American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-04-21
(From the ChiIlicoths Gazette, 18th April
n Fsdapes Of Wallace from Jail.

On Tuesday night of last week. soms-
time between the hours Of nine and eleven
O'Clock at night. Cad wAllsdsF Wallace. Jr.s
Iindictsd fot the murder Of John Godfrey.
escaped from the Ross coHuty jill. AT ths1
same time man named Smith. committed
on charge of petit larceny, and another
named Green, charged with forgery. also
escaped. ee Ill
The circumstances Of the escape are as
follows. WIN. Ross, the Jailor. ard bis
wife, who live in the jail. on the evening
named went TO wedding in a distant part
Of The city, leaving no one IN charge Of
the Jail excspta woman who lived with
them. They left the Jail abou. eight o.
clock in the eveEing. Soon Afterwards
according to the wottian's rtatement-she
heard some one enter the front door Of the
Jail, and iu q moment afterward a man en-
tered her room with largo knife in his
hand and seizing her by the arm threatened
TO kill her il she made any noise. He then
led her ott Of her room into the ball OF the
Jail, and then up stairs. As they passed
Through the hall she says she saw two per-
sons standing by the front door Of the Jail,
one Of whom was dressed in d ~cman's
clothes. When they got up stairs the man
tied handkerchief over her mouth and
again threatening to kill her if she made
Eany noise; locked her In the room and re-!
turned dawn stairs, whefe WaIlace and the
othet prisoners above hamed we're Son-
fined. aksls 9a.a, ~ sasa jETs,k4
fhere I. shaiiidHhihg ID ftott Of thu
cells 10 which the prisoners are admitted
during the day. This hall opens BY two
heavy doors into the main hall Of the low,
er story of the jail. The Inner Of these
doors Is Of heavy bar iron and has On !. q
look with key hole on the ohisidS only
2 ,he outer door shuts on the inner one. Il il
Of wood, but lined on tie inside with sheet
!. iron and is secured by, a heavy from bal
across it fas ming with a large paddock :
! The outside door was left open, as wal
"a also the door to the main hall Of the Jail
This left but one l:ck 10 bepirked 10 SCI
the prisoners at Iiberty,~hen there should
have been not less than three. j.
The news Of the escape spread rapidly
through the city, and Of course createC
+ mush excitement. Sheriff Ghormley OF
f.re,l a reward OF q thousand dollArs 70
(. The arrest Of Wallace, and as soon, as \ tn
; Offices were open On Wednesday morning
0 ,elegr4phed TO oil parts s,of the,oountry. !. .bu
ur to this time no clue has been obtaine'
b as 10 his whereabouts. 81, i..,,,,...e. {,
4 Margaret O'NeAl, who was indicted as a.
i. accompllce Of Wallace Was DOT released
!, The cell DOOR was unlocked with a
!. iron poker. whish was bebtin such . man
Il ssr as 10 do the Woik easily. The wome
Q up stairs thought il was about 40 .hou
z from the time she was taken mp until th
L noise below ceased and the men passe
\ out. She did not sttehptt0 raise the
:, hfm while the men were at work below
b being afraid il fshe did do so they Woul
!, return and hill her., & tig Ls8 na
,tI AS soon as they we're gone, she bega
4. 10 call for help. but il was cohsfderab'
!. time-she thinks about an hour-befol
!, her cries attracted attention. VIM.
: Gilmore, ESQ.,. was the first person wi
:. entered the jail. He found the cell opt
- and the prisoners gone. Immediately r.
!, mo the street and raised the alarm. Th
n was about eleven O'Clock at night. %
= The escppe has caused much e1oilenIe
!. in the city and connty. and ofcoutse q
y are hundreds Of reports about 1t, very e
- Of whsch are eorteot. ,,a,h b at3a aff