Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1868-12-01
BRuT.L OuTR.er-On Fr;d.,

BRUTAL OUTRAGE-On Friday
evening last, Theodore Young starts
ed in skiff at Glen Haven for Gut
tenberg. A fellow named Snodgrass,
well known in that vicinity fer ut
ter wor:hiessness, came up and ask
ed TO accompany Young, who con
scented. At Ferry slough Snodgrass
asked Young TO allow him to row
the boat, and Young rather refused.
saying be wished to hurry through
whereupon, Snodgrass rose up and
struck Young severe blow with his
fist, knocking him out of the boat or
the blow causing him to fall out, the
stun SO confusing him thai his ecol-
tee ion fails as To how he got ont
Snodgrass went OFF with the -kiff no
Information about him since The
water was breast deep where Young
fell out, hut he Wa led - shallow
water and then raised a yell. His
cries We're beard for two hours be-
fore any body thought of gong 10
HI r"liet, me people ut tren Haven
-nrpnslng t5al The haIpoing was by
some enc crossing. \ about ten
o'clock Ia the night the people took
alarm and Harvey Burroughs rose
from his bed and got John Lenhart
to accompany him Ia boat in view
OF relieving the nan in distress, but
not suspocting who it was They
found Young pretty well chilled and
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wafer. He was taken in and car
ried to the house ot Mrs. Burroughs,
and by morning with the help Of Dr.
Grnter and Mrs. B. he began to feel
very much as some one he had known
since childhood Mr.. Sweezy, who
reports the above says that parties
have since been out in pursuit OF
SnOdgrass but nothing further known
of him or the boat.
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JAZZ DELIVERY, AND CAPTURE OF
THE Observation-Disclosures and Girls,
void, both under sentence TO State
prison for term Of two years, made
their escape from our Jail last Friday
evening McInteo was captured at
Bridgeport, and brought back
While Capt. George Rising, taking
the trail of Griswold, followed him to
Bloomington, and captured the bird
nicely hid away in cabin loft
Sheriff Monges, we suppose, has be-
fore this turned both persons over to
Mr.. Cordier at Waupun.
There is a feeling ofdisapointmont
among our people that any one should
so easily escape from so strong
structure as is our new jail At u
personal examination of 1t, in COM
pany with Mr.. Rising, convinces us
that no blame attaches to the officers
in charge. The iron doors are mas
sive and strong, and yet it is discov>
cred that they could be strung suffi-
GENTLY to draw the bolt and let them
open this fact was not known ex-
cept to the prisoners Prairie DU
Chen Union
se4y- 4 number of lotteries have
been drawn in Darlington. In fact,
they are becoming very popular
Any person possessing horse, harm
ess, watch, or even a pocket knife,
which he wishes to dispose of, - price
is Immediately fixed. and one or two
hundred tickets issued which are
sold for 81 a piece, and the drawing
takes place. Satisfaction is generally
given, but one chance IN one hundred
is rather a slim show Darlington
Union
Recommendations exchanges in
the northern part Of the State speak
Of the numbering interest ~ being
unusually active the present fal! sea.
son. Mil pwnors arc employing
arse force for logging and operations
in cutting timber are already cons
menced.
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