The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-15
DIDN'T LIKE THE TOWN.
Peter Shyes and Frank Carmack Went
to the Country to Hunt Work.

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the Court House in McConnells-
burg, beginning on Monday, the
goth day of March, Will be car
ried out to the letter with the ex-
ceptlon of the Jail Delivery part.
This has been attended to.
For several weeks three men
have been EMO ing the hospital
ty OF Sheriff Alexander, and there
never was the least bit of evi-
dence, either ~ word or deed
that they did not greatly relish
the Sherlff's buckwheat cakes
and sausage. There was plenty
of good wood within the walls Of
the old Fort to keep the inmates
comfortable, and the great BRICK
wall, three bricks in thickness,
and rising to the height of twelve
or thirteen feet, served as a pro-
lection against the wintry blasts
of old Boreas as they swept down
from the Ridge.
This condition was not TO be
dlspised as long as the men could
look out and see the snow piled
in drifts along the streets, and
Nick Roettger with his force of
men digging down through the
froze4 ground to thaw out the wa
ter pipes; but when the sun began
to make his appearance after his
visit to the southern hemisphere,
they began to long for other
scenes.
Tney didn't have to "long"
long after they had made up their
minds to quit the sherifI's bed
ind board. Nobody does that
wants to take leave of the Fulton
county jail. SO last Friday morn
ing when the Sheriff made his
early morning rounds, he found
the cooks only need to prepare
breakfast for one instead of three
The third man did not cars to
leave just !hen. He, no doubt,
felt that If he should become lone,
some, he could go at any other
TIT just as well.
The names of the prisoners,
who had thus taken their depart
ure were Peter Shives, awaiting
trial on the charge of rape, and
Frank Carmack who was IN jail
on a charge of theft. The one
who remained was Mr.. q. P. Car
mack, uarry's father.
The Carmacks were IN the
large room at the end of the cor
rid or upstairs, and Shives was
locked IN a strong (0 cell the first
at the head OF the stairway. (You
know the locat n, don't you 2?
Shives' charge being more
grave than til others, it was
though best to lake him feel that
he was IN the strong clutches of
the law, and he was locked in this
gloomy cell. Not a window, save
a narrow opening through the
wall near the top of the cell that
a kitten couldn't get through. In
the floor is a great bull ring, that
would make one shiver to think
of beng tied to it. A narrow cot
serves to sleep on, and small
stove to keep the cell warm; but
all thisls endurable. Whatstrlkes
terror to the heart of the man
confined IN the cell is to be told
yet
The entrance to the cell is made
through a heavy oak door, covered
with sheet iron. Great heavy
barn door hinges holds tim place.
Yes, here's the trouble. They
do not hold 1T in place. The wood
into which the staple which is
only about four inches IN length,
has decayed, the staples have
been pulled out and put in so Of
ten and wedgel | up with nails and
shvers of wood that they will not
hold. So that what terrorlzes the
prisoner most is the thought that
as he lies down at night to rest,
that that blamed heavy door may
fall on him at any minute, and
when he wakes up next morning
he will find himself in kingdom
come. So, we suppose Peter
stood the agony as long as his
nerves would permit, aud last
FRIDAY NIGHT he inst pullad the