The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-11-16

such restless man as hoe wanted 10
come back to serve ten years 30 he could
20 out into the world to be unmolested.
vet this may have been his motive. The
Cherry Hill officials were his friends.
Some of them said to the Chic officers
that 1t was pity to plunge Roe into an
other term often years captivity. They
said, he has this $4,000, and we believe
he will take it and be man. This leel-
ing for Roe was pretty strong.
If the Ohio officials had not taken Roe,
another requshon was there for the
prisoner from Governor Nlden. This
Requisition alleged that Roe was impli-
Gated in some crime in Columbia coun-
ty, N. Y, for which he had not been
tried. The suspicion IL that this requisi-
tion was founded on fraud that it was
gotten up by confederates of Roe for the
purpose of getting him away from Phila-
delphia- out of the hands of Ohio Off
cials,. if possible-to a place where his
trial would probably result in acquittal,
and in his final escape. There is moth
ing like prisoner having several strings
to his bow.
Roe's political and official life, since
be has escaped from the Ohio prison, is
worth mentioning in these piping times
of politics. The Cherry Hill officialssay
that he was appoin4ed U. s. detective,
in Arkansas, by Colonel Whittlesey.
Roe himself en- route to Columbus, said
to the officers. "If you want to know
what sort of man have become, ask
the one.armed man who was Governor
of Arkan." 1t would appear from these
two separate and distinct statements that
Roe has been in Arkansas within the
last seven years. Either before or after
the Arkansas visit, he became sufficient
ly influential in Tammany politics to
have Frank Hatch appointed on the New
York police force. This statement is
made upon the authority of Cherry Hill
officers. Roe never deserted Hatch
The payment of his funeral expenses was
touching and generous tribute for the
service Hatch had rendered at the Ohio
prison. Many man who holds his head
higher to-day than Roe would not have
behaved half so well. As straw on the
Tammany point, it is stated that vote
was taken in the car, en- route from Phil
adelphia to Columbus, and that every
one voted for Hayes except Roe. He
voted for Tilden. AT Dennison, howev-
er, he repudiated his former vote. A
man came along drunk; very, very
drunk. He managed to hurrah for Til
den. Roe said to his official companion;
"Tm sorry l voted for Tilden." In re-
ply to a question as to why he was sorry,
he pointed to this man with suggestive
look and gesture "See my pal"
Roe was studying medicine at Cherry
Hill. He says he has been in Columbus
three times since he left the Ohio prison
This statement is doubted, but it may be
trne. He attended the morning clinic
to-day at the penitentiary, held in the
hospital by DR.. Halderman, and was q
very attentive, intelligent and gentle
manly listener,
Roe had $3l when he left PhiIadel
phia, and $l345 when he reached Co
umbus. lie had no fare to pay. mol
meals to pay for, but he insisted on pay
ing something toward the latter Tie
bought all the papers that came aboard
furnished the party with good cigars, ant
lived like a game chicken. He recog
nized Deputy Warden Dean the momen
the latter approached his cell at Cherry
Hill, and shook hands warmly with thu
venerable deputy. Lieutenant Charles
D. Crout, of the Reserve Corps, Philadel
phia, rendered valuable service to th'
Ohio officers. They would be pleased tt
meet him here.