The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-02-22
A Sensation in Sheriff BglldGH'S Castle
Jim Andrews. Hedfurd Waters. and Steve
BIyard Form Piol 10 Escape
from Jail.

Jim Andrews, the first oi the THO abuye
mentioned. has been confined in Elkton
l.Il FOR some eight or nine years for an
attempt Ia commit a tape upon i white
lady ia the lower par of the county. lie
escaped lac pcuiteniIaTy, becausc the Jury,
before whom he was trird, believed he =. ~
insAur. aud found him bot guilty on ac-
count "i insanity. iii> mind is not well
bai'uc,d: tut whether hc - insane. oT only
fuil ri drSishn-s-. Il a question that has
never been s,ri,f4c only >rrr ed.
Nedfpra Waters was convicted upon a
second trial a; the December tenn OF Con:J
t1s the wlliul murder of Jenkins Wual,y.
HUI counsel have ,lkru his case before the
C"ai; Of Appeals upon exceptions ken TO
tnc ruling "t the county courts upon the
alleged disqualification of onr of the iur-
"rs. lirs case stIlI sleeps among the dusty
archives of the ancient crry on the severn.
arG /, will be miracle # h escapes the
gIliows.
Sieve Blyard. the last OF tine tho. WAS
c'mfniiici at the l.:st term Of Court. c.ars-d
with stealing horse /. ON Cicsrgr bier,
nt tue SECOND district
Andrews hLs u :.u disc lt"Hisi aud res.
.'>> II. some TIM past, ..ui has often b.
sought Sheriff Bsuidcn To- get hun a new
hat aud stock luEs. preparatory, A. Il now
seems. To making hi> advent IN the uu'.r
World NIlets> IA ciIEc> u tn. hope that
lnasu.ncA he has no, been scutrIcct. h,.
may escape the gaiinws and only hs sen
'ruccd 10 the pruiientiay.
I'D, -.
-"nl, aud uuu al tu- other prisoners a>kr,i
NJ. Cooling, the turnkey. fnr Il slirrr al
paper. upon which hr wrote the f.iiuMlrr
letter. which he snnu aii,rw AIDS handed H.
hm aud which vii! explain Itself:
elkron 1873
I"nn Cooling. present there is a plot
made N here To- get away from Jail aid
hh.e - last got the right cud of II Med
trd. Jun And"r> and Steve M.diOrd j.
- sho y"n snmihing III his room a.. TIN.
wall aud whrn y"u 90 lo look he l. To- mock
y"u down and beat your hei with his ch-ar
take y"ug key aud pistol aud give Jun
Auirr> the i.vy he 10 10 unlock the door
and they are Ia 70. they wanted mr To
JON them it"id them IT would prof, IN.
u"thing aud cnn'd not 20. but iutn Med
inId would not tel, aud Ii. ;oId me all
about II. feel II my dury Ia tell ynu even
7 4 You way my greatest .nrmy. my CON
c,rucr wnuil not let me kse, il a secret for
II there Was iIr lost and II had been IN my
lower L. SAY" 1t ana had not zone -
could never forgive myself therefore feel
. .iu'y bound - tell ynu. Il have told YOU
a ~ II wiil mo, hu!i Snu BAT have told YOU
he TN il aud Iu not want them - no
| have told y"u ) m has ocrm fryin. la get
hat and stockings he can 20. they
F e., - -,
,huughi Mr. Bnlicu wa, away. ! do moi
rxrs"t L" merit anything lay reliIn. You
Ems but SIMPLY dong my duly towards
C'ud ati'i man have iuld You now Won
In hri'rY" n ar not II - OF my hai.dS.
have done 40 more than my duty aud
r"ut want them to no told you. This is
AL Ark of YOU.
The next morning the Shr.n invesri
gated the matter aI.d arrived al the con
ciu>inn that the plot originated with Jim
Andrews, who committed II II Waters who
~ turn took Bs,ard mt" his confidence
Their plan seems tn have been as fol
/ inws: Selecting a favorable opportunity
when til" Shci II was absent upon Official
cHtv, Waters WAS Ia invite the turnkey
into his ell. under prelcu>e ri showing
Tim some rude pictures which he lad
scratched with i lead pencil upon its wall,
Lnd which were usually concealed by =
piece II newspaper, the upper part III which
VLs stuck Ia the wall Nhllc he :.ticn
ton OF The turnkey WIS ansulb.d by the
PIciurss. Waters was 10 knock him down
with 4 chair. and. zrug ;he KEY. was To
I give II to Andrews. VIII was To unlock the
putcr door, wLIic Waters beat the life out
"f the tuinkey. They weae aware al The
| FACT that the turnkey MAS armed with a
'cv"ive'. which Waters was TO S-caf. and
/ d! lac failed - kill hIm with the chan. he
WIS 1" ns' the pistol. II was further ascer
iaincd that ;hey intended 10 take his watch
I'D money, too. The Timely receipt uC
til" letter undoubtedly prevented a prob
able tIagt dy. Always attentive ard ;lu
Usually humane toward the unhappy ;,.i>
nrer> IN hl> custody, they viii d"uLlirsS
hereafter br the objects at renewed aricu
,luu IL the hands of Sheriff Boulder aud
ms assistant