The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-06-09

ht''WpIto fSC"pe ~ LohyIHfJ We 'iuF-
derer Of Mrs. Rddemdchtr.-On Wedncs-
day night about half ten O'Clock as the oil-
GERS in charge Of the prison wagon arrived
at the prison gate, L.angleldt asked leave to
withdraw a few steps for moment. On
permission being granted. he suddenly star.
ted oiiat full speed down the road, taking
the middle Of it, through the mud. Onicer
Towel gave chase, prepared To sliot him if
he had been unable to outioot him. The
race continued for about square, when
Towel came up with the prisoner and trip.
ped him down with his foot. Upon raising
him up, Towel said to him, "You are not
satisfied with killing that poor woman, but
you want to run away" Langfeldt replied
ST. will kill you too" Constable Towel,
assisted by the driver of the prison wagon,
conveyed him TO the prison, and when a.
bout 70 pull the bell TO notify the keeper to
open the door, Lansieldt suddenly seized
Towel by the throat, aud desperate strug-
gle took place between them. Towel, III
self defence, knocked him down. with his
fist, and struck him several times while
down. This was necessary to conquer him.
The prisoner cried Out-s'don't kill me."-
Gwinn, the driver Of the wagon, said TO
hm-"don't fear, we are not going to kill
YOU" and safely lodged him within its walls
after his recapture. We do not undcrstanl
the motive that induced the keepers Of the
prison 10 keep the doors closed, and suffer
the prisoner TO be taken from the wagon
upon the outside of prison, instead Of hav.
ing the vehicle driven inside, as, usual, be.
fore prisoners are taken from it. Had tn,
prisoner escaped, much censure would hav,
been attached to the officers Of the prison
and very properly, too, we think. We
trust this risk will not be again encountered
1t should always be borne in mind, that {
desperate such as Langieldt appears to be
will resort TO desperate means to effect Iii,
escape when he gets within the clutches o
the law. Yesterday morning. when the
Officer went to Langieldt's cell, to take hin
TO Court, he refused 10 leave it, saying, 81
was Of no use" He begged, pitcously, tina
his hat, which had been SO minu,cly discr
bed BY the new witnesses, should not be Ia
ken into Court. He refused TO wear it
and when asked by the officer to put OF
tho old fashioned coat, which hadNlso beer
critically noticed by the same witnesses, h,
refused to have any thing to do with it. II,
said she would not have attempted to max,
his escape, but his bed fellow Dow, ha,
sworn 50 hard against him." The Office
was compelled 10 force him from his CELL
! That he meditatcd upon making his escape
! that evening seems clear from the fact. tina
when officer Towel was taking hin from
the Court room to the prison car with lii
arm locked in the prisoners and his hant
held fast in his grasp, the prisoner squeez
ed the officers hand very hard severa
times, rs if TO try the strength Of his grippe
while descending the steps leading TO SiXtl
street. This attracted his attention at III,
time, and induced him to hold him more Sc
curcly. The hat and coat worn by the prise
ner on the night oithe murder, and so com
! pletcly identified, We're taken to the Coul
by the officer, and deposited with the Attor
ucy General, and have been identified b,
one ithe witnesses rs the same as tia
Lansleldt wore on the night of the murder
The appearance of the prisoner, yestcrda,
morning, was in striking contrast vi h hi
general appearance and dcmcanor on Mon
day. Yesterday, pale, carewcrn, and ap
] parchtly snbdued-in the early part Of tn
previous day; flushed in counteinancc
with hope beaning in every lineament, am
smiling at times at the evidence given {
the jury watching, narrowly, the name
of every person brought to the witneS
stand, and even directing his counsel to 81
questions OF the witnesses who worked i
the shop with him, that he thought Nigh
operate in his iavor.-Phil. Ledgcr.