St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-10
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
Deputy Westby Captures Convict Terry
at Cleveland.
DEATH OF A YOUNG DANE
His Leg Cut Off Several Times---Ex
Warden Stordoek Goes Back to
Rothsay.

Convict Frank A. Terry, who on June
81 last escaped from the state prison,
was captured by Deputy Warden
Westby at Cleveland, O.. and returned
yesterday to his old h ONE here within
the walls. Terry had but about year
longer to serve, and was considered as
"trusty," being at length given jobs of
painting to do at the deputy's residence,
where he worked, and went to and fro
without the surveillance of guard. On
the date mentioned he took suit of
clothing from the guards quarters at
the prison, and managing to convey it
unobserved to the woodshed at the dep
uty's house. effected change of gar
ments and quietly walked away. Dep
uty Westby learned last week that
Terry had very recently written from
Cleveland to his mother at Clinton, To-,
and with this clew he set out last week
for the Ohio city. After persistent
search and unaided he finally located
his man in laundry, where he was EN-
ployed under the name of F. A. Tracy.
The deputy arrested Terry while the
latter was at the dinner table at the
New England hotel, and the eX-cOnvict
remarked that he was really pleased to
meet the officer, since his constant fear
of capture was making his life bur-
den. Terry says that after leaving the
deputy's woodshed. he passed over the
bluff at the rear of the prison and by
an all-night tramp reached st. Paul.
He stole rides on three different trains
until he reached Winona, where he
managed to secure steamboat passage
to Clinton. AT the latter place he CLAN
destinely saw his mother and then hur-.
ried to Cleveland.
The death of CHS Yung, a young
Dane, occurred at the city hospital
Thursday evening as the result of an
accident few hours previously, at the
Hersey Lumber company's mill, where
he was employed. Yung's left foot was
caught between the knife-ftted wheels,
constituting the slobber, and the rap
idly revolving scOoped-shaped blades
first nearly severed his foot. and as his
peatedly chopped from the ankle up
and finally cut off at the knee. The in
iured man was removed to the hospital,
but did not rally from the nervous
shock which caused death. Yung was
twenty-one years of age. The mill COM
pany attended to the funeral require
ments and ordered the mill shut down
yesterday.
Ex-Warden Stordock aud his family
removed yesterday to Rothsay. but Mr..
Stordock will return in order to assist
in completing the state inventory at the
prison.
o. M. Nelson. reported as the Still
water man likely to succeed George
Hayer as steamboat inspector, is not
knO WI here.
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welI-known farmer of Lake Elmo, who
was killed Thursday, will take place
from his farm residence at 9O'clOck this
morning. =
Charles Erickson fell through an
elevator opening from one floor to the
floor below, yesterday, at the Saltwater
Manufacturing cOmpany's building,
and received severe wounds about the
head.
Edward O'Hara was before Judge
Nethaway yesterday, charged with the
non-suppOrt of his wife and two chill
dren. The court gave O'Hara another
chance on his promising to take tenn
perance pledge and provide for his fam
lily.
H.. E. Smith, bOokkeeper at the Lum-.
bermen's bank, left last evening for
visit in Canada. He was accompanied
by his son Harry.
The superintendent of the prison tub
and pail factory started yesterday for
Chicago in order to purchase ma
chinery.
The Forepaugh circus crowd will ar
rive in Saltwater about noon tomorrow,
and will be in the city until Tuesday
morning. In view of the prOtracttd
stay here and the character of the cir
Gus hangers-on, the chief of police
wishes the GLOBE to caution citizens to
keep guard over their premises and per-
sonal property while the gang remains.
Paving Contractor Doherty presented
to the council last night bill for S414
for damages in relaying pavement torn
out by storms. The city attorney and
engineer reported in favor of allowing
the claim.
am reliably informed that certain people
have taken 1t for granted that am the per-
son referred to in an item which appeared in
which similarity of name. occupation, etc.,
made such mistake possible. For the en-
lightenment of said persons, and for the
purpose Of thanking a few friends for
their generous suspicious and kindly
gossip, desire to say that I am entirely ig-
norant and innocent in the premises, and
that at the time of said alleged occurrence
was at Faulkton, S. D., as ! can readily
prove A. W. ECHART.