Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-07
EsvApiNa FRom uIs uurrIN.
Tne Husc by winch a North Uarolina Ou,.
law sained BiI Liberty.

law sained ai. Liberty
Lucky Joe Wilson, the chiet of baud
Of horse thieves and outlaws, escaped
from the Jail of Wataugu county, N. c..
on Thursday by sharp russo. Wilson was
sentenced to the state prison for ten years
for his outlawry. For some weeks past
he has pretended to be quite i'll. Last
night heJeigned death, was laid out by
the prison officials and prepared for burial
The coffin was ordered aud all other preps
rations made for the interment Of the dead
outlaw.
The body was placed in an outbuidlng,
where 1t was viewed by many Of the prison
ers and officers of the Jail The eyes were
wide open and seemingly glazed in death.
Blood had spurted from the mouth and rau
down on the bed covering. A minister was
sent for to preach tho funeral sermon.
The body was left alone until the time ar
rived for burial. When everything became
quiet about the prison. Wilson suddenly
resurrected himself, sprang up aud dashed
out of the room, aud made his escape
before any one was aware of what had 90
Cured. He dashed down the mountain
aud fled towards Tennessee. 1t is hardly
possible that he will be captured.
A Farmers Diappesrsuce Esplsined.
Oliver z. Baker, one of the weathiest
farmers in Dayton county. Ohio, early in
the year mysteriously disappeared. He
was a man we'll advanced IN years, with a
family OF ten children, aud. as it WAS
known at the time OF his disappearaucs
that he had considerable money about his
person, it was generally accepted that he
had been wayllid aud murdered. The
reason of his absence has Just come to
light by letter received from tho South,
written by woman who is known in this
section, wherein she states Baker is with
her and will never return TO his family.
He met the woman in the city sometime
during the holidays. Baker never had any
trouble with his family, and was led u
abandon them by the fascination of the
woman, who styles herself Grace Harper.
Mrs. Baker has begun proceedings in
court TO reserve her husbands extensive
farm for herself and children.
Tne woman suffrage Convention.
The National Woman Suffrage conven-
ton in session at Washington on Thurs
day, elected the following officers for the
ensuing year President, Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, New York Vice Presidents at
Large, susan B. Anthony, Rochester, New
York ; Matilda Joslyn Gage, Fsyettes
Vile, New York Ph@ebe w. Couzins,
st. Louis Abigail Scott DuniDg, Portland,
Oregon Treasurer, Jane ii. Spoford,
Washington, d. c. Auditors, Ruth c..
Denison and Julia A. Wilbur Washing.
ton, d. G.. At noon the members of the
convention to the number of about 100,
called upon the president and were re.
ceived in the Blue room. Miss Anthony,
addressing the president, told him that
"the wom0u with her represented twenty
states in the Union," and she appealed to
him Gas a candidate for re eelection, to
come out squarely for woman suffrage"
The president replied that "the conven.
ton was very remarkable assemblage OF
women" and that "he had observed that
when the women were determined TO
carry point they always succeeded in
getting all they ought to have"
Twenty men KILLED In snait
Advices from Sonora report a terrible
accident in the Prietas mine, caused by the
caving in Of a shaft. Twenty men were
killed. Their bodies have not been recov
cred.