St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-10

Cumberland Head. crossed over and
stopped at the house of Jerome Hall.
who resides south of kcelel'S Hotel.
South Hero, where he called for his
dinner. While the meat waS being
prepared Hall recognized him aS the
escaped prisoner. and left him and
went over to the hotel and notified Il
number of persons who went in pur-
suit of him. among them Samuel Crown
and Henry Martin.
Suspicious of Halls absence. Shiettr
left his dinner uneatcn. and proceeded
/ To the house of Peter DutrcSuc. about
two miles south. where he succeeded in
getting some dinner.
! Now commenced the race for his lib
erty. Martin and Crown followed him
as he ran to the southwest shore
Reaching the lake. he made the utmost
speed for Stavc Island. about IL mile
distant. Running across the island
with his purSucr> holly after him. he
again took the ice in the direction of
/ Port jackson. Martin and Crown soon
observed that the burglar was more
fleet of foot than themselves So of
went their boots. and in their stocking
feet they rcdouhled their efforts to cap
ture him. Coming within twenty rods.
they fired their rcVolVcrS ut him twice.
but with no effect. He turned round.
waved his handkerchief. and shouting
opprohious epithct>. dcticd them to
catch up with him. On they fled. pur-
sued and purSnrr>. across t. the New
FORK shore, the ice not being over two
inches in thickness and badly cracked
They reached the shore ut the mouth of
Dead Creek. about three miles south of
Port jackson.
His daring pursucrs here lost sight al
the object of their pursuit in the bush
cS along the banks. and went upon Il
hill near 10y 10 take observations. and
while there the fellow ran along the
shore and took the lake again. fnr Il
perilouS journey t" the Vermont side.
just after starting he met some boys
skating, and acc">timg them. said Z:
There is man broke out of Jail at
/ Burlington. and am after him let me
have your skates. and Won hold my
ruhhcrS for II few minutes" II took
hut Il moment for him to buckle on his
skates. and away he struck like Il deer
t"r the south end of the Island reach
ing there about dark. When Martin
'lhl TOW VI 'i>'bNtl''t llIl ~llitltt nt'i
taken to the ice again. Martin went to Il
h"u>" about Il mile Oft, and got Il pain
of skates. and started himself in pun
>lit. but WIS two miles behind him.
when he reached the other shore.
shortly after NiIicttc tnuk the lake to
make his way 10y Stavt Island to PORT
Jack son.
| pom his arrival on the south Island
hr at once tool, Il bee line tnr The h"rl>,.
of Joseph Pa>ElI um Chichester Point.
Here he found Waiting for him. police
men Charles Wight. Jas. DuI ham. f.
:. FiHnrj~ and John Marks Who form
ed i portion Of an unriring post. of off
GERS. VIII" had been Watching that shore.
tnr SOME time These officers had hccil
north of la>ha h"Iu>,. and. driving 10y.
>lW >hlcttr leaning over Il barrel. He.
taking them for farmers. went into the
house and Went up stairs. The Offices
soon surrounded the house. and de
mandcd of Young Pa>hI if ~hirttc Na~
there. He gave" at first Il drrial. hu1
soon pointed up stairs. when they call
ed on him 10 come down. He at once.
surrendered himself. and said he had
given up all hopes of high1. Hi, ~ccui-
eel in Il terribly exhausted condition.
his feet being Iadl, swollen. and in hi
fearful ice excursion of the dul had
taken w" Virrc> of bone from lu>
broken iJA. lie certainly l. miracle
of endurance. lie must have trIN rlci
on Saturday. at least fifty miles.