My father climbed up the fence several times and was ordered back, a certain number of prisoners being then allowed to walk in the yard by turns. At length when he perceived the sentinels all off their guard, he suddenly sprang over the fence, escaped, crossed to New Jersey where he was arrested as a spy, but was soon released through the intervention of Colonel Van Courtland who knew him. He then crossed the river somewhere at or below Tarrytown and returned home, making his first appearance at Read's Tavern above Tarrytown. This happened a few weeks before Andre's capture.
At length when he perceived the sentinels all off their guard, he suddenly sprang over the fence, escaped, crossed to New Jersey where he was arrested as a spy, but was soon released through the intervention of Colonel Van Courtland who knew him. He then crossed the river somewhere at or below Tarrytown and returned home, making his first appearance at Read's Tavern above Tarrytown. This happened a few weeks before Andre's capture.