The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-14

making their escape from the Charleston Jail In
Magazine-street. They had by some means be-
come possessed OF hook, by means Of which, it
is supposed, they loosened several bricks on the
side of window on the third floor counting the
basement as the first floor). They passed through
| this opening, and let themselves down into the
court yard by means Of strips Of blankets. which
| had been converted into rope. From the place
where the hook was found next morning. it is
| supposed that they used it to mount upon win
dow sill adjoining the north wall, from where they
could, without much difficulty, gain the top Of the
wall, and then leaped into Mag gazinestreet. Dill
gent search has been made for them, but no trace
| Of them has been discovered as yet.
The following are tho parties who made their
escape: TIMOTHY CROWLEY, recently sentenced to
| six months imprisonment for stealing. WM j.
LAwLEss and GEORGE SMITH, both charged with
highway robbery and rape. MARTIN M. HALEY
and DENNIS CARROLL are the other two. We do
not know what they stood charged with.
That these five persona should have got away
from jail in the manner above detailed, and left
no trace by which they could be followed up,
shows culpable degree OF carelessness some-
| where.
RIOT IN ELLIOTT STnEET.-About half-past ten
o'clock Saturday night, report reached the Main
Guard House that there was considerable dis
turbance at q negro ball in Eliott.street. The
messenger said, "there was great row, and fir
ing OF pistols" Lieut.. HKNDR1x, IN charge OF O.
squad OF about twenty policemen, promptly re-
paired to the scene; broke up the ball. and arrest
ed all the persons engaged in it-some thirty or
forty men and women. '"n't' 'ia'
A little while after these parties had been lodg-
ed in the Guard House, Lieut. MrSoTT, noticing q
squad of six or eight colored soldiers marching
down Meeting-street, and turning into st.
Michael's Alley, suspected that their intention
was to reopen tho ball. These negro soldiers had
side-arms and revolyers. Lieut. M1Norr gave us
the following statement of what occurred after
wards. He says ''Sergt FULLER and at once
rode down to Elliott.street, and found these par
ties, as had expected, riotousy disposed, at the
house where the ball had just been broken up. All
were in the house excepting two, who were walk
ing up and down in front of the house, using very
| abusive language. rode up and told them that
| the officers of the Police had just broken up a
ball at this house that intended to clear the
street, and that they must leave. One OF them
replied that he lived there, and had right to re-
main. then told him, if 30, he must go into the
house, as should have the street cleared. He
stepped into grocery store close by, when
the proprietor showed him out again, saying ::
take him away then told him he was my pri-
soner, and must 60 to the Guard House, as he
had refused to lenve the street. He replied in
very profane and abusive language, saying that
he would not be arrested by any police officer.
spurred my horse right up on the pavement, and
caught hold of his collar. He eluded my graep
seized my reins, and frted the horse off the pave
ment, saying stand back and drew his revolver
told him II he moved another step should shoot
him. He immediately cooked his pistol; it enap-
ped twice, but the third shot went of. He was
then about six PAGES from me. spurred my
horse, the sergeant following me, and rode up to
him, when the negro ran through Bedon's Alley,
down Tradd-street, to Adger's Wharf,
II pursued him on horseback, ordering him at
every step to halt, or I would shoot him. Finding
he would not halt, and was about to escape, rode
up alongside, presented my pistol and fred, when
he fell, and my horse passed right over him. He
remained there apparently inseneible till the foot
police arrived and took him in charge.
'At this time his comrade (whom we had left in
Elliott-street) came up, and, on being recognized
he was ordered under arrest; whereupon he step
ped back about FIVE PAGES, drew his revolver, and,
with an oath, remarked that he would not be ar
rested by any police officer, and fred his pistol.
I charged my horse upon him, at the same time
among lot Of cotton bales, where, after consider
able search, he was found, and taken to the
Guard House." None of the shots fred by either
party took effect
ALMOST A Row.-About one o'clock yeste rday,
there was a great running to and fro in Market
street. We followed the crowd. and after conside-
rable inquiry and ross-examination, succeeded in
eciting the following facts An intoxicated color
ed man, named Solomon Epps, e1. sergeant, was
on the Market-street wharf, waiting to go on q
pleasure excursion in the Rockland. He went up
to Mr.. o. E. BaowN, paymaster's clerk Of tho U.
8. steamer Squando, who was also waiting to go
out in the RocMand. Solomon catches Mr.. BRowN
by the shoulder, and says: 81 say, you've been in
the army, and 30 have I; and I bet you T got more
money than you.", Mr.. BRowN tried to get away
from Solomon, when the latter became very abu.
sive and obstreperous, and Mr.. BaowN went mp
the street after policeman, who arrested the
aforementioned Solomon, much, however, against
his (solomon's) will A crowd soon gathered in
the Market, surrounding the P. NJ. aud thes pris.
oner, and brickbats few in every direction. bIr.
Brown deeming this very unhealthy locality,
made haste to leave II, and the p. NJ, 'tnot wish.
ing to be killed." he said, followed suit leaving
his prisoner leaning against butcher's stall in
the market, very drunk and very foul-nouthed.
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