Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-11-25


the mountains and plains.
The Castle of 19ershaus con
) mands magnificent views, an
keeps in its strongholds the regal
of Norway and the records Of it
romantic history, Old guns, relic
of an effetc system Of warfare, bca
on their faces ride pictures in bras
of barbarians in war. / always fan
cy battle scenes are pictures of bar
barions fighting. The old castle i
a prison now, And if you suppos
that it takes an Englishman or evel
a United statesman to make cut
rogue, just read the story of
THE ROBIN HOOD OF NORWAY.
In the Castle of Agershaus, il
Christiania, in a cage of thick irol
bars, is immured for life, Hoyland
the Robin Hood Of Norway. Hi
robberies were always confined tc
the upper classes, while his kind
ness and hberality to those in his
own rank of life rendered him ex
ceedingly popular amongst them, ---
His crimes never appeared to have
been accompanied with personal vi.
olence. He is a native of Christian
sand, where he began his career.
On being imprisoned for some pet
ty theft, he broke into the inspec-
tors room while he was at church,
and stole his clothes; these Hoy
land dressed himself in, and quietly
walked out Of the town unobserved
and unsupported. He was subse-
quently repeatedly captured and i'm
prisoned in this castle, and often
made his escape. On one occasion
be was taken on board a vessel Just
leaving the Christiania Fiord for
America. Previous to his escape,
all descriptions of irons having been
found useless, he was placed in soli-
tary confinement in the strongest
part of the basement of the citadel
his room was hoored with very
thick planks. Here he had been
confined for several years when,
one night, the turnkey said to him,
"Well, YOU are fixed at last, YOU
will never get out of this, and you
may as wellpromise us you will not
attempt it." To this he only re-
piled, at is your busines to keep
me here if you can, and mine to
prevent your doing so if possible"
The following day, when his cell
was opened, the prisoner was gone,
apparently without leaving a trace
of the manner in which he had ef-
fected his escape. After repeated
and careful search, on removing
his bed, it was found that he had
cut through the thick planks of the
flooring On removing the rlanks
cut away land which he had re-
placed on leaving the cell), it ap-
pesred he had sunk a shaft, and
formed a gallery under the wall of
his prison--this enabled him to
gain the courtyard, from which he
easily reached ramparts unseen,
into the ditch, and got off.
No trace of him could be found. -
About twelve months afterwards,
the National Bank was robbed of
10000 dollars, chiefly paper money,
and in the most mysterious manner
there beng no trace of violence up
on the locks of the iron chest, in
which the money had been left, or
upon those of the doors of the
bank. Some time afterwards a
petty theft was committed by a man
who was taken and soon recog-
nized to be Hoyland. He then dis
closed how he had effected his last
escape, which had taken him three
years of steady, patient labor to
accomplish while others slept he
vas at work, and with a nail for his
only tool. Having money con-
,ealed in the mountains he was
sheltered in Christiania-disguised
limself--made acquaintance with
ha porter of the hank--gradually,
Without his knowledge, took i'm
of the various locks, made
yeys for them--and thus commit
ed the robbery before mentioned.
Ie is said to carve beautifully in
wood and stone, but is no longer
.llowed the use of tools. His sole
is knitting stockings
With wooden pins. Twice during
he day, while the other prisoners
re not at work, 'he is allowed to
cave his cell for air and exercise,
nd he occasionally gets the amuse-
lent Of a chat with the governor,
y writing to him that he will dis
lose where the rest Of the bank
honey is concealed which he did
ot get rid of while at liberty.
THE BENEvoLENCE OF NORWAY. I
Then we rode on and took look |
t the Asylum for the Deaf & Dumb, {
nd at the Home for the Aged, and
t the Orphan Asylum, and at the
York House, and all these institu-