Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-08-04
Ruhans Gagged.

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on Mrs Richard Harris in Frederick county
/ on the End of june were on Sunday last
brought back and lodged in the county Jail
| by Detectives Kimball and Gault, who effect
ed their capture in Ohio.
The story is as follows: On the afternoon
of the day above mentioned, while Mrs. Har-
| ris was at work alone in her house, near the
| Sugar-Loaf Mountain, her husband being alb
| sent on the farm, tw men, whom she recog-
| nized as Andrews and Nichols, entered the
| kitchen The were somewhat under the in
| 1uence of liquor, and without the least cere-
mony, insisted upon Mrs. Harris joining them
in drink from a whiskey flask, which one Of
them held IN his hand. She refused the invi-
tation and ordered the intruders from her
doors, whereupon, the one with the whiskey
| dropped the bottle, and, drawing large knife
| informed Mrs. Harris that if she made the
| least cutlery he would kill her. Before the
poor woman could recover from her surprise
she was seized and brutally outraged by the
two ruffians, who then fed the house. Next
day the friends of the perpetrators, it is said,
called upon Mr. II and wanted him TO compro-
mise the matter for 500, which he indignant
ly refused The police were notified of the
affair but despite their best efforts Nichols
and Andrews managed to make good their es-
cape to parts unknown. Meantime the citizens
of Frederick and neighborhood becoming
more and more indignant over the outrage.
the Governor to have reward offered for the
arrest of the fugitives. The Governor after
an investigation into the facts did not think
this course necessary and advised that the po-
lice of Baltimore be notified of the entire Cir
cumstance. This was promptly done, and
Marshal Gray entrusted the case to Messrs.
Kimball and Gault, two of the keenest officers
on the force. They went to work by taking
a trip TO Frederick, and from Information there
yaA ndad hat fba rti lttUan ted
had gone TO Middle Greek, Noble county,
Ohio, where Andrews had relatives residing.
Mrs. Harris, who is apparently but sixteen or
eighteen years of age, gave .he officers full
description of her assalants, and with the in
formation in their possession they returned to
Baltimore, with the determination to go west.
Messrs. Kimbal and Ganlt started for Ohio
on Wednesday, the 10th instant, and reached
Middle Greek at the foot Of Black Mountain
on the evening of the Friday following. There
they learned that Andrews and Nichols had
arrived from Maryland some weeks before
They remained there but two days working
for the brothers of Andrews and then started
off for Lexington, Ky. They stopped IN that
town seven days but finding themselves short of
funds travelled back to Middle Creek, distance
of three hundred and fifty miles on foot and
had been there only a few days when the de-
tectves arrived. They had obtained work as
aborers on the farm of Mr. Smith, and were
toiling away in utter ignorance of the fact
that their whereabouts was known.
On the morning of Saturday, the 22nd in
slant the detectives concealed themselves in
the shrubbery Of hill side overlooking
Smith farm and watched their men al work
with number os others until the dinner hour
arrived When all had repaired to the farm
house Gault and Kimball got cautiously out
of cover and approached the homestead with
noiseess tread. Peerng through the window
they observed the household seated around
the table, Nichols and Edwards fortunately
having their backs toward the door. This
was too good an opportunity TO be lost The
detectives without momeats loss OF time
crept on tip-toe into the kitchen and before
their men were aware of their presence, they
found themselves seized with an iron grip from
behind while with the rapidity of lightning
cuffs were slipped over their wrists. The men
and women around the table sprang to their
feet in surprise while the prisoners who acted
as if they knew the game was up maintained
a perfect calmness and manifested not the least
surprise. Mrs. Smith was the first to recover
her breath and gaspingly inquire the meaning
of the detectives actions. They briefly told
their errand and she together with the hands
nodded acqniescence TO the removal of the
hand-cuifed men. A country wagon was next
''presscd'' into service the prisoners were lift
ed in, and, Gault and Kimbal following,
start was made for Caldwell Jail some twelve
miles distant. As the wagon drove through
zens onnenred 10 he in The widest state of er-
ci,emcnt Hundreds If nconle assembled
aronnd the i,il doors and The detectives were
bos;eoed Win questions az thew led The nrison
ers into the building. Owing to the absence
of Governor Carroll from Baltimore, the re-
QUESTION on the Governor of Ohio did not
reach Columbus until Wednesday morning
meantime to remain at Caldwell with their
men. On Mednesuay a,lernoon hl'noall s'"Il-
, .u So,'i, w o,o,, IN ,so ;aii MN ,,ss
not considered by the-Sheriff 10 be in very
secure condition It was well this precautiOn