man Wa.
t|rs, who had been 90 kind 10 them, in that
way. They said th.y would have done 20 SitIl
any one OF THIN. Witness asked them why
they didn't go ont Tompkins replied that they
had no arms, but if they had they wonId bo We
gone aI ali hazards. He added thai he wa. the
Toy to 90 anything and il he had pistol ho
would have used il. lTorapkns here asked
Fay IMAM II he did not strike him, TO which FAY
man replied, AXES. did strike you, and will
do II again under like circumstances"l
The party Were then returned TO their cells.
the examination being through.
IL they had succeeded in their undertaking
motley gang would have been turned loose on
ihe public. There were i,9 prisoners, all ex-
Cept about II, for trial 1T court-nine or ten
charged with murd.r, and many OF the re-
meinder Charged with serious offences.
Waters sstetms II a lucky circumstance that
on this occasion he had left his pistol in tho
guard room. Had the Villains Obtained II they
would undoubtedly have shot the guards In III.
guard To"W- and made their escape.
Tompkins, the ringieadnr who appeared TO
be ysry much disappointed N the failure OF the
attempt 10 escape. tried 10 Justify the act by
saying they VIE poorly fed and otherwise i'll
tre;itfd, and any one would try LD escape from
such = prison. This is an impudpnt filsehood.
The Jail fare ~ far better than many of the
prisoners We're ever accustomed to when II
ITO Inn i,rh h. q =oo