The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-16
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OVER FORTY MILES
Got Out Of Foster County
Jail in Clever Manner But
Was Captured

Darlington, n. D., Dec. 16.-After
covering yer forty miles on foot with
in twenty-four hours after his escape
from the Foster county Jail. Theodore
Tobias was found by the officers hiding
in a cellar at the Stutsman county
home of VIM. Stoerling. Tobias. who
is cripple. in the limbs, If not in the
head, as the officers are endeavoring
to prove, made the entire forty miles
in his peculiar little trot, taking steps
only a few inches long. In making
his escape from the Jail. he wore one
big shoe and one small one. This, to-
gether with the fresh snow, made it
easy to trail him.
In escaping from the Jail shortly
after 9 o'clock. Tobias picked the lock
on the steel door that opens into the
kitchen of the sherifr's residence.
Coming out of the Jail, he locked the
door behind him, put the key in his
pocket and walked out the kitchen
door before Misses Mable and Della
Sands, the only occupants Of the
house, and who were dumbfounded at
the sight. Several of the piggers who
are serving ninety day sentences. en-
deavored to escape with Tobias when
they found he had found access to the
outside world. A stick Of wood and
an old shoe were thrown at the other
prisoners by Tobias just as he was
making his getaway. 1t was doubt
less to keep the other prisoners in the
Jail that Tobias saw At to lake the key
to the steel door with him. He is now
Rack in Jail and will occupy a steel
cell in the future.
Sheriff Atkins has only cell room
for four Of his prisoners and has been
obliged to keep the balance In the Jail
corridors. The windows are covered
ylyffh hoo w. ctnal no 90 nod a. -,~- ~
ways supposed the big steel doors
were safe from tampering, but in some
way Tobias was able to pick the lock
and escape.
Sheriff Atkins was at the Wright
lecture when word was brought to
him. He Immediately set out on foot
in pursuit, following the 500 tracks as
far as Spur IL. He left word for
deputies to follow him. The capture
was effected after Tobias had covered
! remarkable distance.
During the evening prior to the e.
cape, the young ladies at the sher-
ifs residence heard a noise that
caused them to think the locks were
being tempered with. Investigation
showed that the doors were secure ant
nothing more was thought Of it at the
time. aa-such noises in the jail par
are frequent. Some time after the frs
alarm there was again reason to in,
vestigate the doors. They were found
secure but one of the young ladies no
ticed that the key was gone, and wa
positive 1t was there when they in
vestigated the first time. A few min
utes later Tobias stepped forth an,
made his getaway. Realizing tn
futility Of graphing alone with sucl
a character, the girls could only gas
and wait a few minutes to recove
their breath before sounding tn
alarm. m of them going then to tn
church in quest of the sheriff. 1t wa
a nerve racking time for the younI
ladies, as they did not know the ex
act condition Of the jail doors. no
what might be expected from the bal
ance of the prisoners should they ais
tryi to make their escape.
1t is probable that Tobias will agai
be tried for his sanity. The crimina
case against him-that Of selling bee
lis not strong. He has relatives /
Minnesota who claim they will loo
after him if he is released.