, 1881-02-06
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

An Unsucccssful Attempt at an escape
"A small 1atl-Ff@ht.
Humphrey Monahan has been appolnteo
Baitln in Judge Tuley's Court, vice Gibson. oe-
ceased
Ee,s Nelson was sent over By Justice Hammer
for bastardy., The girl Is Elsie Ma!ra- md Mel
son swears he will not marry her; but that Is
what all the fathers say when 1lrst locked up:
CYRUS Smith, the match-bond man. though IN
the debtors department OF the Jail, a11d ai'o"eo
privileges denied most Of tie other prisoners Is
very moody, and eats littio or nothing. a close
watch Is kept upon him to see thAt he does not
commit suicide.
There is such great diversity OF opinion
amony the County Commissioner aoon. lne
vault fittings, etc, for the new Go1scn"use ~ ~,
matter is likely to be fought over ut the board
meeting Tomorrow.
The Committee Ut Judiciary. Of the County
Board, met yesterday afternoon. Tne oo1ld lyc. ot
Duffv Rnothers, bread contractors fur So,ooo.
was examined and approved. ns we're atso
those OF Butcher Bipper for $VO,o4U, Aud D. H.
Harris for Sls,OJa
A woman who was in attendance upon Judge
Hawes court yesterday Gla1sa .nne mr did
not indicate that she was apt to nave SO lnucn
money and little credit WIS given to ncr st4te
1ueat
r. Mason. who escaped from the jail some
| time ago und was rccuptured, still STICKS 10 II
| that he is nut A. T. Masun. 1t Is true thai tnls
IS not his right name, but he has been fully idem,
| titled as the nun who gave the name oi n. !! l.
| Mason and was locked up to await trial on
| Charge OF burglary. he i!ed 4 plea IN apate.
| menI yesterday before Judge Moran, setting "
| that he is Frank Smith. HIS cheek IS subl1me
astwo women yYhu used It, visit him when hs
was In isil before have called to see hlIn snce
| he was returned, and uSked to see the same mai
| they had formerly visited.
There was fight in the jail yesterday after
noon, or rather q case OF assault, rs % on'y o.
Uiugwu!l and Robert Konaine. These t%o an
| John II. Boyle were pals in Il burglary, and Whe
Rouuine was caught he squealed On the otners
| For this they were angry at him, aud thrcatene
| 10 cut bis throat. All three were sentenced yes
| terday, and on their return to the jail Diny wa
! a1tncked Ronaine with a cub,-the upr'gnI q
| II chair-buck,-and struck HIN several times
the hcud before the Bnitfs separated them
| Knnaine was not much hurt. though the blow
paye him the headache. DfnEwall was LOCKE
up In thedungeon ny WAY OF pun4sn'ue"'' "''
prisoner named Henry Paxton. who ha
been uwurued two years in the Pentcntiary 1e
escape yesterday morning: When Judge HAVE
sentenced him. Acting Baillh schmdt tot' ot'
| to the fail. catching hold Of bis collar. Whe
| they got i.ito the hallway, on the third loo
FaIt9a brSke and bas I'm tbo e6a h
becn passed, Schmidt made grab for Paxto 1!o
. but the latter lodged. and the Bull
+ lost his balance and fell to II
up Paxton had gotten iuto the crowd conll
! out Of the Crimiuai Court, which had Just u
tuurucd, and WIS caught By TWO men, wnohe
him until be vas secured Gad1 hi ~asn :nd inr np
y investigation. The Chief Dailir of the Criuli1!
Cnurt- Sir. SEVERN, Seems to he responsible. ::
the other Officers w, h9 }.; WeFe ns fakng
\. Schmidt, who had none, should have been su
piled with q pair BY SEVERN.