Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-23
TINE BOY MURDERER.
An Attempt Of EA0merey IN H>ea,
from hfS Cell

long Ime been connned In q cell which il
on The second tier in The south wing. tho
ccor and window acing toward Charles
river III Is about midway between the ro-
Iunda and the barber shop; the door and
WIDOW can be seen nom the officers desk
The cell II large one such as Is us.Si for Ire
detention OF debtors, ard Contained An tnnn
peustesd, on which there was the usual mat
trtss and clothing common 10 the others In
also contained hard wosf chairs fg-o h,ck
cts. tin wssh-basin and an iron snoon-
The other articles or The room were hooks
papers and a few small articles which
had been presented 10 the occupant
III is the custom OF the pail 10 have the cells
thoroughly cleaned out twice a week rhis
Work Is done by prisoners under sentence
and In The presence OF an officer. Yesterday
morning, while cleaning out Pomeroy's cell
piece or white paper pasted 10 the frout
wall by its top edge fell 20 the door, when,
10 and behold, there was "a large hole Ia the
wall. with three bricks removed. ana thr.,G
or tour others in such a condition a. IN h
tahtn out Win few minutes WORK. The
Ilspiaced brickS were az tlc right hand side
OF The barred window. on a level Nth tbe
bottom. The wall az this point is at,o,f tv,,
iett thick, and bricks were removed from the
inside. His mode Of lC,NSentns the brick was
by several pieces Of strong wire. which we've
on tie outer rim Of his wash basin IL haa
somehow worked This wire out. aud hal
broken az IN pieces Of various lengths with
which he dug ia The mortar. thus ieaNlns
tie bricks free. As stated. there were tare<
or four bricks beside those entirely OUT
MN Wnlcn were nearly -. The plaster being
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!lttle he could work on the back side Of the
bricks and thus loosen them. His other in
Siunents Were ne cover OF "A sardine box,
which gave him "A sharp edge. and MS iron
spoon, which was much worn. twisted AMI
bent One OF tie rounds OF his chair very
strong, had been wrenchct OF, ana This was
used As a lever 10 pry The bricks. It's strength
as well as POmeroy's, l. shown hv tbs fart
that one OF the bricks was broken in tyvn
pieces IN The middle. The mortar aud refuse
were carefully concealed I'm a paper which
was PLACED under his mattress There was
however. considerable quantity. say n
pint, Oh the floor Of ms cell when the disoov-
cry was made. The break MS in such a
POSITION as not 10 toe seen from the outside
The window edge was covered with an atlas
nT;iced up by another book against the hars
The hole on the inside was G Bverei by three
sheets OF white paper pastel together. and
The top sheet pasted Ia the wall by soap
When the workmen entered his cell to clean
IL, Jesse STOOD with his back against thp
orei.k IN careless manner ana when told
20 STEP aside The soap paste gave way, and
OF course, exposed h.s scheme
TWO OTHER ATTEMPTS.
An examination OF the rest OF the wall dis
closed the fact thar he had made two other
attempts 10 piece IT, One was lust beneath
ne widow; where he bad dug into the NOR
Jar around the one brick, but hat abandoned
~. The other wa> The brtckwork around the
vehiiiatOr over the Coor, but this WAS alSo
ab3udoned, a Il was difficult Ia WORK ne
pting Obliged 10 stand on the top 81 nis chair
back and balance himself The mace hp
nnally selected was the best, as bg rem0v-
ing SIX or eight bricks and saving on one bar
a hole would be male sufficiently large a.
allow him 10 crawl through. Had ne sue
ceeGed IN getting out OF his cell without dr.
CoNery, u was mis- purpose to secure the stout
corr which draws up the curtains 10 the
outer WINDOWS opposite his cell, lower him
sell by II Ia the basement, and then saw OF
Tie bar, which would admit al ms passage
70 the yard, when escape over the wall
would D. comparatively easy matter.
POmeroy, however, Shrewd and cunning as
ne was, reckoued without his host. HIS be-
lei was mat on tue retirement of the night
officer, at i O'Clock. there was no one on
guard, which l. rot the case. as when the
oflcer on duty the frSt part OF the ni-ht re
tires, he Is relieved Dy another. who STAYS
oh 1nty VII morning His idea was tlat ne
would nave everything done before hand.
ana When The officer retired AMI was asleep e
would have iOur or five hours ia which ID saw
OH The outer window bar and make his e--
cape. Had be been interrupted I'm his work.
he says. he should have killed whoever INFER
Tered with him. A the night Officers have
weapons handy, he would not have escaped
with his life AZ ne had made any demons ra-
tions OF violence; ana 81 is perhaps better FOR
him that his scheme was discovered.
THE GRAssHoPPER-z Blesei,ly IA Disp,is..
The early attack OF tie grasshOpper this sea-
SOL upon western crops was in some respects
an advantage. y correspondent OF the New
YORK Times, writing from the sections OF
Missouri and Kansas that were reported 10
ne devastated. presents a very cheerful re
view OF the present outlook. The farmers
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where the insect pests were the most raven
Gus, ana the results Of that enterprise have
been universally successful. The product OF
small grains in what Is known az the desc
lated region" will be at least half crop,
While the corn. with no unfavOrabie cOnai-
tlous, VIII be three quarters OF "A crop, with a
Is rge Increase IN the average over last wear
Another strange but gratifying result Of the
glasshopper raid has been the growth of rich
grasses upon fields where vegetation was
supposed 10 be Killed. Tie variety seems 10
have changed, but, whatever the kind. IL II
Tlch and nutritious food for cattle, and win
IN large measure make up for the loss OF
nIst-gI Owth clover and timothy which were
destroyed by hoppers. From other states in
That portion OF the country the crop prospects
are highly ENCOURAGING. The promise Of .
heavy yield Of grains was never better ia
Iowa, and IL seems as IL unusual abuudanec
would reward the harvest OF the present sea-
son.-B0S' on Post
CRUELTY To 4 CHlLD.-A case OF cruelty
10 "A child, which Will probably have a fatal
ending, has just come TO light in Brooklyn.
The name OF the child is Mary COOncy. She