The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-23
HOW DUFFY STOLE A JAIL.
1t Was n Box Car. and He Coupled 1t to
Way Freight.

AZ "aS f5ox Gar, ana He Coupled 1t to
Way Freight.
This is the narrative of Duffy's theft
of Jail and the prisoners therein. Mr..
Duffy, from the core Of tho nations in
tellect, balloonist, manfish, tourist and
orator. had found friend who had in
dulged him to the extent Of the follow
ing items. to wit: Three free drinks, one
supper, one cigar. This story was his
payment therefor. He unbuttoned his
vest, for he had consumed large, thick
steak, two dishes Of potatoes, two plates
of bread, two cups Of coffee. three large,
heavy flannel cakes and n glass Of milk.
'Thrue oratory an me gintlemanly
instincts often lead me into pleasant
fields an the company of conganial COM
panions, he began. II oncet commit
ted most shameful larceny in the state
Of Indianny. Twas tourin with friend
an we had journeyed as far as Jay coun-
ty. Now. ye can't tell me that the peo-
pie of county with such name can
cope with set Of brains from Boston
We had reached the town Of Portland
Me friend committed the indiscretion
OF becomin hungry an was arrested. l
brought me intillict to bear upon the
sitooation an kept we'll fed an free.
"Now, Portland was the county safe
an the Jail had recently been BURNED to
the ground The sheriff therefore kep'
his prisoners in box car down on the
railroad thrack, the same bein loaned
by conservative company, the which
didn't want the prisoners beatin their
way on its trains Me friend was dump.
ed into this Jail. Me an me intillict
staid on the outside.
II agitated me thinker all day an
by nightfall had planned the deliver
ance Of me friend an his fellow incarcer.
ates At supper tonne the gyard went
away home, leavin his lantern by the
trackside. 1t was me intintion to prise
the door off the car, an was lookin
about fer a prise whin heard train
comm Me intillict was equal to the
emergency. took the guards lantern
an tagged the train. which was Of the
way freight species, the hardest Of all
fer tourist to travel under.
1.-THE train stopped an the conductor
says kind Of impedint like, 'What'n'll
die shtop this train fer?'
Me fr1en, says /, this car is bound
fer Tiffln, O., an me instructions was to
shtop yez an hitch it ON to yer train.
He grumbled q good deal, but hitched
the car on, me hangin to the brake
beam.
ut was along about O'Clock in the
mornin when we crossed the Ohio loine
an shtopped at station. crawled out.
broke open the Jail door wild couplin
pin an all me laddybucks come foorth,
free as the air. An that's how shtole
the Jail in Indianny. My, but I'm dryr'
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