The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-09-11
hut onl when he was vii the
sheriff or the jaiIor


but only when he was Wit the
sheriff or the iailor
On the morning Of his escape
Sheriff Small was enter raining visit
ors from the western portion OF the
county Tailor Pick EFT had been
assigned to go into the country wish
acollec tion agent. Just before the
latter left he suggested to the sber-
if that Boyer do, some work around.
the barn Fl be sheriff consented,
and Mr. Pichett cautioned a watch
on him. Sheriff Small took the re-
sponsibilitY. Before taking a seat
for breakfast Sheriff Small informed
his boy that he had better keep an
eye on the barn, but the servant
girl announced that she would do
SO. Boyer busted himself IN water
ing the stock and other work dur
ing the breakfast hour, and was SO
reported by the servant. After .ffteSr
breakfast the sheriff, with his
guest, walked over to Rosendahl s
blacksmith shop to see about get
ting some horses shod. Returning
a few minutes later Boyer was gsolle.
The sheriff insists very positiVely
that not more than five minutes
could have elapsed between the
time he last saw Boyer and his re-
turn to the county jail to see that
everything was alright.
Enough was learned during the
next hour to warrant the statement
that Boyer had made a quick run TO
the woods north Of the sheriff S res
.idence. He was seen by one party
just as. he was going into the brush,
and few minutes later by a couple
of fishermen of whom he Inquired
when the Minneapolis & St. Louis
freight train went east or west of
North Redwood. People on the
8Clough farm claim that a man an
sWering Boyer's description, stop
ped there as early as 7:30 O'Clock
that morning, but it5could not have
been Boyer, because he did not
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leave until shortly after 8 O'Clock.
The opinion is thathe got in the
brush back OF the residence of w.
B. King, known as the Riheldafe1
farm house, and remained there al
day and made a sneak during Wed
nesday night.
Just as soon as. the sheriff realized
what had happened he sent men
out to look for the missing prisoner.
They searched all day, watched al
ST. Louis trains and depots, but
without success. Early Thursday
morning he sent out another crew
Of men, but they we're unsuccessful
in their attempts toafnd Boyer. Z
1t was learned from tw 8 prisoners
remaining at the jail that Boyer bad
been counseled by three prisoners
released two days before, to3attempt
his. escape while working in the iail
yard Boyer told them that be was
|innocentand did not think the at
tempt justi6able. He having made
his escape il is barely possible thai
he was furnished food by the three
men who were previously released
and they may have otherwise as
sisted him, although the three hac
served sentence for misdemeanors
only. NJ
1t was the opinion of many people
around Revere that Boyer could moi
have been convicted, if he had re
NAMED and stood trial, and hence
his escape was not altogether the
best thing for him, as Fights taken
as evidence Of guilt in all cases.
Boyer IS .fiye. feet ten inches il
5heighth. His hair is black, his
eyes are blue and he has fair com
plexion. He can read and write,
and when he left the jail he was
wearing q pair Of blue overalls, with
bib, q dark gray hat, and carried a
black duck oVercoat, which he took
from the barn. Sheriff Small offers
a liberal reward for his arrest.
AT THE FAIR.