The evening Argus., 1868-03-16

LET Her Esc,pE-Sherif Peetz is justly
chargable with the most gross and culpable
carelessness. to say the least. He has per
mitted the German woman who robbed Mr..
Kimbalfs house, to escape. She has lately
feigned sickness, and Sheriff Peetz has allow
ed.her the liberty of the house, without con-
fnement, during the day. Friday evening
the 18th she escaped. The Union says:
about o'clock on Friday evening Sheriff
Peetx went into the Jail TO lock up the male
prisoners for the night, while the woman went out
into the back yard. Having locked up the men,
the sheriff came back to take the woman TO her
room, but on looking for her she was found to
have eomb twelve foot fence that surrounds the
yard, and was gone"
1t seems that she got out in time to
take the eastern cars that evening. That a
woman could, in the dark. "clomb'a a smooth
inside, with nothing in the world to enable
her to take hold of, or step upon, will not be
believed. Nor viii the public believe that
Sheriff Peetz has done his duty in protecting
the people from this cunning thief and house
breaker. The woman pretended that she
could only speak German. The sheriff was
told that this was only a pretence. He was
cautioned by the Chicago police against the
arts of this cunning woman, who had plenty
| of money ut her command, and plenty of &C
completes to aid her. And he has been
cautioned, since he brought her here, and
told that her feigning sickness was only to
| enable her to escape. And yet he gave her
| all the lenieuty she could ask let her go
1 about the house and out of it, unaccompani-
ed. Did he do so because she was a coun-
| trywoman of his ? Did he do SO because
she had plenty of money and friends p
Why did he not bring her to examination,
before magistrate She had been arrested
for about three weeks, and Mr. Kimball has
done all ne could to have her case legally
examined, but could not get it done. He
! has expended more money than the value of
all the property she stole, to bring her to
| Justice, and yet the sheriff has let her es-
| cape The Indignation against the sheriff is
very great. - s "a
l Sheriff Peetz has made good job of it.
He went to Chicago on his yearly pass, with
no expense took the woman from jail and
brought her here charged full fare, each
way. and all the fees the law will allow him
got his DILL allowed by the board of supervi
sors on Thursday and let the woman escape
the next evening. The people pay his bills,
and pay him fare which he did not pay
and after doing this, and after Mr.. Kimball
had expended more than twice the value of his
lost property to bring the thiefto justice, the
sheriff let's her escape. If he can make any
plausible showing to justify himself before
the people he is welcome to our columns to
do so.
| P.S.-Since the above was in type Depu.
ty Sheriff Payne has handed in an advertise
, ment from the sheriff, which viii be found in
the proper place. Deputy Payne says the
woman did get over the fence, by placing
long boards, from q pile in the yard, up
against the fence. Why does the sheriff
keep, inside the yard, the means for prisoners
to escape. The yard should be kept free
from anything a prisoner could use to ge,
. over the fence with. The sheriff is guilty Of
mistaken sympathy aud gross carelessness
for permitting this woman to get away.