Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-04-13
Free Thirty.three Years.

ago has just been revived 10y the arrest
of the principal in the affair. who for
more than twenty years has been an
unsupported but thrflless Ross county
farmer. There is n good deal OF
romance in the story.
In 1855, when the canal was still a
novelty in the state Richard Cassiboon
captain of the Helen X. on tho Mus
kingum division. one day quarrelled
with his wife and was about to strike
her when man named William Hyde
interfered. In the quarrel which fol-
lowed HYDE was killed.
Cassiboon was promptly arrested, and
if he had at once been tried would
scarcely have escaped hanging. But
the trail was deferred. and the prisoner
was at last sentenced to six years hard
labor m the pententiary.
Between the time of his conviction
and the day set for his removal TO Col
umbus. Cassboon escaped from the
Muskingum county Jail Four other
prisoners who walked out at the same
time were speedily apprehcnded, but
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the officers; but of brother Of his vic
tim, who has never ceased to search
for the fug tive.
Cassiboon set out for the hills. and
made his way, after several days. to
Iamden, i'm Vnton county, where he
obt1incd employment in Il small coal
bank. After a time he grew suspicious
of his fellows. quit Hamden and went
to work at McArthur.
Again he grew apprehensivc and
again he set out across the hills, finally
settling in the scarcely explored back
lands Of Ross county
When the vii war began he enlisted
in the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer In
fantry and for three years battled for
theUniOn. Near the close of the war he
was wounded and he las since drawn a
pension of twenty-four dollars a month.
One afternoon last week two gentle
men OF official bearing arrived in Chilli
Gothic and made inquiry for Isaac
Brown. One of them was Russ Bethel.
sheriff of Muskingum. the other Chief
of Police Weaver of GAINESVILLE.
Regarding the man about whom they
made nQuir they only knew that some
times he cot his mail al Waller post
Office. q They drove to Mass eville.
whe-e they were directed TO the hills
back Of Franklin. And there. in II
country known rs Snake Hollow-as
repulSiyc spot rs ever the sun shone
on-the found thor man.
Isaac Browns home was a howell on
the hillside. and his farm. 100 acre
tract, so unprom sing that il is still
vested i'm the government, no one ever
having cared 10 lay claim to it. And
there Isaac Brown. the soldier. but i'm
reality Dick CasslboOn. the murderer.
has lived as secure from observation
and detection rs in the mountains of
the west. His poverty has been pa
tiently shared bv his W fc-sa d TO be
his third-and three children, the eldest
an adult, the Youngest child o five.
The old man was a startling picture Of
m sery AMI want. A little weaZen-
faced, grizzly bearded man Of three
score and ten, half blind, half starved
and destitute of even comfortable
clothing hc appeared scarce worth the
trouble of arrest. The great white
washed walls Of the Ohio penitentiary
enclose heaven compared 10 the how
cl tnol LOT Il quarter OF century mas
been the home of the fug itive-Dick
CaSsiboon.
Brown was inviegled from the house
on pretenSe Of going TO Massieville on
business bearing on his pens on papers.
When told that lie was under arrest
he uncomplainingly accompanied the
officers and after good supper at
Chilicothe he appeared almost glad
that lie had been found and asked TO be
speedily taken & GAINESVILLE.
Hyde's brother. who still lives at
Dresden, insists that punishment shall
be inf cted. but there is general
feeling that Isaac Brown. by over three
years valiant serv &c for the Union,
mas atoncd for the SIN of Dick Cassi
boon. There seems to be no dsposi-
ton on the part Of the officials to put
nto execution the sentence of court
If thirty three wears ago. and it is
more than possible that before the end
If this week Governor Faraker will be
asked to pardon the prisoner 49,
Chicago Tribune.