Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-04-04
MRS.. JOHNS DISAPPEARS.
HER ROOM IN THE COURTHOUSE
EMPrY THIS MORNING.

Ou'-The sheriff His Uws JsilSr-
Und,gnif.d Lamyusys-Siatus u the
J"hMs Caxe.
Mrs. Anna Johns DISAPPEARED from
he courthouse last night. ~ d up to
90" to day her whereabouts were
unknown.
She WAS MT kept !" the county Jail,
M, was in tho base m-nt r.oms, in
front, under tho sheriff's office. Th-s-
rooms ara Nv" in number. and per-
maps IL feet square. There is door
between the Nv, bu, with no lo.k in
it. the oussi'e door, opening on the
vestih"|- Of the jill, is u, uAlly locked.
and waa lmlel about Z o'clock last
night, when Deputy Sheriff S.u der.
visited her for the last time before 90.
ing home. This Is a glass d"or. how
ever. with Iare. panes If glass. on Of
which. "ei"1 's'ken. Is replaced , q
uieoe Of thin cardboard, nailed on
Any one could, either from the out.
side OF inside of the room, have un>
tucked tn door, ss the key :. quir~n
Is at the commontst pattern. Even y
b~"t vie would answer the purpose;
AMI n Thin ,.erson could have paseeo
through tho broken sash. The oa,
side door Of The jail was, aud has
been, unlocked.
When Deputy Saunders left Miss
f1unts"'a" aud Mr.. Johns we're alone.
sut they H.. not I..p there, ~ thu
he'd was undis,urhed.
The janitor OF the courthouse sleeps
in n small room across the vsstibul~.
He SAYS lie heard no unusual noise,
last light.
John Hendsl, who was in his cell it,
the u. saws int about IL o'clock
last night he heard soma noise, as vi
some m-n and women talking.
Miss Huntsman beinx vt hone, th..
TlMEs rep.rter called to ask II she
knew how her "o,hes escaped, aid
where she was?
Tue lady ~e'ed thst about 10
o'clock man called on then, at tn
Jail. and, calling her m",h-r asi-e,
whispered not over n dozen words
Mrs. Johns th-reup"n called Miss
Hu",s,nan aside, aud .xil:
"ldA. they are ing to send me t.
the Insane Asylum, and tina, will h.
The dert' Of me. My III. chance to,
my hf. is to fly. VIA, do you
think!"
"Do as you lie. mo,ler," replied
the young lady.
Mrs J"h"s th+reupon lift with III.
man, Miss Hu"tsrnan stay ing b. bind
u minute or two. She then wen,
home. aud has not seen her mothe.
sinc~. There were neither horse. W.
h'cle, nor anowshnes in sight. Ant
Miss Hu"t-man Gays she does no.
KIN " the man, th"ush s..~ nish, rec
ognize him.
This morning, she says, Sheriff
Jackson called at her house and
threatened to lock her up unless she
told who the man was.
The girl answered that - she did
not know .he could NJ, tell.
LOOKING FOR MRS. JOHNS.
The escape WAS no, known until
about half past So'clock this morning,
whe" Deputy Saunders went to the
jail; and the deputy Was cour,eously
telling the reporter .s much ~ he
cared to tell shout il. wLr" Sheriff
Jackson came and slyly nudged lis
ieputy I" keep still.
The reporter th-reupon questioned
Sheriff Jackson with his usual ur.
banitv.
Tho Official replied to one or two
questions; then suddenly broke out
with:
Il WON'T tell you . dam thing"
"But rs you ere the Sheriff, sou are
tho man for me to come to; aud ! |
would like to know"
A few more words passed, wh-nt .!
chief peace o4icer Of the county ex
claimed:
II Won't tell you . dam thing, and |
II you don't leave me alone ! will sian