The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-14
GOVERNOR BROySTRATEGY
FOUR OF THIRDERERS
TAKEN To fIMORE.

FOUR OF THJRDERERS
TAKEN To flMORE.
A Detachment 'Olice Go to
70 CnestertOwn ne Ice Beat
as Latrobe, Get flsohers and
G. Leave BeforePeOpIe Know
Is 1t.
r, vi the eight CO men ana ooys
# who were santana be hanged at
d Chestertown yest ior the murder
of Dr.. j. H. Hill. -ent county last
summer, four arch the penitentiary
, at Baltimore. TIE Joshua baynaro
f Louis Benson, HHurtt aud Charles
s. Emory. Thentence was COM
, muted by doverfown to lmpr'son-
ment for Efo hard labor. The
Governor took t.tion on account of
their youthfuln,
Plans for the val of the prisoners
from Chestert,o Baltimore were
secretly made as secretly carried
out. The Goveintormed the police
commissioners , intention to remove
the prisoners a'ked the assistance of |
their departu The details were
referred to DC Marshal Frey, who |
eelected Captewis Cadwaliader, OF
the Western cict, to execute his |
orders. Cove Brown, Marshal Frey |
and Captsi. iwallader had a con,
ference Tues afternoon At the
Governors of Charles and Saratoga |
streets. Reorganization aud other
neces sary p.s were prepared aud
signed by theysraor and given 10
Captain Cadador.
Marshal J then arranged with !
Major HuttGo have the IL ~ IVA
III readiness of the : upps
quarantine station Tuesday night to g,
to ChesteItown. A detail of ten picket
men from ths central district, comman
ded by Sergeant Gilbert ard accompanied
by Police Commissioner Robson, Marsha
Frey, Captain Cadwallader anG
Detectives Humphrey, Hagan aud
Seibold, boarded the patrol boat Lannar
at the foot OF South street. The Llnnan
: AIMED rapidly to Browns wharf
were five patrolmen from the Eastern
district and as many from the North
eastern were taken aboard and the
Lannan's PROV was pointed toward the
Latrobe. All of tho party, with the
exception of Marshal Frey, were taken
on board tie L,trobs and as the Lannan
return to the foot Of South street the
Lstrobe started on her trip to Chester
town.
Of the party Oh board the Lltrobe
only Commissioner Robson, Captain Cad
wallader and the captain of the steamer
knew the destination of the boat. They
arrived at the wharf at Chestertown at
$50 Wednesday morning after hard
struggle with the ice. Captain Cadwall
ader took command of the patrolmen
md detectives and made his plans for
he transfer of tho prisoners from the
all to the boat. AS soon as the boat
ouchei the wharf Captain Cadwallader
nd the three detectives leaped ashore
nd after instructiug Sergeant Gilbert
follow with the patroImen ten minutes
ter, hurried through the deserted
reefs of the town to the jail.
Before leaving Baltimore Captain
Idwallader had been given blank COM
ssions, which cnly needed tie signature
Sheriff Plummer to make tbs entire
rty deputy sheriffs OF Kent county.
10 commissions were only TO be signed
the event of trouble, but SO quiet
re the movements of the party that
, fact that they had been in Chester
w was rot generally known until the
robe was OF her way back to Balti-
re.
Arriving at the jail the guards were
used and Sheriff Piummer was asked
The sheriff was III bed sick and he |
t his wife to learn what was wanted. |
Iurred explanation from Captain Cad
lader served TO convince Mrs.
MINER OF the peaceful intentions OF |
early mcrping visitors. When |
riff Plummer came down stairs the |
papsrs were given to him
similar papers were Left with the
riff for the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
riff Plummer soon convinced himself
he genuineness of the papers and led
way to the cells OF the four boys.
y were sleeping soundly and were in
or whom awakened, thinking they
Q about to be hanged BY mob.
officers tried to allay their fears,
they were not sure Of their escape
! the gallows antil they found them
es on board tie Latrobe. They were
to dress as quickly as possible, and
few minutes were on their way to
steamer, which they reached just
lty-three minutes after she had
he'd her wharf. No time was lost.
ropes were cast off and the Latrobe |
ed on her return to Baltimore.
reached the entrance of the harbor
It O'Clock in the afternoon, and at
was tied up at piar 7, Light street
#. The Central district patrol
IN was summoned, and the four boys
by Captain Cadwallader,
ctivo Humphrey, Hagan and Seibold
Sergeant Gilbert, were t!rigen so the
entiary, where they arrived at 10
OK.
School Commissioners.
Q School Board met at the. .usaal | !