Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-09-05
Great Excitement.
Jail Delivered of Three Des-
peradoes
Action of Sheriff
Glascek Secures the
R~unaways.
Bread and Water for Five
Days.
White, Duke ard Schuster
in Trouble.
Warming to Prisoners,
Prompt Officers what the
Country Needs.

country Needs.
Last Thursday, about z p. m.
while Mrs. Bob Steele was takine
the prisoners in our county Jail theii
suppers, 3 of the most desperate O
those confined made their escape
only to be captured in a few mo
ments by the prompt action o.
Sheriff Glascock. 1t appears tina
Duke (who is in Jail for burning
Hales barn, to hide his tracks in .
house theft). White who beat Mel.
son out of$l25, 90 and Charley Schus.
ter of horse thieving notoriety had
been plotting together during the
day and just as Mrs. Steele brought
them in their supper made their
attempt at an escape. During the
day they had come in possession Of a
strong string and after making a
pully of it took advantage of Mrs.
Steele, having the outer door open to
pull the lever back that locks all the
cells on one side with u sliding bar.
The plan worked like a charm, the
slide was drawn out and before Mrs.
Steele knew it the three desperadoes
were out through the dining osn
n into the back yard. While Mt once
struck around the back way. Duke
and Schuster going out the front way,
and up over the bridge with lightning
speed, Mrs. Steele knowing tina it was
better for White to get away than
Duke and Schuster, ut once
started after them, alarming the
neighbors as she ran. Schuster ran
over the bridge up by B. L. Rodmans
and was captured without a struggle,
he was completely run down; being
confined in Jail is not calculated to
tit a man for q race. Ed. Rod,nan
and Charlie Riley captured him with
out any trouble.
Duke seemed to be determined to
make good his escape and struck over
through Silas Wilson'S vineyard and
through Judge Buckner's front yard,
when he was e by w. Whitney
and Charley Buckner, who gave him
a little chase. Duke ran out in the
street when he was met by Ounce
Daniels On horseback who told him
to stop, but Duke picked TIP q rock
and told Daniels to look, out. He
then ran over toward ;Glascock's
house like he was going to take SUP
per with "uatch." Glascock heard a
noise and came to the door, and
saw Duke over in Mrs. Clark's yard
and re cognized him at once. Hatch
did not wait to get his pistol, but
grabbing up a stick Of wood started
for Duke. telling him TO drop his
rock, which he did with much reluc-
pun0 Y'Tr-Uo ~ ntsnSy anu xnIrs, anut
learning that White also was out a
for his pistols and horse. White, by
this time, had hada good chance to
get out of town, for about fifteen
minutes had elapsed since he got out
OF jail. 1t did not take Giascock
three minutes to get . squad of men
on horseback scattered all over West
Mexico, and in ten inmates White
was brought in. Bob Mcconnell
saw White running ove toward DIR.
Humphreys, and as soon as Giascock
and his men came up In that part
of town Bob knew at once that he
had seen the man and showed GIas-
cock which way White had gone.
Glascock rode over Tito DIR. Hum
phrey's orchard, and in a few mo-
ments rode right over White who was
in a gully and captured him in
Z moment.
La twenty minutes after the prison
ers ran out of Jail, they were all back
in their cells, none the better for
their run. 1t is q good thing that
Glascock acted with bis usual prompt
less, for night was coming on and in
a few moments they would have es-!
capped under the cover of darkness.
Mrs. Steele deserves much credit
for her GOODNESS and bravery in fol-
lowing the prisoners and giving the
alarm, which was promptly answered
to by j. J. Steele and others, who as
sisted, as above stated, in the cap
ture.
The prisoners made nothing by this
attempted escape; they will nov be
kept in their cells all the time and be
fed on bread and water for five days.
IN addition to this, they will suffer
that much the worse when their trial
comes up. This much can be said
IN their favor: they did not use any
violence toward Mrs. Steele.
whom they all seep TO love and
respect, and who in tbe pact has al
ways favored them as much as Aae
could.
White has lots Of check Che is nc
kin of ours); he takes the whole
matter as a joke, and says he would
not hav. trie ed to get out, only he
wanted to see his girl. He says he
would have gone right to g her 1--WE
suppose he would have returned
them. He says be had no hand In
the scheme; Schuster and Duke got
up the plan and drew the slide and
skipped, and seeing q good chance,
he thought he would save the county
his board bill. He RAJ his mile heat
very well, but on the repeat he had
his head down. White is a very In
telligent, good looking man. He Is
| a confidence man-don't steal, but
beats you out Of your money with
his his good o ID. lo os,Iss st = n.,G in the l~'g sssh
century.
Schuster is very surly about being
captured-won't talk, looks ugly ano
scowls all the tune he is q bad egg
if he had been armed, he would have
given the boys some trouble. ID
meant to get away or die.
Duke takes the matter harder thar
any CT the others. He seems to hats
the result of the affair, and said 81
wished some one had shot him. Duks
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