Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1874-02-28

of General Sessions of the Peace and jail |
Delivery, but At the request of their eOuu- |
sci, Mcssrs. Higgins aud O'Byrne, who |
had not yet had time to examine the
Indictment against their clients, and be
cause the latter swore that important and
material witnesses of theirs were absent,
the trial was postponed one week.
On the Goth day of the same month,
the trial WAS again called aud proceeded
with. Day by day the prosecution,
despite the able efforts of the def.nse,
wove around the pri. oners a web of cii-
cumstances which convicted them on the
sixth dav Of the trial, orDec. 30.
Mr.. O'Byrne Immediately moved for an
arrest of judgment and for new trial,
on the ground that the Court had erred
in charging the Jury and admitting GER
tain evidence. The motion was cOnsid-
cred and the defense granted four days IN
which to flle reasons for new trial and
argue the motion, but on the day set for
the argument the defense withdrew their
objections, and on December sth the
prisoners were each sentenced to be
publicly whipped with forty lashes aud
! implicated one hour on the lOsh of the
same month, and be imprisoned ten years
and pay the costs of prosecution.
I NE uIhl lhlh VI AhIAl eNnNshNN VIZ
whipping and mpillOryiug-was executed
on the day set apart for Il In the preser &c
of very large crowd Of spectators from
all parts Of the country. There was no
attempt made to rescue them, as was
feared would be the case, aud after their
corpoeral punishment they were COM
mitted to Jail to serve out their terms Of
Imprisonment.
But everybody seemed TO be OF the
opinion that they would sooner or latei
escape, aud argued that men who could
80 easily break from SngSing and
Auburn prisons real models OF security
would not long remain within the WALL
Of our own county jail.
The fellows conducted Themselves SC
quietly, however, and seemed so content
IN Jail, that people began to think theil
suspicious that the prisoners would es
cane were unfOunded, there tore when tn
/ startling intelligence that they had beef
rescued oy gang of roughs Tuesday nigh
was flashed to this city by the electro
wire, next morning, no little cxcltemeu
was created and notwithstanding the In
clemency of the weather, groups OF mel
, stood on the street and about uewspapt
i offices discussing tue affair and awaitin
further particulars.
of their re- cue and escape We have th
following particulars About 10 minute
after O'Clock Wednt sday morning, Will
= Night Warden Rulings was attending
his duty inside the prison, he heard
C noise ii the back yard Of the Jail 40
y thought some Que was knocking at II
Il door which connects 1t with the prise
T. proper. As was his duty, he comm nc,
e an investigation to learn If anything
e wrong, and opening the door TO peer Oh
into the yard, he was seized by eight {
n ten rough looking men, with whom we
N Lawlor and lIlflhurt, TWO of the col
st ,icted burglars. MIR. Rulings was tn,
n gagged, handcuiird aud leg-iroued, AZ
g placed under guard OF two OF the rough
l. While the othcra, taking the Keys of n
TX prison, proceeded to tine coll occupied
ls Big Frank and Hop, LaWlor ana llu
* burt's companions, aud released the
~ They next opened the cell of E. v
III Frazer who was convicted several yea
"a ugl Of killing his brother.m-law, al
10 sentenced to prison for life, and the nj
ne derer stepped out and Joined the crow
ca Next the question rs to what should
re done with Rulings was debated. lie "
III already gagged, htndrulil. and /,
M iruned. but the crowd was afraid to lea
nun luWHs AOA nc AtAENA AAAN ittiA7AAN q
an give the alarm. Being prompted by
ID ilcn that dead men tell no ta,es, Law
IN proposed that Mr.. r. should b. killed n
~ doubtless would have been had not L
ca Frank intericrej aud said he would
ere listen to the proposition to murder
zee helpless tailor, IA he had attended a
ne beflieuded him (Frank) in his recent
tts ness.
oil A proposition was next made to
him in the cellar, aud Ridings was Il
conveyed below aud ldl ON a pile
coal. where he was found this morn
- about five o'clock in a helpless and
hausted condition. He was released,
su- for SOM. time could not close his in
Tea or tell the tale which We have gi'
W above.
W. After disposlng of Rulings the five {
CIV yicts and their rescuers left the all a
len il is supposed, boarded a tug boat ly
teu AT the wharf and lett for parts unknC
Inc nc about daylight.
cut The gang rot into the Jail yard
y using ladders, which were found outs
OF and which had been placed there for
nat use Of men who had been doing s
repairing about the building the
before,
ing After getting inside the yard the <
u got up to the Windows OF the cell o'
OH pied by Lawlor aud Hurlburt, AMI by
al use Of a jlck-screw removed the
and released these men, aud they in
'rge released the others in the manner
S at seribed.
,,opp p,pricrr.ARs ny DER NEW CAS-
III Observation-Disclosures CROWD
my arSc,.vn rup pRIsoNFRs---PKAj
Win .,,,s ,y,tt
ssed 40
WITH New CASTLE, teb. -o'-lhe escal
the the bank burglars was, and IN iacl
thls Is, the chief topic OF conversation hl
aste our citizens, and during yesterday
&C bers of people visited the prison 70
the details and Interview warden III.
who was, for the nonce, the non oi
res town. In the afternoon the Nllihll
5 the papers were eagerly sought alter
MT, perused with avldity 10 learn the
le %, particulars. During the DAY sc
sou matters came to light which were
LOT known in the morning In llme TO al
MS in the EVERY kNENiNG L. W. fr'
IS on the murderer, Is supposed to hav'
'elNe gineered the whoe business, a
Joys left letter setting form lis rel
irian for leaving, and also VIII WIN G.
SKY by which he gave his property, mat
nom cell property, 10 various PERSONS Il
eni also lett letter' nuI It's 1uhtenVS
is no not been made public
al" Ha The statements as pu ..i,,i va II