Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-04
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Two Disappointed Jail Breakers New in
''Sslitary- at Kennebec Jail.
Saturday shout n3on Mr.. W. n. Hstten
| Of Lischasld drove up 70 Tia entrance to
K.nnebec jail viii James White and
Michesl Solsn 10 eh,rze.
White and Nolan broke from Kennebee
jail Wsdaesdsy morning srd we're arrested
BY Hstssn Friday morninz. SseTis Stevens
promptly paid tbs 500 reward.
Mr.. Hasten 10 quite . tall msn with :
largo frame sos bufasnsd With any surplus
| flesh ard rossssses determined look that
bodies i'll fer the escape CT lay breakers
sha: fail ito els clutches.
He told JoURsAL rsp7ftsr who viIted
| tie jail tia. these fellow stopped sf bis
house Thursday and we're coming in but
didn't lie tie looks Of the dog. They
then took shelter, for The Wind vas blowing
| gale, In carriage house. Mr.. Hlltsn was
not Al home when they attempted 10 cone
10 the hoaae And shea he arrived they bad
gone. When be GOT his daily Paper and
saw Of the escape Of White And Nolsn from
Ksnaebec isil ne concluded that the two
fellows sho called q. his house tia. day
wsre the ones. Friday morning he ven.
20 the store and talked the matter owe, snd
| made s5as iIqailiss. He then concluded
that be would start OF their track 0.hsr
parties started Of enc On horseback. HAsEen
took bis four year old colt, & yoang and
| .pIsited animal. and At Litchash Corner he
passed tie other parties il search.
Between Ssbstis And Lewiston he saw two
| young men ahead Of him waking IN the
road and felt pretty certain tina. they were
locking back ia q way 20 arouse his
suspicion and he slowed his horse down to
jig sach Is one would eIpec: from any
farmers team on the way 10 market. They
| evidently had no s1spieions for ~hea be
came up With them they asked for ride
and he gave 'ht N permission. They sat 10
| the resr Of the wagon facing backward aud
he did not dare to leave his horse while he
shouli ge. out 10 arrest them. AZ one
house hear The road he saw three or four
men standing and decided 10 drive 10 there
and arrest his pissergsrs, He toll. them
that he had got 10 call and if they wished
they coGli stay il the wagon Is Ia was
going on to Lewiston in q few mipn,ss
They concluded to keep their seats. When
they arrived a. the place Ha,ten got Gu, and
going sround to the men seed them.
White made break 20 get away, bu, the
old man Huten'. powerful hand
was on him and he stoppel with
the company. Both were then bound.
Hat,en soon convinced them that he didn'.
bslisve their statements ,hs. they were in.
nocent aud finally made the m COMES, their
sins.
Thev rsonssrsd IN te taken In tav,,,on.
three N lies away and Hstsen took them
there and gave them their dinner srd then
started with tbs m for Augusta. He reathed
his house in Li,chfsld ab out dark and pre-
pared 10 be their taller himself on that
night.
Didn't Won fear they would getswsy. Mr..
Hs,tor?
Not much he replied ip,ul,i,r in A
grim .m,ls.
l surpo.e YOU kent them hsndcuaeds
"Oh no, As soon 20. there with
them ;osk the hSrdcufs of"
whist! Did you Sc. up arc watch them
that nigh?
NO, took ham up to Al ~ stairs bed.
chsub-r."
You 4 .au't 20 IF and leave them?
Yes. YOU zee | bad spiked down the
window srh befors having them | took
their clothes AID told Them that my bull
deg would be on the watch, and IL they
came Gu, of the ,ocn shouldn't call him
of"
Mr.. Hattsn is ros open for another lob.
WLie snd Noisu are / OF h.vItgso much
liberty shout the Ill as f3rmarly. The
reporter found them down ia cells su,s 2
on the basement flor, "ia solitary" as it
were. They were qYite wiling 30 tsik
When Nolan was ssaed if be vas glad to
get back sgsiu, with sort Of tickly grin
he .s.d, No. don. ,hiDk am"
Had pc t. hard lime o, 1t, di3n.
you?'
Yes"
White, who seems 20 be the :ing,esder,
says they didn't break away the guard
from the bar that had been saved eff three
or four years before. tu, then he wants &c
make lhi matter as pleasant for himself as
be can. lie ssy,taey got out about q1s.ter
past .ix Wedn,sisy morning aud got down
in time to board tbs 80 train. They got
down CT The Platform where the rain besi
in their faces and dreuchei them. The
train men didnt discover them till they so}
to South Gsfdner. Finding We couldn't