National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-26
A JAIL DELIVERY.
A GANG OF RoUaHs FORCE A JAIL AND
RESCUE NOTED CONVICTS.

RESCUE NOTED CONVlCTS.
NEW CASTLE, DEL, Feb. 25.-About one o'clock
this morning Israel Reddings, night warden at
the jail hearing slight noise in the yard, opened
the door, when he was Immediately seized by q
gang Of dozen men, They gagged and hand
oufed him, tied his feet and put him in the coal
hole. Ono Of them threatened his life with 9
drawn knife, but another interferred. They got
over the wallby means Of two small ladders tied
together, which they brought with them. They
carried on with them E. Frazier, who was under
supposed the party reached here in q tug-boat,
which was seen off New Castle last night, and has
disappeared this morning. Big Frank, mentioned
time ago, and for whose rescue before whipping q
plot was formed, but did not succeed, being f0iled
by citisens being on hand. 49,
Carter and Hope, under sentence tor ten years,
with Frazier, under life sentence for murder,
were rescued BY the gang. They scaled the prison
curing the warden they opened the prison cells by
means OF jack-screws, forcing open windows.
There were twelve or fifteen men engaged in the
rescue, who are supposed to have come from Phil
adelphia in tug, and escaped the same way.
HOW IT WAS MANAGED.
from Wilmington says: When Deputy Sheriff
Grimm was awakened he found the cell doors and
Jail doors open, end the oonvicts gone. Redding,
after some search, was discovered in the cellar in
. perfectly helpless condition. Being relieved
from his bands and gag he could neither speak
stand. His jaws refused to close, and in fact,
no was in . condition, which, had 1t been pro-
tracted much longer, would have resulted in
death. FraIer, who Is IN Intelligent man, and
was we'll connected, It is Connected, planned the
escape; but this Is not certain. During the past
few weeks
NUMBER OF STRANGE WOMEN
have appeared in New Castle, and one in particu-
lar Is supposed to have been the prime mover in
and their allies outside. This woman has been
seen in New Castle upon Q number Of occasions
inQuiring for families whom she did not go to see,
but she took herself to the house Of some colored
people, Who Il IL supposed, were bribed to carry
FRAZIER took exercise in the corridor one hour
each day, and probably passed letters between
the two cells in which the burglars were confined
| prisonment. They have not lived upon prisoI
| fare but upon food furnished by the sheriff, ani
| for which the prisoners themselves paid.
- ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
is offered for their capture. The supposed con
| federatss came from Philsdelphia to New Castle
late last evening on q steam tug. and landed
shortly sftsr midnight. TWO such boats are known
party found near the jail two ladders belonging
to vorkmsn, who had them in use yesterday
These they fastened together, making one Of
SUFFICIENT length to scale tho walls Of tho prison
| yard, and descending into the back yard, they
then mounted the cell window Of Lawler and
| Hurlburt, on the west side Of the prison, pryina
| the window from it, position and enabling thosS
two to join tho crowd outside 1t Is probable tina,
Lawlef or Hurlburt then directed subsequent
% the rescue q the rest Of their comrades, WSe
were confined in . cell on the other side Of the
prison on the lower floor.