, 1876-03-28
A NICE TECHNlCALlTT.
Jt1Lru DOYLE ACQUITTED.

Tho csso Of Jailer Doylo, Indicted for allowing
= priBonor named Michael Madlou TO sschpe
from tho iai!, cau,o mp Ia tho Criminal Court
yesterday, and he waH promptly acquitted With
out tho Jury lonving thcir soasa. Thoro wAa no
want Of evidence ID to tho escape, hut tho word
Ink Of tho atatnte touching tie otfenso stool in
tbs way Of hls conviction. Tho Indictment had
boon drawn from tho statute. aud cot
forth that Doyle had voluntarily" al
loved Madden to paes In aud ont
Of the jbii at his rleasuro. Tho prosecution
failed to SHOW by Witnesses thA Doy!o know Of
tic absence Of h1nHldeD from tue jail, md, while
nd ouo AiRpsltcl tho escape" tue Jahor's COM
plicty could only bo rnadc presumptlyo "negai-
gssce," which tho Lawmakers bud failed to
make an oironeo in tie statute under which ho
,hutl bocn Indicted. Titus, by techpicalitJ tl,o
truIictmont was not sustained In tho opinion Of
tho Court mud tho case was accordingly d!n-
missed.
Tho evidence olicitod by lilo prosecution IL mr.
PENDED not ouly to convey TO tin public M tdte
Of tho laxisy OF tho management Of tue jnil '"t
to pho7 the iuporfuctiuna Of tho Inv anu tho rft-
lection It throws nsouud oillcinls under certain
circumstances. It Ia Bevcro Indictment OF
had pleaded guilty to m offonso against tho
lawB. md his punishment had been liked At Blx
months confinement n tho County Jail. Lot tue
evidence speak for itself md toll tho story:
H1lll8m N0Ehln WAS HHOFn: 1lo H1HH
Michael Matllea, and ea9 him at q grocsgy s.oro
tho day after tho November election. Tie ssofe
wan about q quarter Of q milo from tho jail.
Of1Icor Whalen testified that le know Michael
Mauden. and saw him Ut tho Fourth Precinct Of
tho Eighteenth Ward on clectton-daY. 1le saw
Madden band q ticket to the Judges. lie saw
him subsequently, huff = mile away from tho jHil,
and epoka to him.
Thouaa Carney swoIe that ho knov a1atidan.
and that he worked for him unloading coal be-
.twoeu tho 16th OF October and tho 10Th ot No.
ycmbor at his dock q milo away from the jail.
1to could not romonbor how many days 1t WAS
but no paid him hetweon eI6 And $50. 1Io
worked for him ut tho burlington Slip. Mad.
den had also been at Ills house, both day anl
night uhtio updor Hentotfco.
ofIico1 bowen testitlod that 10 knew Maiden,
and saw him attending tue polls In tho Light
I Officer Cook know Madden. and saw him at tho
POLLS. ue took hla position 10 tho limo, aud
passed = ticket into tho Judges.
TIC defendant did not otlor any evidence tc
rebut the aboyo facts, and could aot. lte soos
shelter behind tho apparous inability Of ths
prosecution To provo that hladdon'H 'cscapo
waa ''yolunta1y" on l,is part, md wont OIL h'
way rejoicing. with tho fact impressed upoa h.t
mnf that he neod not hcscaftnr hcsltato to enlpt.
Tho jail ut any momons, provided he took carr
not to 600 1t dono1 aud not to allow any our
cso to SEQ 1t who would awear against INN. Tt
eey that criminals arc loosely managed III tht
Criminal Court and out Of It, ConyeyA yer,
thi1 caao illustrates tho fuct, for Ma.licn could
not hnve bUcn allowed tic privileges hD WI
without the knowledge Of Boulo one, either tht
Sheriff. tho 1kifor. nr B0tno Of hIB snbordinRtcB
Somebody must hayo unlocked tho door to Iu
him out. aud tho least tho prosecution cou!t
have lonn would laye bean to have endeayorot
TO nscertain who, which could have boon dono b,
an examination OF Doylo's assistants undo
oath. Finding out th,s much might have 70
snlted in throwing more light on Doyloa lalowl
rtlge Of tho caAo, aud materially advanced th'
ends Of Justice.