Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-12
THE BANK ROBBEIss.

ATrlVal OF Ihree Cu0lZ bunK BuEBtaED
and Robbers ut the Ohio Peniten-
tiary-AttemPt 10 Escape ON the
Road.
On Thursday evening, Sheriff John Me-
Peck, of Harrison county, arrived at the
Penitentiary in this city, bringing with
him, for incarceration in that institution,
three individuals convicted in the Harrison
Court of Common Pleas, OF having been
concerned in the recent burglary and rob-
berry OF the bank at Cadiz, of which full ac-
connts have been already published in this
paper.
The names of the three convicts and the
terms for which they are sentenced, are as
follows: Ss .E g -
Richard Roe and Benjamin NJ. O'Connell,
each sentenced for thirteen years-each for
burglary ten, and for robbery three years.
Andrew j. Jones sentenced for eleven
years-for burglary eight, and for robbery
three years. - '.
An incident occurred on the way thither,
which is worthy brief note. Justafterthe
train, on which were the Shorthand his three
prisoners, had passed Columbia Center on
the Central road, two of the convicts who
were fastened together, jumped OIL the
train, when in motion, and hastened across
tile fields with all the speed they could
make. Jack Dean, of Newark, who was
in the car, and witnessed the performance
OF Jumping off, Immediately pulled the
cord and rang the train bell violently
The engineer, knowing that something
was up, looked round and saw the two con-
yicts running off. He at once comprehend
ed the state of affairs, and reversing the
engine, stopped the train near the place
where the jumping of feat was performed.
Sheriff McPeck, his assistants and the
passengers on the train, Immediately turn
ed out in pursuit of the two fugitives,
leaving Mr.. Dean in the car, in charge of the
third prisoner, who, on account of the
shackles on his feet, had been unable to fol-
low his companions in crime. lie, however,
did not relinquish all hope of eflecting his
escape also, and Immediately began, as soon
as he found he was alone with Mr.. Dean, to
"play sharp upon him by appealing to his
sympathies, saying to him that he knew he
(Mr. Dean) was sporting man." and
would not want to see him (the convicD go
to the Penitentary for thirteen long tedi-
GUS years. Mr.. Dean said he did not want
to see that, but still he could do nothing for
him. The prisoner continued to entreat in
the most pathetic terms; but Mr.. ID. was
inexorable, and kept his charge safely till
the return of the Sheriff and passengers.
While the above little episode was trans
piring, the pursuit after the two runaways
was taking place. The Sheriff, approaching
near them, fired revolver at them several
times, but still they declined to stop, until
being surrounded, they found their retreat
entirely cut off. One of the two cOnvicts,
large stout fellow, then began an eloquent
appeal to the passengers, urging that they
had no particular concern in that affair, and
begging them not to interfere, as it was
solely a business matter between them (the
conyicts) and the Sheriff. The speaker said
that if the passengers would remain neu-
tral, and see fair play, he himself would
fight the Sheriff and his posse single-hand-
ed, and whip the whole concern. He did
not care fig tor their pistols.
Notwithstanding the eloquence and logic
of the burglar and robber, the passengers
could not be made to see the case in the
light he saw it. The two convicts, Joined
together like the Slamese twins were taken
back to the cars, where their fellow prison
er was in charge of Mr.. Dean. All three
were brought on to the city, and safely
lodged, as above stated, in the o. P.