Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-11
Criminal Record.



SALEM, N. J Sept. 10.-AbOut noon Friday
five prisoners confined in the Salem jail were
brought from their cells for dinner, and while
the attention of the jailor was diverted from
them they escaped through hole that had been
cut through the dining room floor and thence to
the cellar to the outside jail. An alarm was
given and pursuit made, but they have not yet
been captured Their names and crimes are as
follows: David Laws, a muatto, larceny
Thomas Chamberlain, burglary; John Shorts,
forgery; Charles White, colorCd, forgery; and
Francis Trustee.
BOY ROGuEs
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.--William Carroll
and John Harrington, the two Boston boys who
tried TO throw the Erie express train off the track
last month, attempted Wednesday to break Jail
at Milford, Pa. They were unsuccessful and the
sheriff shackled them together and chained them
to the floor. Friday morning the ,jailOr entered
their cell and found Carroll zone and the
shackles Of Harrington nearly filed off The lat
ter said his companion had taken the damper OF
the stove in the cell, and with its rough edge
and powdered brick dust succeeded, after work
ing steadily until 3 A. NJ, in cutting the iron
that bound him. He then began to free Har-
ringtOn, but found that he could not accomplish
that task before morning, and was urged by the
latter to make his own escape. He crawled
through the opening they had made in the win
dow on Wednesday and has not since been heard
OF. He is only fourteen years old.
FATAL AFFRAY.
COLORADO CITY, Col, Sept 10.-Vincent
Dougherty, colOred barber, was shot and in
stantly killed yesterday at Newtown, Col, by
Benjamin Draper, a railroad engineer Draper
made his escape, and has not yet been ar,
rested.
KUKLUx.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept. 10.-The citizens
of Sebastian county held a meeting Il few DAYS
since, and denounced the report that there were
kukluX in that county The Gazette says the
militia organizing in various portions of the
state are being armed, and that the governor is
expected to call on the president to declare mar
tial law in several counties
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 1O.-Unitcd States
Marshal Patrick took convict Kiltoyle into his
custody Saturday morning. Warden ROcllland
again refused to deliver Kilfoyle, but offered no
resistance to the marshal.
AN EDITORS SUIT.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Sept. 1O.-The sut of Mon
tague l.. Marks, editor of the Daily Herald,
against John A. Wilson of the firm of Daniel Val
entine Il Co., of New York, for assault and bat
terry, was concluded in the supreme court Satur-
day afternoon The plaintiff claimed $4,000
aud was awarded $1,000 damages
RELEASED ON BAIL.
MEMPHIS, Sept 10.-GenJ browne who recent
ly killei Capt. Adams at Memphis for seducing
his daughter, was released ON $4,000 bail on Sat.
urday.
BLOODY WEEK,
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Sept. I, via New
YORK, Sept. 10.-A fight occurred on the 10Th
and 25th ult, between cattle thieves and ranch
eros near Edenburg, in which two OF the former
were Killed. Gen. Cartina, commanding Tam
plco, threa ems retaliation, and the rancheros arc
buying arms to resist more successfully.