Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1905-09-15
A REMARKABLE
CRIMINAL

Edward Hayes, several accounts OF
whose actions have appeared lately in
the News, and who made such dar.
ing attempt to escape from the North.
umberland county prison is a most re
markable criminal. Above the aver
age intelligence he is rs sharp as q
steel trap, witty and as slick an in.
dividual as can be-
On Saturday morning Hayes was tax
en- before Justice Of the Peace Oar.
penter and charged by Special Officer
J. M. Rhoades with forcing All entr-
ance and stealing goods from the Penn.
sylvania railroad station az Herndon.
When Hayes was brought from the
jail securely hand cuffed to Officer
Britain, upon entering the Justice
office he appeared to be in the best OF
humor and spoke to all present in a
very pleasant manner. When the
charge was read to him of stealing six
shirts, six bottles of whiskey, a trunk
and a number of lead pencils, he re.
piled make it right and l will plead
guilty" He said that he took only
four bottles of whiskey aud did not
take any lead pencils. After he had
pleaded guilty he talked freely of his
attempted escape. He said that If he
had had better tools he would have
made his escape from his cell in one
hours time. He said he would advise
no one to try it as it was too hard a
job. The most difficult part of the
work was the bending of the sheet iron
ceiling which occupied most of his
time. He knew when he had been dis
covered trying to yet away, and was
quietly watching the officers who were
looking for him. When he saw the
light turned on in Warden Hancock 8
Ctfice he gave up all hope of making
his escape.
While Hayes was telling about his
attempted escape Officer SINNERS of
the Reading Company who arrested
him entered the office and Hayes look
ing up at him with smile said, ~
had good one on you but it did not
work, so l had to fix things SO that
you would not have the laugh on me-
When found that l could get through
my cell and through the roof l wrote
OH the wall of my cell "you may be
able to catch me on a passenger train
going mile minute but you can t
keep me. " When found that / was
discovered 1 rubbed the writing off
the wall
When Justice Carpenter told Hayes
that he would have to send him to jail
for Court he surprised everybody when
he said Now look here,I have made
a study of the law concerning bur.
Rlary, larceny and felonious entry" and
his explanation that followed was d
correct Interpretation of that part of
the law.
When questioned he said that he be-
lieved that his father and mother were
still living at Montoursville but he
''es" ooe oNOh piCh ioI bOln6 bllllS rs H1
had been away to college taking a
special course at the Eastern Peniten-
tiary. When told that his father was
one of the Jury Commissioners of Ly-
coming county he replied 81 wish he
was the Judge that will be brought
up before; maybe Pop would be easy
with me-" When leaving the office
for the Jail Justice Carpenter said
Good by Ed, come again." with a
laugh Hayes told the Justice to go to
the place where summer hest is a cool
breeze. but then turning he waved his
hand and said Il was only fooling.
Squire. I'll see you again.
Hayes does not drink. smoke or chew
and the list of places lie has robbed
would fill large book.