Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-09
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ne prisoners confined in The jall 3: Il ooiIe
Alabama, recently made an ar-eInp, 10 es,ape
pa we're discovered IL lime e. proven: any of
ttern trcm getting OF. The TWO r!acleaders
named udsOn and Boone. we're PM I'm Iross
ensueG. - -'
In ore ot The corner cells, On he frs: floor.
- confined he noted young Boone, alias Nom
roe. q handsome led Of aoOG- eighteen years
lie was he flTs- one released by Hudson ON
Monoay nigh;. and ;ook the keys. after wh.sh
&c opened all ne cells on The frs ana second
floor After ne prisoners had been secured
@IC -ESI= efCr-s thTarteC. -he sae- fFand "a ler
a. oI.,e placed HUDSON and Boone IN iroas.
hands and fee. IL was soon after wards a..
covered tha- young boone mao thrown ofrrbs
i-CHS. lie was taken out and heavily irunad
gan, ne ShacklsS and chains having hpeu n
:It"Sgt. In less than five inmates ai,erya-d
he aiIor pseptd INFO his cell, and SAY all -ha
Is -12ckles- and CHAINS lying on the ftc,-
cf he ell, and young Boone sitting on MS boG
a Z he had done nothing. Six Gifteren. tines
ola :tey place hlS limbs IN irons. ana tre
s.rCDEe>- and most Intricate Wer- called INFO
Isqta<IiIOn. but ali 20 NO puTpose.
-" hen Captain Petty, chief o.. he Mobile
pOH~", was told o: The extraordinary reqr.
performed bv younS Boone in THROWING OF has
GroLs he expressed desire 20 De permitted -
seIe., he irOn himself, aEG dress The younc
ms.G according 10 his style. The Ia!!or cheer
fully complied with Captain Peyty-s rsones-
ant .-;;sE he cuffs. shTyhIe and chains mad
been p-O-uTeC, we repaired 70 yOEng Roone'S
cell he is Il bright, intelligent and very
handsome boy, with large blue eyes eff-rnina.e
features. and complexion as iair rs a iady
he rose from his bed as We neared -be eli
and came 20 the grated wIndOw with 2 chesr-
fLI smile ceamIng On his handsome face We
were accompanied by the sheriff iailor Can
taIn Petty, and TWO turkeys.
The sheriff opened the door OF me cell and
!nVItec young Boone tos;ep out. He was then
told tnai Captain Petty had come 70 place him
IN Irons so that he would stay III them TINS
OIo ne. seem 20 move him in the least He
smiled pleasantly and remarked rha. such a
bsa n nj Fsf1sh rrN 80
further efforts would DE made IN that direction.
The sheriff ordered the irons 10 be. placed ON
HIM, and Captain Petty commenced by draw
ing ZEE young man wrist together behind his
hack. after which be put on a tight fitting nair
OF pa-ent handouts. He then drew MS arms
slcse behind him, and put on a pair OF cuffs
attached oy short chain, above his elbows
A chain was then attached TO the cuffs AZ rho
wrist, which extended down 70 the shackles-
which were closely fitted and locked on his
ankles. During the operation, his large blue
eyes were keenly liked on every article OF his
non Dress. as each was adjusted.
After captain Petty pronounced him Sc
cure, Young Boone's eyes fell. ana a look OF
despair overshadowed his heretofore bright
eounienance. We could not help but pity one
so young and promising in his painful sItua
ton Captain Petty remarked 10 him, Now,
Boone, II you wiggle yourself out OF that dress
j Will guarantee that the sheriff here will eiye
you me freedom OF your cell, and so long as
you BEHAVE Yourself you will never again be
Ken Boone's face was fairly illuminated with
Joy, md ne asked the sheriff If 1T was A bar
gam That official assented, belieyjno 1pirh
Captain Petty and all present that IL was ont
OF ms power 20 accomplish such feat Younp
Boone wished 10 know If the agreement wonId
be fuInlted as soon as the work was done He
was :old tia; II would.
He then asked the sheriff ana Cant pertv
TO 20 aw"y from the cell while he vas y,
work. They went OF 20 the other side OF the
nail 20 IRON seine prisoners, and had MOI been
gone TWO minutes before young Boone an
IN yr-nr
than three minutes longer the shackles were
Ell bis legs. and he stood without an iron
upon him. He will have no more irons mi
UPON nnIh' out close watch will be kept over
month ago, and bis trial takes place in Jnne
he Is a native Of New York city, and has
s SnH,n sso ron me Tomos He came to the
SCUM before me war, and served in the Con
federate army during the war, being a man .
Der OF me 7th Virginia cavalry, ana one of the
noted scouts of the Army of Virginia He ia
the last youth in the country who usonIa rs
suspected for professional rogue"
TEE "CHINooK JAReoN. "-Probablv fsyv o,
our readers ever heard OF the Chinook dialect
or Jargon- a newspaper correspondent de-
scrIbes 10 as follows:
On our way 10 Oregon we were often told
much OF the Chinook Jargon. q language origin.
ally invented by mtr. bers OF the Hudson Bay
fnr Company. ia order 10 facilitate their trade
Win the lEulans- We therefore procured q
pamphlet dictionary Of the language. ana ha We
made considerable progress in the study But
the LANGUAGE Is not IN general use; neither is i;
understood oy me mass. Merchants who trade
much Win the Indians are obliged 10 under.
stand ~. but IL Is only the flthiest, lowest and
mot degraded whites dixie the .swnite rrash'i
m Georgia. who use IL IN ordinary Converse.
uon. /; - composed Of about twelve hundred
words. and is made up from English, French,
and German, with smoklng OF Indian In
Oregon aud Washington Territory there arr
over forty Jribes OF Indians. no two tribes
sp.akIng the same language, and vet they are
all familiar with the Chinook jdFr0R-a good
proof that IL ~ easy 20 learn-and has been OF
much seryIce 20 commerce.
PATRIOTIC BoDV or PRISrFRs.-The
London sCanada) Free Press was forced 20 IT,
cHee rself 10 a half sheet on Monday, me
uoroiss a. FCrt Erie having obliged the press.
nAb' a>slsiaB: presstDa0, SIX composi,ors and
tWo earriers-aH OF them enrolled in he vol.
S'etI serVlce-so quit work for ;he front. Ey
aht q great exeriion two more printers were
fGhc' ana 4 half sbee. thrown Off or Inc
papei would have Suffered a temporary aus.
pension.
- NO lnc~Edlaries xlth black v discs ha W
9eahAlSd nere and started for Canada 70 n r.
nopreal, Toronto, am otaer cltIes Bul
such lncenoaries came from Canada 10 firv
cur el;ies when We were IN -Youbls, asd Gan.
aoa vas "neeuS.'