Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-11
TAkEs 10 JAIL.
More About Hewey. the Escaped Pennington
CRIMINAL Mysterious Man.

Lewiston, aug. lU.-CnaTIeS I1eTpSIt
Hewey, who escaped from Pennington
| jail three weeks ago Is a desperate
curly hair and bad looking set Of teeth
His mouth has the line Of cruelty in 1t,
and when his face is at rest his eyes
show an insane light in them. He Is
crafty and has immense patience, as
was shown in his saving off the bars
of his cell with a manufactured saw at
the time of his escape.
He was arrested in Franklin county
town for a criminal assault upon his
9-years-old stepdaughter, and fGd ne
not been taken in charge by the ofiicers
when he was some of his neighbors
would probably have given him new
coat A neighbor of his, who was re-
Gently in Pennington. said that when
the story of his abuse of the little girl
came out he appeared to the men OF
the neighborhood to be the most
temptingly tar and featherable' man
in the world A plan to chaStise MN
was already on foot. when the law put
its protecting wing over him ana ne
was locked up in Jail He seemed 10
appreciate his danger and was glad TO
be taken out of his own netghborhood
But no sooner did he find himself IN
Jail than he began to plan to get out
He and the notorious Lake used their
jackknives to make saws Of and did
quite a job at hacking off the bars.
Then there was a plumber in the jail
one day and he laid a steel saw down.
a i,.,,, l. ~ haN a
considerable work with it.
He confessed his crime to his wife
aud to the justice who examined him.
His wife was i'll and he took the little
girl OUT riding. When they returned
she told her mother Of herstep- fathers
assault and the mother made the COM
paint. In jail he confessed his
crime to his companion, Lake, and told
him much more Of himself than Lake
confined TO him. Lake afterwards re
marked. "Iiewey is a confounded fool
for letting his tongue fly away with
him"
They got out Of Jail and no more was
heard of Hewey till Odlin. the Lewis
ton detective. found him at the farm
OF James Field, near No Name pond in
Lewiston. He told Odlin that he was
the man who had escaped and indeed
he answered the description complete
iy:
Charles O'Connel Hewey. 27--5ft.
1919 in.--l50 lbs. Scare on middle fin
ser extending from knuckle in hand to
near first Joint. Eyes gray, Hair dark
brown. one tooth on right lower jay
back gone. Prominent nose.
Sometimes he is called O'Connell and
sometimes he is called Herbert He
was taken back to Pennington and is
in jail, The jailers says that he fears
that Henry will try to make another
break as he is a bad man and doesn't
seem to want to stand punishment for
his cussedness.
Detective Ddlin today reCeiveda com
munication from the sheriff of Leon
county. Fla. containing a description
of a man who is now being Swallowed
and supposed to be an escaped crimi-
nal He has given the name O. L.
Itich, and says he is from Maine. ne is
- 20 is years old, > feet or inches
tall 40 to li5 pounds, biueish gray
eyes. very dark sandy hair. brown
Whiskers and moustache sharp face,
nose inclined TO be Roman. was in Tai
lahassee. May 10 to Is, and walked -
miles. to get the train one morning and
is now living in swamp 10 miles from
any settlement. When he comes in
contact with any person he talks poll
ties and is we'll read AS there are a
number Of missing men from this
state MIR. Odlin says il descriptions
will oe sent to him he will forward the
same tn the sheriff, who has so kindly
written him. Send photos and particu
lars regarding disappearance when CON