Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-22
New York Notes.

FLIGHT OF HARRY GKNET.
NEW YORK, December 22-Harry Genet
who was found guilty o; fraud on Friday last
has taken fight. Since his conviction Ie has
been In the custody - Deputy Sheriff She de.
AZ BIS residence. Shields cat up with him last
permi; sion TO go up stlirs TO his wife, saving
1t may be the last time" Shields was salts
ned ii was ell right, as he had allowed him to
do the same thing the night previous, and he
had retained promptly. Shields felt fatigued
and fell asleep, rot awsking untl O'Clock this
morning, when he d'scove rcd that his prisoner
was ros 80 be found. He spoke to Mrs Genet
b 1t she denied thas she had Ccen her h Isband
at all, and sa-d that he did not come ~ st .irs
Shields then went TO TIE central Office and in
A general alarm was Immediately telegraphed
over the city.
THE POLISH HxILss
in this country propose to erect a statue to
kosciusko in Central Park.
osTBACIsING PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
The committee Of the Church of the Pilgrim
and Clinton Avenue Church, Brooklyn, have
addre: sed a long letter to Henry Ward Bcecher
and the members of Plymouth Church, de-
claring that denominational alliance with that
church will be suspended shoald they affirm the
previous proclamation Of the right OF Plymouth
Church 10 judge i'm every case what fellowship,
advice or assistance, according to the laws OF
Christ, can properly be offered by or received
nom other churches.
THE ESCAPE OF GENET.
In the court Of oyer and terminer to-day,
the judge characterized the escape Of Genet rs
of the deputy sheriff, but until il was escer-
tained whether the efforts for his recapture are
successful, no kteps should be taken In the
matter, Genet's counsel said they would pro-
coed TO perfect their bill OF exceptions.
MORE RING MEN MISSING.
michael Norton, Thomas COrnon, John j.
Walsh, and George S. Miller, e.-rlng county
court house commissioners were called to- dsy
for trial on the charge of misdemeanor while IN
once. The defendants failed TO appear.
THEFT recogniZances were then forfeited on all
the indictments with the exception ofone az ainst
German, who will lie allowed 10 put in a plea on
Friday If he appears, Norton is said to be in
Washington.
Andrew j. Smith, indicted the same as the
above, appeared, and plead not guilty.
RN-kAYoR HALL
WAS in court all the morning with his counsel
but his case was not called.
THE LOAN CERTIFICATES
are unchanged since Saturday.
ANOTHER TENEMENT HOUSE TRAGEDY.
About hslf-past two this a. IN. CT es of murder
were he ard from a window in q tvc-stOry tenS-
ment house, No. 70 Broom street. Officers enter
ing the building found the body of a man lying
In pool Of blood with his throat cut from
TO ear, and on entering the room of the deceased
Der throat cut. The walls and stairway were
literally covered with blood from the room
where the dead body of the woman wss found TO
the second landing, where the body of the man
was forrd. Itwas first believed the deceased,
Michael Ryan, had cut his sisters throat and
then his own, but the police, on irstituting q
search, found the vest OF the murdered ma on
the roof. The button hole which held the W Itch
chain was pulls d out and the pockets rified.
tox where the deceased kept his bank book was
missing, ard on the stairs leading 10 the Roof,
well rs thereon, bare loot prints were POUNDS
and it is the belief of the police that a robbery
and murder has been committed. So far no
clue 70 the pefpetrator has been discovered.