The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-24
SlPES STILL AT LARGE.
Sheriff Harris to Answer at October
Court. Charge for Allowing PriS-
Oner 10 Escape.

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story that the sheriff told us that
morning was, that some one had
gained access to the Jail through
the back yard, and had aided the
prisoner, who was locked IN the
murderer's cell to escape from
prison.
During the day an impression
prevailed that there was some
thing "ishy" about the transac-
tion, and several citizens intlmat.
ed to the Sheriff that 1t would be
to his advantage TO make an effort
to recapture the prisoner.
The story current Is that early
Friday morning the Sheriff was
seen with the prisoner going
from the home of James Sipes to
that of the home of the prisoners
father, f. b. Sipes. Later, the
Sheriff started with the prisoner
from f. B. Slpes' home, down the
alley in the direction of the iall. |
When the Sheriff and Russell |
came TO the crossing of the al
leys, going westward, Russell
left the Sheriff and ran north
ward, crossing the Commons and
entering a field. The Sheriff
chased the prisoner to the field,
and then returned.
A few hours later, four citizens
of the Borough went before Jus.
tice S. Al. Robinson and made
formal information against the
Sheriff on threecounts, as follows:
Suffering one Russell Slpes,
charged with arson, to escape
through gross negligence.
Refusing to execute a lawful c
process committing RusselLSipes '
10 the county Jail. a
Allowing said Sipes to escape I
md be at large after having had Il
lm IN charge. d
AS soon as the Sheriff heard t
,haL information had been made, Il
le appeared before the Justice
md asked PERMISSION to enter n
'ail for his appearance at a hear. S
ng which had been fixed for Ii
Monday morning at 8 o'clock. t;
The Sheriff was then allowed to h
20 out and hunt bail, which had p
'een fixed at $1,000. Not being 2
uccessful, IN finding any one VI
Wiling to bail him, District At. I'll
orney Lynch and Attorney John 7
,. Slpes appeared before Justice IN
1 the peace and insisted that the l
mount of bail was exorbitant I'll
nd that it should not be over W
800, whereupon, the amount of Ell
all was made $500 and the Sher- g
I was released upon his own re. TO
Ognlzance. th
On Sunday evening District W
-ttorney Lynch notified the Jus. w
ce of the Peace that there would
OF be any hearing Monday morn
lg, and on Monday morning DIS
'lct Attorney Lynch and Sher- .o
Harris went to the Justices S 49,
lice and renewed the recogniz 90
ice for the appearance of the ho
herlif at October term of Court. !.
The prisoner is still at large. 80
reward of one hundred dollars ,
Is been offered by the Town -,
)uncll for his arrest and return. %,
other reward has been offered. ro
lr local authorities have been 80,
tive, advantage taken Of every 49,,
ue.
To add to the tension to which o0'
r people are wrought up, 1T ~
rs discovered last Friday morn WI
g that some one had coal oiled "rl
9 cellar of the building in which
M. Downes' barber shop is
,ated. So thoroughly had the Z
'rk been done, that it required Un
ly the application of a match to out
Lrt a conaagraton right IN the ent
art Of the town. sch
The NEWS is not here to say tea
1t Russell Slpes is guilty of all a
fires, or of any of them; for The
VI has not been proven. Nor, ber
es the News say that Russell is adu
only dangerous citizen Nc. of 8
nnellsburg has. That the or
rough has suffered at the S6,O
Ids of some person or persons.
cry evident, and 1t is up to the dow
nile of Mc(,onnolIShuro ool A..