The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-07-06


county jail 10. the Wild west he had
foolishly bought a horse for $40 that
was worth a hundred. not thinking
that the seller. being willing 70 part
with the horse for such q low price
must have stolen H. John was arrest
ed. charged with the theft. convicted
and sentenced 70 serve ave years IN
jail.
one day the TALLER said 10 John:
= shall see y0ur wife tomorrow.
Have you any message for herr
yes" replied john -teli her 10 get
me out OF this"
The jailer looked At his prisoner. sur
pused
-Do you mean" he asked. shat you
wish her 10 intercede with the Cover
nor 10 pardon your
mo: / wish her TO tell me how 70
escape"
The TALLER looked az John again. this
time with a melancholy expression
He considered that q man who would
send such a message BY one whost
business Il would b 70 thwart any
plan that might be adopted must be
losing bis mind
"Aii right be said. humoring the
poor man: ~l1l give her your message
The taller wenf the next day 10 the
town where the woman lived and. haE-
ing transacted the business be had 20
DO. went 10 SEQ her.
How b. my poor husbandr she
asked "a once
~Have you the courage 20 bear some
bad newsY' inquired the jaiier 10 ieu
% reply.
-Yes: ten me at once she asked
eagerly.
-well I fear the confinement and
the attendant misfortunes have AZ
fected his brain
The woman was very much over
cone By this and begged the laiier 70
tell her what had brought him 10 such
q conclusion. whereupon the latter
gave her her husbands measaea A.
soon a. she heard Il she 81 up such
q wail that many Of the neighborn
rushed ~ 10 know what was the mat
Ter. Mn Bounce told them that the
Imprisonment her husband was sur.
ferlng Tor an onenae o. which be was
innocent had affected his mind; be
had gone dan. They advised her 70
secure the services Of q lawyer 10
have John bronRht before a commits
sion % Determine the facts n one o.
unaound mind had hcen convicted an
injusiice had been done which should
- righied Tho prisoner had always
been much liked IN the town. and q
great deal Of sympathy was mani
Tested for him. When the laler len
them b. promised the wife that be
would observe her husband closely
and When ho came again would bring
her another mcasaEe-that 4. n John
had any 70 send
The next message the iaiier brought
MnL Bounce was; NY jailer thinkn
me insane. he eve was more mis-
taken Ia his lifa wings ara nov
growing on my shoulders ~ ne
nut dag Of The month they VIII Be
fully opru and then I shah ~ up
the chimney and return 10 you and
our ~ch1dren.-
When Mr Bounce received this
message ahe walled louder than ever.
declaring that the cruel treatment her
husband was receiving. be being In
~csrrerated IN q cell. was making BIZ
condition worse every day. The taller
assured her that her husband was not
IN q cell. but IN q room By himself, IN
which there wan an @s1 fashioned
large chimney giving nne ventilation.
But she refused to BE- c0mfortcd
AZ noon as the taiier had departed
Mira Bounce went out and bought sew
'eral ladders. besides city feet Of stout
rope. and put them m her cellar. On
tho night Of the last day Of the month
she hitcbcd the family horse 10 the
wagon. put the ladders and the rope
DO Il and set out for the JAN. She
timed her starting q reach her desui
nation az midnight. and. atopplns q
short distance from the building that
btood BY itself. she carried the ladders
10 the wall that surrounded r. Placing
one ladder against the wall, she mount
I'd Il. and. selecting another that would
reach from the wall to the roof Of the
Sail. with the coll Of rope on her arm.
nhe climbed on to the roof and. going
10 a large chimney. let one end Of the
rope fall with a thud on the hearth
below. John. who vas on the watch,
heard Il and. aeiEing q, tied e around
his body under his arms. Then, jerk.
ing II for a signal. Mrs. Bounce began
70 pull.
The chimney was not large enough
70 enable John 10 help himself, but
his wife wal q strong as well a. q
shrewd woman. and By dint Of hard
pulling she got him up. and. scram-
bling 70 the wall and to the ground
outside. they took the ladders and the
rope With them and drove away.
The next morning Mrs. Bounce told
the n~elehbors that her poor deludcd
husband bad appeared az home during
the night. declaring that be bad wings
on his shoulders and had Gown up the
chimney. They were all very much
puzzled. but sworo that the half witted
fellow should not 90 back to jail.
when the jaller learned what had hgp-
pened ho knew he had been outwitted,
but he dare not tell the story TO the