The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-08
THE ROCHESTER NEGR0'S TRlP T
AUBURN.
His Confession Of the Crime.

IRON the h0cneSter ExpreSS, Jan. g.
The officers VINO took Howard Auburn Prison
arrived home last night Jailer BeckwItn has fur.
nished us statement Of the journey 10 Auburn ana
incidents occurring on the way. They arrived at
East Rush at about two o'clock A. NJ, nearly four
hours after starting from the Court House. II was
very dark, and they found 1t almost Impossible to
keep the road, although assisted oy lamp On
arriving at East Rush they put up at the hotel ana
remained until nearly tour O'Clock A. NJ when they
proceeded TO H0neOye Fahs arriving there ABOUT
half past FIVE O'Clock. They found they had to re.
main until nearly eight O'Clock for the tram Took
their prisoner into Wilcox's Hotel and kept mm
in an upper room uud after brea Sfast and until
the tram arrived ana nearly ready to start; How-
ard was then rushed on board: Only very few per.
sons knew tnaL howard was there.
After getting on the train II soon became known
to the passengers, VINO commenIeI gravely on the
affair. saving that he oukht never TO be allowed TO
go there, that he ought 10 oe yucned, &c. Men and
women made these expressions. AT every station
crowds came to look at Howard, and shouted, "xnl
him." &c the news had preceded the tram.
arriving at Canandaigna they found they had ia
remain ten or dlieen minutes Ior Grange OF ears.
JaIer Beckwth and The other officers were assisted
by Deputy United states Marshal Hllirein who hap
pened TO be on board the train. Inc conductor, by
request, DacSe up tue cars and allowed men to be
ar crowd mad Collected, and there was consisera
bic shouting. Tne car was then run back about
twenty rods on the track. and renamed there u1tl
the Auburn tram was made up. They then quietly
transferred the prisoner TO the Car on this tram.
When the train started there wss considerable
shouting and noise AT every station the people
rusned 10 the train to see Howard, but serious
demonstrations we're made.
the depo who we're greatly excited and shouted,
''Hang ,im," xiii the nigger," &C, &C. The car
the officers then Immediately lett the car and
started Tor the prison. some ten RODS distant. Tho
the officers moved 50 last that time was gwen
for q concerned attack. The gates we're OPENED and
the gate Howard paced his tnamo TO MS nose ia
a dehaut manner and shouted, I'm sate
"Ten e 'H urson wno cSea 70 nine s
In mis- prison garb. The warden stated thai
prisoners had got information Of the affair." and dld
not tink II advisable TO put MIN IN any OF the shops
among the prisoners AZ preAenL HOwarJ san ne
had trade, bat hai worked some al the shoe bust
ness and would IKE to 60 into the shoe shop.
HOWARD COMPRISES.
Between this city and Rush Jailor Beckwith asked
Howard 70 give 2 history OF has crime ne thsa
time stated aud enticed her TO frost's nursery.
wnen he comntted the devulsh crime. he dealaA.
that he struck her, saying thar sue must nave re-
ceved her injuries from falling on the Ice. 10 keep
ner Sui ne threatened to cut her taroat &c. lie
then sent her across river. ana tie .artel down
the canal crossing ne river &C Clarisss street bridge,
thence into the Twelfth ward aud made his way 10
Penueld, where he was arrested.
The villain also gave statement or his previous
crimes. he said that at ten years OF age he roboed
Ettenheiiners Jewery store OF SI,2Oo worth OF Jew
elry and diamonds, winch he took 10 toronto and
so me VAN Tazo IN i o
was sentenced 10 the Albany Peniteutiary Two
years ana SIX months He. with ano nor soldier.
SshVhSs ~ ouA o.oso u'o eoseA
wa,cn and $780, lie SAID ne had oeen engaged IN
several robberes In New York, snd arceues and
roDberles other parts Of The country. According
to his own account ne Is precious rascal Hc SAID
he sent nis mother $500 wnne IN the army.
The wallaroo Times OF october contains the nr1
OF ser les oil artic es on the cuiiva0n OF inc feru
wan bark trees, especially IN the colony OF new
SCUM wales. 'sWhen IL - cons.dered," saws the
writer, "t,at such valuable -peces as Cincnona
Gonuominea and q. crispa were ou'id growing 10
her hi vf thirty leet w.tn diam ter o. Ten o. twev0
tncnes. where rne temperature ranges from twenty
seyen Ia seyeuty two degrees Fahrenheit, and me
aluy,a, so very swallow, there ought not to be
much dlilcu " IN finding out suitaole localities Tor
s.ne species o. tus valuable plant this coi0ny.n
Tne o xnaustiol OF the Peruvian DARK forests OF
South AMERICA aud the increa ing price Oh quinines
Ysnier tbs movement ol great importance.