Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-07-31
CHIEF ENGINEER M'INTIRE
THE 0FFIOF, KEYS AND EBFEoTs
TURNED OYER.
The Notorious Ltttle Negro stsugar
Awful" Escapes from the City Cells
Dut ~ Caught by Officer Marquess
tn Philadelphia.

sugar Awful" the notorious young
negro thief, who, at yesterday morning
weeks session OF the municipal court was
committed in defsult of Sl,600 bail 10
await his trial at court on four charges OF
larceny and an assault with intent 10
kill, escaped from his cell in the police
station shortly after IL O'Clock yesterday
afternoon week.
After his hearing yesterday week
Sugar was put in that dark and dismal
dungeon cell No. 8, which is the special
abomination Of every worthless character
who has enjoyed the hospitality of the
police.
Turnkey John B. Moore went to dinner
at II O'Clock and returned at 12,st which
time Chief Mcconnell left for his home,
Officer Moore being the sole occupant Of
the station. he heard Sugars cup rattle
against the cell door and gave
him drink Of water. Shortly
after going back to the office he heard
something snap as though q lock had
broken. Running out into the hall, he
saw the corridor gate was fast and he ran
mp the stairs leading from the court room
TO the second story cells and down the
back stairway which comes out almost In
No. 6. There he met Stewart, the harness
thief, coming out and caught . glimpse
OF Sugar Awful going down the cellar
stairway to the coal bins. Seizing Stewart,
Oficer Moore pushed him hurriedly back
into the cells and then dashed after the
Sweet Terror who fled through the coal to
the clerk of the markets office, where he
lifted the dead latch and escaped out
upon Market street. The trace vas lost
here and Officer Moore went back to the
cells, where he found that the young thief
had taken long railroad spike and
wrenched the Yale lock on his cell door
and the one on the corridor gate.
Chief Mcconnell at once dispatched
Officer Moore to Chester aud Officer Mar
guess to Philadelphia. Officer Moore re-
turned late yesterday afternoon week and
was stationed at wellknown resort Of
the escaped thief, where he watched with
out success until an early hour Thursday
morning.
There was general rejoicing at the
police station Thursday, and the scene
was changed from one Of sadness TO
hilarity when the pluoky and wary
Officer Marques at 8.15 O'Clock came
marching through the oonrt yard accom-
panied by Sugar Awful, who was heavily
handoutfed. "Hello, sweetness'; "Whsre
did you get him.; i'Good boy" and such
expressions were In order.
To GAZETTE reporter officer MArqusss
said that he captured Sugar at 7.30
O'Clock Thursday morning on st. Msry'n
street, near South, Philadelphia. He
saw the thief coming straight for him and
was almost positive Sugar also saw him.
But he came on until they met. Then
Officer Marques grabbed him and
mutual recognition followed. Sugar was
very much surprised and laments his
fate. Officer Marques took him to New
Castle at 1886 O'Clock Thursday morning.
The escape was by no means due to
narelessness OF Officer Moore, although
spike had mysteriously gotten into the
cell. The looks are very easily wrenohed
and Sergeant Hatton opened one this
morning for reporter without the least
trouble and with very little noise.