Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-26
ESCAPE FROM JAIL
Dereliot Juror Tells Sheriff He is
Freed in Judges Presence.
SEARS MODS AND ANDERSON GOES
Prisoner Later Calls on Judge for
Letter 90 Get Job Back and IL
Ordered TO JRiI-NOw
Missing.

Discovering that the release from Jail OF
A. H.. Anderson. former grand Juror, was
due to a misunderstanding, Sheriff Bradley
is now securing the city for traces OF the
missing man. but up to 2 o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon had not succeeded In To-
eating him. Sheriff Bradley did not learn
until late Tuesday that Judge Sears had
not intended to release Anderson, though
Deputy Sheriff Stewart understood that
was his intention.
Anderson was at his home at 1914 South
-Twenty-fourth street about 10 o'clock Tues
day night. lie left at that time. telling
his wife he would cali her up by phone
and let her know where he was. She did
not hear from him.
Tuesday morning after an interview with
Mrs. Anderson, Judge Sears called An
derson over from the court house and had
a talk with him in his private office. The
two came out Of the private office to-
sether and Anderson said to Deputy
Sheriff Stewort, well, I'm going to leave
you. The judge has let me CO.
The deputy sheriff looked at the Judge
and the latter nodded and raised his hand
in a gesture OF salutation. Stewart un-
derstood the judge was confirming what
Anderson had said and took the prisoner
over to the Jail and turned him loose.
Anderson applied to the Union Pacific
for his old job as a switchman. but the
foreman told him he must get a letter from
Judge Sears before he would be taken
back. Anderson then began a search for
the judge, finding him late in the evening
at the Elks club.
why amt you IN Jail" said the judge
when he saw Anderson. Anderson ex-
planned his mission and said he supposed
he had been released.
Ordered Back to Jail.
You go back to Jail" said Judge Sears
and Anderson went back to the Jail. He
did not tell Stewart, however, what the
judge had told him, but had a social visit
with the deputies and distributed some
tobacco among the unfortunate ones in the
bull pen. He evidently could not screw
up his courage to the point of telling the
jailer to lock him up again and at this
time the misunderstanding had not been
explained. Finally he left the jail and
went home. Sheriff Bradley a little later
found out the mistake and at once sought
to locate Anderson, but he has failed so
far.
Mrs. Anderson says her husband left
her about 10 o'clock Tuesday night saying
Nc "bhlu all lfl up II mas lOl uOHe
so and she is al a loss to know where
he is.
"He said he wouldn't go back to jail
again" she explained.
Mrs. Anderson is in a very Respondent
mood and her mother. Mrs. Lundell, has
taken her to her home on Caldwell street
to care for her until matters can be
Strengthened out for the family.
There was a report that Mrs. Anderson
had taken poison, but her mother says
not and when the matter was preached &c
the young woman she cried.
Anderson pleaded guilty Saturday to con,
tempt of court for trying to use his In
fluence as a grand juror to protect 6
friend from a criminal Investigation. II,
was given a sentence OF thirty days in the
county jail and had served five days wher
the peculiar mistake released him.