The Montana post., 1868-02-22
H Il L e N A.
lFrome Tuesdays Tri.wekly.I

JAIL DELIvERY.-Three prisoners
| named Nick Freyer. in quod for passing bogus dust
Barnes in for horse stealing. and John Leach. whC
was held for trial for the shooting of negro las
! election day. broke iail on Friday night last be
| tween the hours of twelve and one O'clock They
had evidently assistance from the outside udgine
4 from the manner in which the escape was effected
The room they are confined in is ceiled over with
heavy planking. pinned to the walls with one inch
pins. over which is roof Of poles, covered with
earth 10 the depth of a foot The roof Of the Gala
boose abuts on and within eighteen inches of the
level of the street. and the entrance effected by
removing the dirt and poles from the roof tieing a
rope to of the planks and pulling II open sui-
ciently to admit the passage of the men. There
were confined at the time some twelve fourteen
prisoners and il is somewhat singular that they all
did not escape, especially some of those remain
ing are implicated the same transactions as those
who escaped. They give as reason that they
knew nothing OF the occurrence until they were
awakened in the morning; In fact, slept in blssful
inconsistencies throughout the whole occurrence.
The story may do tell the marines" but I, does
not receive credence from the officers of the jail.
There were two men sleeping in the Jail Office but
they knew nothing of the circumstance and were not
awakened by the noise The escape was not known
until six o'clock in the morning, when arrange
ments were made for vigorous pursuit but up TO
q late hour on Saturday night no tdings had been
received of their Tecapture.
THEATRICAL.-On Thursday and Fri
day evenings last, Manager LaDgrishe presented to
our theatrical going community, the celebrated
play of the Ticket Of Leave" Mr.. Pauncefort
took the character of the hero Bob BrierlH and we
must say that he did not give rendition that was
either Commensurate with. his abilities or
requisite TO true conception of the part in tact
done neither the the other Justice. The /
Melfer Moss of Mr.. Marin was a vivid contrast /
II was artisticaly gotten up, In the broadest
Of the word, spleDdidly acted and his representa-
ton could be pronounced nothing less than bril-
liant success on any stage. His part was about the
only one of the male characters which prevented
The piece from dragging, and on the second night
be right fully and truly earned the honor done him
by being called before the curtain the conclusion
he Jim Dalton of Mr.. Brown, both passabIy
we'll done. The latter gentleman appears of late
% infuse little more life In his acting and an add-
ion vigor would not be amiss. provided he eschews
Nay EdDards in some of the scenes was extremely
rood, and acted throughout the piece as she does
ali other characters with Just conception of the
art. Mrs. FitzwiHiams Mrs WiLI0H9hby-tO
se her own language, parentheticalIy, a. as which
there be better "-convulsed the
udience with her garrulity and her anxiety about
Ier blessed grandchild." The piece was well
and the taken TO produce 1t with all
be stage effects reflects credit Dir. LanSrishe as
TeIl as his efficient aids, Messrs White, Shapter
nd Griffith
On 1T AGAIN.-Fhe Blackfeet Indians
ave inaugurated their yearly raid and are now
,festing the Benton road between Kennedy's ranch
nd Sun River. They have already killed one
ian (as mentioued in 1ast) and of nearly \
ne hundred head of horses, besides soaring the |
sttlers generally, IN that neighborhood. At I
Iennedy's they made an unsuccessful attempt TO a
redk open the StaDle DeiOukfng 10 Weus, tafRO q
Co. Two of the Company's drivers have been Z
Ompe1led to exchange shots with the red skins .
nring the past week. but with what effect is not Il
pown. On Thursdays down trip to Benton they d
red at the driver the second route. j. Caldwell
ounding one Of the mules, but doing no other
amage
POSTSCRIPT. Midzigkf Safaydoy.-News has II
st been received in this city TO the effect that Il
ennedy's ranch Was burned On Friday night, and u
nat nothing was known Of the Whereabouts ofthe Il
mily. Mr. Wilson, Of Trinity guch, brought p
tn news, and states that IL was brought 70 the "a
alch by parties who had arrived just as he n
a. leaving. The Statement. Is not generally O
edited bni still "a might be true