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The Daily Dispatch: January 4, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
and committed to Castle Thunder yesterday on the charge of "garroting and releasing a prisoner (Jack Clark) from the guard." Some days since, Clark stole a very fine mule from Petersburg and rode him to this city. Information of the fact reaching the detectives here, the said Clark was arrested and committed to the Castle to answer the offence, where he remained until Monday night, when, in conformity to a requisition, from Major Bridgford, calling for him, he was taken out and sent to Lieutenant Bates, to be by him forwarded to the army court-martial.--Soon after leaving Castle Thunder, Clark obtained permission from the guard to visit Brown & Peasley's place of business, ostensibly for the purpose of getting some clean clothing; and after remaining a short while there, he started out of the house, but was immediately followed by two men, who clamped the guard around the neck and threw a sack over his head, thereby enabling the prisoner (Clark) to effect his escape. Describing the l