Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-15
A JAIL DELIVERY.

A JAIL DELIVERY. |
,,vs nLAKE AND CHADLES
NnpIEY ESCAPE FROM NEW
CASTLE JAIL. IL
hon, O. clock last Saturday After
msnn,v Sheriff ChamborB, who |
W " ;nst arrived at New Castle Jail,
~ az ~ rmed that Charles Blake and
80 y M Copley, who had been allowed
sams out in the corridor for their
.;,~ s,ercise, had gone out 70 the jail
u He immediately notified Ward |
Nsdery. aud they passed TO the
"a but the only trace OF the mon
% y, ,6sy could find was long plank |
.s,cb lad been paced against the
Ill an reaching almost to the top, which |
ssx @ AZ once thought WAS conclusive
violence that the prisoners had made
he,r escape In that way.
The wall however, Is twenty-five feet
iob and y moments reflection caused
hsm To change their minds, and they
,sturped to the jail, which was then
tforouRhly searched, but no clue was
ioupd to the fuHitives. Blake and
Copley's O. lis were both vacant, and
,hs officers we're reluctantly forced to|
,Ss he conclusion that the prisoners had
G Ths outside of the jail was visited,
and the ground opposite the place
where the plank was placed inspected,
hut there were no footmarks in the soft
sround at that place, but further
smuud, foot prints were discovered.
The iail WAS again seafched, and all
the doors found fastened, and the bars
across the windows intact, and the
,upposition is, that after the men gain
Al the top of the wall, they walked
around until opposite the school house
green, when they lot themselves drop TO
Ihe ground.
Word OF the escape was telephoned to
Chief Of Police Mcconnell by Sheriff
Ford, and the police force was notified
70 keep sharp lookout for the fugitives.
The Sheriff also came over TO this city
md telezraphed q description Of the
men to the Chiefs Of Police in Chester,
Philade phia, and Baltimore. Blake
was visited by his wife last Saturday
morning, but it is not thought that she
had any thing to do with his escape,
uuess she furnished him with rope TO
descend from the wall, which, under
existing regulations, that are strictly
enforced, would have been almost
impossible for her TO do.
Blake made an attempt to escape
some six months ago, and was then
placed in cell with wire serene over
the door, and closely watched for some
time. He However behaved himself 10
well that after month or 30 he was
allowed some liberties, when he sue.
ceeded In making his escape, and came
10 this city. Unfortunately for himself
be got drunk, and was captured the
Cannon, and returned to his old quar-
ters.
About four weeks ago he was mar
ried in the Jail by Mayer Black Of
New Castle 10 q young woman from
Philadelphia, who during his tria
occupied place in the Court House
and watched the proceedin gs with tn,
most intense interest. Ever since hi,
confinement she has visited him once
or twice each week, and when he mad,
his escape about three months ago sh.
was accused of having furnished hin
with the means for getting out. She
remained silent under this accusation
until after they were married, whei
tae subjectwas again reverted to by th'
papers In this city and Philadelphia.
Several of the papers, with articles re
Meeting on her, were shown to her Ii
Philadelphia, when she wrote a letter t
Blake telling him that she would no
Dear the blame any longer, and that sh
would seea reporter Of the REPUBLICA,
and tell him who furnished the key
and assisted him 10 escape. She prom
sd some startling revelations, and
time was set for the interview, but a
nothing further was heard from tn
young lady, the reporter came to tn
conclusion that she had been dissuade
by Blake from carrying her threat int
execution. She said that Blake ha
Deem furnished with false keys by Gel
Tain parties, and the reporter, after hay
ing conversation with Blake, in whic
ne corrobOr cd all she said, informe,
nherlf Ford. Heimmediately question
~ Blake about the matter, and he mo-
only admitted the truth of all that had
oeen said, but also gave the Sheriff tw
Keys and told him of parties who wer
In possession of four others.
sheriff Ford felt inclined to arres
.nese persons, but afterwards conclude,
/" ADOPT different course. He accord
pgiy applied TO the Jail Commissioner
.lu mad the locks changed, and tn
wardens were instructed to keep
sharp lookout for any one who Nigh
'amper with them.
whether the same parties that sh
accused of helping him " get out a
mat time had anything to do with hi
Escape on Saturday is of course NO
known, and probably never will be.
Blake, it will be remembered, wa
arrested in this city over year ago b,
.ne then Chief of Police Hawkins on
cnafge of having broken into the hous
vi Joshua l.. Pusey, by saving pane
ou' OF rear door, and stealing an um
oreiia, pair of eye glasses, some silve
ooin, and other articles, but at his tria
which did not take place until Ia,
February, the only article that coul
10 uirectly traced to him was the uu
ofeiia, for which a pawn ticket wa
'oand on him when he was arrested.
Inc ticket was made out in the nam
vi OiOharles Howard, and Blake brough
uitnesses from Philadelphia to prov
tnat no had bought the ticket from
man by that name In beer saloon
.nat city. He also brought . paw
oroker who testified that he was not til
man who had pawned the umbrells
out AZ the evidence of CHEF Hawkin
oIowed that he was in this city tt
,uhsht the robbery was committed, an
,aAt about O'Clock the next inornin
ue was in saloon and offered to pa
,ot III 1ie drinks with peculiar col
rsnich was believed to have been one O
se sn" stolen from Mr.. Pusey's, the jur
ouna him guilty, and the court sel
t;a nced him to pay the costs OF prosec,
sa 'n, restitution money, to be imprisol
tu.e M snree years and be whipped wi,
twenty lashes.
Immediately after the sentence WI
aponoYnced, his sister, who had O
Sdpied place near the dock durin
wS sue entire trial, and tho young lad
al ~. 4. q