Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-06-21
THE COUNTY NEWS.
FRoN ouR owN coRREsPoypENrs.
JEFFERSON.

OhoHSOui q OhCOS A0SHlliS III denmark.
The evidence showed that Amelia be-
tween the hours of eight and nine O'Clock
in the evening, in Ashtabula village, seeing
Swanson with team and wagon driving
toward home, asked to ride, saying at the
same time that she lived in Plymouth and
in the direction Swanson would have to go
on his way home. Mr.. Swanson at once
consented to carry the enquiring female,
and she soon sat beside him in the wagon
and together they rode towards the south
part of Ashtabula Before crossing the
Ashtabula and Oil City railroad, Gustave
Alfred heard third party upon. the size
walk exchanging words with Amelia, the
Purport of which raised suspicious in his
mind in relation to the moral worth of his
newly found associate. Just as they had
crossed the railroad she became very af-
fectiOnate and putting her arms about him
hugged him so closely that she tipped
him off from the wagon seat, and when he
rlghtsd up again, he says he felt for and
missed his pocket book and found that the
pocket where it had been, was torn. He
st once charged her with the theft, when
she jumped from the wagon and ran across
the field adjoining the road toward the resi-
denc OF Mr.. Asa Fox. Swanson pursued
her and when very near Mr.. Fox's house
caught her and demanded his money, when
she began to cry, murder! Help! sc.
The Fox family being wholly unacquainted
with the parties at that time and entertain
ing fears that the woman was in distress,
threatened to shoot the Swede if he per-
sisted in holding on to her. He thinking
that she had found refuge among her
friends, thought rather than be a target he
would leave, and did heat hasty retreat,
and as he supposed, got out of harms way.
Miss FaSsett was recognized by young Mr..
Fox before she left the premises, and be-
fore she had been gone long Frank Lamp
man came up, and clearly showed he had
an interest in the transaction. Next morn
ing Lampman and Fassstt were found in
a room in Haskell's block, where it seems
they had been lodging together for some
time.
The evidence was quite conclusive
against them, and the parties having de-
manded separate trials were both found
guilty, and each had moved for new trial.
On Saturday last, Judge Sherman being
ready to hear and decide the motions, sent
the Dept. Sheriff to bring Miss Fassett and
Mr.. Lampman into court. In few minutes
Dept. Baldwin returned and notified
the Court that Amelia had escaped. Be-
longing as she did to the gentler as well
as to the feebler sex, it was not thought
necessary to keep her under so strict dis.
cipline as might be observed IN the case of
some others of the opposite sex. She as
permitted few liberties and concluded to
make the most of them, she put on the
habliments Of man, then put on a dress
and started towards the "setting SUM-,
After having gone few rods and got
among some apple trees the branches of
which came nearly in contact with the tall
grass beneath them. She threw off the
Empress trail and flowing sleeve" and
putting on cap, found herself nicely dis
guised, and liberty in the foreground only
a little way off.
In this way she went westerly from the
jai! towards the residence of c. S. Simonds
and was seen by Mrs. s., she was again
seen by E. A. PriUchard about 10 a. m. of
same day about a mile and one half south
of Jefferson towards Lenox, and again
about II a. m. by Jas. Litur, short dis
tance south of Jefferson depot. She was
next heard of in Ashtabula on the night Of
the same day, where she was traced by
Reuben Young. Dept. Sheriff to AmbOy,
where she was found the following Sunday
at the house of Widow Fuller, concealed
behind the lounge. She was taken into
custody and brought to Jefferson. Monday
by Sheriff Young, and again
lodged in Jail.
She appears to better advantage in her
new role than in her true character, and
much disappointed at being
caught, tries to be jovial and thinks she
has played sharp trick and truly she has.
Her statement of the matter, which
must be taken with several grains of al
lowanee, is that as soon as fairly out of
sight, she took knife.and cut her hair rs
well as she could and then proceeded to
the depot direct, and took the II a. m.
train for Ashtabula, and same day walked
to Amboy after having her hair cut closely
and haYing purchased new suit of clothes
in Ashtabula. She also claims to have
seen several of the officials in search of her,
but We hardly think her statement is in
keeping with the facts.
She has shown herselfto bequits shrewd |
and it is pity that one whose natural
abilities might have placed her among the
honorsd and respected, has fallen SO low.
In conversation recently she said it
was "liberty she was in pursuit OF, 7" and
she also said that if she had not "listened
to the advice of fool" the authorities
would not have found her.
Court convsnes again next Thursday
the Goth when motions for new trials will |
be heard, andif overruled, as they most |
likely will bs, she with Lampman will be |
to the Penitentiary, where it is
hoped they may both reform, and yet |
become respected citizens.
Much credit is due Sheriff Young and
his Deputies for their prompLness and en-
ergy in capturing Miss Fassett. Had they
not acted decisively in this matter she
would have been beyond their reach very
soon.
For the past few days, a Mr.. Kennedy
Of the firm of Kennedy, De Forest & Ran
dali, hardware dealers in Cleveland, has
been visiting in the family of Auditor
Crswell, having been former friend of
Mr.. Q. Mr.. Kennedy has been laboring
under slight mental alteration, caused by
a too close application to business, as the
firm has been very prosperous, and the
of Mr.. K. with them has exist
ed for thirty years.
1t was thought by his friends that rest |
and country scenery would be profitable to
Mr.. K. hence his presence at the home Of |
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