Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-24
An Escape from Jail

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titles him, or his better half, or both to the
character Of more. than ordnarily shrowd
persons 10 their wits and tho wifc's petti-
coats, he WAS indebted for his delivery. Mrs.
Strange came down to see him day or two
before, antt on being conducted to Ills roonr.s
1 and having a bundle in her hand, remarked
/ that she bad brought new suit for Mr.
Strange. She stayed with him over n;ght
and i was understood throughoutthe jail that
/ Mr.. .. was quite sick--so sick as to bc una
1 bic oleaye his bed. Mrs, SIS, grief aud sym-,
I pathy for her sick husband was remarked.
and operated, doubtless, upon the feelings
ofou worthy Sheriff and his family. Tues
gay morning she had her ychicle got in read
mess to start home the Sheriff when called.
unlocked the door of her husbands room for
her las hc supposedly to pass out but lust
mere they were performing the crowniue net
OF the programme and which, if successful
would relieve tho sufferiugs of Mr.. S. by treat
ing him to drive in the fresh and open air.
1t was he who passed out instead of the lady,
dressed IN hor apparel from tip to toe, yeilcd
and n handkerchief to her face, as she womb
naturally have, to smother tho toars eonse-,
| quentupo parting with her sick husband
lie reached tho carriage in safety, and tho
boy being in the secret, drove off with what
! expedition he could. Mrs S. remained in
the room and was found in bed few hours
alter by some one of the attendants, in,itof-,
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thon detected and later in tho day. when sho
supposed he had sufficient time to make his
escape sho acquainted the Sheriff with tbo
trick that had been played. Immediate, but
unsuccessful efforts were made to arrest tho
fugitive. Ills figure, in height and build.
corresponds well with his wifc's and the trick
was so,adroitly managed that il was cnlculnL.
ted to impose upon any one; even nm oxnc-
rienccd detective might have failed to reco,,-
hiSe the figure III whalcbonc and pctticoats.
us tho sick man who was in bed n few min
utes before.
Mr. Strange was confined in civil cause.
hVoNng considerable amount of property
ana with which several persons in this Dis
trlct are IN some way connected
subsequently, and what knocks some,vhat
9i the romance. out of the affair, after the
Sherut s posse had given up pursuit as fruit
less, Mr.. Strange voluntarily aud asks
agatnto be conducted to his old quarters in tho
JAIL Whether he was induced to do this from
compunctlons of conscience, knowing Tint
She oherii might be held liable for whatever
losses parties might sustain BY lis escape; or
tells Which hi mssalas dag4 4a&bsgt &s
1uent TO his escape, induced him to believe
that 1t might be to his interest to stay. arc
matters upon which we are not informed. -
Lancaster Ledger. ~
MOUNT VERNON TO BE PURCHASED
The Enquirer of Saturday publishes tho
correspondence between "a Southern Mat.
rom and JohnA. Washington, from which
we infer that the transfer of Mount Vernon.
to the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association.
is now fixed fact. The evidence of this.
says the Enquirer, will be laid before the
pupllc as soon, as certain necessary legal
prellminqries can be arranged. About the
18th of March, a Southern Matron"
addressed letter to Mr. Washington. in
forming him that the bill providing for the
purchase of Mount Vernon by Virginia.
had been defeated in the House of Dele.
gates, and in the name and on behalf Of
the Mount Vernon Association renewing
the offer of the ladiesto purchase the place
Heretofore, says Mr. Washington in his,
response of March 10, he has only been
willing to dispose of Mount Vernon to the
United States or to Virginia, as he believes
that in the hands of one or the other. il,
would be better protected and preserved.
than I'M the possession of any individual or.
association The events of the past seven
years, however says Mr. Washington, seem
to Indicate that neither Virginia, nor the
United States, wish to acquire the place
Under these circumstances, and believing
after the two highest powers in our conn,
try, the women Of the land will be the safest
-.as they will certainly be the purcst guar
dlans OF n natiohai shrine-Nlr. WASHING.
ton is willing so far to comply with "A
Southern Matron's" request as to await
for reasonably limited period of time the
propositions she wishes to make to.him ON
beha}f of the Association over which She
presldes, Mr. Washington closes with, the
assurance that unless these proposals are
inconsistent, with what he believes to be
his duties upon the occasion, he shall be
inclined to give them the most favorable
onsidcFation'-Fetersbu'g cypress
CAUSE AND EFFECT. The New York
Express has the following, which it heads
as above; ~" $3.50 y
/" Mystefioirs murders hereabout arpeaf
TO be. e.thc order of the day. Human iifois
certainly getting TO be cheaper than ever.
Dead men found in the river with stones
hung about the nccks, and dagger thrusts
In the sides Dead women, shockinalv
mutilated, barreled up, and sent on by rail-
road night into the heart of the city, noSS
body knows from where, or by whomi-AI.
What are we coming toy TrausactionS
like these every other'day, aiinost-cyetl mo-.
body hangedl ey1''a ~ 1a4t ~ ds,msses
According to the false philanthropy aud
false philosophy Of the day. tits inhamani-
y 70 hapgwbpt nojulumanity to;murder
Hence, murder and mardercfs Hourisl,
and the hangnlaa has notllino Ia 3o 5Nt ~