The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-29

wells live one mile and a hal from Col
lier's P. G. u st. l.. Railroad, showing
that the officers were hot upon tn
trail The Caldwells were terribl
scared when they saw him, but Brice
land only laughed. They asked hin
"what will we do with you" BricelauC
replied, Better let me GO" The.
answered, "No good citizen can do that
you can prepare to return to- Washing
ton"
He was much worn and emaciatet
and scarcely able to walk They wssheC
mis- face and combed the hay seeds Out
OF his hair, gave him supper and pro
posed taking him 10 the Deputy Sheriff
at Golfers Station. He begged not Il
be taken there. Three horses wer
then provided and he was taken oil
horseback, between the farmers. t;
Washington, riding all night and reach
ing here at sunrise this morning
Sheriff Ramsey had just eaten hi
breakfast, and was feeding the prisoners
in the jail when his wife came running
to him and said "Briceland has come.
He was then the court room.
Sheriff Ramsey at once went int
the room, and as his portly form ap'
peared Bricelaud smiled audibly, anc
arose to meet the Sheriff. He extend
ed his hand, and the Sheriff shook 1t
which seemed TO please Briceland.
Briceland seems completely worr
down. In answer to the interrogatoriei
OF Sheriff Ramsey, Briceland SAYS thu
doors were unlocked with the key:
made by the prisoners secretly, and
that in jumping out of the window o
the Sheritf's back Office he sort Of
relented when halt way through and
reaching inside and graspiug the sill
said, Il don't like to 60"
Those inside awaiting to get out, re
piled, "You fool you, 60" and showed
him ont OF the window. He recogniz
ed Null, the wool thief, accused o
stealing a lot of wool and selling it IL
Pittsburgh, as the one who gave hiu
the shove which hurled him out. 81
fell on the pavement on bis back enC
Law there a second or 80 before arising
When he did attempt to run he was to-
weak.
They separated at the window, eacl
going in a different direction, and b
saw nothing o any Of HIS companion
afterwards He went directly toward
Paris Crossing, but soon gave out an,
mad to lay down in the nearest shee
shed.
He slept little and arose early in tn
morning, and travelled till daylight
stealing on the way such as he required
He slept in sheds and barns during tn
day and travelled under cover OF nigh
and on the night OF the 23d. OWED
nesday) reached the hollow near Col
| lier's station, where his fire was foun
to have been built. and the first rels
BILE trail was found. He had sac
containing ham and other eatabIe'
stolen from the farmhouse OF 5. |
Gardner, and stopped there to tax
lunch. 1t showed, and WAS exceed
ipsly cold. He therefore built fire
to keep from freez ng, and alter slttip
until il had nearly died out, though h
heard the officers voices behind him
He hastily Chamber up the hlIlsid
overlooking the rsvine and sped owe
the GROUND as fast as be could trave
He was not again frightened, An
slept in barns and stables until Frida
morning at day break, when be resche
the barn of Caldwell. He crswled /
the hay NOW and lay there until be
tween six and seven in the evenIns
when one OF the Caldwells came u
into the hay-mow and noticed that tn
bsy was disturbed. He called hi
brother and both approached wit
raised pitchtorks, when Brlceland arose
He corrobotates the statement tha
they were greatly frightened, but say
be soon Gained their fears.
Briceland says he made two oil tn
KEYS aud Edwards the other. The pIa
was suggested by Edwards, Henry 40
himself, That they melted tue lea
while exercising in the hall and monI'
ed the KEYS in the floor OF the cell an
whitfield them to fit. The Key Tor IN
outside door was guessed at, but tite
nicely Edwards key would not opera''
Bricelaud says be got knife durln
the trial OF the case; that be asked
friend to buy him one to trim his hog'
nails, aud furnished him dollar 10 q
it. He refused to tell who this ma
was. The story is disbelievedr ho~eVe
and the Sheriff SAWS he has reason
believe that the knite was thrown I'M
the cell to him. Two weeks ago, ge'
tIeman sitting in the office heard some
thing like a knife falling In BrIce!and
cell and witnesses, whose res'denc'
overlook the cell, say they observe
three men outside about that ume' OF
of whom whistled and wss snswere
by a signal from Bricelands cell
The feeling teuds in Bricelsnds taVt
and one cilizeu says if $4,000 won
save Briceiaud it could possibly
raised by tonight. This opinion
shared alike by those who believe Ill
guilty and those who hold that he
Sheriff Ramsey stripped the prison
and dressed himin new suit OF CLONE
Hs has him in close confinement I
person being permitted to see HIM. Z
Iii mot be allowed to come oui Tor e.
s-c;sa unless the Sheritf's order 70 I'M
sffsct "a made by Judge Acheson.
! None of the remaining prisone
49, bean heard from. Edwards, VINO