The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-26
CITY INTRLLIGBN CE.
HAGGERTY.


This morning as 9H O'Clock Judge Alison in the
Court OF quarter Sessions, resumed the inquiry,
begun yesterday, into the circumstances attending
the escape OF James Haggerty
Mr. Petit, member Of the bar, being sworn.
said--I saw the occurrence on Saturday. myself
and Mr.. Love stopped to see II the Brooks men we're
in the dock; saw the van door open and when
Haggerty stepped out my impression was that he
struck some one; man followed him to the hotel
calling out something; a crowd of men standing in
front Of the restaurant made passage way and let
Haggerty pass through; there were about fifty per-
sons in the crowd; when Haggerty had passed into
the hotel the crowd closed up and began sham
fight; Immediately after the crowd left the van ]
saw two policemen walk out lroml somewhere very
lesurely; after HaRgerty had escaped number OF
policemen came up TO the MOTEL; couldn't recognize
any of the persons; Mr.. Thomas made every ehorsto
pursue, but prevented.
Jas. clifton, prison Keeper sworn--I came up with
the van. on Saturday morning; when we drove into
the cOurt-yaId crowd pressed in against the van
and told them 10 stand back; lIaggerty came out
of the van after Albright and nearly Knocked me
down; grabbed him by the cOat-tall, but he got
away and then pursued him; can recognize one
of the crowd; his name was JamcsWhctmorc, called
"Mysterious jimmy; : but he seemed to be Keeping
the crowd back.
Mr.. Albright sworn-I am a day watchman at the
County Prison; ] came up with the van on Saturdays
when we stopped in the court yard ! told Haggerty
that would go out hrst which did; Haggerty inn
medately followed, sprnging about two Yards; l
followed him. but could not get near him in conse-
ouence of the crowd; they cried "re' and tried To
Keep the officers back when got to the steps OF the
American House | was seized by the neck and
thrown back; might recognize some of the persons
IL saw them again, but don't know their names;
at sixth and Chestnut streets saw some persons who
had visited Haggcrty at prison on Friday; Mullen
was there; people only allowed to converse with
prisoners through the ccll-dOOr when the keeper is
present; did not see anything of llaggerty after he
Detective Charles F. Miller sworn did not see
ANYTHING OF Haggerty: / was at Fifth and Chestnut
streets and noticed the crowd of persons at the
hotel: was talking with Detective Franklin when
heard the noise; then ! saw AIR. - Thomas IN the
ing him; ] ran into the crowd and pulled them
apart; was told that Haggerty had got away, and
,nt,N NaItl tlaa Of fhn and
Judge Ludlow, and telcgraphed all over the city;
knew about fifteen of the crowd about the hotel by
"Curly" Harris, Joe Burns DOnnelly, Tanner, and
a man called skinny were there; ] will try to
find out who the others were who appeared to be
assisting in the escape.
James Steel sworn-I Witnessed the escape, the
crowd, and the blockade saw Dutch Ahern, but
that was before the escape the crowd was too large
for me to recognize any one.
John Bartholomew swOrn-About 10 O'Clock Satur-
day morning was standing in front Of Mr. Aherns
office, and observed a number of professional
thieves collected about the American House, and
thought something must he up I was told Il was
the "Whisky Ring;' | saw them there again at IL
O'Clock; l heard there had been fight at the Ame-
rlcan, but when ! got there it was over; saw
Officers Thomas Miller, and FRANKLIN there 'Slim
jim" was one of the crowd; Tom DOran, Dutch
Ahern, Harry Farmer, peanuts" and John Nc
Kuen, and some strange faces We're there.
George w. Mott sworn-l was prisoner charged
with desertion of my wife, and came with Haggerty
on Saturday; he asked me what | was up for, and
told him for desertion and he said nothing more to
me; ne did not propose escape to me; was look
ing out OF the side OF the van when Haggerty es-
capped | saw nothing OF the officers; the crowd
was too great to admit of pursuit.
Mr. Cation, Clerk of the Court, said Judge Brew
ster had given him an order to have Haggerty
brought up to the Old courtroom this was the reason
Ilaggerty was not taken to the new courtroom,
gave the order to bring the prisoner up.
His Honor then directed the Clerk to make ont
separate warrants for the arrest of such of the par
ties mentioned by the witnesses in the crowd as
sistng Iaggertys escape ana suspendng further
proceeding for the present
local ODDS AND ENDS.--On Tuesday evening next
the night school for artisans will be opened at the
When the alarm was given through the telegraph
to the police stations that "'Iimmy llaggerty, had
escaped the Lieutenant OF the Germantown district
misunderstood the parsonage, and sent his ofncerS
scouting for ''Lieutenant' llaggerty;
"A match game of base ball will be played this
afternoon at Seventeenth street ana Columbia ave
nue. between the Keystones OF this city and the At
lantics of New York.
AT Point Breeze Park this afternoon there will
be trot between Victoria, Moscow, ana Fanny for
purse of $500.
The ist Regment of Artillery of New York will
visit Philadelphia en- 1aasSe some time during the
coming spring.
Any number of doors OF dwellings are found
open at night by the police.
The Finance Committee of Councils has agreed
to appropriate 100000 additional for park purposes
A NEW STEANsHIP.-1he success which has
attended the freight route of the Lorillard Steam
shir Company between this port and New ork Is
shown by the 1act III lutI huuihS dnotiSi NV lioh
steamship to their line this fan; BESIDES llagins
Others in the course OF constructlou Ale new YES
sell known as the Regulator, was laiMc"su un LAG
10th inst. from the ship yard Of Reaney Son Arch
bold, at ChestSf. der dimensions ana model are
such as l insure large carrying capacity Oh very
.ignt draft of water. The hull and deck beams arc
OF iron. She has four iron water-tight bulkheads
and is built throughout of the best materials. llel
dimensions are as ws:--Length on loaded watel
line, l6S feet; do. on deck, ISL feet; breatth o
beam, SO feet depth, 10 feet inch; between decks
feet inches. She will he ready for sea about tht
I 10th of November, and will be commanded ~
Captain /. W. Pennington. OF New York, an ofice
well known IN the steam marine of the country
She will he in this city about that time, and will hcl
be open 10 the inspection Of the public.
DEAR RDE-Mr J. w. PaXson a resident o
I Green street. keeps his carriage. Yesterday he wen
to Twenty-secOnd and Washington streets on bus
/ ness, and while he transacted II tied MS morse 10
! telegraph pole. A certain John Callahan, at TN
! time rather under the influence OF liquor, cam
along, and desiring ride unhttched the animal
jumped into the wagon, and drove on; Al fHteeht
and Christian streets he ran into another wagon an
smashed the one he had 'boTowed Ponce once
O'BTicn, who stood by, noticing Johns tlgnt conf
ton, took him into custody ana al aep%aras ,5a NJ
man Dallas committed the festive CaIlahah 10 al
swer for its theft.
| SUDDEN DEATH or A PROMINENT MERCHANT
Mr. Arthur Thatcher, of Messrs. Rceder 4 IhatchG
No. "A y. Fourth street. died at his residence, \
| Fifth street. last evening" suddenly, MI. hatCl'
( has been actively engaged in the hardware Dslhe'
! in the neighbOIhOod of Fourth ana Market lor owe
thirty years aS member OF me lIlAs 0i Jm,tS ant
Duncan a Co. ana Reeder Thatcher Mr. Ihalcl'
was aged about sixty years, ana YESTERDAY W,
actively engaged in thesprOsecution OF ms pushes
lie leaves q large number Of friends ~ mourn IT
loss, to whom lie had endeared himself by ms tn'
rity Kindness OF heart, ana tII-stcllheil'S spun"
AN ISFLUX or SuvER,--1here has been more s.
yer received ana handled at the Unlte states VI tu
IN thls city, during the past month, lnail llus nu
forwarded to this depot for al least uIttCu w. N :
| There is great demand for tine bars lDulllph i