Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-05-18


II Is sald OF men VINO make enor-
nous fortunes by wrecking large prop
critics that they always have lawyer
at their elbows to advise them that
they shall keep within the law. 1t
would have been well for James Max
son had he done the same. The differ
enca hetween Maxson and these men
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!. ' a.o'pan.u uin - .ue p,isou
uoo's' anu al 'o'u nil, Una. Il .nere
was any .nins lucy cou'o 10 io' ui.n "
SQHnapu enen' "aAsou oesseu tneu
to assist MIN 70 escape. ana tney prom
ised to do 50.
Two OF them, woodruff and Somers.
met the same evening at Mrs. Max
sons house to form plan on which TO
set the husband and father at liberty
1t was agreed that Mrs. Maxson, who
could easily gain access to the prison.
should interest some of the officials
there In her case and induce them
either through sympathy or by bribery
to assist her husband to get out of the
penitentinry Enclosure.
The formation Of a plan Of escape
made a wonderful difference both to
the prisoner and his family. The
easiest way to turn a child from dis
appointment is to divert his mind with
the promise of something to take the
place of the object coveted. The man
Is but the grown child. 1t was com
paratively easy for Maxson to endure
his captivity SO long as his mind was
occupied with and his hopes were CEN
tered on his escape.
On her second visit to her husband
she began to study the officials there
with a view to selecting one or more
of them to interest In her case. MAY
son. being much broken down in health
at his entrance into the prison. sue
ceeded In getting himself transferred
to the hospital. There Mrs. Maxsop
while visiting him made the acouaint.
ance of Thomas Royie a bosnital ward.
en-. a man with kind disposition.
She took pains to tell him the story of
her husbands incarceration-how If he
had managed certain financial transac.
tons in a different wny from what he
did be would have been still n respect.
ed banker INSTEAD of a felon. Then
she told him Of the wreck of their hap.
DIV home. how their two little children
were constantly asking when mana
was coming hack 10 them Of her owu
distress In this wav she won the
mans sympafhy and finally nv offer
ing to make him independent in cast
he would contriye to get her HUSBAND
beyond the prison walls she captured
him to her purpose.
Bowie Thought the matter over anf
decided upon taking In an assistant
A night Waterman named Hunter had
access to the main Office room of tn,
prison where was kept a KEY that mus
be obtained or duplicated before ther,
would be any hone of getting Maxsor
ont Of the prison building Bowie told
Mrs. Maxson 70 endeayor TO interes
Hunter in the plan by offering him /
large sum of money. She succeeded
and after she had done so BOYLE com
municated with Hunter. and the,
formed man together 10 ref Max
son out of the building and into th,
prison ward. There they were TO assis
him to scale the walls. and he was Il
be met by his friends on the other side
The kav REQUIRED was RI onep Mar