The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-07-20
General Jail Delivery.
THROUGH A WINDOW THIS TINE.
The Meyersdale Burglars The
Only Three Inmates of the
County Bastlle- Escape IN
Broad Daylight.
ONE OF THEM REcApTuRED.

About half-past twoo'elock Monday ahsr
noon the three inmates Of the county jail
tied the sheets Offheir beds together. secnred
one end OF the rope thus constructed to the
grating over the rear window in the north
east corner on the second door OF the prison,
carefully removed two bars, that had preyi.
ously been sawed Of, from the grating and
then leisnrely cravled through the opening
and sid down the rope 20 the ground. They
separated a. the zoo. Of jail alley, two oi
them running down the S.oysstOxn road.
and the third outthe Jenner pike The two
who took 70 the StoyetovB road were
seen BY several girls living al the foot Of the
hill They were running Al flll speed. and
As only the wicked ase when no man Pur-
saeth. the ladies concluded that they bad
committed some violation Of the law and
were making good their escape Policeman
Gilbert happened 70 be in the nsishborhOOd
Al the time, and the girls told him Of their
suspicious Gilbert Immediately repaired 70
tie iaiI where he discovered the sheets dan
sIiug from the hole il the window. IN n
spection Of the jail showed that there had
been = general delivery. The Sheriff sud
Deputy Barron were both temporarily ab-
sent, the former at his farm i've miles north
ofto#n, and the latter attending a funeral
in IavansTille. Ms. Good sent a N essen
ger for her husband, the sheriff, Immediately
upon learning that the prisoners had eseap-
ed. Considerable time had passed before the
Sheriff could return 10 town and start in pur-
suit Of them. The nan who ran out the
Jenner pike left the road a short distance
below town and took scr0ss the fields FOR
HAYS woods, in which his oomrades hid
disappeared De was seen by several par
nes and recogaized- Hays woods IS a
block OF several acres, surrounded on all
sides By open land Il was there Tia Nicely
boys took refuge the time Of their fist es-
cape from the Old county Jail Il Is easily
guarded. and il Is impossible for any one 20
escape from Il without being seen
The sheriff placed men around the woods
and about SIX o'clock Murphy, the prisoner
who had gone out the Tenne- pike and cross
ed the fields TO the woods, surrendered. BE
said that his companions Eese in the woods
and they would give themselves up. Nur-
ply vas returned 70 jail and a guard was
kept around the woods until daylight Tues
day morning As soon as It was light
enough 70 distinguish objects search Of
the woods vas made but no trace could be
found OF Murphy's companions. They had
evidently passed through the woods before
the guard was placed around il.
The names Of the prisoners who escaped
are james Murphy, John Roberts and WI
Liam Doughterty The latter two are still at
large. They were arrested AZ Bedford last
March and were being he'd TO answer for
rob5ing Hays and MiIleT's stores, at Mey-
ersdale. All Of the prisoners were quiet
and well behaved while II jail and Sheriff
Good allowed them the freedom Of the cor
ridors during the day.
The bars were saved from the window
with a short, thin, steel saw, which the Shsr-
if believes was left concealed by the Nicely
boys and its hiding place vas discovered by
one OF the men who escaped Monday.
Sheriff Good has offered reward Of S25
for the arrest Of Roberts and Dougherty.
This Is the third general delivery that has
been msd- from the rev jail and Il has now
beea clearly established that prise4srs can
not BE- held in il unless they are kept locked
upin cells.