The Lake County star., 1877-05-17
jail Breaking.

Our usually quiet little village was
thrown into quite an excitement, Tues
day morning, when Sheriff Oviatt dis
covered that, with tho assistance OF
outside parties, the woman known rs
"Mrs. S. Taylor" confined In the little
wooden affair known as thc county
Jail, ON a charge of forgcry--had effect
ell her escape by boring out and rcmov-
ing the bars from one OF the windows,
and erawling out. -t,.toa ai,g,
/ l0As soon rs Oviatt found out she had
/ gone, he Immediately began to take
steps for her re-capturc. Preparing II
description Of, her person, he came to
the STAR Office, and ordered postal
cards printed, Offering S75 reward for
her re-captufe and return 70 him. He
then saddled u horse, and went out up
on the roads leading south; but soon
returned, feeling that twas more than
probable that she was sccreted some-
where in town, and resolved upon q
thorough search. Procuring the SER
vices of Chas. II. Chick, they COM
menccd at Coon's corner, and proceed
ed throug the different buildings on
the west side of the street, around the
block to the dwelling house owned by
Alex. DeLong and occupied by Dud-
ley Miner, thence across the street to
Belongs barn, which is unused at
present, except as storage room for
lumber, &C., and Is in charge of VIM.
Wood. This was locked. On asking
Wood for tn: key, he directed him to
Dudley Miner, with whom Wood
boards; who In turn referred Oviatt to
Mrs. Mizner, who gave Oyiatt the key.
On searching the barn they found her
concealed behind quantity of lumber
and rubbish, covered up with some old
sacks. When she saw that she was
discovered, she arose. Said the Shei-
i'll, "Wen, Pve got you again!" EYES,"
said the poor creature, bitterly, "but
you wouldn't have found me, ifPdhad
my way about 1t. ] told them / ought
not to stop here!" She was conveyed
back to Jail and again locked up.
Strong suspicion seems to rest upon
certain parties in Baldwin, as having
knowledge of the whole affair. How
just or unjust the suspicious arc, we
cannot say. ID. G.. Warner has been
acting or pretending to act as counsel
for the woman, and has seen AMI talked
with her at various times, of late.
Shortly after the woman had been
returned to her cell, Warner was dis
covered by the Sheriffmaking towards
the Jail. Oviatt immediately ordered
him away, telling him in distance
that II he caught him within six rods
Of the Jail, without his permission, or
his accompanying him, he would place
him in Il cell, too. b},,.
The whole matter Is an excessively
disagreeable one, anil for the sake of
our county and community, II nothing
more, we hope that both Wood and
Warner may clear themselves of the
suspicion. For the one has, held the
Office Of Supervisor for years, and the
other has held the more Important po-
sition of Prosecuting Attorney. The
case in its present aspect, affords plcn-
.ty of food for reflection and inquiry
among our citizens; for, If it should
prove true that those mon were i'm
plicatcd, what can we say of othcrs
who have been intimate with them?
Can it bc that all actions and words
have been so carefully guarded That |
their characters have remained abevs
suspicion? 1t would seem so; and yet !
is it SO? 1t is well for our citizens to
think carefully oftliis matter. M