Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-18
YERcER.
Particulars OF His Escape from Jackson in
Broad Daylight.
He Plays "Hamlet" for the Amusement o
the Taller ard His Assistants.
How He Managed 10 LulI SuspIcion---Rls
Departure a very Simple Performance.

Yerger had escaped" OF course ev-
erybOdy was on the q1d UiUe to learn
/ how, when, and by what assistance,
| for il was not deemed possible that he
could escape unaided. A brief re-
sume of his manner Of confinement
and treatment VIII not here be inap-
propriate.
When Mr.. Yerger was first trans
| farred TO the civil authorities by the
I military. he was wrath that he should
! be confined in the common cells of the
/ iail. and the sheriff, Capt. Lake, on the
! promise of Mr.. Yerger and his friends
| that he would not attempt to escape,
allowed him (Yerger) to have the
| freedom Of the jail yard, and TO sleep
Z nj night in one of the rooms fitted up
/ for attaches of the Jail. This was pend
/ ING his application for a writ of ha5eIs
coTDus. On yesterday the application
| for a writ was postponed to the second
| Monday in April, as reported by tele-
/ graph, and the Sheriff was notified by
/ Yerger's friends that they would no
| longer pledge their honor in consider
alton of the privileges heretofore al
( lowed him. but Mr.. Lake had conf
/ dence. and still accorded to the prisO-
]
standing he was heard to say last
| evening that he would escape if pos
sible. He is known TO have addressed
/ a note to an eminent legal gentleman
/ last night after dark, asking an inter
| view, but the interview was not grant
ed, on the ground that the gentleman
had had no connection with the case
nd 10 that time, and il would be un-
professional to take hold Of il at this
late day.
But TO the escape. The first publicity
ofthe matter was an hour alter day
I light, when two gentlemen coming
/ from market met the Sheriff on the
/ street, going to the Jail (Which is sit
uated directly beside and over the
market), when he, the Sheriff, re-
marked, " Yerger has escaped" Sur
Prise was a natural consequence on
! the part of his auditors, and naturally
| caused questioning as to the facts OF
/ the affair. The Sheriff had not the in
! formation in detail himself, and the
parties returned to the Jail 10 learn ali.
/ The Sheriff rang the gate bell Of the
! iail, when the jail6r and two other
J white men appeared, perfectly cool
/ and collected, not seemingly excited
| 10 the highest degree, and when asked
how long Yerger had been gone, the
/ 6tiIer replied, oh half an hour, or
/ narhavs an hour" and this within
/ tbirtv faet of the market house, where
! there had been crowds of marketers
from three O'Clock, and it was now
/ near six O'Clock. When asked for par
/ ticuiar- he showed where a barrel had
/ Been placed On end close up beside the
! fence, on top OF which had been placed
/ box from which it was presumed
that he had escaped, but when IL Is
known that standing on the box ana
barrel, and reaching as high as he
could, il was still some three or four
feet to the top OF the fence. the state
ment viii hardly hold water 10 say
the least, It is rather thread-bare.
The public seem little concerned,
except from natural curiosity at such
I a feat. The taller and his associates
are recently discharged United States
soldiers, aud are in hearty accord
with the men charged with the con-
sOlidation. In this State, OF the work
Of reconstruction. SeVeral parties are
ont. securing the surrounding c09n-
try, with g view TO arre5ting Nerger.
I From the Nicks6Hrg Times.
JACKSON, Miss, March Il, loip.--
/ After the decision Of the Court to post
s DOne the trial until April, il was the
/ ;, .euti0n of Sheriff Lake to cOnine
/ the nr,'~Gner at night time IN one OF
the iron Gees up stairs. But, as on
! Ssf,Irdav rignt. there were IN the jail
hTsides the jailer IN assistant and
/ depptv sheriff. the prisoner was al
lowed to remain down stairs. AVoul
four O'Clock ne went Gown into ,"'ee
iaiIer's room in a COnViviai mood, and
wrapping the jaiier's coat about him
I oaye MIN some cnOlce extracts from
s.Haulet.U While extracting from
uHsmietv he extracted a revolver
from the coat pocket. IN the ghost
scene he retired through the passage,
usinr the revolver as the ghosts stan.
Returning In the second act, be re-
ouested the deputy sheriff to go out
, side to the market and bring hin
some coffee. which was done. In the
q deputv's absence the jailer and hl'
, assistant went to sleep. Verge
: then took lime barrel anC
+ placed it by the side Of the gate
: on top of this an empty box
then the water bucket, turned up slu,
q down. This inprOmptu throne al
lowed him to grasp the hight OF IN
| CHamlet's) ambition (tOp OF IN
! waI), and he dropped on the othe
, side. Before going he kindly place.
, mis- blanket and cloak on the bed o
, the taller and assistant IN order Z
> keep them warm. The escape create
a great deal OF excitement in cOnnee
: ton with the introduction Of the oil
a relative to the writ of hG6eGs corpus
l / The guardians OF the jail are tully eX
: onersted from all c0uniVance at 81
escape, although there was a deep plal
o for the purpose fully m&tCred som
= davs ago among outside parties. Tn
Z country is being secured by parties
e secure his re-arrest, and several pr
q / yate houses have been searched.
i reward mas been offered Tor MS cal
!. ture.
: From the Jackson CisriOn-
e Mr.. Yerger certainly could not haV
4 been advised by any Of his friends |
i take d step 50 exceedingly loollsi
/ All the probabilities were that 10
!, few weeks he would be admitted
/, bail until such time as the crime
= which he stands charged co1ld
II fairly and dispassiOnately considere
II by a Jury Of his cOuntrymen. lie no
! occupies the undignitied and unenV
~ liable attitude of a fugitive from ia
= tice. with the chances Of arrest an
- re-incarceTati0n greatly against hiI
ii The Roman correspondent Of u
Is New York Tribune says : Such
iEnouGt Of bl3sphemy as has &c.
q .,Ileiiad bV these discussions since U
10 fC,p~cji sgas opened ii has never bet
y 49, mis- sDrtune to hear through loi
Of liz. "Don'S speak any more OF q
10 Trin;t,- y saw some, shut OF u
as 6,1adri1Itv for Plus TX. Is henC
So forth TO be the fourth person Ih :
to Godhead." Pasquino, TWO DAYS q
be exhibited some biting sarcasm on :
IL subject, but the police discovered II
Do early that up TO the present IiIie
y, has not got into circulation.
er Won know the last dogma
at said highly educated gent
lie man yesterday. Wen,
re. that God became man, ana rus
,e, has become God for human salVatloL
k, Pulling questions suggest the
q, selves in the event of lntalhbihty
g. inc carried. SuppOsing the Pt
80 haeone insane ?" "a new one w0I
of he elected, . it is answered. He
a but An interval has passed, and In'
N. vet again pass, before itcan be Verlh'
ssod shat wOuid be the cODsequei
ire n in that interval, he has spof
of eTcafhedra7" 1t is clear, says NV
We that His Holiness must always Id
ee, q physician by his side"
no no In single instance Noah Web.