The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-10-28
FRANCIS. FLIGHT.
The Republican COuspiratOrs Commit a
Grave BIusder.
A Witness who Went wrOng---Ths For
Aker Perjury Mill 8rInds out An
other ssnsatiOn---A Assisting a
Convict To Escape.

COLUMBUS. o.. 0c.. 26.-The Foraker
peIJutS mIi, which re,dned operations
this mOCbiug, OuTsted AT ten o'clock,
speeding iusteTnatiUn and dismay Ia
the ranks If the gang.
The preliminary hearing before JUS
tice Frltchey was proceeding this morn
ing, aud at 10 O'clock the court room was
thrown into sCale OF confusion as the
words: "FTancls nAs escaped," passed
rapidly through tue crowd present. At
first IL was thought to Oe hoax except
by the attorneys for the defense, who
laughed and dld not seem much sur
prised. That tile fellow WAS allowed to
escape the circumstances surrounding
his departure Abundautly prove, for he
WAS brUugh to the court house by
Guard Baughman of Stark county, and
the two entered the court room.
The record GuaI1 Foster BaughmaD,
an ex-pOhc ceman Of Canton, 10 ~ we'll
known here mat stark county readers
will readily understand why he was
chO- ell for service III the case. His forte
is to do just such sort Of work His neg
ligenco Uf attention to The prisoner
Francis aud Baughman's evident desire
W lou llll ONCdRb 10 buOWh Uy bDO Law
tnRt the Two WORKED together from the
penltenllary To the Court House, Fran.
els being attlTed in citizens clothing
and WAS not hand cDffed. They stopped
in Ell. Harris saloon and got drink,
after which BaughmRn stepped TO the
sidewalk, giving Francis cnsnce to
escape by the back door. Even after
reachlI & the Court room Francis was
IOt ANXIOUS 10 skip and Only left after
BaughmaD said "gO Oh" and then turn
ed away tO give Francis good chance.
Francis Ihen left the building. 0at-
side tue Court hUu,e he jumped upon a
horse standing near the Uulldlng and
rode away 40 6Teskuek k speed. After
he had tlme enough GO get good start
thu alarm Was sounded and some twenty
miuut iater several suaTds were sent
al TT aim.
TIE truof that Francis was allowed to
escape is ample lie had suddenly
sOured GA the gang, become llred OF
their company and when placed on the
stand would have exposed one Of the
most dia0Olical, coward y plots ever
heard of III the history OF the State,
This morning he sent WOrd 10 Deputy
Warden Marriott, by Gaard Michael
Cassidy, saying to tho mt SspBgeT: TEL
the deputy tia. | propose to hit them
right from the shoulder. l intend TO
give the whole scheme away; It's con-
splTacy against The former aOmlnlstr8
ton. They have bribed me aud peTse-
cuted me to lie. Twill not do 1t, and
will tell the truth If they Kill me-"
This is cOrTObOTated by eX-duard Abner
DOOlitlle, who wss standing In the
court room as Francis entered, ard as he
did so FIaucls SAID 10 hlT, IL Will give
the whole Sol eDe away"
Francs, to be On the safe side con-
cluded to do the exp sing himself, and
this declaration MADE 30 late in the
game struck such terror into the hearts
OF the gang that they concluded Ftancis
was much safer outside the jurisdiction
of the court. Tno announcement that
Francis had escaped caused the court to
adjourn until to morrow at 8 O'clock.
The only witness now left for the prose
cutiOn is the insane horse thief, Thomas
Campbell, who has already related three
totally different stories about the for
gerry.
SOME STARTLING EVIDENCE
DbIOI6 EduGl6 tbCb on 1uOulnS h9li-
ney, a st ee car conductor aud form u
panitenliary guard, testified that S.eV.
tnsOn, the convict, said if could re-
MEMBER that | saw Deputy Warden
Marriott and DR.. Montgomery the
night the hack WBs there then there
would be $500 ID it. He said could
also get any position as guard wanted
in the penitenuiary. Stevenson and l
we're alone when the Offer was made
didn't want the b as guard ard re-.
fused the offer.
FRANCIS RECAPI URED,
About 5 o'clock this afternoon Francis
was returned to the penitentiary, hav-
Ing been caught at a combination Of sa-
loon and house Of i'll fame, owned by
Mrs. Auchenbach, one mile and half
east of the corporation line. Francis
dism0unted from the horse on Noble al
ley and turned 1t loose. He then entered
Charles Liebenthaps grocery and pur-
chased some cigars. telling Mr.. Lleben-
thai he was John Francis, and had es-
capped from the guard at the court house.
He said he did not want to run away
from the penitentiary, but he did not
want to testify, as he was a Catholic
and did not want to commit perjury.
He then asked to be directed to GER
tain hnnaa of in fame and left From