Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-18
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bent to trace the fugitive.
At ! O'Clock this morning all the
prisoners in the Jail were in their
cells, according to word received to-
day from the authorities at Fair
fax.
Reports from Fairfax today are to
the effect that the jail was broken
into by someone by twisting one of
the bars of the cell and then loosen
ing clamp. They then got on the
iron grating of the cells and with the
aid of an iron bar about sixteen
inches long Ochlert did the rest, the
double Yale locks on the cell door had
previously been picked before by Och
lert
At 4:45 o'clock this morning J. n.
Whalen, who lives near the jail saw
a Ford car pass his place at a rapid
rate of speed and it is believed that
Oehlert was in this car with his
companion who assisted in his es-
cape.
As soon as his escape was dis
covered Sheriff Allison and Acting
Commonwealth Attorney Farr were
notified. Sheriff Allison offered a
reward Of $50 for his apprehension
and it is expected that Governor
Davis also will offer Il reward. Act
ing Commonwealth Attorney Farr
also expects to offer reward
All of the prisoners at the jail.
seven in number, when questioned
today BY the sheriff claimed they
were not aroused by the escape of
Oehlert and all disclaimed having any
knowledge of the affair. The authorl-
ties think that some Of the prisoners
surely must have been aroused by his
escape.
The case of Ochlert was slated to
be presented to grand jury in the
circuit court for Fairfax county next
Monday. Despite his escape the case
will be presented and acted on. OF
course. no date had been fixed for
his trial The date for the trial
would probably have been determin-
ed upon after the indictment was re-
turned.
News of his escape caused furry
in this city when it became known
which was about Q o'clock this morn
ing. Policemen Maencr and Durrer
were detailed for special duty to
lookout FOR the prisoner and all OF
the other officers also were notified.
Later in the day the two foregoing
officers in an automobile went to
Fairfax and took up the search for
Ochlcrt. Every section of Fairfax
is being combed for the fugitive, al
though it is believed by some of the
officials of Fairfax that owing to the
fact that Ochlcrt had such a good
start his apprehension will not be so
speedily effected.
The shooting of Briscoe by Och
lert took place on the Camp Hum
phrey's road Saturday night, Oc-
tobcr l5, and Briscoe died from the
affects of his wound the following
night at the Alexandria Hospital.
Early the morning of October Is
Oehlert was arrested and charged
with the shooting, being found at MS
home in this city.
The afternoon of October ] Is he was
taken to the Jail at Fairfax and had
been prisoner in that jail since, o.
exactly 33 days.
The shooting Of Briscoe from the
evidence presented before two coro-
ner's juries, one Of this city held De-
tober IT, and one of Fairfax county,
October -, was unwarranted.
Briscoe with two companions were
en- route to Briscoc's home in Fair
fax and their machine was stopped
and there was discussion between
he and other automobilists about the
blocking of the road by Briscoe's ma
chine. Oehlert in the meantime came
up in his car with a companion and
OehIert got into the argument and
after leaving fired back from his au-
tomobile, one of the shots striking
Briscoc.
Ochlert, the night Of November II.
1918, shot and killed Linwood Kid
we'll in the Southern Railway yards
in this city. He had three trials and
the third trial was before Judge
Chichester Of Fredericksburg, Va,
with a jury from that city. He was
on September q, 1919, found guilty
of involuntary manslauehter and
to serve six months in jail,
and certain time already served was
allowed and he, therefore, had only
about a month to serve.
His first trial ended April /, 1919,
and resulted in the jury fixing his
punishment at ten years in the peni-
tentiary.
On May 10, 1919, his second trial
ended and the jury was unable to