The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-03-24

was an employee about the jail, by the
nsmc Of "Dan," RDmau Catholic, an
ignorant man. II was thought he knew
something about tho matter. lie was
mNdc to believe that ifhc had anything to
do in the affair aud il were found out,
while The prisoner yet escaped, he would
hang in the others place. This persua.
sion opened his mouth. II, dec Jared
himself able and ready to guide tho olh.
Ger to the very place Of conccalucnt Of
F.. Tho sheriff. compsny were
halted before the door ora widow lady,
whose Intelligence, wealth aud rccpccta-
bility were rccorniE 1t in all the region.
The house, by the way, stood near the
Jail
The sheriff at once judged Dams story
"scll" aud rated him suundly for his
supposed deception, hut the poor follow
held 40 stou,ly to his statement that an
examination OF tho premises was decided
on. Guards were placed around, and the
sheriff with Dan and smother person en-.
t,rc'. The family warmly denied Dams
story aud, il was reported, offered oppose
ton to the search. Firmly the officer
pursu ID his course and, guided by the di.
rcc'ions given, in a servants chamber, in
an unrrcquentcd par; of the house, their
man was found, concealed under a bed,
psto! with freshly bullets by his
aide.
Tho mystery was how came the lady
OF the house to have a part In such rtcp!
No tic bound her to the criminal aud no
personal object cculd have been secured
thereby.
Indeed, she vchcmcnIly denied any
knowledge Of the matter, ascribing all
bisme 10 her servant. Dan. however
charged her with completely, and por-
ton Of the citizens finally believed in
her guilt. She whsduly indicted in form
but secured thc-dismissal of the case to
a ncighburing District, upon the plea
that the feeling against her at home was
too strong to admit Of an impartia trial.
There the case lungushcd for time, and
was but lately dismissed upon npplca~
tion of the proper oni;cr of the county.
Thosr who maintained her guilt, believed
that certain morbid sympathy was the
spring Of her acti n there. A familia-i-
iy with modern social IDEAS and th, cur
rent issues Of the day, and the hearty en-
bhSSesAf some Of them, which certainly
could be laid to her charge, they thought
prepared her for some such mock .bcney-
o24ee as this whether hey reasoned fair.
10 her case or not, it surely was a
,ct position, that a dcciple Of some
MvU4S fsrm-ideas would naturally enough
make common cause with the candidate
for the galows, and against good law.
Tho criminal himself made one more
daring, but vain attempt ut escape; pro-
fesscd religion and requested the attend
snce Of u minister at the final scene, yet
died protesting his innocence. II is said
that hopes Of pardon, for which Urgent
was made clung to him to the
vdf gmcnt of the launch. His nP-
pcarancc was that of boy.
E-'s cass was but the fruit Of vice |
hurried Corward,to Oripcining, And the
first step with him was tho fatal stop
As in his cnSc, 50 with ali; the first in
lulgcnce in the wrong is like the set /
Ting il npon an unknown sea where they !
ure certainly rocks, shoals and other ter.
rors Of the scamen, but where the location
Of not one is known. Better never set !
sail at all, young man; infinitely better
sail back instantly, if already out and il
be possible. l..