New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-01
TEE ESCAPE OF TEE GUERRILLA
JOHN MORGAN AND sax OF HIS
OFFICERS.
A,w 70 was Giccscd-A Gard from fh"
Rebel Capt, IEincs-Arrf,a al Of Torgan
at ToroaSa,

7oBoNro. Noaaay. Nov. % lsC3.
John II. Morgan arrived here By the Great
Nestern Railway today
PHILADELPHIA Mosisy. Nov 70. isCo.
A special dispatch to The Ecen.Rg Balie,in,
-says:
.CScNsAn. Monday. Hcv. 90 1861
TIE six Rehel officers who escaped from the Fenen.
tsry at Columbus with John Morgan. were Captains
Bennett sheldon Hai,cs Haekersmirh srd Magce.
John Morgan or retiring arranged with hs brother
Dick to exchange cells from the .op TO tie low cr
on the tTst floor.
The lower cell is 2. inches thick in w lch hole
cut runaiDg 10 tbs main wal aroand the PoDi;cniiary
This wall wac cut under and The par,7 escaped into
the open country. Tie night vas dark and heavy
rain was falling AZ tie time.
Nc. tie slightest clue has been discovered q tioir
vbeIcabort the route they have taken
The Governor Las teeqaVhed al the Military Com
pfr,ees Of the State their several counties
and Col Parrot the Provost Marshal-General Of The
State has n0siEel every Provost narshal within his
Jurisdiction "a coar their several districts thoroughly
10 recap,ure the Esbei.
The most plausible theory mentioned t. that they -
espcd in time tale the Cincinnati tr.ia via Dayton.
which started fJcm Columbus at O'Clock on Saturday
morning.
Tha: their oscape Was conni1ed a, y. s,mpsihisers
there is little doubt
Tie manner 81 escape ingenious, bat after all Il
Was sim PIE enough when based upon The almost certain
theory tha, tlcs were correctly informed Us to tie
ground they had 10 ssoIk through.
by patient labor fcr neai'y four weeks, with small
pockekn,es they dag through tie floors o ileif cells
composed Of abou; foot o. stone and bsicS. down
into a fogrfoot sever.
Two weeks ago one OF the escaped pisoc's ask' The
IL IN IN
giving as an excuse that the damp Injurious
70 their health Tie unsufIicous guard granted tieir
request The boards we're iced 10 up .he holes
they were cutting.
On the night Of 1eir escape. on retifins'o ten
several cells Dick Morgan managed 10 change H'ih DO
brother joan from the upper 70 lie lower tier.
After getting into the sever, ih'y crawle1 20 TIE
heavy ratiu and ma80pry at II mouth. and found tl'l
eoud not escape by that route. They, however 'os4r
a hole upward to heavy Pile OF coal which rolled - "n
them 10 such AZ extent Tat tey were forced = 90
further back into the yard They then eAeavaed lie
cot earth clear undcr the main aa and 20 correctly
was TIE distance calculated that hy came oai INTO tL'
open road one foot from the foundation
one Of tie parry. Capt. Hines. BY trade bilck
mason and seems TO have he'd the management u tho
whole Affair.
A note signed by that worthy written II n fine com
mcicial hand was IN behind. 1t reads % foIo"si
CASTLE BirKioN Cell No. 20 Nov. p, leC4
T. cant NKKioS Wo,deI II he Penit~1ttt'gf . o.,
Commencement Nov. 4. ltt5; cOacloaion Nov. ~
I-a. uufbe- ~ hours Il labor per day. tree. Tools
Two small inives. la patience est aIeTe mas son.
FIult eel dolX. 800.
TganslnoD-Pafience j. bitter, but its ffri n sweet
By oyi., u rry Sir Honorable Coufederetes.
T. HEsRY HHtr, Cslt. Con' lefs,e oiHes army
Public opinion is divided 80 10 "Aeie tho Diane Io"!
rests 1t is proper state. however that for the last
two weeks several Of the most prominent CopPereads Of
tie sate have been putting mp at TIE principal hotels,
and having tler heads together without any Visible
reasou therefor