Year: 1860

notorious escaped forger, who lodged The of.
| feer while on his way to Court to rece We sem
tence, III Philadelphia has been noticed. ua
was captured by Porter the officer from whom
| he escaped. II was known Friday night that
he vas iE hQuse IN the suburbs of the CITY.
The Ledger says


TIE officer, with elk other officers accom- =
panied by District Attorney Mann, went to
the neighborhood, the whole party disguised
rs laborers, &c, and with their coats off, they
distributed themselves around on the lots as
though they were residents of the vicinity
loungiDg away the evening and some con-
cealed themselves In the Weeds The party
surrounded the house, but notwiths standing all
their care, they were not fortunate enoash 20
escape suspicion in the minds of the neighbofs
mary of whom began to fear for the safety of
their properly, looking upon the men as a
gang OF inceDdiaries or burglars. They sent q
messenger to the Twentieth Ward Station
House, notifying Lieut.. Jacoby of their sus-
picions, and directly that officer, at the head of
squad OF policemen, visited the spot, and
tleman made himself known, and enjoined Sc
crecy upon the policemen.


Officer Smith, one of the party who was sta
toned in the rear of the house. in q field was
discovered IN a hole by one of the neigh bors
who was crossing the lot, and taking him for
drunken person, ordered him to leave; and
in order to keep up the deception, Mr.. Smith
was compelled to do so, and while staggering
awey, he recsivea q kick in the side, which al
most made him forget to play his part. Nearly
al the party were more OF less disturbed by
the neighbors. From the situation of the
houses, with so many outlets, the locality has
been designated the "Sebas topol" Of the Tween
tieth Ward, and all the eight officers had as
much as they could attend 10 in guarding the
entrances, and at the same time quieting ii 9
fears of those discovering them under such
suspicious circumstances. One German STUN
bled over Mr. Porter, while he was lying IN
the grass, and Immediately accused him OF
being one of the gang that robbed his house on
two occasions, and it was with difficulty that
the man could be brought to understand the
nature of the business the officers were en-
gagged IN
Thus the party ferrained about until half
past eleven O'Clock, wien It was concluded
that, as there was no prospect Of any body vis-
iting the house that night, it would be better
TO secure Cross, as there was every reason to
believe he was in the house. Porter and Ash
ton were selected to enter the house, and they
first direc ted their search to the second story
room, where they found no one except the
woman of the house and some five OF six chill
drer lying On the floor, among whom the
officers Stumbled until they could obtain
light. The third story was next visited, and
here they found the Colonel, with nothing on
but his shirt and pantaloons, sitting On q
trunk, AS though expectnga a visit, and he sub
sequently informed the officers that a half
hour before they entered he saw them moving
about the neighborhood, and he then knew
all was up with him, but he regretted how





then, running the risk of being shot rather
than undergo many years OF imprisonment, -
Gross was perfectly cool and collected, ana
when Mr.. Porter advanced towards him, and
slapping him on the top of the bead exclaimed.
"Ah, I've got you now" he replied, Eyes, and
there is no man into whose hands l would
rather fall than yours at the same time no.
ticing that the officers had pistols in their
hands. He told them to put them away, rs he
did not intend to give any trouble. As there
was nothing in The room but the trunk on
which he was sitting when discovered, Cross
apologiZed. and said he was sorry he had no
better accommodations with which TO receive
his visitors. Gross also congratulated Mr..
Porter upon his success in being the man to
first lay hands on him, and he acquitted that
officer Of all blame in the matter of the escape
"Certainly," said the Colonel, "you do not
blame me for escaping If could, whel 1 had
before me the prospect of many long years OF
confinement in a cell, as though i'll 4 grave =
The only thing that gave him ary uneasi-
ness, was regard 10 the means by which the
officers succeeded in tracing him He was
free i'll the expression of his belief that he had
been "Sold out" by some of his friends, for a
portion OF the reward of $3.50.