The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-04-02

cr--k anss ssil.surI t Co th- iron hfsdse
rherr c-sszssl. got right hses into the Geld
szsin and vent "a ihe rsrn where rfsN Cd
rrder the 4hest straw on The no1 EoI
r,,s q awful cold cnring tbe night ard 10 tie
morning ! hunted The cats straw a. -
much warmer dug down through j. ior
Al last i've feel and pac<ed the straE after
ne tighter ihau IL vas before. only leaving
. HrfIe air hole through which I cou'd bear
everything that was said in tae barn / could
have taken one II he farmers lorses 1nd
rs-isn sE sv tl- 1idnf esuf -o uaze 1'oa
saT fr1asi- rh=n 49, 10 zrau1 1o-srf5
40 snov ( kaaE j r1uii 10 frar-as Z
isfi and rss - hunkrs and thir-ig sud rnJ
foot bart ne - murh thaf ] sneE there Nis
no ass trying % ges aEsy ny band Tas
cut almost in two pieoes oy The rope. TOO,
and xss very sore. when the farmer cane
INTO the barn a. noon and eried. Cone
down. Nicely. and I'll give y0u a good din-
ner. studied over il awhile. be hsd ben
M in the morning sticking bis FORK into The
straw. searching for me aiier awhile
heard the boy in the barn, and called 70
him. come up hers be replied, yon come
soun I vas out from nnder the straE
then. and Nr. Barclay hai Just returned 20
the barn again. said, vel gaezs / II
take thaf Warr1 dinner and 7 got o. TOD
was 80 weak that Thought would iaint
every minute you know { vas three days
without food he gave me a ooai and cap 80
thst no one would kn0E ne when reachei
toEB an sorry that our plans iailed. BE-
cause il I had gotten % the Laurei HUI they
would never have got me again know
everz soot of that mountain. and not les
than twenty caves-s0me Of them nos larger
than a mans BODY at the mouth, but a.
Isrzs as this cell inside. We have lots Of
friends over there Eh0 would have provided
for Is. tell yon. be continued. while
great tears rolled down ais pallid chess
f,'s hard % suffer for another mans crime
I would give ten years OF my life % know
Who the guilty parties are- dy people all
know thar ve are innocent OF this crime.
and any nan who stops % think would not
blame Us for attempting 20 save our hves-
guess the Board Of Pardoas Won't take any
notice OF this atiempt % escape
In moment the face OF the miserable
fellow bad Frightened up again as be SAID
e. i don't believe the iail has ever been built
hat A man can't gel out Of brought
those saxs with me from Indiana al and if
the sheriff Of that county examines the cell
/ oe-uuied over there the vii ind that
had saved a numher Of rvits OF and Vas
PREPARED TO leave We only stayed in the
Indiana county Jail because we thought the
Board OF Bard0zs would deeidei in our favor
This jai IS pretty good one, bui I could
ssw nv wzy out Of il il 4 very short unie-
am very sorry that our attempt 70 sso1Pe
ended 80 diszstr0usly.
While This recital was going on, Dave
Nicely was reclining on his couch in an ad-
iaining cell. silently bearing the intense pain
that bis broken lex snd wrist were causing.
ooxrEEssr1ox srTWEES JOE AND DAVE
About I've O'Clock. when al Of the per-
sons whom the Sheriff bad admitted had
Iet the corridors Of the jail. David Wisely
who was lying prone on his back in cell
adjoining thar in which Joe is confined,
called out to Joe
say, Joe, Why did yOu not gei farther
away -
Dave. I was too badly huH to go any
farther"
20. pshaw was twice as badly hurt ~
you we're and ] goi great deal farther away
than you did After a minutes silence
Dave oonhaued We might a. veil give
up now
i can't see Why. replied Joe we
haven hurt anyone but ourselves, and how
30 effort to escape, situated g. We are. can
Affect the measures going on for oar relief,
s something I can't understand.
10 Us any good
Why didn't you take q horse and get
away demanded Dave. in a peevish tone
Il did think Of that. but on saturday
night was afraid 70 do anything f5r fear
xould be retaken the same fear restrained
ne Sunday night. and last night ihe snow
,ame. and was afraid they could track me
& tired 70 ger awsy on horseback-
Il was hoping all the time that vou would
,st away. said Dave peiulantly because
4 you had. nothing wOuld have been done
with ne ss long As you were al large They
lave published nine and mothers letter %
he Pardon Board
This piece Of Information appeared %
lstonish Joe and be muftered a few words
Df surprise.
Joe than began 70 reproach Dave for not
taking his advice relating % the means Of
escape adopted ~You always know 50
much said be vici0usly. II you had taken
the hammOcks and tied them together there
would have been DO break and every one OF
rs would have got of and escaped that little
piece Of rope you know I complained oi, but
you zOuld use il and now gs are both here
in Jail with broken bones and queer likely
70 die"
"Yes, but I did not think the rope would
break, said Dave meekly. IT appeared 20 BE-
strong enough, but tore where 10 vas partly
cutof If the rope had been strong enough
We all would have got away
Both ofthe Nicely boys were badly Grip
pied by the fall. Zach sustained broken
foot and sprained arm Joes feet were So
verely frozen from exposure Neither ofthe
brothers bad entirely recovered froln their
iujuries 81 the tine Ofthe execution.
Queer died in jail from the Effects Of the
injuries be sustained Humbertson vas
never rs-caPtlred and KiseT Ezs dischsrgel-