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Ill 1Drsidltoedirttoactlerid,)ldler•ed:hemeberill2V-nvtoxia?xtforsetue,ofdieitii1 lt;y 'he 10 St3nl-ieetilersesm-n.lifeni-u-by:lieir-latid,JgSbv!es-of?eroseles-mond, was conveniently near, and he did not scruple to take them, leaving bis prison-shoes in their place. His next movement was to procure some bridle-reins and lash together two pieces of scantling, by means of which he scaled the wall, and set off upon bis journey unobserved by any one.”governor's proclamation.The following appeared the same day asan advertisement:“3400 Reward.—IJt the Governor of Virginia—A Froclamaiion. — Information having been received by the Executive that C. Crawford, one of the convicts from the penitentiary of this State, who wassentenced by the Circuit Court of the county of Wythe to live years’ imprisonment therein for burglary, effected his escape‘ la$t night and is now at large,“I do hereby offer a reward of 3-00 to any person or persons who shall arrest the said C. Crawford and deliver him into the* penitentiary, and I do, moreover, require alt officers of thoCommonwealtb, civil and military, and request the people generally to use their best exertions to procure the airest of the^aid Crawford, that he may be broughtto justice.“ Gi.ven»under,njy band as Gov-L. s. ernor, and under the lesser seal of the Commonwealth, at Richmond, s 28th day of November, in the year 1855.JosEm Johnson.lt; By the Governor; George \V. ifunford, Secretary of the Commonwealth.“ C. Crawford is said to be a portrait-paintor. He is twenty-four years old, five feet nine and.a half inches high, rather dark complexion, black hair, and hazel eyes. His head was shaved on the 24th October last, and his hair is still short. He is said to have a wife in Baltimore.“ The Superintendent of the Penitentiary, on the part of the penitentiary and officersof the institution, offers an additional re*ward of two hundred dollars if the said Crawford be returned to prison within twelve months of the time of his escape.’’ There is nothing to show’ that Crawford was ever recaptured. The Courier-Journal describes Crawford as a rather tall, handsome man, with light-brown eyes.Dr. J. W. Andenson, of this city, knew’ R. Clay Craw’ford soon after the war, when Crawford was living In great affluence on a handsome estate on the Delaware. Dr. Anderson, how’ever, bad never heard of theetory about Crawford haying been in the Virginia penitentiary.The Turkish Legation at Washington states that Osman Pasha “ is a born Mussulman.” They ought to know, but it may be that they do’not. There is some probability, however, that our convict Crawford and R. Ciny Crawford are one and thesame.Petti boy) wa Allen, c colored a purcl will bemornin;Polic of a nuiThe S Last Nj Sol. Smi mond ai made tl preseuo dienee 1most gr ligent, aprograneasily a ter, andeatures,soberinf pany sai lacked lt;pected cthe stag* won theIiopuDr himself with e\ peared singer, 'Ms. Jspiendic aria andsong “1Sol. theTo-nijthe eon tions byThe IThe lalt; friends I take of the leet of fare lt;ters, frc und in i The roo and mawill be (Deinoter fashi1112 Ma this is,family.At a i the City day, Sej James 1
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Richmond Daily Dispatch
Richmond, Virginia, US
Tue, Sep 11, 1877
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