Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-22
THIRD DAYS SESSION.

THURSDAY, Nov. ID 8 "a. IN.
Board called TO order by chairman.
Roll called members all present eX-
cept Mr.. Watkins, who was excused.
Minutes of yesterdays session read
and approved.
The committee appointed by the
previous board to investigate and re.
port on the sheriff's bill for expenses
incurred in an effort to re-capture a
prisoner, reported as follows;
To the County Board of Supervisors of Iowa
GEETlEMEN: The undersigned being a com.
mittee appointed 10y the last county board Tor
the Pun pose of investigating the circumstance
Of the escape from jail OF prisoner known as
Irving Strong, ESCAPED in August, lS55J report
We met in the .heritT's office in Dodgeville
on the 18th day OF January, 1900 Powell being
sheriff and Mrs. John Roberts, tue Iailors
wife, and from them we learn that the prisoner
which escaped. and his partner were k'Rt ~
the upper apartments OF the cage lhat miS.
Roberts hrouget them up their supper about .
O. clock She left the door to the cage unlocked
while she went down on the ground moor ana
pumped some water and brought up 70 them.
While she was after the water, one OF the pris'
oners slipped out OF the cage and climed on top
az il and hid there. Mrs. Roberts shut the cage
door and locked it,suppOsinG they were poth IN
there An hour or two later, labout dusk She,
Mrs Roberts, brought the laundry INTO the
prisoners, and thinking she had All the prison
ars in the cages, she left the outer door of the
iail Unlocked In the mean time, the prisoner
! who haJ hid on top of the cage, had come down
on the ground floor standing quietly unui MIS-
Roberts had passed ~ the stairs 70 the upper
cages, when the outer door being open, he
slipped out and escaped In view OF the above
| facts and the further fact that there was no
violence used, and the jail not being IA any way
broken We are forced TO the conclusion thai
! tho prisoner escaped through the negligence OF
w We also consider It negligence on the part Of
! the sheriff to cntrust the care and keeping OF
/ desperate criminals 10 a woman
! We therefore recommend that the bill OF the
/ sheriff for s&8 incurred in an effort 20 recap,
turo said escaped prisoner oc al5al'o"ed' All
/ of which is respectfully su9mitted'
H. BoLLERrD,
Committee
On motion of Mr.. Bergman, the re
port. so far as dlsallowing the sherlh
/ claim of 1898 90, was adopted.
The soldiers relief commission pre-
scented the following report, which wa'
adopted
u To the Board Of supervisors " Iowa County
rho Commits toners Of the soldiers heue
Fund OF Iowa County. Wis respectfully sun
ihi w. Nave issued aid during the past year q
g3 persons being veteran eolNltI- -olalei
Z "
licensed soldiers an " whom are depen
Japt and needy; OF whom -u are solder
| Willows and soldiers mothers. 81 are veteran
,yif1 are decrepit. and are soldiers orphan
| ,.,fnnlad and unable 10 labor We nave a
b hef1ra. cut down the aid To- some ana entire
b fy t.,. III Others during the summer month
al NY. bfg u- to keep within ihr amour
4 ,u, ved us The aid given during the pas
3 ,.arauounted 20 $3.50.
4 30 submit herewith li-t % person. r
i .cfyIug ara during che past year with NE
b rssidences. a. required hy resolution ~ %
Z Nya recommend the full sum Of 5000 Z
d levied fgt the coming year tNf tht Noiatsi
Z pefiqf fund Mp are careful 70 Eeep cur 4l
1, Eur-euient- within the sum OF >-Jyu
n REDAPITTLATION.
n p,Ianra ON hand 40 close of last year -@92
n trlorIut levied FOR the year 1900 -9t9 2
Il -r,,t.lfuouf hands during the year $500
- paid out during the year 80
,..,...., o,,r .r,dff no
s. The usr diem and expenses OF commi,slo
and -4Iary Of secretary are u- fntipRe.
- s..t1-srt -ren4ley. Z days and expenses -
"a T5lar,hu. Bailey days and expenses
III -5t-hard 0avtef 4 days ana eNptn~es
y. Iiiebard carter salary q stfrritfF l-