Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-07-25
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Another tscspe Of - Remarkable criminal
Near Atlanta Ca, three years ago,
Andy Rowland killed his mau aud escaped.
lie cluded the vigilance Of the officers for
over two years, although he spent most of
the time 10 his Old hauuts. He was finally
caught, convicted and sentenced TO DO
hanged on the i:h OF lIst April Up to
The day on which execution was to have
taken place no move had been made to
Interfere with II. The next day it was
announced III several newspapers that
Andrew Rowland had been executed one
Ot them giving y pathetic death scene.
lhe TACT was that At tho very last moment
tbNland's attorney made au application
for a new trial and the prisoner was given
longer lease Of life.
Murray county Jail Is a twO.stOry affair,
10 the second story Of which Rowland was
placed with other prisoners. One night in
May the whole party escaped by a rope
made OF strips of blankets. A week later
dogs barking az a haystack on tho edge of
town attracted attention, aud tho escaped
murderer WAS found huddIed up in the
haystaCk, almost starved 10 death and
suffering agOnies from a broken ler. 1t
! seems that on the night Of the escape
Rowland was the last 10 attempt 10 slip
| down the imprOvised rupo, which parted,
breaking his leg. Ills co npAuiOns lCfL him
to help himself.
Rowland crawed into tho unused cellar
OF mousse across the street. and remained
hidden there until the SUNDAY niyht fol.
io"inS when, the family being at church,
he dragged himself into the house in the
hope of getting food. lie could not reach
the shelves on which the edibles happened
TO be, however, and Crawled 70 the hay-
stack. Having been nursed back 10 health.
no has a second time made his escape from
| jail, and Is now at large,
Plenty OF Burnt whnky.
A. Ogerholt n Co.'S. dis.illery, in Con-
nellsville, caught fire Thursday NIGHT al
eleven o'cSck and in less than three hours
tho main building, together with three
bonded warehouses and seven Thousands
barrels OF whiskey, was burned. The
or'gih OF tao ire was either spontaneous
combustion OF mill dust or cigar left by
awotkman' Inc gross value OF the whisky
Is sooo,oOo ana loss on buildings and
machinery $4,000. One warehonse With
six hundred barrels of whisky, was savaJ
Everything was fully insured. Nearly al,
OF the whisky, was owned by PhiIadeIpbia
and New York parties The heat oC tho
fire was intense aud the flames liz nm tbo
country for miles around, and BURNING
whisky flowed down the river. Twontvo
five barrels were rolled ayay and The
whisky was dipped up by the mob
Hundreds OF drunken men was the
result.
Stricken CITY
Tho aspect OF affairs is becoming som
bre at the Messageries maritime Ma,
settles, Only one steamer arrives. xeeL 10
from Algeria. That estabIishment has
also suppressed the lines of syria, South
American packets cease to call. The cns,
toms offices aud quays are desertsd
Many funerals take place during tho nisSt
tho burlals being performed by the ala of
lantern lights, The mayor has interdictod
tho annual fair, and forbidden prooess;o"s .
on Aug. 10. An official inauiry into tha
deaths Of l2 Sisters of Charity ana Father
Almonor of the Nunnory Retrait showed
that tho last services was performed ovar
the body OF tho first sister who became n
victim to the disease without disinfectjos
the coll or clothing of tho deceased sister'
PrsyiOg BeIors Drowniug HinseIf.
An elegantly dressed stranger hired n
row boat aud rowed into tho middle oC
the harbor, at Erie. lie was seen In
diyest himself of his coat and kneel down
in an attitude Of prayer. Then he sprang
into tho lake. His body has not been re-,
covered.