Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-15

SO strange a manner The sentence
was afterward committed to seven
years, imprisonment in Ipswich jail,
and she became the servant of Mrs Rip
shaw, wife of the governor of the pris
on.
Two years passed away, and her ex-
emplary conduct led to hopes that at
the expiration of another twelvemonth
she would be restored to liberty. But
it happened that William Laud, who
had lately returned to his evil practices,
was arrested. upon charge of SNUG
Cling, tried and sentenced to one years
imprisonment in Ipswich Jail. As Mar
garet washed the linen of the prisoners
she was frequently compelled to visit
the mems wards in the daytime. There
she one day encountered William Laud
him whom she had never for a mo-
ment forgotten-never deserted In her
heart.
Dread was the effect of this meeting
upon Margaret The hope of obtain
ing remission of her sentence hap
pened to be defeated. William Laud
prevailed upon her to attempt an es-
cape from jail when his term of incar-
ceration should have arrived. At length
he was set free; and the plan for es
cape was duly settled and arranged.
When the appointed time arrived Mar
garet managed to avoid being locked
in her cell; and at IL o'clock she found
herself at liberty in one f the court
yards. But how was she to mount the
wall? She was provided with a rope
and that was all Casting around her
eyes, she espied, by the moonlight,
large frame that was used to cover the
governors fiower-beds. By dint of i'm
mense exertions she raised it in slop-
ing position against the wall Here
was Il ladder for her She then took
clothes-prop, and mounting her ladder,
fixed, by means Of the prongs of the
prop, the moose of the rope over the
upright piece of iron on the wall which
sustained the horizontal bar Of the che
defrize. She then drew herself
up by the line to the top of the wall,
and actually bent her body over the
bristling spikes. The chevaux-de-frize
reyolved and she was thrown to the
other side of the wall The rope ena-
bled her to lower herself in safety; and
as the clock of st. Clements Church.
Ipswich, struck Il, she was free,
William Laud received her in his
arms, and they fled together In by
place Margaret shifted her clothes and
donned sailors garb. They then pro-
ceeded toward Orwell ferry, on their
way to Sutton Walks and Sudbourn
And now they have reached the ferry
they are about to enter boat which
John Luff had provided for them, when
a body of the preventive guards rushed
up to the spot. Margaret tainted
through excessive alarm. William
Laud, with a pistol IN each hand, strobe
over her, and swore lie would defend
her and himself or die. A terrible
combat took place between the snug
glers and the revenue officers, and Will
liam Laud was shot with a pistol bullet.
Thus was fulfilled Susan's prophecy;
Margaret never married William Laud..
The young lady was taken to Ipswich,
recognized and conveyed back to jail
In due time she was brought to trial
before the same judge who had before
condemned her. The law was mpera-
tive. Any person who, suffering a
committed sentence, broke prison, was
doomed to undergo the original punish
ment This was death; and Margaret,
who again pleaded guilty, was again
condemned to die, But powerful in
terest was made in her behalf, and her
sentence was COMMITTED to transporta-
ton for life. She accordingly sailed
for Australia in May, 1901
On her arrival in New South Wales
Shn obtained YnpI .itY,atin,, i
mental capacity, and conducted her
self IN SO exemplary manner that she
speedily obtained privileges and indul-
gences which greatly aileviated her
condition.
And now we come to the strange in
cident in this woman's remarkable life.
In the month of June, 1912, Margaret
Catchpole became the wife Of MIR. John
Barry, Of Windsor place. near the
Hawksberry green hills, in Australia.
Thus did she espouse the man who
had loved her SO tenderly and many
years previously in England, and who
had saved her from the mad design of
William Laud. The fruits of this union
were one son and two daughters, who
have recently come to settle in the land
of their parents nativity. John Barry
departed this life ON the 9th of Sep
TENDER, 1927, and Margaret died on the
10th of September, 1871. The latter
portion of her life was spent in ease
and comfort, AMI her children have in
herited Il considerable property 10y her
decease.
Not one single incident Of the above
romantic narrative is exaggerated
much less invented; every line-every
word is true-and we now leave this
history, without comment, for the con
temptation and reflection of our read
ers.