The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-11
THE Rochester Negroes "TRIP 10 Au-
brrrrp--.E1is CON sCssfon OF tic Crime.


The officers who took Howard to: Auburn
prison arrived home last night. Jailor Beck
with has furnished us Il statement of the
Journey to Auburn, and incidents occurring
on the WAY. They arrived ut East Rush at
about O'Clock A. NJ, nearly four hours after
starting from tic courthouse. 1t was very
dark, and they found it almost impossible to
keep the road, although assisted by lamp.
On arriving at East Rush they put up at the
hotel and remained until nearly o'clock 4.
NJ, when they proceeded to Honeyoye Falls,
arriving there about halt-past ) O'Clock. They
found they had to remain until O'Clock for
the train. Took their prisoner into WilcoX's
Hotel and kept him in an upper room until
after breakfast, and until the train arrived
and was nearly ready to start. Howard was
then rushed on board Only a few persons
knew that Howard was there. ..-
After getting On the train it soon became
known to tile passengers, who commented
graycly on the affair, saying that he ought
never to he allowed to go there, that he
ought to he lynchcd, &c. Men and women
made these expressions. At every station
crowds came to look at Howard, and shouted
"kill him." Sc. The news had preceded
the train.
Arriving at Canandagua, they found they
had to remain ten or fifteen minutes for Il
change of cars. Tailor Beckwith and the
other officers were assisted by Deputy United
States Marshal Hildreth, who happened to be
OH board the train. The conductor, by rc-
quest, backed up the Gus and allowed
men to be stationed at the doors to
keep the crowd out. 4 large crowd had
collected, and there was considerable shout
ing. The car was then run back about twenty
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the Auburn train was made up. They tilen
quietly transferred tho prisoner to the car OH
| this train. When the train started there was
considerable shouting and noise. At every
station people rushed to the train to see
Howard, but no serious demonstrations
were made. r.5.-
| Arriving at Auburn they found a large
crowd at the depot, who were greatly cx-
cited, and shouted, I" Hang him, kill the mig
| ger" &C. The car that he was in was left On
| the outside of the depot. The officers then
| Immediately left the car and started for the
prison, some ten rods distant. The crowd
followed, yelling, cursing, and shouting !;
but the officers moved SO tilst that no time
was given for a concerted attack. The gates
were opened, and the party entered. As
soon as they got inside the gate Howard
placed his thumb to his nose in 4 defiant
manner and shouted, "1'm safe now" He
was then delivered over to the warden of
the prison, who clothed him in his prison
garb. The warden stated that prisoners had
| eot Information Of the affair, and did not
think it advisable to put him in any of the
shops among the prisoners at present. How
ard said he had no trade, but had worked
some at the shoe business and would like to
go into the shoe-shop.
Between this city and Rush, Jailor Beck
with asked Howard to give history OF his
crime. He then said that he met the little
girl, Cecilia Ochs, at the time stated, and en-
ticed her to Frost's nursery, where ne COM
mitted the deyilish crime. He denied that
he struck her, saying that she must have re-
ceiyed her injuries from falling on the ice.
To keep her still he threatened to cut her
throat, &c. He then sent her across theriyer,
and he started down the canal, crossing the
river at Clarissa-Street bridge, thence into the
Twelfth Ward, and made his way to Penfeld,
where he was arrested. -,
| The villain also gave statement of bis
previous crimes. He. said that at ten years
of age he robbed Ettenheimer's jewelry store
of $1,000 worth Of jewelry and diamonds,
which he took to Toronto and sold. He was
bounty:jumper during the war, and cut a
man with razor in Washington, for Whicirhe
was sentenced to the Albany penitentiary for
two years and six months. He, with another
soldier, garroted a colonel in Washington. and
stole his gold watch and 5000. He said he
had been engaged in several robberies in
New York, and larcenies and robberies IN
ether parts of the country. According to his
| own account he is a precious rascal. He said
he sent his mother $500 while in the army -: IS:
----,1,--- q. "a 49,
or the 593, $50 tons of iron rails rolled in
this country in 1860, 3l9, 1858 tons, or nearly
iive-nintlls, were made in PENNSYLVANIA, and
in the year 1866, of the go, 81 tons pro-
duced Of rolled or hammered iron (other than
railroad), 242,921 tons, or nearly three
seyenths, were manufactured in Indiana.
The st. Louis reporters do not permit the
Duke Alexis to simply rise from chai. Not
much. They write thathe !" unteleseopes his
immense form. = 81 q. IS; E 49,