The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-12
SIPES IN JAIL AGAIN.
Sheriff Harris Arrested Him at The
Home Of His Parents Monday
Afternoon.
PRISONER WAS CONCEALED IN BED.


that Sheriff Harris got IN court
last week as result of his not
keeping Russell Slpes in jail last
July when Slpes was IN his custo
dy, and afterwards permitting
him to escape when he had the
prisoner the second time, the
Sheriff did get busy Monday
morning, and "oefore the golden
orb Of day had sunk behind the
western horizon" Russell Slpes
was back in his old quarters (D.
the murderer's cell in the county
bastlle.
! According to the Sherllf's own
story, he "felt it IN his bones"
that Russell was not far away,
and on Monday morning he made
a visit to the home of Russell's
parents. When he came away
from that home, he felt sure that
he could land his prisoner. Ac.
cordlngly, he went to Justice of
the Peace Robinson and secured
search warrants to enter and
search the premises of James
Sipes, Russell's grandfather; that
of Mrs. Daisy Plttman, the pris
oner's aunt, and that of Frank B.
Slpes, the prisoners father.
Then he quietly notified the fol.
loving persons, namely, D. h.
Ramsey, DR.. f. X. Stevens, Ed
D. Sinner, N, II. Roettger, Geo.
Suders, James j. Harris, and Roy
G. Cromwell to meet him at the
City Hotel at 3 o'clock, Monday
afternoon. At the time appoint.
ed Sheriff Harris and Deputy
Sheriff A. D. Holman met the
seven persons already named and
then Sheriff Harris uufolded his
plans and deputlzed hlsassistants.
Detailing Ramsey, Sud ers,
Sinner, and Roettger to go to
Frank B. Slpes's residence and
guard the premises, the Sheriff
and the other four went to the
home of James Sipes and
thoroughly searched thepremlses
for the prisoner. Not finding I
him, they went to Frank Sipes's, '
where they were met by Duffield
SIpes brother of Russell, who c
informed the party that they 7
could not enter the house as his '
wife was inside the building in a G
highly nervous condition, and to I
excite her further might result
in her death. He backed up his
requests by shot gun. Having s
due regard foY sick woman, the Il
sheriff ran down to DR.. Mosser, v
Mrs. Sipes's physician, who came t
up and took charge of the patient t
while the search was being made. r
Sheriff Harris and Deputy Hob
man went into the house and
made a thorough search, without
discovering any evidence of the
prisoner. Not feeling entirely
willing to give it up, they went
back INTO a bedroom on the first {
floor. In this room were two .
beds-innocent looking as any u
beds IN grandmothers's spare q
room. Built up squarely, clean II
white counterpane without a .
neatly tackled IN along !
The sides. The Sherlff's atten. =
hon was directed to the fact that II
she mattress and springs swung Il
| little low and be raised the COW '
ar at the foot of the he'd and .
a glance of Russell's feet u
On account of the wrought-up :
condition of Russell's mother and %
lis brother Duffield and one gun Il
n sight, the Sheriff concluded 1t O
pest not to disturb Russell until b
he had more help; hence he went s.
10 the door and called for outside s
assistance. When James j. Har. ii
lis, Roy q. Cromwell and Deputy
Holman were at the bedside, s
Harris threw off the cover ID
Ind Roy Cromwell and James +. il
Harris grabbed their man, who n
lid not offer any resistance. The n
BOY was IN bed with his clothes O
m, and as there was not much c.
chance for oxygen IN the bed, he S
vas nearly roasted, and glad to n
get breath of cool fresh air. fl