Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-01-15
In Exciting CHASE.


On the morning of Dee. % bur.
named shictte ESCAPED from the Jail
Chittenden county, and was not rec.
tured until Jan. 4. For ten DAYS sh
b is escape he remained in tho nelcbb
heod Of Burlington but or the 3lst VI
frightened away, and struck out for Pla
burgh. He was followed closely
"Eerltfs, aud on the morning Of the 4th
started out from Platsburg for Colchest
Point, pursued by the theriifs and tr
farmers named Martin and Grown. I'll,
followed an exciting race over Lad
Champlain, GU the Ice, of which the Er
Press gives the following account:
Now commenced the race for his III
er'y. Martin and Crown followed hin
as he ran to the southwest shore. Reach
ing the lake, he made the utmost sDQ.
for Stave Island, about a mile disar
Running across the island with bis pury
ers holly after him, be again took the IN
in the direction of Port Jackson. Marin
and Crown soon observed that the burrIg
was nero feet of foot than themsoIye, s.
OFT went ,heir boots, and in their stocking
feet they redoubled their efforts to can,
turc him, Coming within twenty rod.
they fred their rovolvsrs at him twice
but with no effect. He turned round
waved his handkerchief, and shoutn,
opprobious epilhs.s, defcd them to catch
up with him. On they fed, pursued
ana pursuers, across to the New York
Shore the ice not being over two inches IN
thickness and badly cracked. They reach.
Ell the shore at the mouth of Dead Greek
about three miles south of Port JaessOn
His daring pursusrs here lost sight of the
o hjcct of their pursuit in the bushes
along the banks. AL went
upon a hill near by to take observations,
and while thcre the fellow ran along the
shore and took the lake again, for a peril.
Gus journey TO the Vermont side. Just
after starting he met some boys skating,
and accosting them. said (: There is q
man broke out of jail at Burlington. and
am after him; etme haze your skates
and YOU hold my rubbers for a few miuu'.
rs. 1t took but n moment for him 10
buckle on his skates, and away he struck
ike deer for the south end of the island,
'eaching there about dark. When Mar.
in and Grown discovered that Shiette
lad taken to the ice again, Martin went
o house about mile off and got pair
# skates, and started himself in pursuit
nut was two miles behind him when be
cached the other shere.
Shiette's capture occurred as follows
Upon his arrival on the South Island he
1 once took bee linesfor the house Of
oseph Pasha on Colchester Point. Here
9 found waiting for him policemen Cha's
Wight, james Durham, +. S. Francis and
ohn Marks, who formed portion Of an
ntiring posse of. officers who had been
'atchlng that shore for some time. These
Ulcers had been north of Pasha's house,
nd, driving by. noticed Shiette leaning
yer barrel. He, taking them for far
ers' went into the house and went up
airs. The officers soon surrounded the
onse. and demanded of young Pasha it
hlette was there. He gave at first
email. but soon pointed up stairs, when
icy called on him to come down. Heat
ice surrendered himself, and said he had
ven up all hopes of fight. He seemed
q terribly exhausted condition, his feet
ling very badly swollen, and during his
arful Ice excursion Of the day had taken
70 pieces of bone from his broken jaw.
G certainly is miracle of endurance,
ID must have Travelled on Saturday al
asst City miles,"