The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-10-29
CARSON IN TROUBLE.
ATTEMPTS TOASSlST MILLER OUT
OF THE RACINE JAIL.
BUCKMAsTER HEADS HIM OFF.
He Foi1s the Attempt by Warning the
oficials of Racine in the Nick of
Time-The Notes Were Pound on
Carson-One Calls for Saw

W. G.. Carson was arrested in Racine
late Saturday night on charge OF at
tempting to assist Frank Miller, the
man remembered by our citizens as
the accomplice of Sackett, who was
sent up this fall for seven and a half
years for attempting to kill Officer
O'Hare. Miller was taken to Racine
from here Immediately after the Sack
EFT trial to stand trial on the charge of
burglary.
Miller was known as very desper-
ate man to our officials, having broken
jail once and let out five others with
him. 1t was believed at the time by
our officers that Carson had something
to do with the break-out-th he at
least carried the notes back and forth
between Sackett and Miller, which no.
titled Sackett that saws were wanted.
The officers, however, were never able
to fasten the guilt upon Carson, but he
was at last forbidden to see Miller.
Apparently Carson had done the work
which secured the saws before he was
shut out.
When Miller, or Israel as his real
name is, was taken to Racine, the Off
GERS here notified the Racine sheriff
that Miller would need the closest
watching. Very shortly afterward a
drunk, who was released from Racine,
was picked up here, who bore a note
from Miller to Sackett's brother in
Chicago. In the note he stated he
would be out of jail within twenty four
hours. Chief Stemm at once notified
Sheriff Pugh to look out.
A few days ago Carson was arrested
in Racine for being drunk and sent up
for a few days. AS soon as that be-
came known here District Attorney
Buckmaeter wrote a note to Sheriff
Pugh telling him to keep strict watch
on Carson, as he was believed to be an
accomplice of Miller's On Monday
afternoon Sheriff Pugh wrote back to
Mr.. Buckmaster as follows:
"RACINE, Wis, Oct. 26 "A. E. Buck
master, district attorney, DEAR SIR
Yours of the 23d inst. at hand and will
say that we have caught our friend
Carson with letters on his person from
Miller to Chicago parties, and in one of
them he stated that he wanted a saw,
that he then could get out very easy.
| am, Yours truly,
JOHN PUGH, Sheriff"
In some way or other Miller and
Carson had become fast friends while
the former was here in Ken0sha Jail.
This was unknown to the Racine OIL
Gals. Saturday morning Carson with
a few others were released, and owing
to the hurry and hustle about the
sherif7s office none of them were
searched.
The letter from Mr.. Buckmaster was
not received until about noon. During
Saturday night Carson was at Racine
Junction and it came to the ears of
Officer Bassinger that he had notes
from Miller to Chicago parties and the
officer made up his mind to get pos
session of the notes and capture the
Hail. lie uII6u ~ lICtu w AOIIoH C"A oOh
and learned that he did have notes.
When Carson entered a boarding
house to get room Officer Bassinger
entered and demanded the notes and
they were refused and he took charge
of Carson. When outside the house
Carson handed over the notes. He was
taken to jail and Sheriff Pugh is in
possession of the notes.
One note is directed to woman 3
Chicago and requests that she send
him an album, containing pictures of
his wife and child and other property
that he left at her place and it init
mates that with money he could es-
cape from the Jail.
Another note intimates that if he
had a steel saw he could work out of
Jail and requests that one be got him.
This note is rot addressed to any par
ticular person and Carson says that he
was to have delivered it to Chicago
man, presumably brother Of Sackett
who was sent to prison and conducted
a business in the Masonic Temple at
/ Chicago, but who cannot now Oe
| found.
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