The New York herald., 1865-06-01
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ESCAPE AND REAHRrsT or FrGITIvE-oNE or
THE RIOTERS or lSG3--HE rs RETURNED TO
BLACEwELLS S ISLAND. IN
About three weeks ago Peter Burke one Of the grand
marsha'ls who mounted spirited horse, urged
thousands Of the nieg dcd men TO deeds Of violence
and nccndarsm in the Of July, 1862 escaped from
the Pcnitcnliary on Blnckwcls Island where he had
been sentenced ior IN term Of twelve months besides
paying ,uc Of $3.50 His friends and sympaihilcrs
kept him slcrctcl tli Tuesday crnOon when Sergeant
Policy uf tho Eighteenth precinct, learned that lac was
concealed in thc stable 1858 Eat lwcntytigd street
Although Burke dangerous cbaractorend had threat
cncd % take tho life Of any policeman who should
puempt 70 arrest him. Sergeant Policy determined 70
take tie dcsc ac fugitive at ai hezallA Calling oiccr
sullivan TO s stance, the iorTcant proceeded TO tho
place where Burke concealed and uomandca him TO
surrender ho at srtt r,.u I'd to comply with the de
mnnd, but after few msmctts re'iec Ion, dccming
sdiscrolio Che better pagi Of ,alorr he quicy subm
ted and taken to tho station Iouc ana detained or
the nj hit Yesterday Berfeant Foley took Burke back
10 the Penenua'y to servo out TIC remainder or his
sentence. Tic twenty thfro years Of and native
Of Ireland
A REPUTED ARMY CHAPLAIN ~ TRoUBLE- uH rs
CHARGED wfTH FALSE rRETENCEs.
James II. III omas, alias John II vicc. alias Tcv j G.
Walton intelligent and respectable appearing man,
was arrested 10y ofncor syms OF tho Twenty Sc, enih
precinct and arrarued before Justice Hogan yesterday
afternoon two charges Of obtaining money by false
prctenccs The FIRST complaint against the prisoner is
brought By MIR. Ecn,y W DougialS Of No ina Nassau
strct II II arpcsrg that Thomas called on Mr. Douglass
and rcIrcsented tina, Mr. George Crooks editor Of the
newspaper known ps the hebtodis. had authorized
him 10 cali on Mr Douglass and get SIS At the
same time the accused represented himself as being
tbc brother OF Mr.. James " ng, principal Of the Fort
Edward Institute at Fort Edward This State Bell vng
The representations to be true Mr. Douglass advanced
the money 10 him. after which Il learned that the
reprcentaiions made by the accused false aud un
true Thomas subsequently called on The nrm Of NJ
Lathrop LudnEtoD a Co.. and represented that lac
irend OF ,he rm o. =. Vie Co., doing business ~ la
Ieyctte, lnaitua; that hc had been recommended 10
mcsTs L., IL o. for assistance IL he needed any, Lc
hso hso Iepre cnlcd icf aa chaplain IN the army, rom
whSh nc haa lht returned aud wanted money 70 cna-
pe MN 70 lt'ch home Thomas sold hc would give the
brn an Oioei or u0it on Mtrs Wise Co., fOT repay
ment o. VIC money that toy n pay the draft, &c
Ihomeh Wts very uodra, in his demands nnd Mr.. Lad
iDgion autelced iim $40 learning when too
laa, that ne haa been rro,sly Imposed upon,
and II is now charged thai Thomas is con.
ndance mnb ana stlndcf llo vap comm ucd
BY the magistrate Boz uci1 10 OF 81 coo tl on each com.
plant Ihpm 10 thbp-iour YRS Of a.c, and was
born In WethiA ~ ,cUits in ..n State In haoX-
amina on ho ciaima TO have b on u ,ait onnry n th
army Of The south II also stated ,lm, there &c obcr