The Nevada Democrat., 1862-06-12
Aepada geAIutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.

,icted of the murder of ]. NJ. NJ. Wright, es-
caued from the jail between IL and IL o'clock
Yesterday forenoon. Burke was understood to
be an adept at Jail breaking, and the Sheriff
had kept him heavily irohed, and in such
manner that it was supposed he would not be
able to saw his shackles. 1t seems, however,
that he had been been permitted to walk around
in the corridor during the daytime, and by
some means had been furnished with saw or
knife with which he succeeded in freeing him
self from his irons. He then reached his shands
through the grating of the inside corridor door
and sawed off the staple ola heavy brass pad
lock, and the other door, which is of plate.iron
and fastens with heavy iron bar, having been
left open, he had nothing to do but walk across
the Jailor's room, open the outside door and
make his escape. A prisoner named Munson,
who is confined for petty larceny, says that
Burke had revolver in his possession, and
threatened to shoot him If he raised any alarm.
We do not think, however, that any reliance
can be placed in Munson's statements. He did
raise an alarm after Burke got away; but had
he been at all anxious to have had him caught
he might have followed him out and informed
the officers before Burke had got ten steps
from the Jail door. The Court was in session
at the time, and there were thirty or forty per-
sons about the building, but it is probable the
prisoner had been gone half or three-quarters
uf an hour before the alarm was raised. Burke
was the most deserving of halter of any one
ever confined in the Nevada JAIL and knowing
his desperate character. and having before had
a sample of his skill in saving irons, it is as
tonishing that the officers suffered him to leave
his cell. But the most unaccountabe part of
the whole matter is, that the prisoner was left
to walk around in the corridor for half day,
with the outside corridor door unfastened. Had
this door been barred. he could scarcely have
opened it without alarming persons in the
Sheriff's Office above. The Sheriff has offered
n reward of five hundred dollars for the appre-
hension Of the prisoner, but there is little pros
pect Of his being caught.
ATTACHED.-A number Of attachment suits
were commenced yesterday against Mr.. Jacob
Rosenthal, dry goods dealer Of this place, and
his stores have been closed. The aggregate
amount of attachments levied up to the pres
ent time is 5000, all but 1924 of which is
held by parties in Nevada. This is but tri-
fling Indebtedness compared with the amount
of goods Mr.. Rosenthal has on hand, and if his
creditors below do not become alarmed, and
will give him little time, we have no doubt he
H. re
ent embarrassments.
Since the above was in type, we learn that
additional attachments, to the amount Of about
SIS, 600 have been levied on Rosenthal's goods.
We fear this will play Jacob out.
IT'S SAID, with what truth we know not,
that at the time Burke made his exit from the
Jail yesterday, that one of the attaches of the
Sherif's Office, who has somewhat musical
turn Of mind, was engaged in singing "John
Brown and that Burke's saw kept time to the
music of this, to MS, new and pleasing song
Had he changed the words to tom Burke's
body is marching off," we have no doubt the
latter would have joined heartily in the chorus,
of "Glory, glory hal-le-lu-jah."
WoNDRRFUL ExHIBITION.-Mr. S. X. q.
.Nellis who was born without arms, is announ-
ced to give two entertainments at the Nevada
Theater-to-night and tomorrow night. He
uses his feet and toes in place of hands and
fingers, plays on musical instruments, writes
letters, winds up watch, shoots with bow
and arrow, etc. The price Of admission is only
fifty cents, and we advise all to 60 and see
his wonderful "feets"
WRESTLING MATCH.-Messrs. Tracy
Benettes are making arrangements for grand
wrestling match, to come off in this place on
the Fourth of July. They purpose, in the
course of a day or two, calling upon such Of our
citizens as have an interest in attracting peo-
pie to the town on the Fourth, for assistance
in raising funds for the prizes to be distributed
to the victors, We hope they may be success
full.
CONFERENCE.-The City Hall is completed,
and makes much more imposing appearance
than the calaboOse which formerly stood on the
site which it occupies. The Marshal has re-
moved his office to the room fronting the street
on the first floor, and our city fathers use the
same room in which to transact all the impor-
tant business of the city government.
ILL.-Mr. Theodore Lampe, who has been in
i'll health for some weeks, was stricken with
paralysis last night and for some hours It was