The daily gazette., 1878-07-22
SECOND EDITION
New Castle Letter.
NEW CASTLE. July 2

NEW CASTLE, July 81, 1873.
Rev. Geo. r. Bristor preached last
evening at the Battery to large gather
ing of people drawn there to enjoy the
bracing breeze from the Bay.
The schooner Helen Capt. Robinson
took large party down the bay on Sat
urday evening. Returning this morning,
as pleasure boat the Helen stands first
clas. Her captain is thorough seaman
and knows how to cater to the pleasure
Of his guests.
Moore, who has been in Jail for some
time awaiting trial for robbery of Me-
Collough's shoe factory, was considered
a dangerous prisoner, and in order to
his legs shakled. A detective from Phil
alelphia made it his business to call upon
the Jail officials and warn them that he
would escape (knowipg the leaky condi-
ton of the building) if any chance were
given him. He also warned them If a
womer might call to see him and that if
they wished to keep him for trial not to
allow her to be near him without some
one near at hand to hear and see all that
would 20 on. Some time ago one of the
officials saw a woman answering the de
scription passing the office with basket
ON her arm and going into the Jail. One
at once went into the prison and found
she had been admitted (without a pass
and was then talking TO Moore. The
Warden was notified that orders from
the Shcriff's Office were "she should re
main but 10 minu es and be closely
watched" This was near p. m., and a
p. in., she was still there. Yesterday
morning on opening his cell or little
later he was not found. The bird hac
flown. His leg irons were all he left as
remembrance His blanket and bedticl
were among the missing. 1t seems tha
he had cut his irons, then cut the cast
hardened bar of his cell window anC
making ropes of the blanket and tick GO
into the yard. There finding one of the
heavy iron pokers used in The Jail fur
naces made a bow of it and then agaiI
finding two clothes props and broom
tied them together and with there aid
hoisted the ron poker over the wall
then climbing up and getting down int
the school green was an easy matter.
He made rope from the straw of his
bed and used 1t in supporting hmsel
whilst cutting the cell bar, the evidenc,
is clear we understand on this point. Nov
could a man with his leg irons on do this
or could man do all that was done il
one night or could he do it in week. l
must be borne in mind that in the still
ness of the night (say after Q p. ny yer,
little is done but can be heard.
This cutting, we venture to say wa
done in day light. between the hours of Z
and z p. m, while there is considerabl,
noise upon the streets. 1t must also b'
borne in mind that bars have often beeI
cut and prisoners get into the yard ant
then fail to get over the walls, and thei
confession as to the time they did tn
work is known. We do not say, no
have we said this is the fault of tn
Sheriff, whose other duties do not allo,
of him making a personal inspection O
the cells every day, but it should be som
ones duty.
Messrs. Lea & Son, of Brandywine
are having erected telephone line t.
connect their mill here with those il
Brandywine. The work is under the di
rection of Mr.. Westbrook.
On the 25th inst theSundayschoo1 of tn
NJ. L. Church will go to Mount Cuba oil
their annual excursion.