The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1879-10-03

On Friday noon, Sept. goth. there
was another runaway from the jnil in
Middlebury. The taller being sick that
day, Sheriff Dunshce worked the four
prisoners in throwing out The debris,
such as broken stones, cement and All
excess of loan, TO make room for the
new marble floor which Is soon to be
laid. at noon, the Sheriff closed the
cell doors, and with long bar which
closes the cells over each door, fastened
them firmly. At the end of the cells
this bar is fastened by n small paddock,
which was not locked, and of course
the prisoners knew It. White, il seems,
set himself about throwing back the
bar over the doors. lie took out a
stool leg and found that he could &C.
complish the work, aud waited for the
opportunity to arrive. Their dinners
were carried down through the main
door, and all seemed as usual; but an
other piece of bread was called for, and
the lailer's thirteen-years-old girl went
down to give it TO them, and when
fairly upon the Jail floor, White and
Davis made q rush for the door, the
girl going ahead of them and making
vigorous attempt to close the door, but
they were too close upon her track, and
prevented it. Her screams brought
Jailer Cobb, who was in an adjoining
room, who gave chase, and fred his re.
volver at White as he was going
through the fair ground fence, and as
subsequent examination of Whites
new hat showed, came very near mt
ting an end to his running any farther.
sui they continued to run across the
fair grounds, aiming for what is called
Conroe's woods, n mile at the east of
the jail, Jailcr Cobb and MIR. Bruyette
III full chase after them. Mr.. Cobb
having on at the time some heavy boots
soon threw them of and continued the
pursuit TO the other side of the fair
grounds, then he threw off his coat and
continued the chase over fences and
through thistles, until he came near the
ledge and woods, where he lost sight of
them. Judging that they would con-
tinue on the ledge, Mr.. Cobb ran north.
thus gaining on them until he suddenly
came upon White, who was Just crouch |
ing down to secrete himself, as he had
seen Mi. Rider on horseback i'm the |
road at some distance. Mr.. Cobb Or
dcred him to stand up and stand still. |
and when he got to him he put his arm |
into Whites and told him that he must
go home. He readily walked towards
the Jail, and in thirty minutes from the
time he left he was in his cell nc ain.
AT about the same time, Sheriff DIM
shee was putting shackles upon Davis.
the steer man." little distance ahead.
lie told the Colonel that Emory was
also loose, and the Sheriff went about
securing the woods for little time bnt
getting no tidings of any other escape,
took Davis to the Jail and locked him
up. 1t seems that Davis went due east
and came out into the meadow south of
Mr.. Mallcy's, when discovered by Col.
Dunshee, who is pretty nimble on foot.
soon headed him off, as before stated. |
The prisoners are now all necessarily |
confined in the cells on account of the |
repairs that are going OH in the main |
room of the Jail. The marble stones
are being drawn from the North Mid. |
dlebury quarry, and when q sufficient
amount is delivered the work of LAYING |
them down will commence.
EAST MIDDLEBURY,
Jenny L. Hagan, improvisor and
speaker, will deliver an address next
Sunday at the Westinghouse, on any
subject chosen by the audience.