The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-03-28
fot Busy
While City
Was Asleep
Our Other
r risoners Set Free

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Jeff Taylor, who was sentence to
fIye years In the penitentiary at this
term Of court. broke jail this morning
u 3: 10 o'clock and is reported to have
left ON train No. Z. After Jef had
been sentenced it is said that he told
some OF his associates that he would
never go to the pen. Four other pris-
oners escaped. namely, Pete Tonko-
wick of Pennington. who was tried for
numbering stonko Golac on Chapman
Hi1l few months ago. Martin Kar-
ION, of Montana, charged with assault
and battery; Song and Dance Muir
pry,p who was put in Jail last night
at 1880 O'clock for stealing horse
and buggy from Charles E Mccray,
Jr.. and Mike Rodacay, who was held
in Jail as witness for the State in
the case Of the State vs. Pete Tonko-
vich.
There we're several other prisoners
In the jail that did not try to escape.
among them is Fay Everson. who for
two years evaded the officers after
breaking out of the local JAIL. Everson
went out, got breakfast and pint OF
whiskey and then returned. Everson
informed Mrs. 2. F. Davis of the de-
livery this morning about six O'Clock.
George Tonkovieh, Mike Tonkovich
and Matt Tonkovich did not attempt
Ito leave their cell. They are In jail
awaiting trial on the charge of as
sau1ting stonko Goiac.
The escape was effected by means
OF an iron bar taken rom bunk. The
cage doors were broken open and the
prisoners all gained entrance to the
cage next to Porter alley. The iron
lattice door was broken open so that
man could get through. Outside the
iron gate Is a wooden door, This door
was not locked, but a clevtce Of a pad
lock was run through the steeple that
held the clamp. The prisoners burned
the wooden door with hot iron, max
ing hole sufficiently large to work
the cleyice from the staple and then
the door was flung open. when the men
came pouring out of the old jail as
last as they could, making their es-
cape from the rear yard.
w. G. Could. who is employed as
might watchman at the Jail, had left
about 1875 o'clock last night and
went out home. Yesterday he was
doing day work in place Of Deputy
Sheriff 2. F. Davis. who left yesterday
morning to visit his farm in Ohio.
Gould had been up the night before
and worked all day yesterday until he
went home last night, During the time
that he was trying to catch some sleep
Jen got busy and escaped, taking the
other prisoners with him.
Landes' bloodhounds were at Glow
er's Gan, trying to run down store
burglars there at the time the Jail de-
livery was made known. Sheriff Fur
bee called up VIII Raymond, OF Enter
prise and had him bring the Coal Com
pany's hounds. Mr.. Raymond came
with the dogs on the nine o'clock car.
The hounds were taken to the Jail and
were given scent. The rain made it
dimcult for them to work.
The dogs followed the trail out Cher
iry avenue some distance and then took
up High street. At two.thirty o'clock
This afternoon ]. A. Landls' dog was
chasing the trail through West Fair
mont.
Since JEFF Taylor has been sentenc-
ed Myrtle MeTifield has gone to the
county clerks office no less than ten
times and asked for marriage license
for herself and JeH Taylor.
Howard N. ogden. counsel for Jetf
Taylor in his trial, had sentence sus-
pended for thirty days in order that
he might have the record Of the case
made SO that he could make appliea-
,tion for ann appeal to the Supreme
Court. Mr. ogden had the record pref
II well made up but Jetf's escapade
last night put stop to further pro-
ceedings. Mr. Ogden is very much put
out that JEFF left uncerimonlously.