Evening star., 1869-08-11

IhE EsCAPk FROM THE baltimore JAIL
Recdptue Of -Four Of the Pdrty.-The fact of
seven of the prisoners confined in the jaiI
having escaped en- Monday evening was noticed
yesterday morning. Within a few minutes
mediately the police were notified and the
search fer them began. They were seen to pass
over Eager street bridge, but il appears thew
separated at North street and went in differest
directions. George Kuhn. ii appears, had one
OF his apkles severely injured in jumping from
the tower, from which the escape was made.
and being unable to travel, secreted himself in
the tannery Of Messrs. Appold, on the west
side of Jones' Falls. Immediately opposite the
Jail, where he was found by policemen Carlos
and Chesney. The police of the Southern
District Iecaptured Augustus Ford at the
house Of his sister, near the corner Of Light
and Henrietta streets. Both were safely
lodged in jail, and provided with quarters
where escape will be almost impossible.
Thomas Hoffman and Edward Dennis both Of
whom are under indictment for the robbery OF
MT. patterson, the money messenger OF Harm
DEN Express. ltwas supposed yesterday that
clue TO their track had been obtained, and
many are working hard for the five hundred
dollars reward offered for the recapture Yes.
terday morning the police of the Western dis.
trict met Francis Hoffman, brother of Thos
Hoffman, on the Reisterstown road with a
horse and buggy. and at once took him into
custody. Frank Hoffman lives with a brother.
II. n.law on the Maiden's Choice Road, and it
appears that after the escape, Thomas Hoffman
ana Ihomas Brien, alias johnson, went to the
place where Frank Hoffman lives and ne took
Rem Weaisrn a, lar as OWinss Mills on the line of the
arrested Francis Hoffman was taken to the
western police station, and subsequently TO
the office OF Marshal Farlow. There he
confessed that he Lad taken his brother
and another from the city, but he said that
De took them as far as Goyspstown
That story was no; believed, ana he was threat
ened with prosecution if he did not tell the
truth, and he confessed that he had taken them
as lar as Owings Mills. Deputy Marshal Gray
win posse Of detectives, procured horses and
a. once started in pursuit, reaching Owings'
Mills, tney left their horses and took the train
Tor Union Bridge, the terminus of the railroad, :,
where they captured Thomas Hoffman and
johnson. Marshal Farlow was last night no.
tlfied OF the arrest ty telegraph, and the fnpi
lives will be brought on this morning No
idirgs OF Dennis has been heard, and as he is a
comparative stranger, II is feared he will es.
cape. Langey, the prisoner who had charge
OF the corridor from which the prisoners es.
capped, is also still at large. His arrest Is very
much desired by the police authorities The
naolt OF placing prisoner as guard of a cor
ridor rs reprehensible one, and should not be
permitted by the warden, who alone is respon.
sibie Tor the safety of the prisoners.-Baltimore
Gdsette, lin.
DEATH OF THRHI PERSONS FROM THIRST
A correspondent OF the Salt Lake TeIeordph
writing from st. Thomas, Pah Ute county,
desert ~' WAC
Brother James Davidson, with his wife and
son, the latter boy of twelve years of age, left
81. Thomas on the 9Th Of June, intending TO
travel 70 st. George In company with Presi.
dent Erastus Snow and Elder Joseph W.
Young, but failed TO connect with them, as
these brethIe en- went ON ahead, not knowing of
their coming. The family then started
alone, though unacquainted with the coun.
Try, and about the middle Of the forty. y.uile
desert, on the new road that leads to
st. George, their carriage broke down.
1t is supposed the old gentleman, who was
feeble, was unable to dx ii up, and sent his SON
with one horse and q keg for water. They were
there is water a little OF the road, which the
boy looked tor but failed TO find. He then
started for the Beaver Dam Well, twenty three
miles CT, but when be got within half mile of
= II ne must have fallen of the horse exhausted,
as his body was found two days after The
horse went on to the well. where there two
men from st. George cleaning 1t out. They
tied him up and thought no more about it for a
day and two nights, when, as they were taking
their mules to feed, they found the body of the
boy, which they buried. On the 18th, Bishop
Lorenzo Young was coming over the same
road, and found the father and mother lying
uead In the road.
ATTACKED BY SNAKR.-On Tuesday, the
80 instant. black snake, measuring six feet in
length, attacked q boy, ABOUT eight years of age,
Whlle ne was sleeping under a tree. The boy
ire, who was out with his father on the Forge
Hills gathering black berries. While the father
was OF some ten or twelve yards he was
alarmed by scream from his son, who had
laid down and fallen asleep; and ON going TO
see what was the matter, he found the snake
coiled around the body Of the boy. MI Strick.
Ter Immediately dispatched the snake and res.
cued his SON from his perilous situation. It is
supposed that the snake was on the tree at the
tipe the boy laid down. and that he dropped mp.
on MIN when he was asleep. That is one of the
peculiarihes OF the black snake. The boy was
not injured, but considerably frightened BY his
undesirable visitor.-Lanedster InteHioencer.
A BosT0H ELoPRMINr.-A few days since,
superintendent Kennedy was requested to
arrest Louis Cole and Miss Lena Warren
hroWn, both Of whom were reprosented to