The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-03-14
simpIy unworthy Of notice. The Report is

POLICE OFFICE, oth oobo' |
CT have the honor 10 report, for your IN
formation aud that Of his E1cellency TUG
Lieutenant Governor, that the etate pI.eG ;ns,
named in the margin (John mitchell mas jus.
.ntared INV Office and placed in my hands inc
snoIossa Communication, addressed TO the
lI.ieutepapt-Governor; instantly quitted before
/ cosla psrsse tho note, and, mounting hos
" bicb he bad in waiting at the gate, gehoPe1a
for,ously of. Mr. Mitchell wac accompanied
by q short man wearing moustaone, WON
have once seen with him 1t this once oei1re,
and whose name 1 ON Informed Is sm!tn. ohisf
few minutes after this occurrence the cnie.
district constable was in bis sadie AUG ~
pursuit. feel l cannot pass over the iaes LUG
10 Mr.. Mitchel's note where he says tn a,ati3o
self to b. taken into custody" without statluR
in explain alton that can only characterize Tue
ex preston deliberate lie.
The polite aud gentemanly chief con
stable made this latter statement 10 save
himself from blame for the lrresoio1Ion
With which he acted on the occasion. Inc
real circumstances of the escape are foliy
detailed by Mr. Mitchell in his jan
Ionrnal.- The plan of II had been con-
certed between himself and Mr. r. D.
Su,,th, and on the 18th of June, 1853, they
proceeded to put it into execution. MT.
Mitchell writes:
Nicaragua (P j. Smyth) and rode leisnrely
down the main street Gof the village OF both,
wel). A: the police barrack on the little MI
we saw eight or nine constablcs, all armed, and
undergoing a sort of drill. At the police office
door there as usual, a COuStduic VI
Mr. Barr, worthy Scotch gentleman ana
magistrate of the district, was standing wlthin
few yards of the gate.
We dismounted l walked in first, throug b
| the little gate leading into the court, through
| the door, which opened into a hall or passage,
and thence into the courtroom, where founa
his worship sitting as usual. Near him sa1
Robinson, the police clerk. MI NJ nsys 30 %
said here is copy of a note which nave
inst despatched to the GOVERNOR have
thought it necessary to give you copy" lhe
note " as as follows:
N''' boutwell,, sth June, 1852.
q "Sir-i hereby resign the 'ticket-of leave,
D and withdraw my parole. l shall iott nts III
q | present ny self before the police magistrate o
= ! Both we'll, at his office, show him copy OF MI
. note, and effer myself to he taken into custody
Yolr obedent servant, JOHN mitchell
Mr.. Davis took the note; it was open
t do You wish me-" said he, Ito read 1t !
: Certainly, it was for that brought it, ID
a glanced ovsr the note, and then looked at me
/. That instant Nicaragua came IN ana Pante,
r himself by my side His worship and bis cler
,e both seemed somewhat discomposed at this
AZ for they knew the correspondent of the Ne'
York Tribune" very we'll, as also his erran
from New York. | have no donbt that NJ
Davis thought had a crowd outside: there
y, no other way of accounting for his lrresoutior
" Then said You the purport of tina
ID note, sir; it is short and plain; it RESIGNS tn
IA thing called ticket leave, and revokes III
ID promise which bound me SO long as neio 'n'
he thing"
"a Sriil he made move and gave no orde
no So repeated my explanation: Iou o"serv
rs air that INV parole Is at an end from this III
eu ment, and l came her" to be taken into CT
toby pursuant to that note"
he All this while there was a constable III II
.ns adioining room, besides the police clerk al
mt the guard at the door; Yet still his worsh
ed made move. Now, good morning, SIR,
lat said, putting on my hat. The hand of Near
mt qua playing with the handle of his rev"iv
as in his coat. had ponder"ns rlding-wnIp
for my hand, besides two pistols in my bre.
lys pocket. The moment said, Good m"rn'nt
an Mr. Davis shouted. mo. no-stay here! Ran
D. ford! Coustables" The police clerk sat At /
rue desk looking into vacancy; We walked o
GUS together through the hall; the constable in t
"a" district constabe's Office who generally acts
go his clerk, now ran ont, and on being desired
nd stop us, followed US Through the court and O
cut into the street, but without coming very ne
fat At the little gate leading out of the court IN
ave- the street, exp, cted to find the man
guard on the alert between us and our hors
", But this poor stable, though he heard t
Ia: msgistrate's orders and the commotion,
ise not move. He was holding two horses, Q
ID with each hand, and looked on in amazeme
iey while we passed him and jumped into G
ast saddles.
On That is the true history of Mr. Mitche
rial escape, and it differs from the false one
lac, the chief constable on very mater
lsel point. 1t is plain that MI. Mitchell did 81
OF the official sufficient time to read the no
len, aud saw him engaged, apparently, 10 rea
IN ing it; and it is also clear that Mr.. Mitc'
offered himself to be taken into custo
s IN after having surrendered his parole. /
ing the Government, we dare say, will act
{ it, the version o: the affair supplied by tn
ling official. If 80, their conduct in this lat
q stage of the case will only be in perfect
mere cordance with it's first when they " "
ncy and truly" packed the jury in Green str
was courthouse for the conviction of Jt
lcly Mitchell.
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trial From Cardinal Wiseman's Lenten
Jo mons we take the following passagt
,ner, reference TO our Lords agony in the 1
was den:
skea There are plants in the luxurious E
e , my dearly beloved brethren, which
cash and cut, that from them may d
utility the precious balsams they contain
tiSan that 10 ever the most sought and val
o"ru, which, issuing forth of its own accord, (
'',,I ard uum xed, trickles down like tears u
Rs the parent tree. And 50 it seems to
, the we may without dIsparagenient speal
the precious streams of our dear Rede
sen. er's blood. When forced from his side
,huniaDt flow. it came iXed with anO