The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-05-28
Fugitive from Justice.

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Two men arrived in our town on last
monday evening in search Of colored
man, named Dade, who escaped from the
Michigan Penitentiary on the 10th inst.
Learning that man answering the
description had passed through town on
Monday. they started in pursuit, and
oyerhauled him at Marseilles. He was
travelling on horse. back, and had stopped
at the Hotel in that place for the night.
He was brought back TO this place on
Tuesday and placed in Jail for short
time. when he was taken before Esquire
Kirby for the purpose of determining
whether the law and the evidence would
justify his detention until requisition
could be procured from the Governor Of
Michigan for his return to that State
After careful investigation Of the sub
ject, the Justice decided that case had
not been made out which would seem to
come under his jurisdiction, according to
the provisions of the Statute upon which
the arrest was made. He was therefore
set at Liberty, and soon after left town.
Whoever this "cvlored individual
be, we are inclined to the opinion that he
is a bad man, from the fact that, when ar.
rested, slung.shot and very large. Jug
iy looking knife were found in his posses.
sion. He also had in his travelling sack
a lot Of combustible material, resembling
tarred tow. which upon the application Of
a lighted match, would ignite and blaze
up instantaneously. These things in con-
nection with the fact that he filed the
description in the bill, made the impress
sion on the minds Of most OF our people
that he was tie man and although all
looked upon the decision of the court as
being very correct one under the cir
cumstances, great many expressed re-
gret that he could not be detained until
further testimony could be procured to-
gether with requisition from the Gov
ernor Of Michigan.
The prosecution was conducted BY c.
r, Mott, Esq, and the defence by P. A.
Tyler and John Berry Esqr's.
The following description of the manner
in which Dade. the convict, escaped from
prison, we take from the "Cincinnati Ga
zette". It says:
''He was confined in one of the cells
intended for the use Of the life conyicts.
and was shackled with heavy irons.-
The irons he cut off by some means. and
then dug through the stone walls Of
his cell, bending and breaking heavy i
ron plates, and moving stones Of upwards
of a hundred weight. Having accom-.
iphished this herculean feat in a manner
perfectly astoni shing, when the means
are considered, and without detection,
he had constructed lantern from tin
can which he had in his cell, and went
into the workshops wherehe selected an ir-
weapon with which he intended to knock
out The brains of any man who opposed
him. He also found materials here from
which he constructed sort Of ladder,
with which he scaled the walls.
He then stole horse worth $500, be.
longing to one of the attaches OF the pris-
on and made off. He left his prison
clothes in the yard. having it is thought
made new clothes the blankets which
he had in his cell. He was tracked ten
miles. his fight having been discovered
about three hours after it had occurred.
and was then lost. H. probably rode
the horse atfull speed until he gave out,
and then cqntinued on foot.