The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-18
BaccignInpo's Bese.

POIXDExTER AND BACCIGALUPO TAKEN TO TIE
PENITEXTIARY-THg LATTER or TIE WAY
JUMPS FROM SERGEANT LEE's BroGy AND
PLUHGEs INTO THE CANAL AND IL RECAP
TuRED--sERGEANT LEE's LEFT ARM BROKEN
n THE CHASE AFTER TIE YRIsoNER..
Poindexter and Bsccigalapo were taken
from the jail to the peniteD;iary yesterday
afteynoon--tb former TO serve two years
for ki7ing Charles c. Curtis, tbe latter fcr
eight years for deliberate anf premedita-
ted attempt to murder his wife.
A crowd was about the Jail gffat part OF
the day waiting 10 see The prisoners come
out: but it was O'Clock before tbs papers
were ready, and about before the ssart was
made.
Sergeant Leesook Boccigaupo aloncwith
bin in his buggy. PoiDdeXlcr. under charge
Of Deputy Sergeant Laey and accompanied
by two OF his brothers, followed soon aIser
in carriage. Neither. prisoner was fet-
tered.
Baccigalupo spoke very little 10 Mr. Lee.
and sat quietly eating an orange until they
reached the road leading from First street
up the bill TO the peDnentiary. Then be
sprang from the buggy and ran down the
decIiyity and on along the bottom towards
the boat-yard at the foot q eiawble's Hill.
DIR. Lee dropped the reins and fsllc~ed
in bot pursuit, drawing his pistol as be ran.
He was within firing distance and bad ny
finger upon the trigger 10 fire when ne
stepped upon stone, which turned undcr
his foot, and he fell to the ground with
great violence. His left arm was broken at
the ow-joint, and he felt it drop power
less by his side, but nevertheless jumped
up and continued the pursuit
Blccigalupo made for the wafer at the
boat-yard and plunged in. but soon came
sut again-whether from fear that " be got
across he would be taken by the Tredegar-
rlen or because he feared drowning ls not
SnowD, There is a bridge short distance
above the boat-yard which, had he have had
fCcetho eght enough to Fave reached, woulc :
haVe saved him Il cold BATH and diminished
HE chances OF reeaplure.
Sergeant Lee caled upon 10 number oi
persons tc assist him.. but oil OF them de-
clinsd until Mr.. John Garsiner made his
appearance and rendered washable aid.
NJ. Lacy came forward TO she assistance
OF M,..Lee a. soon as possible the brothers
PoindeXter Urging him 10 do What he couio
to help Mr.. Lee, and promising that they
would be responsible for the keeping OF
John.
taken tpthe penitentiar5 by Mr. Lacy ana
Mr.. Lee went lOme.
Drs. Wexford and Robert Cabsll set the
broken arm. Mr.. Lees injury il undoubt-
edIy a yeuy severe one, but he bears up I'M
der it broTely. ard with his pluck and en-
ergy will before many days probably be
able to moIe about again.
| BacciealupO seems fond OF water. When
! he was dis covered in the act Of siabbing hls
wife to death near the pacset-effce he ran
Ia the EIghth-Street brdge;and let himself
down into the canal, and swan across IT,
His attempt 10 escape yesterday was q
boider but not more successful ehOr-
As for PoindeXter, the pOnderoas gates
Of the penitentlary have closed upon hlm
lie is there to be treated in all respects IL
other pris0ners are. 1t is as unnecessary a
It would be crueito dwell upon the humlia
tions which the law imposes on him rs al
inmate OF that institution.