The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-07
FILED OFF HIS SHAcKLES.
PAT MOONS BREAK FOR LIBERTY
AND HIS NEARNESs To SUCCESS.

Said He Would Escape Within "A
Month and lie Almost Made Good
His Word-CauEht Back Of sandhy
station-He Had Filed on His
ShackIes and Thrown Them Away.
He VIII Get Twenty LaShes To-day
for His Earnest EhOrts-Was Sent
Up for Twelve Months.
Pat Noon has come TO the front again.
or rather on this occasion. 10 speak lit
orally. he endeavored TO get 10 the rear.
He made his escape from a gang at con-
Wet camp No. yesterday morning about
S O'Clock, was re-captured about $3.50 and
an hour later was back within the camp
enclosure meditating upon what he viii
get this morning for his little escapade.
Pat is a well known character about
the city. He first came into prominence
when he stole COW belonging to an old
woman and endcavored to make way with
It for his own purposes and selfish ends.
For this he languished in jail for some
time until he was finally let out pending
his trial
Not satisfied with his COW scrape he
went deeper into crime and forged a
name to an order for some goods which,
of course, promptly got him into trouble
again. This time he remained in jail, was
indicted. but instead Of standing trial he
pleaded guilty, both to the charge Of
forgery and 10 that Of COW stealing on
which he had been previously indicted,
and begged the mercy Of the court.
Pat Is a young man about p years old.
There were some circumstances in the
case which led Judge Falligant to be
little more lenient with him than is or
dinarily the case in treating such Of
lenses. Under a recent act Of the legis-
lature the court. in sentencing prisoners,
is allowed to treat certain felony cases
as misdemeanors, the matter being left
10 his discretion. This, however. IS only
true in certain cases and not such crimes
as murder. manslaughter. arson, or kim
bred crimes. This is what Judge Falligant
did, and on Dec. 80 sentenced him to spend
twelve months on the chaingang, six
months for each offense.
Noon went to the chaingang with the
assertion that he would never serve his
full sentence, and in fact stated that he
would not be there a month.
II don't care d for Dayton or any
body else" were his words, and l put
you all on notice that / will get away
from here inside of a month"
1t will be seen that he came pretty near
putting his threat into full and timely ex-
ecution. He was taken out yesterday
morning with gang under
Guard Roach to work a ditch
on the county farm. While work
ing near some thick brush Noon took the
opportunity when the guards back was
turned aud darted into the thicket. The
density of the growth made it impossible
for the guard TO see him, and he was soon
out of the way. Guard Roach did not
fire any shots after MIN, because he did
not know in what direction to shoot.
The farmer. Mr.. Wimberly, brought the
Information at once into the office of
20 start in pursuit. In the meantime Capt.
Dickerson Of camp No. !, with a negro,
started out on the hunt. and about - 80
O'Clock they came upon and caught their
man back of Sandfiy. They made their
chase without the use of dogs, but if
they had had the trained hounds, which
are really needed at the camps, the chan
ces in such cases would be much more
in their favor
Noon, however was easy game. On ac-
count of the threat he made when he was
taken to the camp he was double shack
led. the chain between his two ankles
allowing him to take a step of only "A
however, TO file his chain entirely off and
threw IT away. When Capt. Dickerson
came upon him and caught him after a
chase, there was no sign of the chain upon
Noon, and he refused absolutely to tell
what he had done with it.
Pat was soon taken back to the camp
and kept in close confinement the rest of
the day. This morning. according 30 the
rules, he will receive twenty good lashes
as a reward for his earnest efforts COun-
~ Engineer Dayton went out to the camps
last night TO make a fun investigation of
the matter, and find out who is response
bic for this carelessness.