The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-09-06
PRISONERS ASSAULT SHERIFF GOODRICH
AND ESCAPE FROM COUNTY JAIL
Malford Colway's Freedom Short Lived While
Theodore Post is Still at Large
would have been there now, to wait
the action of the Grand Jury
BUT-CHAPTER 2

would have been there now, to wait
the action of the Grand Jury
BUT-CHAPTER 2
Theodore Post was in Jail.
He didn't like the narrow confines
of jail life, In fact he told his friends
so. For this reason he gathered to-
gether on a certain evening, several
inmates of the county bastile and
plans were made for an. escape.
Everything worked like charm.
Among the most conspicuous confed-
!. crates was one Manfred Galway, fam
ed for his love of watching other peo1
Piles buildings burn and for breaking
Jail
On Sunday night Galway, who had
been kept in close confinement since
his break some weeks ago, had for
some reason been given a little liber-
ty. He was in an outer corridor and
Sheriff Goodrich came in and told him
to get into his cell. The lights in the
Jail were very dim, as tho the plotters
had been tampering with the lighting
system The Sheriff ordered Cal
way "a second time to enter his bed
chamber and supposing he had done
so. locked the door. Turning to the
cage he unlocked the doors of other
cells and as his back was turned, Cal
way and the notorious Mr.. Post, at
tackled him. One threw pepper in
his eyes and the other beat him with
an improvised billy.
The sheriff warded off the first blow
and being unarmed rushed to the
stairs where he kept the mob at bay
while he shouted for help. He knew
there were seven or eight taking part
, in the attack altho they could not be
seen because of the darkness. Fin
ally the discontented convicts got the
better of the Sheriff and two of them
Galway and Post, made dash for the
door. They thanked their friends be-
, hind for their services by locking the
door on their way out.
Deputy and Mrs Chute became sus-
picious that all was not we'll and go
ing to the inner quarters of the jail
: found the Sheriff. Chief of Police
J Frank Thompson was called as were
: Robert Hall and Ernest Witham. the
three starting Immediately on the
l search. Meanwhile quiet reigned
within, the prisoners who had been
t double crossed undoubtedly condemn
| ing the ring leaders for thus leaving
/ them.
J As was his custom, Galway took for
: the woods. On the way to the tall
timbers he met one Edward Ester
} brook and when this man tried to
| the would-be detainer discreetly with
] drew.
/ But the search for Galway didn't
last long. He wanted to go home and
t see the folks and when the searching
party arrived at the Galway residence
they found the young man easily
|
! and has not been seen exercising in
, the corridor since his second escape
: Now the young man Post is still at
: large. He has caused more excite
, ment in Skowhegan than any other
!. individual agent known in the history
J of the town. Everyone is acquainted
with his first crime, that is the first
: one committed here, If there were
others. and all know too of the oppor-
tunities that were given him here
| Now he has gone back on the town
He simply didn't like the place, he
! had often told that to his new found
friends, and so he has gone; where
no one but himself knows. There
are several of our citizens who are so
fond of the fellow that they would
like to see him again and as quickly
as possible.
All await with interest the next es-
cape of Mr.. Galway and the appre-
hension of the young fellow who call
ed himself Post"
Immediately following the escape of
the two men Sheriff Goodrich started
in pursuit He was suffering from
several bruises but was not incapaci-
ated for the work of tracing Theodore.
1t was reported that Post was seen
near the log piles early Monday
morning and later in the day foot
J prints of a man were seen near the
Womans' Reformatory. The shoe
which made the clear cut impression
in the mud was one of the latest style
which sounds much like Post
1t was furthermore reported that
on Monday the Whitney garage in Nor
ridgewock was broken into an attempt
made to steal an automobile. A coat
was also found missing. 1t is known
} that at the time of his escape Post
wore neither coat or hat
Sheriff Goodrich sensed the idea
that the man might be In Lewiston.
!, He took the train Monday morning
for that city, keeping careful watch
at all railroad stations. The search
has thus far been fruitless and one
philosopher sums Ii up In these