The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-18
JAIL DELIVERY
Prisoners Make Escape
Last Evening.
SAWED A WAY OUT
Men are Almost Certain 10 Be
Reeaptured Within a Short
Time:
TWO PRISONERS sTAID IN
Officers Along Railroad and Water.
front Have Been Notified and the
Escape Of the Men 10 consld.
cred Next TO impossible.

A Jail delivery occurred last nigh,
at the county Baatile. and, somewhere
In the rain and mist. Fred Stanch and
Harry c, Lowe are wandering --ffgi-
tives from justice.
Their own act places them beyond
the pale OF the law.
The jail-brsak was not diseoyered
until II o'clock. but because Of the
Kindness OF the sheriff. the prisoners
had been able to do their work 10
cleverly that II was not noticed. and
the men effected their escape without
an alarm being given.
Deputy Anderson. who waa called
away from the jail for short time.
found, upon his return. that two bars
IN the door from the corridor had been
sawed with Russian iron saws, and the
two on each side had been so bent as
10 form an aperture OF SONS II inches,
and through this the prisoners made
their way After being out OF the cor
ridor. II was only the work OF mo-
ment for the two men 20 break down
the outer door and escape.
Because OF the inferior accommoda-
tlons of the old Jail. Sheriff Llnvilie
directed that the prisoners be allowed
the freedom OF the corridor during the
cold weather. instead OF being locked
In the cold. damp cells and to this
act OF lenlency the prisoners owe the
chance that gave them temporary
freedom. for their recapture In certain,
The work OF saving the bars was
evidently done during the temporary
enforced absence OF Deputy Anderson,
and the officers have not an yet been
able to form theory as to where the
saws with which the work was done
were obtained, but the belief Is ex-
pressed that Lowe. whose record Ia
little known. had them somewhere
about his person when he was incar-
cerated,
The local record of the two men Is
as follows: Lowe was arrested for the
theft of some shoes by Sheriff Llnvllle,
Lowe stole the shoes, had alterations
made by the application OF rubber
heels. and then, by strange freak Of
poetica justice tried to sell them to
the man TO whom they were consigned
In Astoria. The conslgnee recognized
the shoes as part Of delayed ship
ment he was expecting, and the arrest
followed.
Fred Stanch, who was an employe
OF the O. II. & N. railway, was arrested
for theft from his employers, and was
followed TO his brothers home In
washington, where the goods were
found. having been shipped there for
safe keeping. Stanch has wife and
children, but Lowe is not known to
have any competitions and but little Is
known OF his record.
A peculiar feature Of the jail de-
livery Is found in the fact that two
other prisoners, Matti Johnson lin
sanity, and John Tenharri (accused Of
making indecent proposals to little
girls In Uniontown), did not attempt
to esacpe, and were occupying their
usual places In the corridor when the
Tailor returned. They were, doubtless
cognlzant of the prisoners escape, but
they had little to say when interro-
gated; In fact Tenhari has no English,
and johnson was yesterday morning
adjudged insane.
The avenues of escape, unless by
skin, have been closed on the water
front, and 1t is believed that the men
have either gone along the line Of the
A. g. c. railroad or are tramping Gross
country" and the officers at all places
they must pass have been notified.
Sheriff Linville Is out of town,