The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-12-04
THEsHERIFr's WIFE AND SON.

fathers vss elected sheriff Oh, add
due time our fsm,ly took up i've reslden
10 the connty j,il. vM the only chi
and Of that time sas about Is years ol
Abou, month sitter We took possessi
We received . prisoner Who vss knou
over vide circle OF country % Black ii
horse ihie'. robbsr. aud s.neorsi desper
do De vas . man sbou, 80 years OF ~
very dark complexion. quick and vir
and bis capture ~as hailed ~ gre,
vent oGcers bad been after him I,
over tso years. aud tao Of them Who be
turned up missing we're believed 10 be,
been sbo, down by the despersco. II
vas brought up to jail. loaded With iron,
and up 10 the time Of his sxsmiosiion Il
.her employed two extra guards. Afts
he bad been remsnded 10 tho high cousl
Black jim vss 70 huubls and quiet tba
the extra guards we're dismissed. and b.
yes looked after BY our regular turnkey
Who vas . middle aged man named An
drevs.
The jail SAs built Of stone. aud wss tht
oply stone jail 10 the state .. the time
The prison part Vas twelve feet vide by
the width OF the build, making . corridol
about II by 80. There we're no cells in
this corridor, but il vas q clear space,
with bunks for five orsix prisoners Il
was shut 10 by iron bars running from
top to bottom. and admission was made
bys single door. The windows we're
small and well guarded. There we're no
fears OF Black Jim or any other prisoner
getting ont iiproperly looked after.
Two weeks after our prisoner had been
remsnded father was called upon TO or
gsuize Q posse and seek the capture OF .
gang OF horse thieves raiding 10 . neigh
borbood twenty miles away. l heard his
instructions to Andrews before he left.
He said:
Don't take your eyes of Black jim.
This afternoon my wife will go on duty
Aod you can sleep and be ready for to
night.
Oh. you needn't be afraid Of anything
going wrong. replied Andrews. Id Just
ike TO see jim hoodwink me. and can
watch for three days and nights II neces,
ary.
saw that father didn't like bis boast
ng, but be was 10 . hurry TO be of, and
10 left right away after dinner. Andrews
ook up bis station 10 an armchair in the
orridor aud broush 10 some wood for
be big stove (is was Octobcr) filled up the
Iater pals and was busy for au hour or
wo l happened to be 10 the corridor
'hen ihe gate bell rang aud was sent out
D answer II. The caller was . keen look
's man about forty years old. pretty we'll
rtssed aud be bad package under arm.
When be bad followed me into the Jail
uilding he said to Andrews.
! am Lawyer Thomas Of Brcckville, and
ave come to see my client.
Black Jim's examination had taken
lace at town eight miles away, and
either Andrews, my mother. nor myself
I'd been present, therefore we did not
now any OF the lawyers in the case. Fa
er had not said anything about visitors.
ID when Lawyer Thomss demanded sp
terview with his client. Andrews did no,
,sitate 10 let him into the ward. From
o moment l saw Thomos al the gate l
Ok dislike TO him. took him down
. bad man. wanted to protest when
,drews let him into the corridor, but /
'dn't the assurance. After be was iu l
ade bold TO ssy.
You ought to have r'ked mother
st.
shl What does your mother know about :
,t.ers in bere2
don't believe he's 70 lawyer.
OF course be isl Why would Le say 90
Le wasn't?
As soon as the lawyer had entered the
rridor be was heartily greeted by Black 4.
N, and the two retired to the further
d aud sat down to be ont OF earshot OF
Q turnkey. There they talked for long :,
o hours, and then Thomas came for !,
rd and said:
discover that | have left some i'm port
papers st the hotel, and must go for
I'm. Will it be sgainst the rules il call :
sin this EVENING"
We bad no rules about visitors; ~ this
. onr first prisoner. and Andrews
omptly replied tba. the lawyer could
urn and remsin until 9 O'Clock. Imw .
ne money slipped into bis hand. and be 7
. oil smiles ss be bowed Thomas out. . :,
rent and told mother. and added thst :,
ieved Thomas Vas . friend OF Black :
n's. instead Of being bis lawyer. but she :
,lied tbst Andrews wss . faithful man, !"
J WAS probably satisfied that everything y
. oil right. Black Jim went to his bunk y "
! took advantage OF this fact TO re "
We the sesh from the rear window Of the
iidor over the bench the pair had &C "
lied dnrii their confsb. This done 10
ent mp to the hotel, our village had o'
> one. aud 1 vent direct TO the stable
zee IL Tbomss Lai come 10 . buggy. m
hing Of the sort bad arrived. Then /
severed that no stranger ~s stopping su
be bo,el ! made inquiries Of several o.
zens. aud 20 one bad seen . man OF iD
mas description, Then ] asked who 20
b ack Jim's lsvysr At the examination p'
vss told that bls psme ~ss NJ Cor
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returned home TO give mother these
., and while they sronsed considerable ssl
ieiy. she could not fully credit my ss
ions that the so,cslied Black jim was