The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-28
GAVE OFFICERS
A MERRY CHASE
Unknown Man Makes His
Escape.
WAS SECURELY HANDCUfFED
Man Was Accused of Train
Riding.
Two Associates are Brought To Mar
ion and Turned Over TO the Police.
Fine and Costs Assessed Against
Each.

If anybody sees a man running
loose in the eastern part of the coun-
ty, with his hands clamped together
in a big steel pair of handouts, they
will know that he is wanted at local
police headquarters.
A man whose name was unknown
slipped the Erie detectives near CAL
edonia Saturday night and is running
at large. He was charged with train
riding and the detectives are confident
that he was a Jail bird or some fugi-
tive of justice or he would not have
taken such long chances to effect his
escape.
Detective John Stone picked up
Fred Byers and Samuel Fosnaught, of
this city, as they were boarding the
head end of an Erie passenger at
Gallon, late Saturday night. The
stranger was also arrested at that
time. The three were handcuffed and
placed on the train. When the pass
enger stopped near Caledonia, the
stranger jumped through a window,
over wire fence and fed across a
corn field. Detective Stone and an
associate railroad officer followed him
wore % heavy pair of handcuns Sc
ourely locked with a Yale clamp.
Byers and Fosnaught were brought
en- to this city by the passenger con-
ductor. They were turned over to
the local police and committed In
the city prison. The local authorities
had no keys to 1T the handcuifs ana
for several hours, the two men were
compelled to sit behind prison bars
with their hands locked together Inc
detectives arrived in the city early
Sunday morning, after having given
up the search for the escaped pris-
oner. .,
Detective Stone filed an afhdaVit
against Byers and Fosnaught charg'
ing them with train riding. They en-
tered pleas of guilty and Mayor Seit-
er imposed fines Of $3.50 each and as
sessed the COSTS The total ASSESS
ments aggregated IS each. The men
paid and were released.
Joe Younkers, very drunk, was ar
rested by Captain Bond at 10 O'Clock
Sunday night. He was lying III
helpless condition on North state
street, when the officer discovered
him.
In handling this man the police re-
allied the importance of having u pa
troll wagon. The man was too drunk
to walk and It was necessary TO REM
n wagon at a local livery barn. TO con-
vey him to police headquarters.
Younkers will be arraigned pelore
Mayor Setter Monday afternoon
The Italian grocers on North Main
street observed the instructions hand
ed out by Chief Klinefelter, sunday
They closed their doors and no busi-
ress was transacted in any FORM
Solomon Fling, the "dry" detective
who has been causing consterhatiol !
among bootleggers in Athehs anu
Wyandott counties engaged IN speu,
tacular pugilistic encounter on Norln
state street, opposite the Ackernnal
hotel, Sunday evening. sam hopeIN
| the big fellow who works ior ben
| Mozier, was his victim. o,
] The fight occurred about so
o'clock Just at the time wheh th'
good people were returning nome IRON
the Easter church services. shor'
| chewing match preceded the ehcouh'
err. An old grudge was renewed ah'
for u moment, Roberts forgot tlla
ming was once the champion MS
fighter of an entire regiment OF men
Iir the regular army. There wer'
Ionly a few blows struck fnh'
seemed to have 1t his own way ah'
Roberts is said 80 have received
severe beating.
Mayor Setter did not hear OF TN
fight until Monday. Fling appeare'
AT police headquarters and INFORMED
the mayor of his trouble. Inei
were no charges against hlm' pu
Mayor Setter heard him plead gun.
TO fighting and imposed hne OF ~
There were no costs. Fling paid an
left as quietly as he came -,
Mayor Setter forgot to give out .,'
account of the trouble when TN
Newspaper men called Monday morn
ing When later approached apou
the matter, he admitted having hne
Fling 81. The mayor believed Una
Fling was justinable In punching
his victim and. the minimum fine wa
imposed. Fling is an applicant for
| Job on the Marion police force an
there Is strong belief that he stano
lin well with the powers that be-
Mayor John @. Setter and Chief {
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