The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-03-18

RRoKE JAIL-A LIVELY CHAsE.-On Sat.
urday afternoon about four o'clock there was
a grand escapade of six of the nine male
prisoners confined at the Davenport jail
| They broke off portion of the iron valve
rod of a small pump inside the prison, ana
converted it into wrench, the fork OF the
rod which connected with the pump handle
| making a stout pair Of jaws ofthe lmproyis-
ed tool with which they were successful IN
removing a large fourteen-iinch iron lock
from door leading from the irongrated
| hall. inside of the eell-roenl, and which leads
from the door IN the main half to the turn
| KEYS room, a cell opposite the prison en-
trance, They then waited for the turnkey
| to open this door and knocked him down
| and escaped. Those who escaped were
| James Flanagan, awaiting trial for assault
| with intent to kill; John Kehoe, larceny !;
Lucien B. Williams, swindling Thomas w.
Chesney, arson, (for safe keeping from JAS
per coitnty;) Bill Allen, assault with intent
to commit great bodily injury, and Albert
Mclaughlin. a boy sentenced for burglary,
whose time was nearly out.
The alarm was given and after lively
chase .Chesney, Kehoe and Allen, were cap
turedAthe other three escaped.
Three prisoners were in the jail who refused
to take any part in the breaking or toleave
after the door was opened, as the others did.
These were Kirk. Vincent, charged with muir
der the beheading case) sent from Powe-
shiek county for safe Keeping Franklin Her
ron, horse stealing, and William Henwald,
charged with the seduction, of . young Ger
man girl in Blue Grass township.
PoLIcE- Sometime ago we published an
item about one Joseph Mulveil, who went
into house on the alley, in the rear Of the
New York House and Insisted that the
daughter of widow named Margaret Babe,
should marry him or he would kill her. On
Saturday night, having served his time out,
either his love for the maiden burned so
fiercely, or the poor whisky he had surround
ed had such an effect upon his passions, that
he wanted to kill or marry the girl-he didn't
seem to care much which. The girl didn't
like either proposition and Muheil found
himself again in the hands of the police, who
turned him over to the sheriff and his deputy
at the jail door. These officials went through
the usual search and then locked him up
In the evening it was reported thatthe search
was not so thorough as to prevent Mulveil
from carryinga murderous looking plasterers
Ratchet into his cell, which was secreted
somewhere in the rear of his pants. The
sheriff made another examination and found
the Ratchet.
This morning Mulveil was brought before
Esq. Sweeney, who required him to procure
bail in the sum of $3.50, to appear for trial at
the next term of circuit court or stand COM
mitted until court He went back to Jail,
to reflect on his very strange conduct, until
the May term of court.
Frank Lawson, one legged soldier, was
found By night policemen Schrader and Nc
Conkie, late Saturday night, lying on the
sidewalk near Johnston'S flour store, drunk
and nearly frozen. The policemen had; on
several previous occasions, found him in the
same condition, and in consideration of his
helpless condition,h his poverty, and his having
been soldier, taken him home. But in this
case he was too drunk and stifened with
cold and they took him to the Peetz House.
This morning he was brought before Esq.
Sweeney who, after giving him good advice,
let him off, on a promise to reform his hab-
its.
We hope Mr.. Lawson, in future, will keep
away from all saloons, entirely--never go in
side of one, and become strictly temperate
man. He can support himself and family
handsomely If he will let all Intoxicating
drink entirely alone-no halfway work-let
it all alone, severely, and he is all right.
Leonard Hetter, son of John Hetter, was
arrested by Officer Mitsch, Sunday night, for
beating and kicking boy named Rupert
SCHNEIDER and fined S., and costs, which his
father paid,
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