Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-04-12
STARTLING TESTIMONY
At WINTERS HEARING
CassvilIe Real Estate Man Claims
He Paid for Escape.
This Statement Flatly Denied-W Winters
Bound Over for Trial at October
Term of Court.

The hearing of D. B. Winters for
forgery was held before G. W. Bur-
rows, justice of the peace, Friday
afternoon and resulted in the de-
PENDANT being bound over to appear
for trial at the fall session of circuit
court. In default OF the required
bond Of $4,000 he was committed to the
county Jail to await trial.
The greater part of the hearing was
taken up in questioning Jay G.
Ha rcleroad, Fred Avery, Undersheriff
Horace Hymer and D. 3. Winters in
regard to the manner of the prisoners s.
escape from the former undersheriff
who had him in charge during Mr..
Hymer's absence. Startling charges
were made by Winters against
Harcleroad while under oath. He
stated in substance that he gave the
latter $50 after Harcleroad had sug-
gested that he beat it..
The prisoners story of his arrest.
and attempted escape is substantially
as follows: He was arrested in his
Office Immediately after the under
sheriff had attached his property.
Later Mr.. Hymer had taken him down
the street and left him in charge of
Jay Harcleroad while he went up
town to attend to some business
matters.
Winters and Harcleroad sat in front
of restaurant directly opposite the
barn used by the former and accord
ing to the prisoners testimony.
Harcleroad said to him, You're
under arrest for forgery. That will
mean ten years if you're convicted. -
That's long time answered
Winters
Later in crossing the street to the
barn Harcleroad suggested why
don't you beat it -
Il have no way to beat il, RESI-
pended the prisoner.
'I'll help you if you try Har-
cleroad is said to have offered, and
suggested that Winters saddle horse
and make his escape.
The horse was saddled by a man in
Winters employ and Winters mount
ed him but later dismounted saying
''That Will never do, The farmers
will shoot my head off. -
He then handed Harcleroad $40. 90
and they waited at the barn until it
was closed. Winters stated that he
would go down the street to buy some
hay of a party with whom ne was
acquainted and Harcleroad accom-
panied him After applying unsuc-
cessfully at one house they went to-
the Ortscheid home near the end of
the street Harcleroad stayed at the
gate while Winters went to the house.
where he stayed for some time in
conversation with Mr.. Ortscheid.
He left the house and started to-
run and he Claims Harcleroad did not
pursue him so far as he knew. He
made his way to Potosi and was
captured next morning by Under-
sheriff Hymer as he was boarding the
train.
Jay Harcleroad told a different
story than Winters. He says that he
did not consider himself deputized 60
take charge of the prisoner; that Mr..
Hymer in leaving them for the first
time merely told Winters to stay with
him until he (the undersheriff) rs-
turned. Seeing friend en- the op-
posite side of the street he went over
to talk to him, Winters accompany
ing. While standing in front of the
barn Winters called to a helper To-
saddle horse, which the man did
and the prisoner mounted. Jay told
him be had better get off and the
prisoner did as he was told. The
man showed considerable uneasiness
and Harcleroad dispatched Fred Avery
in search of the undersheriff, whom
Avery met coming toward the barn.
Mr.. Hymer again left them, this
time to get a lunch Harcleroad said
that he'd better take the prisoner
with him, that perhaps be was hungry
too but after speaking to Winters Mr.
Hymer went to nearby restaurant
alone.
After time Winters said that he
would like to buy some hay and
Harcleroad accompanied him to two
places. From the second house, the
Ortscheid residence, Winters started
to run an! Harcleroad pursued him
for considerable distance but could
not catch him. He had no weapon.
After giving up the pursuit he called
at the nearest house to inquire if they
had telephone but as they had none
ne went up the street to find the