The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-27
EATON PRISONER
CAPTURED after
BRIEF FREEDOM
Man Charged With Larceny
Taken by Posse Near West
Alexander.

EATON, O., May H. Earl Pine,
Dayton man. escaped Monday after
noon from the county Jail here on the
fourth floor of the new courthouse,
where he was confined in default Of
$500 bond, following a grand larceny
indictment against him by the grand
Jury, but later was captured about q
mile north of West Alexandria, on the
George Sauer farm, and returned to
the Jail here.
Pine unlocked q door to the jail
corridor and walked out His absence
was discovered shortly after o'clock
and his capture was effected about
1880 o'clock.
Van Davis, 1S colored. held at the
jail on charge Of breaking into q
building. Is believed to have provided
Pine with q key that he used to I'M
lock the Jail door. Davis had been
made q trusty around the courthouse.
operating the elevator and doing
chores. II IL thought he slipped into
the living apartments Of Sheriff George
Jones, connected with the jail, and Sc
cured the key. However, the negro
says that Pine made key from
piece of iron metal from the bed In
his cell, and that he had seen Kim
making the key with q file A piece of
metal Is missing from Pines bed, ap-
parentiy having been broken OF. The
negro gave no reason for not telling
Sheriff Jones Of Pines actions. Davis
has been locked In the jail and will
stay there, says the sheriff.
Pine was traced from Eaton to the
point of his capture upon information
gained from persons who had seen
him along the roadways. Fifty or
more persons from the vicinity Of
West Alexandria joined with Sheriff
Jones and Deputy Chester Wehrley in
the chase. Joe Suggss OF near West
Alexandria, ran Pine for consider
able distance through wheatdeld and
finally caught him. Pine Is to go on
trial In common pleas court June IL.
Girl Lodged In Jail.
A girl who gave the name of Zellers.
aged Is, Is confined in the county Jail
for taking a horse and buggy, the
property Of William Bryant. local far
mer, from the streets hero Sunday
The outfit was recovered at Franklin,
O., Monday, and the girl was brought
here and lodged in jail.
Select Names for Jury Wheel.
Frank e. Dalrymple and A. C. Prugh
recently re-appointed jury commits
sioners for Preb1e county, met here
Monday to select $50 names to be de-
posted in the jury wheel OF common
pleas court. The commissioners
thought they would complete the
work Tuesday.
Compromise Action.
Compromise of a paternity action
brought in common pleas court by
011 10
Fowble was effected and the case DIS
missed. Terms of the compromise
were not stated In the court entry.
The litigants live near West Manches-
ter.
Funeral Of MIR. shideIer.
Funeral services for Leander P.
Shideler, IS, native Of Preble county
and brother of Mrs. ]. A Kennel, of
Eaton, were held Monday morning In
Hamilton, where the decedent's death
took place, Friday at his home. Burial
was at Mfddletown. Mr. Shideler at
one time taught In the schools of Pre-
BILE county and later In the public
schools In Hamilton. A son, DIR. Will
liam II. Shideler, Is a teacher of
science at Miami university, Oxford.
Another son, Leslie Shideler, Is a
prominent druggist in Detroit, Mich.
A brother, Charles D. Shideler, lives
IN Richmond, Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
mel attended the funeral
Delivers Memorial Sermon.
The Rev. Hiley Baker delivered the
memorial sermon at the memorial
services for Civil, Spanish-American
and World war veterans. held Sunday
evening at the Christian church. w
NJ. Title and the choir furnished the
music for the occasion. The services
were largely attended.
Accused BY Richmond Man
Fine Of $50 and costs and a sus
pended workhouse sentence Of sil
months was assessed against Moses
Bennett, Dixon township farmer, aftel
he pleaded guilty in local justice:
court to q charge Of threatening tt
strike and wound G. w. Brusher, o
Richmond, Ind. Brusher and Bennett