The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-08-23
LETTER
Is Received By The Banner
From ChaS SuttieS
The Man Who Escaped From
County Jail
Dated Letter Columbus, But
Mailed At Gambler
says he was Ill Wnlle L0D-
fined In Jail
And viii Return In Time For
His Trial

Saturday mornings mail brought a
letter to the Banner from Charles Sut-
ties, the escaped prisoner from the
Knox county Jail, whose whereabouts
are now unknown.
The letter to the Banner was dated
Columbus, o., August 1S, 1910, but
the envelope showed that the CON-
munication had been mailed at Gam
bier on August 10, at p m. While
it would appear that an effort had
been made to make it appear the let
ter was written from Columbus it is
the positive belief of Sheriff Parker
county Jail before making his escape.
While Sheriff Parker was searching
the Suttles home on Thursday even
ing he found the very same letter
which was mailed to the Banner on
Friday evening. Sheriff Parker was
shown the letter received by the Ban
ner Saturday morning and he stated
it was the same communication he
read at the Suttles home Thursday
night. 1t therefore appears that SUIT
ties wrote the letter in the county
Jail, that he took it with him when
he escaped and gave it to his wife
when he appeared at the home early
Thursday morning. The address on
the envelope is in different hand
writing from the letter and it is prob
able that Mrs. Suttles addressed the
letter and mailed 1t to the Banner.
The letter tells nothing of Suttles
whereabouts, but dating the letter
Columbus, o., 1t appears that Suttles
would have the sheriff believe he was
located in that city. While Sheriff
Parker has heard nothing of Suttles
whereabouts since early Thursday
morning he is led to believe that the
man is still in hiding near his home
east of Gambler. A number of per-
sons have been watching the house
during the daytime, but it is the opin-
ion of the sheriff that Sutttles re-
mains in hiding during the daytime
and travels about at night.
Suttles' mother resides in Columbus
and 1t is possible that he desired to
throw the officials off his track by
dating the communication Columbus,
Ohio.
The letter shows that Suttles is an
illiterate man. 1t is difficult to de-
cipher parts of the letter. 1t is as
follows:
Columbus o August the IS 1910
to the Editor of Banner have bin
am not guilty of it scanned as had
lots of friends when was out and
when / got in trobble my friends is
very Scarce not Being ust to Beeing
Confined my helth Can See hant
near as good Know as it was when
Come hear Can See Every Day 1t
gets worse and / would have got
out on Bond long ago But one of my
near neighborss thought was my
Best friend turned Out to Be Know
good and toled Ever one he thought
would Sing my Bond he would talk his
head off hate to go way from my
home But am gowing to try to Stay
Some place until my Case Comes up
this fall and if am luckey to keep a
way will Be hear when am Call for
the Charge brot against me just Dun
it Be Caust he had Broke up his own
home and he thought that we was get
ting along to well it Scanned to hurt
him want to Say that my wife Sed
to me one Day when she was up to
See me that quite lot of Our neigh
bors have Dun the Best for her this
Summer as they Could hope that
will Be able to help them in Return
for that they have Dun for us this
Summer
Charley Suttles
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