The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-01
a BROTHERS, Dcvofion-A Mtssach"-
scsts Boy Sacrificing his Et'e ''
sacramento wsiIc Trying 10 Rescue
;,iS brother from Jail.

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f,is Brother from Jail.
lFrom the Boston Heraid.j
Ahout fifteen ears agoa youn3 Hna,' n"
rharlrs Finn. residing in Lynn. ""
and WAS never heard from uh''l 'o"i ~ :.
mats orn when his brother received u
,,,,er frn,n him from san fTancihCo' Sa',
80 that he was in trouble that 1t was Il
"a'.n a. M, and death with him, and desiring
,,i,, IN come on and see him. The trotiie1
started about month ago TO go 10 e-'iliur-
nj, and there learned that bis brother
charles was in mil, under The name Of Nor
finer. on n charge OF murder. The sequel
is told in n copy OF the Sacramento Daily
Unlon Of q recent date, from which we copy
scALlSG A WALL.
A daring attempt was made at 1880 O'Clock
This morning to rescue Charles Mortimer, the
murderer Of Mrs. Gibson. from the county
iail. The effort was iruStra.cda and The prlr-
ciuaI actor killed by the vigilance and dccl-
sion OF Deputy sheriff Manual l.. Cross. wh"
was on duty at that hour. On the "r>t slue
Of the jail is an open court or .~lal!-yard about
eighty feet square, which Is surrounded by
a brick wall twenty feet high. y man whose
par.e is believed 10 be Flinn scaled the walt
Dv means of Il ladder taken from a grocery
store in the vicinity. Leaving his hat and
boots on the outside TO accomplish this feat,
he placed the ladder on the west side Of the
wall III the rear of an ~unoccupied building,
where his movements could not be disco
ve.cd from the street.
Having reached The top Of the wall, he
yu>sed 10 the roof of IL shed in the :iail-yard,
I!scd rs a boilcr-houSc, and lowered himself
by means of Il wire guy attached tothc smoke
stack, which had extended across il, but
which lie broke at one end. This much was
done without alarming the jailOr on guard.
The main hall of the Jail in which the cells
are located Is connected with the yard by
4 doorway. which is closed by q heavy
iron cro>S-uar on the inside and a wooden
--Ioor on the outside. The iron door WAS
locked. The wooden door was closed, but
not locked. Deputy Sheriff Cross was on
duty Inside the Jail. When the bull WIS rIng
from the door which opens from the court
10 the open yard on the stree, the officer, ii
appears, had some reason for extreme eau
ton, fearing the possibility Of an attempt TO
rescue the prisoner.
TIE FATAL SHOT.
Cross unlocked the inner door, and with
his revolver pushed the wooden door open
quick, but saw no one in the yard. lie
stepped forward and looked along the wall
OF the building, but SAW no one. He then
started to go across the yard to the gate, i
distance OF sixty feet
When about ten feet from the door lie
glanced his eye back ward, and saw a man
without Il hat, and his face masked with 4
White handkerchief, advancing around the
come of the building. He had covered the
officer with u pistol, and commenced some
exclamation Or sentence which was not un-
d"r>tOnu.
Gross instantly wheeled and hrcd, dropping
on his knees at the time to dodge the bail of
his adversary. Film staggered, but still
kept on his feet and moved toward the door
H. though 10 gain access to the Jail. Cross
fired a second shot. which also seemed 10
take clltc;. Finn still kept on his feet and
PASSED into tie jill, running across the Ia |
directly 10 MoliiIUrr'S cell, which Is about
sixty lcct from Tie door.
Is he lcaGiicd the cell he "raSpcd at the
wicket. hu, fell and died IN Il few minutes.
he .iot> had taken effect in the right side
aad mouth. \ purse was found on his per-
,u!f containing $3.50. The principal reason
lrr believing this nan is Il brother of Morii.
H..r !, that BE had several keys on 4 fiat Steel
un. Oh which was engraved civilian j.
l!ian, Lynn, Mass On the arm Of Morti-
mrr i marked "tharles Finn in India ink.
lie deceased has been to see Mortimer two
q ;4rcc llGic> since bis Incarceration.
On his person were found two revolyers
aIa 4 Lnite. 1t has been uscertaincd to-day
inat this man has been stopping several days
Ht the City Hotel under the NINE Of Will
iiau.>. The jailors seemed to think Film
lad no help outside to aid him IN his daring
undertaking. and that he rang tho bel! by
reaching the wire in the yard. Tho inten.
iiuu Ui Eiinl WAS no doubt to subdue the
,iulyr, ;hcn secure the keys with which 10
lti"a>r Mortimer.
A GOOD RECORD.
Since the above WAS received we have
ic.rucd the following in regard to Finn
lie nclonyed in Lynn; had Il good war re-
cord enlisted in 1852 in Company L, Thir-
ty-Ci-llh regiment; was wounded at the
assault on Port Hudson, in June, 1868 was
transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps,
and discharged in 1864 us trst sergeant.
SiHcc lie was discharged he has made Il host
ol friends. lie has never been known to
-. .,,,,t a., ,sin,a of any 2asurittinn H.,