Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1919-08-28
PAUL ESCAPES At
NIGHT AS DEPUTY
SHERIFF GOES FOR
MAIL; IN PURSUIT
Man Held on Charge of Embex-
element Is Believed to Be
Hiding in the Mountains
Brought Here from Spokane on
Monday, He Flees Wednes-
day Evening; Leaves Note

g. W. Paul Of Golden Wednesday
night sawed and kicked his way ont Of
the county Jail in Grangeville and os-
capped He is believed to have fled to
the mountain Businesses Of Idaho coun-
ty, where difficulty win be experienced
in locating him. Deputy sheriffs are
securing the mountains in an effort TO
find him.
CHARGE FALSE PRETENsEs
Paul was brought to Grangeville on
Monday by Deputy Sheriff Robertson
from Spokane, where he was arrested
on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses He was released from
Jail in Spokane, where he was held for
two months on a charge of vagrancy,
only to be brought to Idaho county on
the false pretenses charge, and to es-
cape.
Deputy Robertson, who sleeps in the
sheriff IS office, left the office about 10
Tuesday night to get the evening mail.
Paul was in the "bull pen." Owing to
the fact that the steel cells had recently
been fumigated, and gave forth an Of
fensive odor, Paul was not locked in
cell, from which escape would have
been practically impossible He was
the only prisoner in the Jail. When
Deputy Robertson returned to the Jail
at 1920, Paul was gone.
BREAKS OUT PARTITION
Paul made his escape by saving nails
which held a wooden partition separat-
ing the "bull pen" from the corridor
The partition is formed of two-by-fours,
laid one on top of the other, making a
solid wooden partition four inches In
thickness and extending from the Jail
floor to the ceiling. These wooden
blocks, in the northwest corner of the
jail, are about eighteen inches in length.
Paul, it is believed, had in his possess
ion saw, with which he cut the nails
on one end of the wooden blocks. He
then kicked the blocks away forming a
hole about eighteen inches high, through
which he crawled. Once in the corridor
escape through the rear door was easy.
Joe Bossineau, a trusty, who was In
the compartment occupied by the dep
uty sheriff, heard a noise in the Jail
and called to Paul, but a minute later
the prisoner was gone.
PAUL. 80 YEARS OLD
Paul, who is 80 years old, was arrest
Sites, on a charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. 1t it alleged
that Paul, signed the name of his step
Mrs. James A. Paul of Gold
en-, to a check, and obtained money
on the check.
Paul left note to the herifr saying
he intended paying back the $780,
He advised the sheriff not to hunt for
him, and instructed that his personal
effects be sent to his father at Golden.
The sheriff believes Paul left for the
mountain country, where he is in hid
ng Sheriff Eller and Deputies Rob
ertson, Byron and Hartman hunted all
night for the escaped prisoner, and
Byron and Hartman continued the
lunt Wednesday. Last reports from
he sheriff g office were that no trace
If the man had been found.
Paul is described as 6 feet inches
n height, weight 200 pounds, light
light brown hair and
,lue eyes. When he left he wore blue
orduroy trousers and brown woollen
hirt. He took with him new brown
uit he purchased just before he left
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