The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-01

AN ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THE PRISON
ERs IN THE COUNTY JAIL.-For several
days Sheriff Darling has had reason to sup
pose that it was the intention of hired
girl in his employ to release the prisoners
in the County Jail, especially flames M.
Hudson, who was recently sentenced to
the States Prison for life, on a charge of
murder. The conduct of the girl led to
suspicion, and the Captain watched her
closely. On Sunday night last, it was dis
covered that Hudson was to be released.
She had gotten possession of the duplicate
outside key that opened the cell in which
Hudson was confined. 1t was the inten-
ton to unlock the cell so that the prisoner
could easily open it. The key of the out
side door was to have been left in the pass
age, at place where the prisoner could
find it, and by that means he was to make
his escape: but the sagacity of Captain d.
thwarted all the plans. So soon as the girl
ascertained that all her plans had been
discovered, she conveyed the key to her
brother-in-law, hackman in this city.
At first, she denied any intention to re-
lease the prisoners, and disclaimed all
knowledge of the missing key, but by a.
little persuasion, peculiar to Capt. D., she
disclosed the whole plan, and told where
the key was to be found. The Captain re-
covered it, and thus ended the plot to re-
lease the prisoners. 1t Is understood that
Hudson had offered the girl 1000 in gold If
she would secure his release. If parties
outside were connected with the plot, it is
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HAVING THEIR FUN.-The Union men Of
old Warrick are having their own fun about
the defalcation OF Brown, the Copperhead.
Treasurer of that county, and the same
who opposed the gallant Capt. Masters, at
the late election for that Office, his defalca-
ton being known at the time, or at least
ftwas very generally conceded But not
withstandtng this, the Democracy persisted
in running Brown again. His suroties
have made every possible excuse, and used
every means to have the matter explained
and adjusted, $50 that they would not have,
to antee up those little ten Thousand of
Greelibacks, but it is all no go. Comniss-
toners from other counties have examined
the books with a hope to find Tloop-hole
or balance In B. $ favor, but still the de-
falcation stares them in the face. IT. has
been "a matter of great wonder to 1.-THE
people in that county, as to what Brown
could have done with all the money, he
being minister of the gospel and not adj
dicted to drinking. Some of the sagacious
ones of Bonneville, have suggested that a
large portion, if not all of it, was invested
in Dodd's Sunday School Books, which
were captured at Indianapolis, more than
a year ago, and with which it was intended
to teach the young Democratic idea chow
to Shoot We should not wonder If that
was its use. All of the sureties have either
paid up, or confessed judgment, we learn,
so that the Treasury will not suffer.
. After the defalcation had been discovered
an enthusiastic supporter of the an
scratched ticket said that he did not care,
he would stick to the party if the candi-
date had stolen horsefhe night before the
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