The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-07
Aiding Prisoners to Escape.

Every sheriff knows that desperate Grim |
inals always have their "pals, ~ and that |
when they get into Jail their pals are con-
tinually contriving how to send Or carry
them some instrument by which they can
effect their escape. In city where the
sheriff consents to take charge of city pris-
oners their pals, for common drunk,
using insulting words to females, getting
noisy, or for any trifing misdemeanor can
get arrested and taken to jail-having first
prepared themselves with some tool to aid
their friend inside, hoping to so secrete it
as to escape the vigilance of the officer ad
hitting them to jail Fine saws, made of
watch springs, have been found secreted
in the Innings of clothes.
In the case of the fellow giving his
name as Smith, arrested Monday night
and taken to Jail by Policeman German
and Rinehart, some resistance to search
was made. and on his person, among other
things, were found razor and revolver,
three cards having some devices upon
them which are probably understood by
expert criminals; also some tobacco, few
matches, etc etc. When he was released
in the morning he asked to see Geo. Far
ley, saying that he wanted to give him
the tobacco and cards. Farley is the fell
low who got man drunk, robbed him of
his watch, and then tumbled him into the
back window of Wright's stable, on the
levee, leaving him to sleep off his de
bauch. Farley afterwards sold the watch
in Davenport, was caught, and is now IL
Jail waiting for trial. Having made efforts
to escape, he now wears shackles. The
sheriff said to Smith: You can't set
him or send him the cards. will SEE
that he gets the tobacco" Smith express
ing doubt as to whether the tobacco
would reach him, the sheriff said IF you
7 don't think so you had best not leave it,
, Smith had barely time to attend tn,
police court and pay his fine before he go
arrested on complaint for using insulting
: words to girl on the street. The frs
0 time he was arrested he resisted search
q This time he was quite willing to be searched
, When asked by Sheriff Huesing what ha'
! become of his revolver and razor, he sal,
t he had sold them for 81 Not finding tn
r money on his person he was asked wha
O had become of the money. Spent it TO
J, whisky" was the answer. But the razo
u was soon found secreted between his unde
U and over shirt, and the revolver in hi
d boot leg,-so he didn't get them to Earle
: this time And he was placed in ce
where he couldn't speak to Farley,
Smith has told various stories abou
0 himself-one that he was a saloon, keepe
/ in Chicago; another THAT he was saloo
: keeper in Geneseo but Sheriff Huesin
has information that the fellow kept SON
> kind of a gambling den in Atkinson al
IS that he recently entered prayer meetn
n in that town and disturbed its proceeding
e. that papers were out for his arrest and
= fled, stopping for time at Cambridg
from which place he came here. He
D said to bear a striking resemblance to
lie fellow who was with Farley before he vi
caught.
70 Farley having been detected in effor
" to escape and placed in shackles, wrote
sr threatening letter to the sheriff, of whi'
s, he took no notice Some time afterwar
10 he wrote him another letter confessil
il. certain things the sheriff had accused hi
= Of After that he had a talk with Il
'h sheriff. and protested to belong to the sar
order as the sheriff, and appealed to hi
r. on that score to take off his shackles |
t. was told that he could not be trusted a
~ as he had once tried to beat him he mig
III do SO again that it was bis duty to Ike
him and he intended to do So Lately
complained that the shackels hurt his a
an kles, and asked that they be removed. T
.r- sheriff said he would take them off if tn
Fir injured him, but he should then deem
b. his duty to keep him in cell. His ank
'c- got we'll at once. 1t is quite likely that
nd will fail in his efforts to escape before
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