Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-08-18
CONSTANCE ARRAIGN-
ED AT BELLEFONTE

Dominic Constance was formally ar
raigned before Squire John Kerchline
of Bellefonte OH Saturday charged |
accessory before and after the fact, to |
the murder of Turnkey Condo. The
Commonwealth was represented by |
District Attorney N. b. Spangler He |
was held without bail. and is now |
confined in what is known as the light |
dungeon in the Centre county jail.
The only furnishing in the cell is n
mattress on which to sleep He is in
his stock ing feet, with only pair of
pantaloons and shirt to cover his
body. When first he was placed be-
hind the bars he was in fiendish dis
position He cursed and carried on
like "a mad man, saying that he did
not care what they did with his neck.
Frequently he said, Me no kill Jerry,
me only got out of Jail"
The formal arraignment of Con-
stance brings out the fact that since
! able of interest concerning the plans
for escape and the murder of Condo.
| He said that several days previous to
the escape, they decided to break Jail.
Little George, " meaning Livingston,
who is still at large, would carry mes
sagos to and fro betwee cells Nos.
and g. The staple on the door of cell
No S, was sawed off several days pri-
or to the escape, and Henderson asked
Dominic several times whether he
wanted to break Jail and escape, and
that when they got out, they would
color their hair, change clothes and
other mean of disguise. Friday morn
ing they asked Turnkey Condo when
Sheriff Taylor was coming back from
Gettysburg, to which Condo answered
tomorrow" George Livingston then
went down to the main prison door
and when one of the sheritf's girls
passed, asked her what they were GO
ing to do that evening. She told him
that they were going to the band con-
cert at Hecla Park. He then went
back to the cells and told the other
prisoners. They then held confer
ence and decided to break Jail that
night. Dillen and Green bent down
the one corner of the sheet iron door
of their cell. and placing stick be-
tween the jam and the door, crawled
out over it, went down stairs, and Sc
creted themselves in the bath room be-
/ low. Constance and Henderson were
J locked up in their cells, but they heard
Condo and Mccullough come in with
the hobbies Mccullough entered
, first, followed by Condo. Constance
said he heard Green and Dillen run
out, and when he struck Condo he
heard the latter cry out. What is the
matter with you fellows tonight:
: Then he groaned several times Greer
then pitched the keys mp to Livings
ton. who opened the cell in whicl
; Dominic was, along with Hender-
p son, and they both ran out.
1t was said that when the Italian
came out and ran down stairs, he
4 jumped upon Condo, as he lay upol
i the floor of the Jail, uncons cious
But Dominic denies that he eithe
struck him or jumped upon him. II
g says he saw Jerry lying with his heat
sideways on the floor, with his hands
heard them pound him, and knew VIII
; was doing 1t, because they were swear
ing at the old man After ne got out
he left the others at the door of tin
Jail, and struck for the mountains
He said that he was there ever since
within three miles of Bellefonte. He
got bread at different places and once
he paid boy TO get some for him
He denies that he had been at the Ita
ian shanties at the lime kilns. When
, asked where he got the black suit ant
hat ho replied, Someone gave then
to me-" He said that he slept in
, the mountains with very large um
brella to keep off the rain. He did
not enjoy sleep much for he feared
that someone would come aud shoot
him. He asid he was tired, and that
If they had not caught him, he was
coming to Bellefonte to give himself
up. When reminded that he had
threatened to kill the sheriff and Con
do. he said he was only in fun.