Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-05

Two conyicts. nsmrd resi.e lively } r.arh
hingslsRd ana NtCholas hciv v. the urst uari-I
= notorious hank burglar snd tie latter q high
Wsy rClltr, su.c ,c'yd m ciroumyenung the
bars sIt 10 ~ sing sing prison. ufEr- or
tao sgo. aud have hot ssnce hnrn recap'urei.
II nEsisud Is one oi Ie sccO pis>hct 'oU uIrtls
Who .'trscked'' the HuugettoTd bans iu Jester
son county. aud Wss sentenced. March. - q. IN
that county, 60 ten wear pcus serv'tule. he
Nss one OF The desPcrsdoes Who escaped IN The
fU = oat last wear, but Wa ultimately overhaul
- iu New Jersey ami brought back "a PRISON.
The Keeper whose duty AZ Ma O. look alter tae
satekeeping OF kinC-,sud thinks be VA locked
M tEe night prcNious IN his cling Missed. iesv-
NIX the sctusl mode a. h-s getting away % Be-
conjeCtured. IL may be stated. however. that
the keeper indicated has vacated he position.
Nr. Nelson, the warden, informed ne Herald
representative Yesterday that he had rong
hcEes o. conducting hIuC-isnl "a = AGAIN %
his old quarters before many DAYS.
heIiN' NE other escape wade engaged uu-
soAoIhC meat from propeller. slipped away
from hrs guards in the darkness OF the night
aud. although m ssed in a few seconds. ne wAs
enabled 20 get lar enough ahead ~ his pursucr-
% eyafe several bullets which we're sent attPr
him. He was seen IN the vicinity ~ Sleef,y
Hollow on TUESDAY evening. aud ~ three 81
four Of the PRISON officers are securing
that neighbOrhood, ms capture regarded Al
the prison as being only question OF hours OF .
perhaps, DAYS. A. already indicated. heiiv was
sent up for highway robbery. aut had about two
more years 10 serve. lie bore an excellent repu-
taton in the prison. and wa> cor So lercl The las
man who would have attempted 20 q Away
y. }. Hero a. 81.
An ACCOMPLISHED EoaUr-s r-.st T T. HH-,r.
n NrU York Ntr5rtItT. ir Franc le ME.
geuce comes per cable ~ the arrest az Ra-uere.
France, 81 the accomp lisietl sw lndler flaEr.r.
This gentleman ~ has long been known a. I'D
most brilliant wluditr o. the worlds rogue
lie lived I'm this CITY tor pw srd uf twenty Nra.r
dong business tor nye Nears on Pear street s-
brushmakcr, sccumulaunE by honest iudusrr.
about s55.rld. With tins sum De went into "
street and operated IN puts aud ''ctslS.~ "a. .
finally lost all He neat established 10.
office with one PHI. GrCggu. ON BrOaIN ..
Grogan was twice arrested tor receiving sfb'. .
goods, and lsgraye lea tie business. lie D..
negotiated loans on sOpe forged bonds with 80
assurance company. He was arrested. but. uT... t
disGorging the money, Was permitted his a..
uom- lie WAS again arrested. hut managed ID
get OF IN some mysterious manner. HIS Last "a 9
greatest exploit was the taking Of a store GA
Broadway, representing himself az Stewari
Claims, and Taffray's as a newly-estahlisht. F!
merchant. with a large western trade. and bur
ing Tor cash. lie soon succeeded an getting SD
he wanted on six months credit. A. soon a.
bought he would send them out west aud an
ton them of. By this means he cleared mar.
than $4,000 or -. 0,ouO. ON this charge he
was arrested.
Lagrave had been married three times-ca ID
time lor mOney-and once running away VITA
another mans wife. In appearance he l. tt.I.
handsome, with an irOu-gray mustsche, a. Z
dresses IN he very latest stylcs.-N. I. t..