Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-09-06
in the evening"

IN the evening"
Sterling turned pale and almost
fell from the shock Of the surprise, |
and the fear that there had been |
jail break
'Don't get excited, old fellow"
said Carton. 'cI only want little
fresh air, but if you object I will go
back now"
The sheriff, the lawyer and the
burglar crossed the street to the jail,
where every door was closed and
locked, even to the cell door, through
which Carton made his exit. To all
inquiries as to how he got out Car
ton made no reply, and the sheriff
double locked his man M o@cin.
Three or four Jas a4turmurd "a
ton asked the sheriff if he couldn't
take walk around town to get lit
tie fresh air. Sterling laughed and
told him it was against the rules.
There was no disappointment visible
in Cartons features, but next morn
ing when Sterling came to the jail
entrance he was astounded to see
Carton sitting on the steps placidly
smoking a cigar.
On seeing the sheriff Carton salut-
ed him, and told him that he need
ed fresh air so badly that he conclud-
ed to take a walk before breakfast.
He was locked up again by the sher-
if. who was now thoroughly alarmed
at the fact that his man could not be
he13 by the strongest jail in the
State Carton laughed at him and
told him to give himself no uneasi-
ness, as he liked his company too well
to leave him. From that time on
through the fall Carton was found
outside at least once a week, and
the mysterious prisoner became the
talk of the town.
In the latter part of November the
lock on the vault of the Farmers and
Merchants bank became out Of order,
and the officers could not get into the
safe. The consequence was a tempo
rary suspension of business, while
all the IOcksmiths in this city and
Kansas City tried in vain to open the
safe. At last, just as the bank ofic-
ials had decided to send to New York
for an expert, Carton told the sheriff
that he could open the vault, and as
he had given evidence of his wonder
! full powers is this direction, the sher-
iff had no hesitancy 10 telling the
bankers he had a man to do their Job
Carton was escorted to the bank, and
in the presence of the sheriff and Of
iciaIs of the institution he worked
rapidly, and in half an hour he
swung the door open, then examined
the lock and adjusted the parts that
had given the trouble. After receiv-
ing the thanks of the officers, he was
taken back to his cell.
The district court convened the
second Monday in January, and as
the docket was large, Cartons case
was not reached until last Wednes-
day. The first day was spent in the
preliminaries, but Tuesday morning
Cartons cell was empty, and he was
not sitting on the steps. He left 6
note to the sheriff, bidding him good
bye, stating that he had business
of Importance further west.
This was startling, but when Mr.
J A. Moss, cashier of the Farmers
and Merchants bank, opened his desk
that morning he found a note from
Carton stating that he had taken
$500 from the safe IN the vault to pay
his travelling expenses, and stating
that he had never been paid for fix
ing the vault lock, and he would take
his pay and leave a receipt for it
Moss rushed to the safe vault, and il
the safe found a receipt for $500
signed 'sHenry Carton"
An immediate examination of the
funds was had, but there was every
cent Of the thousands In the safe ex
cept $500, which Carton is now prob
ably using to pay his travelling ex
penses
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