The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-27

| Quarter Sessions, a short time since the name
| OF person was mentioned as having been with
| them at the time they committed the outrage
| of which they we're convicted.
Mr.. W. II. Grubb, one of the keepers OF the
| County Prison, acting upon the hint given at
the trial, sought out this person, and after con-
| siderable patience and energy were exercised,
! located him at house i'm what is known as
! Smoky Hollow. Now this person was convict
! in the County Prison, but effected his escape by
| cutting through the ceiling of his cell and
! lowering himself down from the roof of the
! building. 1t required considerable skill to plan
a manner of arrestingithe prisoner, although he
! was located.
Mr.. Grubb was equal to the emergency, how
ever, and he proceeded to the house and boldly
knocked at the door, which was opened, and a
man came out on the steps, shutting the door
after him, and the lock was heard to click as
this was done. Mr.. Grubb inquired for a family,
! giving some fictitious name, but the resident Of
the house did not know them Grubb remarked
! 1t was very cold night, and asked permission
to light his cigar. The man drew three matches
from his pocket and handed them to Grubb,
who broke eff the phosphorus from them and
then complained they would not light. ut was
| too bad that a man could not light his cigar,
and thereby keep his nose warm on such a cold
! night" said Grubb, and asked the man If he
had not bre In the stove III his house. The
man said certainly he had; it would be a poor
! house indeed that bad no fire in it such a cold
/ night, and he tapped at the door, saying, MARY,
! open the door," The door was opened, and Mr..
! Grubb rushed IN, securing the only MARY, in
! the room, which was the prisoner he was i'm
! search Of The man of the house was dumb-
! founded at this sudden action, but three oil Mr..
! Grubb's friends appeared upon the scene, they
! having been posted within hearing distance;
! the man held bis peace, and the prisoner (his
! friend Nary was taken to the County Prison,
! where his presence Is required for two years in
! accordance with judgment entered by one of
! the honorable Judges OF tie Criminal Court.
| FUNERAL OF HORACE M. MARrIN.-Yes-
! terday morning the body OF Horace NJ Martin
! was consigned TO the tomb. He was a gentleman
| universally respected by the journalistic pro-
! iession. with which he had been connected for
| over a quarter of a century, as compositor
! reporter, correspondent, or editor.
The funeral services were held in st. Joseph's
! Catholic Church, where solemn requiem was
| celebrated by Rev. p. A. Jordan s D. who
/ afterwards spoke teeingly of the merits of the
| deceased, and certain hardships and affections
which he most patiently bore up under. He
urged all present to fervently pray for the
Mr.. Newaud presided at the organ, and the
| choir service was very impressive and solemn.
! The Misses =. A. and E. G. Donnelly, Mr.. j. j.
! Dleany, and Mr.. T.. b. Harkins sang the priucl.
! pal parts, which were well given. At the Offer
! ing, Mr.. Harkins sang the solo with unison
chorus, Deus neaine8 tCs,1meaH SUI"
AN OLD CONFIDENCE GAME.-Jacob Bech-
! tel, from Whtemarsh, stopping at the Bingham
House, was swlndled out OF seventy dollars yes
! terday by an old confidence game. While at
the hotel Mr.. Bechtel made the acquaintance Of
NICE young man, who invited him to walk out
| TO Broad and Market streets that he, the young
! man, was going to pay bill there. The two
| went. The young man went up stairs in ware
house on Broad street, near Market, and after
wards came down with a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| bill in his hand, and asked Mr.. Bechtel ii he
could change it; that he wanted to paw seventy
| dollars, and they could not change it up stairs
Bechtel did not have five hundred dollars, but
at the request of the nice young man, Bechtel
loaned him seventy dollars, till they should go
down to the hotel again. The young man went
up stairs again, and, after waiting long while
| on the pavement, Mr.. Bechtel awoke TO the con-
sciousness of the tact that he had been duped
out Of seventy dollars.
ADMITTED TO THE HosPITAL.-The fol =
/ lowing named were received into The Pennsyl-
yania Hospital on Christmas and yesterday
James wilson, colOred, twenty one years old,
residing in Barclay street; stab in the thigh;
received in a restaurant i'll Lombard street,
! where he was also kicked about the head.
Thomas Martin, Colored; severe wound on the
head, inflicted with a gridiron IN the hands of
/ his daughter He had come TO the city from
Harrisburg to spend the Christmas holidays.
Kate DuCkat, residing in Barker street, below
| Eighteenth; severe wound on the hand; Inflicted
by thrusdng it through pane of glass acci-
dentally.
Mrs. Noby residing in Richmond street, leg
broken by falling on the ice.
Frederick Willard, tHenty-one years old; leg
broken by fall in Garden street.
CoRoNER's INQUEsT.-The Coroner held
an inquest yesterday in the case of Ernest
W
near Fairmount, by the cars of the Reading
Railroad Several witnesses were examined, all
of whom testified that the deceased was walking
upon the track, and was struck by the looom 0.
tive and knocked under the train. One witness
stated that he heard a whistle sounded, but
another one did not Mr.. Elkins, engineer on
the train, testified that the whistle was blown
several times; he looked out, but saw no one or
the track. The jury rendered verdict OF acci
dental death.
INCREASE OF SCHOOL TEACHERS SALARY
The Committee on Schools of Councils held
meeting yesterday afternoon, and by unani
nous vote decided TO report an ordinance tC
Councils today giving an increase of 2j pei
cent. 10 the salaries OF the teachers Of the city.
TIE SOLDIERS ORPHANs.-Up to De
cember l, fourteen orphans of Pennsylvania
soldiers and sailors have been admitted into St
vincenrs Orphan Asylum, at Tacony; nine into
st. Vincent Home, in this city; forty-tour into
st. Johns Orphan Asylum; aud twenty into th(
Catholic Hone for girls.
SHIPPING.
IlEEEs, STEAM TO LIVERPOOL-CALL
SSAss1h4sA at Queensto -The Inman Line, sailing
'eml-Weekly, carrying the United States Mails.
4 "CITY OF NEW YORK Saturday, December 2
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