Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-19

Licking county, where having made daylight obser-
walton ofthe residences Of ne betterto-do people,
at night entered into SONG fifteen DWELLINGS, rob-
bag icweiry, silver ware and other valuables =
/ Here they were again arrested, but jails being no
impeachment to them, both soon escaped, a kew hay-
/ ing been made from stool within their cell, bv
which they turned the bolt of the lock- letting out
with them six other prisoners. Officers Dennis fol
lowed them TO Hooking county, obtain, q two, but
Osborn escaped, Jones OF Morgan got %, the cars
ri Mon Station bat being pursued by officer Wylic,
jumped rom thecar while under wa y, was pursncd
to Columbus, where on the 9th of April he kill !.
Bebee, COr-nbus officer. WHO trelto arrest him;
he escaped 20 Cincinnati. thence TO Pneres up Tur-
key rlyer, Minnesota. When nexthea from there,
IL was for having robbed a man of $500 in gold
The great thief dc tector Gilsoe, got on his track
and when he found that he had been imprisoned at
some point caused lfinseli'ts be arrested ss co-
terfetier, and 70 he placed in the same cell with
Norgan, where he learned rs confession OF the
wherea1puts OF die gold, and Of bis being tie per-
son who killed the Columbus officer Becbc. Both
let ont 70 hud the gold, which Was found where
he said it secreted and Gillespie affected to es-
cipe, while Morgan was retained and brought 10
Columbus 10 be tried for the alleged murder of Be
bee. hHa fHfi iaf
The prisoner was brought to Columbus on the
Both of August last, AMI on being committed to the
Franklin cauntsjai. : bee lme Submissive and, be,
haved wen. He appeared pcnitent; often sought
for advice ofteachcrs of religion, and read with
vdity books brought to him for pcrusal. As to the
homicide charged upon him. he did not dcuy it,
The ailor, Mr.. John X. Cool, 10y his attentions and
kind manner of bcstowing them, won the attach
ment the prisoner who manifested corresponding
feeling, unbroken by any acts indicating purpose
effect escape. until the night of Monday the 18th
of October. limitations then reached the Tailor,
that Morgan, who to that time had privilegeof the
hall, in which were confined prisoners chargedwith
crime of lighter grade. was arranging a scheme
with others to break ia before the time of trial,
which period sas then approaching. On TUESDAY,
the following day, Morgan was left in the cell, and
not permitted further range ofthe hall He retain
ell ON bis legs the same irons which cncompassed
them shen he came from Wisconsin. Suspect;ng
that preparations being made by the prisoner
to. escape, on Tuesday afternoon, about O'Clock,
the jaior, attended by two gentlemen, went 70 the
cell door and asked Morgan to get up from his
bed and come to the door to speak to the gentlemen
He declined, feignng sickness. On entering,
the jailor, anticipating that his confinement TO the
bed was rHss, TO hide what had been done, hastily
threw up the quilt from his legs, and disclosed that
the letters not on his limss, but that he was
free. Morgan spring hom the pallet. laughing, and
com ne to the hall door where the gentleman
were, acknowledged that his plan was 70 await the
ailors entrance aionc into the cell, when he, with
out hurting him. designed to turn the iaiior in and
himself out, locking the door and seeking thus to
escape One portion OF the brol en- irons found
in the bed. and the other in his room bucket. The
smith was brought heavier irons rivited to bis legs
that night and no further developments were made
until last sunday TIE 18th October. Etf
The prisoner had been permitted to retain in his
cell smsll black oil cloth carpet sack containing
nothing but clothes. Claiming to have pain in
the back, the physician had allowed him sticking
pas On Sunday, examination was made of the
r rs, which apparently were secure, but that
ming. when the iailor required to the ward in which
was the cell of Morgan, and adjoining it that of Dr.
Carroll, OF Reynoldsbur,. in this county, who had
been confined on two charges of passing counter
felt money in this city, and who was purchaser of
better fare than other Prisoners was his wont to
give them light and air. he first threw open the cell
OF the Doctor. and the bolt of the lock on the
cell of Morgan turned NJ. leaped forth freed
from his letters, and clught the jailor and sad,
..Now. John YOU must 20 in the Doctors cell, and
the two scuificd awhile till the Doctor came and
pushed, while Morgan pulled the iailor somewhat
near the cell door into which the party reeled, but
tina ailer got out the Doctor giving bu. indifferent
aid to Morgan. who became enraged at the COW !.
ardee and Indifference of DR.. Carroll, that he aban
doned further effort with the jaior. and proceeded
to kick and pummel numerically the bastard doc
tor he called him, following him into his cell and
bootny him until he nearly blind and sense
less. The aiior IN the meantime made his way TO
the Office aad gave alarm, and by the time he and
his assistant to the recent scene of conflict the
Doctor literally kicked up son oil Escuiapus,
coihd in corner, while the enrased Morgan was
pacing ,ty and down his cell csing the .grea old
kicked for pusilianimous, chckcn-hcarted, vel
low-livcred quack.
The rivets of the heavy irons had been sawed off
before SUNDAY. morning. 10y an impromptu nude
/ By tearing out the thin non pa e circng the
opening mrt Of the Old carpet bag, AM, 70
deceive tie jlor On inspec don. the vets lad been
he'd in their places by application Of the adhes
part of portion of the piaster-the major part OF
the plaster designed If necessary 10 b. applied
To the mouth Of Cool, on Sunday afternoon, To pre-
vent his cries Feing heard tfe Doctr had played
hi, prt as casr by thef tTperiormer- s.fy
I On Sunday night the heavy irons, weighing pet-
haps II p)unds, the same which on the limbs
of Clark the murderer. we're then fastened on Nor
san and for fear he had some where secreted means
ofbreasing his irons, he was placed in another
I cell. hHfi ~ f'
/ Gu TUESDAY night iasi, the ailor was absent on
account OF 81 ;kness in his family and Morgan,
threatened death to any one offering to enter his
cell. and exhibited une xpectcdy to all, two immense
stones with which he thre,tene1 to demelish any
one prcsuming 20 intrtrde into his apartment.
The iai.or, arising in the morning, entered Nor
CAMS cell, and found that. in spite OF his irons, he
4 had torn away ibe hoard floor underpeath his bed
and hsIdus'a waIineaHy tlrougltth the wall dividine
his room from dungeon, which it he had succeeded
in REACHING, would hive availed him NOR: than
to have furnished him two secure apartments. VI
II the time OF trial, which was commenced on Fri
day afternoon, the prisoner had not only been hob
bled but manaced. Since the decision Of III,
Judge that the warrant used by the officers, seek
ing TO make an arrest If the time OF the shooting
of Bebee was void andnot legal writ, the sprs
oner his been IN UNIV ontcd good spirits. He ha
light brown hair, turned up in front, keen mis-
chievous eye intelligent expression of countenance
but from his thin, scouful and egy noichalan
, manner. he exhibits during and defiance, which,
his confederatcs say, marked his course one o
, the most expert burg lars inthe United States.
Romantic ReaIity.-Trufh stranger thai
aIof Fiction. 80 n
[rrou the Cincinnati Gazette, Oct pa.
Realitv sometimes mere strongly taxes crtsluit
for belief than the most highly colored romance