The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-03

70 NJ seemed sEeesaly znxions fsr fhe r
cspfare Of the nnrd-srs : The iaE VII
never Be enforrsss if they ara brpnghs hafk,
and they viii De an expense On The ccunty,
seemed to be the nnaniusoes opinion. and
the hope that they woald sscaPe vas
frely indaIgez IN
Little knots NJ fasn -fooa srcsnd tAe sfreef
coraers sLe eatirs nixht aiscassi.z ~ siinz-
rioIs, and il i safs 20 say a ysrJ s<v Of
ihei ioEn's people closed their eFes IL s.ssp.
sIEEL SANS FoUxD-
.lfier the saersH bza icft lis jais. Depniy
Saegifs, Frank caaninzhsm and the HxxsLR
re,.s-ier nzas ~, txzrsznslioa OF she Niessy
boys' cells. N1cArsy had rold ah<m tAaf the
screws s-carsDg The sea;s Of the eiosess could
Be removed with one's fngers.. TIE seats
were taken on he srrews yielding very
readily, and underaeasl The cae in Joes
cell four small SAWS wsre found Ths save
veried from Ere 10 fine inches n Sengs Ri and
we're rs thin As s sheet OF card board They
we're very ne4sls constructed s1d looked As
tboagh they miEht have been made from
the ssscl ribs Of laiy's corset One ssw
vas found conce2iea IN the bedding Of
DSve's bunk
County Commissioners wssEsnsson snd
Wagner had been summoned from their
houses IN shs9e township, NJ lsts hour
Saturday night Nr- Williamson reached
toua about O'Clock and NJ. Wagner abent
noon Sandsy. At three O'Clock they mes 70
consider The sdvisability Of ofering re-
ward for the caps1rs ef ths Nicely boys. il
Was urged by sotne that the commissioners
should ofera reward Of 5000 in order TO
preserve ;he lair name Of the county. while
Others insisted thai 500 reward vas Isrge
enough sum 10 set on he heads Of such des-
psraie scOnudrels. About six O'Clock IN The
erening the commissioners agreed TO add
$3.50 10 the rewzrd already offered By the
Sheriff and citizens
Just about dark horemsn who had been
one Of bali dozen 70 50 with the sheriff
in parsait ofthe mnrasreIs a az early hou-
in the morning returned 70 ioEa with the
information that they ha6 struck hoi trail
in the vicinity Of Husband and hsd follow
ed it TO the top Of the mountain above Jen-
nerioxn, when he hsdlef The sherifTs posse
and returned 10 toEn Hesaid TIE people
living all along The road leading from Edie
to Hams school house, on the Ligonier pike
shove JennerioTn. had seen two ko-ses
hitebed TO buggy driven 2loug that rosd
Al furious rate Of spsed between the honss
Of eight and len Saturday night
At nine clock enc Of the party who had
gone in pursuit Of the prisoners slsortly Af
ier their eszpe mad etoOne known came
home claiming that no trail had been found
tha, was worth following up.
The Commissioners and HERaLD Offices
were crowded daring the entire eseuing by
people an1ioasly awaiting the return Of the
Sheriff and hoping 10 see him came into
town every minute with the escaped crinsi-
ns1s.
eAFTrEE. or DAVE SIcELT.
There were not more than ; half dozen
people around. the county tsil at nine oeloek
Monday naorning, when Wm- Ferner. a
well-known young farmer residing in tie
outskirts north Of town. drove his trusty old
black horse hitehed in buggy upto The jail
door. Sitting by bis side vas an inanim.ie
locking creature With slouch hat drawn
down over has eyes snd . heavy overcoai en-
eiTcling his body. Ferneris companion vas
recognized al once IS Dave Nicely. HIS face
was pale Is dezih and il required the sssisi-
ance Of two strong rien 70 help him out Of
the bnggy and up 70 the cell be had vacated
50 uncereaonioasls SATURDAY evening. TIE
prisoners left leg was russly bandaged .snd
his left vrisi was swollen frightfally- = be
jzii plsysicizn, DIR. II s KimnseIl vas sent
for st once and pendtng-h.s coming Mr.. Fer
nsr related the story Of how be came 70 bag
little David
II took lantern and went 10 the barn to
feed nv stock before daylight this u1orn;ng,T
said Mr. Ferner, .fer had climbed into the
NOW, and put one or two forks mi Of hay
into the racks was startled on hearing a
voice plead "a fcr Gods sake don't XII me
lam hurt and want 70 give myself up
Ferne- was unable 70 see from whence the
voice proceeded a3d asked q who are YOU g.
Dave Nicely was the prompt reply.