Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-30

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From The Albapy Rzprsss. May7.
Great excitement was created in the pos
lice circles yesterday in consequence Of %
perpesration Of most desperate Outrage
the rescue Of a prisoner from an officer AT
the Jail The circumstances connected with
the case. as elected before the magistrate,
appear to be- as follows On Sunday NOR
ming Deputy Sheriff James x. johnson. OF
Lcmara County, Aiehw lodged IN Jml
Young man named John Leroy, atids "Ked
Leasy." whom he:shad arrested IN New
York upon requisites from the 0ovenor
Of Michigan. The charge against Leroy
was eaGault vitA in1snt to KILL I'D also
pocket picking. The prisoues Was formerly
: sesiieoteft Ms seily and was pretty well
known here. A6sut eight aeaihs ago he
picksoehs peck<(s Of 4 1pdlemsn q Che
iun10i1S Of ~ = - Jeckson breach
Il L IliehiS1H 63Gksl IL "a. He "
detected in the oct y some passenger, Who
.pursaed hia - - seft the cars. He
drew ! revolver and fired at his pasosogss
end succeeded in making his escape BY t.
hing 70 the woods He was subsequently,
pursued by Michigan officer, who fired
st him wounding him slightly in tho side.
lie would not have been captured but for
the fact that several railroad employees join
ed in the pursuit with the officer. lie Of
fssed resi- stance, but WAS soon overpowcsed.
He was taken to jackson, Mich, where ne
was examined and committed on the two
charges. lie subsequently, succeeded IN
getting bail in the sum OF $4,000. lie
was indicted by the Grand Jury in LcmafA
County in October last, and he failed to
appear to answer. II having been ascer.
tanned that he Was living in New York city
reqrsition Was obtained, upon which be
was arrested 10 the metropolis on Saturday
evening. As previously stated. LEROY was
brought TO this city and lodged in Jail. IL
was the intention Of the officer having him
in charge 70 leave here on the Central train
Yesterday morning. With the object 10
view, Deputy Sheriff johnson proceeded to
the jail about $50 o'clock in IN omnibus,
driven BY Andrew J. Cunning. As he
satesed the jail. the deputy inquired Of the
iailor's son where the jailor was, and Was
told that be was inside among the prison
err. No persons were in the Office 1t the
time, s.cspsiog John Burke, Dunning, the
| Deputy Sheriff, and the jailor's son. The
Deputy then went 10 The iron door and
called The jailer, telling him that he wanted
Leroy. The latter complied with his re
quest, letting Leroy out, and placing him
in charge Of the Deputy. The latter stoop-
cd down and was in the act Of placing the
shacklss on Leroy . legs. when Leory bit
him powerful blow in the face, which
partially stunned him. Recovering from
the blow, the Deputy struck q the prison.
o. with the iron shackles and 1t the same
time called for assistance Just then sir
strangers ran into the Jail from the street,
and made an attack on the officer. Jailer
Kavsdhgh hearing the nsia1. fastened to
the assistance Of the Deputy, but he was
snstsntly seized BY two OF the Sufiisns.
The jailss called upon Burke for assistance,
end The lister went 10 his cid, pulling one
Of The men away from hin. The other msn
then let 70 of the j ailer and ran out Du.
ring the scuffle Leroy got away, following
by other rescuers.-One Of the vsgsbonds
prs0ented revolver TO the head
Of tho Deputy. which was wrestsd
, from him. In the encounter the Deputy
! was roughly handled, as the marks upor
his count snance fully prove. His face !,
BADLY swollen, both eyes biackened, and hi
, has a severe cut on the lip, and three of hi.
ttetU are toOst'itu. % suuueu uHcA
pected was the attack, that the Deputy ant
tailor had not time 10 draw their revolver
They were taken completely urawares
ard did the best they could under the cir
cumstances. A citizen who was passing n
the time says tina. when the party came ou
: Of the j all each had revolver in his hand
From ibis IL will be seen that they we're
determined to succeed or perish in the at
tempt. Weare pleased to state that Jaiiel
kavanagh escaped serious injury. Or
reaching the street the party divided, tdre'
running up and three down Maid Lane
Detective Hale, who WAS coming dowr
Washington avenue, saw the three forms
at = distance, and thought it something
strange, bat be did not pursue them becau
! 50 he knew not the cause of their running
The Council Bluffs Nonparisl complaint
Of the number Of beggars in that city, and
says they are nearly all impostors; ant
very sensibly adds: II man or . wo
man is able % travel hundreds Of miles owe,
the country on Begging tour, they are adj,
to work also, and ths sooner they are pu
at 10 the better for all concerned"