The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-08

four years past: I knew Chas. Young;
he was in Jail In ~ or '73; the last l
saw Of him was opposite the foot OF Fifth
street, in Kentucky, at half past
O'Clock at night on the 28th, the day
q fter his escape; hired those buggies
from Hackman 81 Dustenberg. drove
one and Flanagan the other; drove
down to the corner of Plum and Long
worth. l don't know where Flanagan
went. as l started first. left the bug
gy at the rear entrance OF Ro6insons
saloon on Longworth street. stayed
around about twenty minutes, when the
other buggy was driven up and laced
east; mine was west. soon
alter Flanagan came out OF
the saloon, spoke to me and went back
Soon after Young came from the rear
yard, jumped in the buggy, and said
"Cut, now; Ieps co." We went down
Longworth street to Stone street,
Filth street, where he left
the buggy, and crossed on the Terry into
Kentucky. L saw him no more until the
next night, when went over myself
While we were in the buggy together, l
gave Young $25. l heard OF
MS intended escape three or
four days before it occurred;
uedTU VI III lIOm d pElSOuel Vi Ih0 Jolt
named Sam. Morgan; he was in cell
No. IA and Young in No. 16 Turnkey
MCCARTHY gave me S4S or 500 the day OF
Young's escape; l met him near the
Coul t-house with the understanding
that it was to be spent
in Young's escape. bought him cap
with 81, and gave Flanagan 81 in front oi
the jail. AT RobInsou's saloon gave
Flanagan 81 more. Young mad hat
when L bought The cap lor him, which 1
tore up. Don't know that saw Mr. I.
Wallace the day OF the escape. The
day after got $40 from Charley Over
aker. saw Wallace the next evening IN
the jail. l said to him, "Charley's
gone." He said, Il know.it." Young told
me OF the plan To escape. Tue arrange
ments Tor the escape were made that fore
noon. Out OF the $40 which Overaker
gave me paid 80 Of il Tor buggy hire.
RD FLANAGAN.
Have known Charley Young ever since
l have been in town; roomed with him
three months; have been intimately ac-
quainted with him; last time l saw him
was at the saloon; he went out the back
way; they went west and l went east.
TAe first heard Of the plan of escape
was the day before, at the Jail; he
sent after me; 1t was in the
morning first and then in the afternoon.
l saw hum at 10 O'Clock n xt day. went
Iup there to make arrangements about
his getting away. l saw him In his cell
IN The Jail. Mr.. Moran was present and
took part in the conversation. Moran
and | went out on the street and talked
over the matter; passed through the Of
ice going out; McCarty was there;
went to the Jail again in the afternoon;
Moran was there; watched around about
| the SherItt's office; saw Wallace at the
| Sherlffs Office; saw him below the
| Sneritf's ut1ce and told him tnat l in.
tended to get Young away; be saiu
"all right, Pll pay you for IT," saw
W allace again the next day Al
the Debolt Excnange. l tuld him thei
that The man had gone, and Wallace
handed me SIS. Three days after this l
saw him again in the Sherit's Office
and got $40 more. He said ,''tnape
enough now, you needn't come auy
more"
Gross Examined-Have testified in
t is case before. Never said that all the
m ney had been received at the De Bolt
Elk :hange. l got that $40 in the uriual
| of the Courthouse from Wallace.
| (The depositions were here sought to
pe obtai ned, but County Clerk Bernard
informed Mr.. Johnston thu they were
on file In The supreme Court.)
| Resumed-I made the same staten mt
before squire Higley and before Squire
Rowekamp.
Mr.. johnson here stated that he would
not cross-eXamine the witness on this
point until a special messenger should
have been sent to Columbus TO procure
the written depositions made by witness
| fms "a to nEI
the printed copy.
"Mocky" Flanagan's former RECORD
was oYerhauled, which showed that bt
had been in the House of Refuge, Work
house, had beer arrested several time'
for various petty otf.nses, and hat
worked on the Lebanon Narrow-gaug,
Railroad; was a shoemaker, at whicl
trade he had worked at various times
have done nothing much for the las
th: ee years; lived by gambling, craft
stealing and selling brass jewelry. Yes
am a pretty good singer, too.
LEWIS G. BERNARD
was called upon to SHOW by documen,
arv evidence that Young was expected
tn testify In the contested election case
" Tovjnr vs., W allace, Cox VS.. Harmon
and Keiborth VS.. Bernard, but the d.
tense admitting this, his examination
was concluded.
CHAS W. 0VERAKER
testified that in a conversation with Mr.
wallace. he (Wallace) told him that ht
would make good all the money use,
in the escape Of Young. Yes, l paye,
money Tor tnat purpose; gave $40 or $5
to Mccarthy; the money was take
from the cash-drawer, and atterward
refunded; got the money back in tn
transfer OF the outgoing and incoming
Sheritrs accounts; 1 gave Pat. Nora
$40 afterwards. just previous to tn
; time l gave Mccarthy the money, I me
Wallace and told him I was going owe
to the jail to give him the money.
ross-axamined-D.d you not ap
: proach e. II. Thomas, c. II. Schlottma an
!. Joseph Redmond and Thomas Quinn I
contribute So for the use OF You"g?
l did not; nor never asked Mr.. Gus
heather to advance $50 to get Young ou
: of Jail; paid John r.. Mclean $40 TO
Mr.. Wallace, but never charged Wa
lace with it; the money was paid as uu
= derstood 1T for get ing some papers that
had been lost. These dispositions wer
needed in an election contest, and tn
party who took them wanted mis- none
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