, 1865-12-15
EAcapc of stephens, tnc Irish Fenlan.
From the Dublin MILL

1t Will be remembered tlAt sIepQen6, nj Inc
examination before Mr. stronge, affected a
manner which would Justify the belief that be
felt little concern as to the difficulty IN which
he was involved. At that time Il was ex-
pected that he would be indicted for high
treason. The Governor OF Richmond Bride
well, who had from the first an additional
force Of Ave and twenty police conetables to
watch the Fenlan prisoners, recently, under
directions from the Board OF. Superinteud-
cnce, sent in 1cqpisition for the reduction of
that force to three, with view to curtallinfg,
the expenses to be charged against the rates
Of the city, Thret constab1eh only were &c
cordingly employed to aid the prison officials
at night, but how vn1ueless their services
were may be learned from the fact that they
were separated by substantial wall md a
formidable iron door from the department IN
which the men to be watched We're. 1ocated.
Mr.. Marquis, the Governor, with anxiety to
prevent any communication between the sez-
prisoner In each cell intermediate between
two Of the alleged Fentans. The prisoner so
placed between James Stephens and. Charles
j. KIckhau. whose cells are situated On the
second Btory, states that he. heard In the
morning, few minutes before o1e O'Clock, q
-aiterward sound struck bis eur as Of lock
being opened, and them to use his own e1-
prcssion, s.two sets Ut steps" going down
staira. lie did not raise any alarm at the
time, not suspectlng that IN escape was being
accomplished, and thinking that 1t was the
four O'Clock, however, ~. Marquis,
Watchman, sni navs[D'' Bsrne, Who told HIM i'm
that Stephens was missing, An c1amlna-
tion Immediately took place when It was
discovered that duplicate key Was In the
confined, and that the locks of SIX other
doors, lending from corridor to corridor, had
been opened With pass-key. The mode Of
escape from tie prison il easily explained.
The massive tables Of the dining hall were
removed 10 the garden md placed against the
to the summit. Whoever did this must hare
been thoroughly acquainted with the topog-
rapby OF tEe prison md it's vicinity, Us, In
mediately outside Of the wall In Wellington
place, on The GrnIsl canal side, and cores
ponding to o nlcety with the spot Mt which
The tables had been raised, there stands a tree
offering most facilc means Of descent. In
this way, it seens, Stephens made his escape,
and up to the Present no. trace has been found
Of his whereabouts.
|. OF the escaped prisoner tho London Time.
says: Stephens, who has been raised by the
Fepian authorities. OF has raised himself, to
the Office and dignity Of chief OF the repnbll-
nected with Mr. Smith O'Brfen, and learned
treason n. the school Of the rebels Of 1S448.
He has, However, only merged Into history
since the scheme for making Ireland indc-
pendent by American aid has been formed on
the other aide Of the ocean. As a man en-.
lowel with more than the usual Fenlan educn.
/ t}on, he took the lead, and attatsed at once
the high position which, unless he succeeds
/ In making his cseapo from Ireland altogether,
| Is likely to give HIN an unpleasant pSe-ernl-
| nence In punishment. But for the present BE-
| seems to have bafied justice While the
| lawyers OF the Queens Bench were discussing
| the question OF q eertsorar1 at length "hleo
| epcumbers our columns, Mr, James ssePasus