LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28 1881.
fLancaster fntellittencev.
MONDAY EVENING. NOV. 28, 1881.
Phillips te Gibsen.
The star route prosecutions have been
a disjointed and poorly managed affair
throughout. Even were it conceded
that an honesty of purpose inspired all
who are formally en record en the side
of the government in these suits, they
seem te be divided by jealousies and
their councils distracted, by an utter
lack of the harmony necessary te suc
cess Mr. MacVeagh and Mr. James no
doubt started with a common purpose
and geed understanding, and apparently
had full authority te proceed te the
uttermost and te employ all the agencies
necessary te effect the punishment of
the offenders. Leng since it has been
apparent that there has been some dis
cord among these various agencies, if
net some misunderstanding between the
postal department and that of justice,
and between both and the department of
criminal prosecutions in the District.
Fer the failure of the indictments within
the proper time te escape the operation
of the limitations statute, resulting in
the miscarriage of the information
proceedings, there was a divided
responsibility, by the force of which
Cerkliill was able te escape ac
countability te public opinion, in a
measure at least, by plainly showing that
he bail baen se far distrusted by the gov
ernment's counsel as te have no control
of the cases and no responsibility for
their failure. Mr. MacVeagh quits
the cabinet in a manner which very
plainly shows his lack of confidence in
these who shejld have co-operated with
him ; the counsel seem te be working en
different lines or net working at all ; and
new when Gibsen puts his report and
compilation of the case into print, ap
parently trying te clear his skirts of an
ticipated failure of the prosecution, he
is discredited by tlie.present head of the
department of justice, and made te
appear as an irresponsible and imperti
nent meddler in business in which he
has no concern. Mr. Gibsen's peculiar
detective :;ki!i, his long service in un
earthing just such frauds as these in
AVas'.iingtm, ami the notoriety of his
employment by MacVeagh, are ample te
give all the credibility and authority te
his report, which the public need. But
the present acting attorney general, find
ing no record ei his appointment or of
Hiis legal qualification, cannot recognize
him or his work, under the statutes, as
he has presented his report. Ter this
failure te have Mr. Gibsen dulyqualified
the re.peiisibility seems te rest with
Mac Wag i, who has net yet cleared him
self of ci'v!i-5nMi in the matter of the
miscari icd indict ir.ents.
Wlun it was hinted in the New
Yerk l!itld the ether day that
Gibsen's authority was net recognized
by the department and therefore this
report, was either an impertinence by
him or a forgery by some one else,
these eutgivings were regarded simply
as a part of the desperate devices
of the thieves, emboldened by the restor
ation of stal vvartis'm in the person of Mr.
Arthur, who gave ivlut te the New Yerk
dinner te Star Reuter Dersey. But new
that the attorney general jir tent, rules
Mr. Gibsen out and there are cited Mr.
Mac Veagir.i letter te Biiss, and the stat
ute directing assistant attorneys te lake
the oath which Gibsen did net the
strengMt anv.igir.iient of the thieves has
te be rejected for informality and they
are correspondingly happy. Mr. Gibsen
can no doubt make his report as a " de
tective." or "agent.' if he cheeses net
te stand en punctiliousness. Or he can
make it ever the name of " Assistant
Attorney " Bliss, who, he says, approved
it. But m securing what seems te be an
official snub of Gibsen, the men whom
he is gunning for congratulate them
selves upon having helped their
case. Doubtless even this advan
tage will aid te convince the
people that there is te be no punish
ment for the men who were the "best
workers ' of the Republican party, who
when personally appealed te by Mr. Gar
field opened their purses filled with gov
ernment plunder and gave freely te
corruptly carry Indiana, and who, after
the bat tie, were honored by the Dersey
dinner in New Yerk, whereat the pres
ent president sat the most distinguished
member of the party and unblushingly
commended the vile means by which the
guest t the occasion had contributed te
ltepuhiiciiii success.
In the Wrong Place.
Perhaps the prison-keepers would de a
wise thing if they would ask the gover
nor te pardon Frank ford and appoint
him keeper of the jail. A man who is
se successful in delecting the weak
points of the prison ought te make a
geed gaeler ; and if a sufficiently large
salary was offered him he might be in
duced te abandon his profession as thief
and turn his attention te an honest
industry. He has given the prison in
spector:? se many demonstrations of the
weakness of their jail that they may feel
inclined te despair of their ability te
make il tight. Perhaps they may be
able te secure Frankford's services as
architect, if he is net inclined te se per
manently held their employ. It does
net seem te ba exactly the right way of
distributing the work of men te make
gaeler of htupid men and jail birds of
sharp ones ; but that is the way Provi
dence orders these things. It is cer
tainly advisable te consider whether it
is net goad policy te put a thief te hold
ing a Miief, as well a3 te catching him ;
which la-.t is a well approved expedi
ency. But if re.iert have been true we
have .sometimes net had occasion te re re
prea!'i uarte'.vej with the excessive hon
esty of ear prison inspectors and keepers,
se that it is net dishonesty that is the
quality that would convert a thief like
Frankford into a geed gaeler. It is his
intelligence that we want. It is man
ifest that men who undertake
te keep within iron walls, pris
oners who break out of brick walls,
and who put together their chilled iron
plates, that the file will net cut, with
soft iron holts, arc net the men provided
by nature for the positions they occupy.
They don't rise up te the measure of
their responsibilities. They have the!
intelligence of babes. Frankford no
doubt was really ashamed of his keepers.
He would have contentedly remained in
his cell if he had net felt the indignity
put upon him by such childish guardian
ship. We are ashamed of them our
selves. They fire shot-guns at prisoners j
when they see their heads sticking out
the chimneys ; but the picture presented
te the world of these gaelers wandering
about the prison during the hours of the
night unable te find whence the mysteri
ous noise came that disturbed their
slumbers, while a prisoner was making
his way out of his iron cell te liberty, is
net one calculated te inspire anyone
with a high idea of their acuteness.
Fkaxkfekd seems determined te prove
that "strong walls de net a prison make
nor iron bars a cage." The romantic
story of his attempted escape reads like
a page from a novel, but, unlike Victer
Huge's fleeing convict, when this Lan
caster jail breaker was confronted with
iron gratings in his subterranean avenues
of escape he removed the bars aud made
them implements te facilitate his
flight.
It is officially reported that last year
twenty-two ports of entry did net collect
a dollar in duties and that thirty-two
ether ports did net collect enough te pay
expenses. If collection does net collect,
it, at least, costs.
Tui: Guiteau jurymen are said te he all
professing Christians. This may or may
net ha geed for Guiteau.
As geed men Christians if you please
as Garfield have enjoyed whist and de
lighted in cribbagc.
Tin: star route thieves have get along se
far that they have MacVeagh aud Gibsen
their late prosecutors en trial new.
Actinu Atteknky Genkuai, Pin m.i rs
seems te be of the opinion that Brady aud
Dersey have retained him te prosecute
Gibsen.
WiikxJoe Hubcr " ironclads" the next
cell he should have Frankford superintend
the job aud show him hew te make it
piisener proof.
Bv reason of ' coiners" iu coal and
whisky theso commodities have advanced
in Cincinnati and without a mild winter
Porkepolis fears a freeze-out.
Tin: New Yerk Sun, which used te
shine for all, does net seem te beam
very warmly upon its former Washington
correspondent, A. SI. Gibsen.
The young ladies have a perfect light
te wear these big hats te places of public
amusement, but in eider te prevent an
eclipse of the stage for these sitting behind
it is their beuuden duty te take along te
the hall a worsted "fascinator," U io ie
place the hat with it as seen as they get
seated and give everybody a chance te sec
the worth of his or her money.
The Appleteus are about te discontinue
their Journal because it does net pay, and
let somebody else publish Bias's Xertk
American Review for him, because, sine.i it
printed se much IngerseUism they found
that unscrupulous competitors were going
about the Seuth and West and horrifying
the deeply religious school committees by
reading te them passages from Ingcisell's
essays in the Jferlh American, and then
dwelling en the wickedness of buying
school books for innocent children from a
house which could put its name en such
blasphemy.
Dr. Una in a magazine article, re
counting the incidents of the president's
illness, bears testimony te the fact that
cards were a ft cqnent social diversion with
Sir. Garfield, that his mind ran te that rn
creation during his illness, and that in his
very last stages he made a motion as if
shiillling carls. These facts wese wcl!
known te all who knew Sir. Garfield's
habits of life, and the Examiner very prop
erly recalls an editorial published some
time age in the Ifcw Era, scouting llie idea
that a Christian like Garfield would have
anything te de with " gambling te ls."
The Era is called upon te admit that Gar
field played cards, or that he was no Chris
tian, or that in saying what it did en tills
subject it made a geese of itself.
Tin: Press asks editorially whether
Guiteau is insane and then discusses the
question, concluding first that " the evi
dent dullness of his moral perceptions, his
apparent inability te appreciate the gtavity
of the charge against him, and the satis
faction which he seems te find in the trial
and the importance and publicity it gives
him, are net the characteristics of a man
of sound mind. If the evidence fully es
tablishes the fact of his iusauity, the jury
have no choice bat te acquit him." At
the same time " that Guitcau's mental
unsoundness is of such a degree as te ren
der him irresponsible wc arc net thus far
convinced." It certainly " will be hard
for some geed people te reconcile them
selves," &c.
There ought te be no doubt about it in
the public miud, after this lucid definition
in the New Yerk Independent : " Law
lessness is the heart of the feel. It is the
shrill chatter that would drown the
solemn choir of nature and the eternal
uudertoue en which its harmonious chorus
rests, the ceaseless swell"of the Trisagien,
which ever beats swcet aad low and loud
and solemn from the seraph-circled throne
of Ged. It is the rebellion et weakness
against All Slight, of "Wickedness against
Tkrice-Helincss, of felly against Infinite
Wisdom. Lawlessness is manlcssuess and
gedlessucss." Aud yet this editorial
slasher is just as clear when iu full icw
of the Virginia elections, he declares that
the Republican party has been " for the
preservation of the public, faith against
all schemes of repudiation."
Settling With a Creditor.
In Uniontown, Fayelte county, Jehn
Patterson, a butcher, walking along Slor Sler Slor
gantewn street saw Ellis Peters in Jac
quet's stove shop and asked him te pay a
meat bill. Peters objected te being dun
ned in se public a-manner and retorted
sharply. Patterson then entered the shop.
Before the bystanders could inter fere
Peters seized a stove-lid and dealt Patter
son a heavy blew en the forehead, knock
ing him senseless and escaped. Patterson
was taken te his home in a buggy, where
he has since rcmaiucd in a critical condi
tion, suffering from concussion of the
brain.
PEESONAL. I
New Yerk with 50,000 proxies te contest
the presidency of the Reading railroad.
Sir. Talmage remarked in hi3 Thanks
giving sermon, that prayer has less effect
upen the weather than upeu auything
else.
Alexander II. Stephens, at the weight
of 94 pounds, is writing a history of the
country from its earliest establishment
down te the present.
Guiteau says if convicted he will die
fearlessly ; if acquitted he will-marry and
lecture. The latter suggestion will recon
cile the public te his conviction.
Cyrus W. Field's consolidated New
Yerk evening papers will aim te be the
obsequious organ of Arthur's administra
tion. That is just about the acreage of
that field.
Beatrice has given '20,000 out of the
proceeds of the publication of her "Birth
day Boek" te a child's hospital iu Lon Len Lon
eon. Few ignoble girls of the period de
better than this scion of royalty.
Sliss Bessie Nenius, of Wilkesbane,
whesc lever, James Weller, ran away the
day tticy were te have been married aud
then came back te marry her. has become
a raving maniac.
Sirs. Garfield is overwhelmed with
letters ftcm all parts of the country beg
ging for money. Se many come every
day that it is impossible for her ever te
answer them.
Victeria AVoediiull, with her sister,
daughter and mother, is hack from a five
years' trip te and sojourn in Eugland, full
of praise for the English. She gees upon
the lecture platform, and her accomplished
daughter will take te the stage.
Rev. Dr. S. D. C. Jacksen, of the
Church of Ged of Decatur, III., who will
seen lecture iu this city, is a Yorkshire
Englishman and lias the bread English
accent. He is an eloquent and fluent
speaker, and is traveling en a lecture
tour through Pennsylvania.
Rev. Dr. SIann, of Packenham, Out.,
wouldn't let the hired girl's beau come be
cause he "wasn't satisfied of his charac
ter." Te satisfy him the cook mixed
Paris green with his pjrridgc, and the
revcrcud censer of kitchen morals c.tme
near being a dead Mann.
Jehn Andersen, millionaire, proprietor
of the "Solace" fine cuj, has died lately
iu New Yerk. He was a liberal hofacter
of Garibaldi and free Italy, of Agassiz and
natural science, and a friend of (Sen. Scott,
for whose Slexican campaigns he first
wrapped line cut in tin foil.
Ezra Frekisern, aged G7 and never
took a drink, deserves notice aa the father
of the tramps. He has been going up aud
down the country for 3G years and never
paid a cent for ride or feed. He will work
if necessary, and always travels alone.
He complains that wicked men, outrag
ing decency, have brought tramping into
undeservedly bad repute. He thinks he
has traveled 203,000 miles en feet, cars,
beats and wagons and never paid a cent ;
and is willing te bat that no man ever saw
as much. lie says : "I ence asked Gen.
Grant for help. Ha glared at ma a3 if I
was a snake, Sherman is freer. Herace
Greeley never looked at what he gave me.
Raymond was pretty geed. Jim Bennett
is better than his old dad. Jim Blaine
never gives a tramp a cent."
GlUSON'.S Al'l'OINTMs.NT.
AI:icVc.i;Iirt "Neglect te -II ave Him Qnulilied
Sir. SlacVeagh did net knew hew there
came te be no record or notice of Gibsen's
appointment te assist in prosecuting the
star route eases. It seems, however, that
SlacVeagh did officially notify Bliss in the
following letter, from which it is argued
that he never iutended te appoint Gibsen
an "assistant attorney " :
Deiwmmest e? .Tusticc, )
Wasuix;tex, June 1, 1SS1.
Yeu are hereby appointed special as
sistant United States atterncry for the Dis
trict of Columbia te aid in the prosecu
tion of certain persons charged with being
concerned in frauds en the United States,
in connection with what is known as the
star route investigation, at a compensation
te be determined by the attorney geueial
when the suits are euded. Yeu will take
the oath prescribed for district attorneys
and transmit the same te this department.
Very respectfully,
Wayne SIacVeagii,
Attorney General.
The revised statutes of the United States
section 0,:G5 provide no compensation
shall heicafter be allowed te any person
besides the respective district attorneys for
services as attorney ec counseller te the
United States or te any branch or depart
ment of the government thereof, except
in c.ies specially authorized by law, and
then only en the certificate of the itlerney
general that such services were actually
rendered and that the same could net be
performed by the attorney general or so
licitor general or the officers of the
department of justice or by the district
attorney.
Section e0'3 also provides : ' Every at
torney or counseller who is specially re
tained under the authority of the depart
ment of justice te assist in the trial of any
case in which the government is interested
therein shall receive a commission from
the head uf such department as a special
assistant te tlse attorney-general or te
some one of tlse district attorneys, as ths
nature r.f the appointment may 'require,
and shall take the oath required by law te
be. taken by the district attorneys, and
shall be subject te all liabilities imposed
upon tl.em by law.'"
Items et JnterCM.
ll.utftiid, Conn., will put up a $G0,OCO
soldiers' monument with city money.
The American book exchange has made
an assignment for the benefit of its ci edi
tors. Slayer Grace, of New Yerk, has appoint
ed Jeseph W. Drcxel, the banker, te be a
commissioner of education, in place of
Henry E. Fellow, resigned.
David SlcCenaghy, who had served a
term in the penitentiary for horse stealing,
was stabbed te death by one Scatterwhite,
near Warrenshiiig, Slisseuri, who escaped.
While, standing iu a Trey, N. Y., shoot sheet
ing gallery and allowing the proprietor,
" Arizona Charlie," te sheet glass halls
from his head, Themas Barnes, a young
lad, was badly wounded.
J. II. Dcvarcux, president of the reor
ganized Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
& Indianapolis read, is te be given charge
of all of the Vanderbilt railroads west of
Buffalo, te be Vanderbilt's first lieutenant.
Gee. Sladdex, aged 15, killed in coup
ling cars at Paterson, N. J.; Gee Slattice,
of Windser, Slass., drunk, killed by run
away herse ; Conductor E. A. Batcholer
crushed te death between cars en the
Raleigh & Augusta air line.
The dead body of an unknown, middic
aged man, well drcssed, with a twenty
pound paving stone attached te his neck,
was found near Winthrop's Cove, Conn.,
and a bill from II. Wagner, of Sail An An An
tonie, Texas, te SI. A. Adams aud a little
money in the pockets.
Lessea by Fire.
Jacob Watsen's wheelwright shop, paint
shop and residence in Falls township,
Bucks county ; $C,000. F. O. Norten's i
cement factory, Rescdale, New Yerk ;
$50,000. Schooner Exertion at White
Heuso,,Va. Standanl oil company's paraf paraf
fiue works in Cleveland ; $75,000." Lerau,
Hamburgar & Ce.' brick factory, Peters
burg, Va., and sumac leaf storehouse ;
$11,500. Peter Ward's residence, New
burg, N. Y. ; $3,000. W. L. Green's
grist mill, East Aurera, N. Y. ; $G,500.
THE STAB KOUTE CASES.
A Lively Controversy Over Mr. Uibsen'ii
Authority te Assist in the investigation.
Sir. A. SI. Gibsen, whose authority te
act as special attorney in the star route
prosecution was questioned, has written a
letter te Samuel J. Phillips, acting attorney-general,
reciting the circumstances
under which he sent his report of the
result of his inquiries iute the case te the
department of justice. Sir. Gibsen adds :
"I have te state that en April 22, 1881,
I was employed by the attorney-general
as a special assistant attorney te represent
the department of justice and te assist in
the investigation and prosecution of the
star route cases. It is proper for me te
state that this employment was unsolicited
by myself. The first interview I ever had
with the attorney-general or the postmaster-general
en the Subject of the in
vestigation of the star route frauds was at
the residence or the attorney-general, the
postmaster-general aud Sir. Woodward.
The attorney-general informed me that my
services as the lcpresentative of the de
partment of justice were desired in the in
vestigation and prosecution of the star
route cases; that Sir. Woodward
and the postmaster-general had rec
ommended my employment te the
president, aud that at his request
he had caused me te be telegraphed te at
New Yerk, asking me te come here. I
told the attorney-general that if my em
ployment was sanctioned by the president,
and I could be retained as a special attor
ney, I would accept. The next day at the
request of the attorney-general I called at
the effice of the attorney-general, and was
informed by him that, agreeably te the
request of Sir. Woodward, aud the recom
mendation of the postmaster-general and
the approval of the president, I was re
tained in the cases. I supposed, of course,
that the fact that I had been retained was
made of record in the department of jus
tice. I learned subsequently that such
was net the case, although the attorney
general was positive that he had directed
the customary formal communication te
be addressed te me."
Referring again te the icpert, Sir. Gib Gib
eon says that it was put in type by the
order of the postmaster-general, te he
printed as a part of bis annual report ;
that Cel. Geerge Bliss read the unrevised
proof sheet of it ami told him (Gibsen)
that some ena had given au unrevised
proof sheet te Sir. Phillips, and that
Phillips had suggested changes in the lan
guage. All the corrections that Cel. Bliss
suggested were made. That Cel. Bliss
then informed Gibsen " that he net only
endorsed the report, but would stand bc-
hind it, and that I should transmit te ydlm
slips of the revised proof, which you would,
in accordance with an understanding he had
with you, transmit formally te the post
master general, in order ttiat the report
might come te him through the regular
official chanuel and regularly appear as
part of his annual report."
In reply the acting attorney .geucral says
that the title assumed by Sir. Gibsen is
justified by nothing upon the records.
"There is," he says, " neither commission
nor oath of office upon the files of this de
partment and both are necessary te the cre
ation of an assistant attorney of the United
States. Upen this slate of facts I must
assume that you have misunderstood the
eharactcr of the agency which you have
received from Attorney-General Slac
Veagh. As for the contents of the papera
referred te by the chief clerk of this de
partment, it will be time enough ler me te
consider them when a report shall have
been made te this department, which has
net yet been done."
IfiKK KNG1NE llOKSKS ItUN A1VAY.
The Kniiiu 1'elc Crahc Iute a Struct Car
anil Kills Twe Yeung Men.
Iii Philadelphia about 7:30 o'clock last
evening, a fire engine stationed near Ner
ris aud Germantown avenue, started out
in rcfponse te an alarm, but had scarcely
get under headway when the strap which
holds the driver iu his seat broke, and the
driverwas thrown oft. The frightened
horses dashed down Germantown avcuue
which cresses Fourth street above
Jeffersen. At about the point of
junction, a Fourth street car had step,
ped for some purpose, and befere it could
be started again the pole of the engine was
thrust through the rear platform aud into
the car, which was full of passengers. A
number of men were standing en the plat
form and two young men were struck by
the pole, one of them en the head and the
ether en the chest. Beth were instautly
killed. The shock put out all the lights
iu the car and caused the greatest alarm
among tiic passenger.-, but no ene else was
injured. The bodies of the young men
were taken te the nearest police station,
and after lying there unclaimed for au
hour and half were taken te tin morgue.
Up te midnight they had net been identi
fied. The driver et the engine, who was
only slightly hurt, sun endered himsclt te
the police.
STATE ITEMS.
Pietsuie lake steamers laid up for the
winter at Erie.
1 he l'cnnsvlvania btate Urauge wili as
semble in Williamsport, December lHth,
te remain in session at least four days.
O'Connor talked in Surante;:, and an
overllewincr meeting raised $1,000 for the
Irish Land League.
Twe boys, aged respectively five and
nine year-3, f-ens of James Sartin while
skating at Yatesville, near Pittston, broke
through the ice and were drowned
Andersen's store at Yenn?stfwn, about
six miles cast of Greensbnig, was broken
into and $13,000 in meaey,bjnds and ether
securities stolen. There is no clue te the
perpetrators of the crime.
Assistant Treasurer Hiilhuiise, of New
Yerk, has resigned, te take effect when
his successor qualifies. It is understood
that the position has beeu offered te " a
gnutlemau of high standing iu commercial
circles " in New Yerk.
Considerable excitement prevails in Sus
quehauna county, along the state liue be
tween New Yerk and Pennsylvania, in
consequence of the discovery of geld in
considerable qualities iu a ledge of rocks
en a farm, the rock assaying $211 in geld
and $12 in silver te the ten. Wayne county
is excited ever oil discoveries.
Walter II. Backus, a tobacco traveling
salesman of Jersey City, died suddenly of
cold in his eye, resulting in erysipelas, in
Altoeua the ether day. In the same paper
which published his death appeared a
notice of his marriage, which had occurred
a few weeks age and was te have baen
made public at Christmas.
Died Kccentlj .
Distinguished necrology : Abijah Gil
bert, ex U. S. senator from Flerida, at
Gilbertville, Otsego county, New Yerk
his native place ; aged 75 ; eldest of 18
children ; formerly a New Yerk merchant.
Samuel S. Rollins, aged 6C, for ever twen
ty years cashier of the Somersworth na
tional bauk of Great Falls, New Hamp
shire, en returning from the funeral et an
old frieud. Sarah E. Prcsr.lcr, known as
"Old Aunt Sally," at her son's residence
in Plattskill, New Yerk, aged 100 years, 7
months and 21 days ; born in Newburg,
Orange county, New Yerk.
A Drunken Ilgiit.
Five or six men had a fight en West
Orange street near North Queen en Satur
day night, one of their number being tee
much intoxicated te walk without assist
ance The results were a diity sidewalk,
a broken whisky bottle, and a policeman
en the spat after the fighte;s had escaped
iu the darkness. Hew they managed te
drag along their almost helplessly drunk
companion se speedily after they knew a
policeman was seut for is a mystery.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE
BOLD JAIL. BREAKER.
rRANSFORD SIIOT I TttK CHEEK.
The Wonderful Story or a Wonderful At
tempt te Escape from Jail.
Early this morning Jehn Frankford, the
notorious horse thief, confined iu the
county prison, attempted te make his
escape, and he was se far successful that
he would probably have been a free man
new had he net been discovered when he
was en the wall and promptly shot by
Capt. J. P. Weise, the prison keeper. It
was oue of the best planned attempts te
break jail that has ever been known here,
and the amount of work done by the pris
ener was simply wonderful. Such ingenuity
and courage displayed iu a geed cause
would be worthy of high commendation.
About ten minutes befere two o'clock
this morning, Night Watchman Reed was
walking around the north side of the
prison when he heard a noise which
sounded as though some one was working
at the wall. He thought they were dig
ging from the outside, aud at once went
and alarmed Capt. Weise, who, with his
son Charlie, arose. They went down tha
let into Franklin street aud thence into
Orange. They made a thorough examina
tion of the wall, but saw nothing wrong.
Sir. Weise stationed Charlie at the corner
of the garden, telling him te sheet if any-I
one attempted te get away, and he him-!
sen went une tne staeie yard. ietliin
was found te be wrong as yet, aud a Ian
tern was procured and another loelc was
taken at the wall
The place where the
noise was heard was
air llue runs from
wiiere the
the prison
cellar te the outside wall and
wherq
there is a sort of a
chimney
en the inside leading from the line under
the ground te the top of the wall. Sir.
Weise sent his son down te Sir. Fred.
Breck's house, near by, and he and Sir.
Reed stationed themselves at the above
Lpe'Hl They were there but a short time
when the head of a man appeared at the
top of the wall, he having crawled up the
chimney. When the head was first seen,
en account of the shadows of several
lights, it looked as though there were
several men. Sir. Wcisc was standing
iu Orange street, armed with ahrecck ahrecck
Ieading gun, and just as the man came up
he fired, being afraid that there were a
number of them. As seen as the weapon
wa; discharged the man. who was then
I fniiiirl T.tk lif .littm hVnnlrfiirl nrtprl nnf
My Ged, Jack, yeu've shot me." Sir!
Weise told him that he could net help
that ; it was Ids' duty te keep him thore a
prisoner, and he intended te de it as long
as he could. Frankford then asked what
the gun- was leaded with and he
was told that it contained bird shot ; he
said that his face had been badly tern. A
ladder was at ence procured and the man
was taken down and removed te his cell,
where he was attended by Dr. Compten,
who came in a short time. It found that
eight or ten shot had struck him in differ
ent parts of the face aud forehead, ene of
them entering near the eye. Several
grains were taken out, but some still re
main. The wounds although quite pain
ful arc net at all serious.
After the cscape of the man had been
prevented an examination of the prison
was made te ascertain hew he made his
escape from his cell. Frankford was put
into the jail in September, 1S77, and as he
was known te be a desperate character and
had several times attempted te escape, aud
his sentence for nineteen years was dis
posed te make him desperate, a cell was
made especially for him. It is Ne. 8 en
the west side of the lower tier. This cell
is iron clad, the iron being chilled, making
.rt it impossible for anyone te cut through it.
t TTEe iron plates are'fastened with belts.
which have round heads. Frankford, by
means of some instrument, filed little
niches aeres3 the heads of several of these
belts, in order ttiat a screw driver, or like
instrument, could be inserted in them,'
when they could he turned. After doing
this he in some way procured a screw
driver, or a heavy instrument which he
could use for that purpose, and took out
several of the belts in the eastern end of
the cell. It was then an easy matter for
him te remove the plates and by digging
away the bricks te make his way into the
cellar. At the northern end of the cellar
is the air tluc. It runs under the ground
from the cellar te the chimney en the out
side through au arch. This flue is under
the cellar fleer from which a trap deer
leads te it. Acress the entrance te this
J lue from the cellar there is a heavy deer
ir gate of iron reds, which was built into
a heavy stene wall. After going through
he trap deer of the cellar fleer Frankford
made his way te this arch deer. He there
began operations by tearing away the wall
with a her.vy poker, and piling the stones
en cither side of him. He worked there
for several hours, and the noise made by
this handling of the stones was what at-
t.ranlivl AVnfeltnv.tn T?iel"c filfenftin
) After tearing away the wall until he
teached the bottom of this gate, the pris
oner dug enough earth away te allow him
te pass his body through. He thcu
crawled under the arch te the chimney,
across which about five feet from the top
are iron reds which arc close together and
crossed. Owing te the effects of the
weather en the stone wall these reds have
beceme loeso and it was au easy matter
for Frankford te remove enough of them
te pass through. He then get up en tl.c
reds and there he was standing when he
was discovered and shot. He had done
his work well and had tried hard te gain
his liberty, only te find that he had again
been lowed.
Besides the wounds made bv the shetiu
Frankford's face his arms arc covered with
ugly cuts and bruises, made while he was
doing his work without the aid of a candle
or any tools except these which he picked
up by chance.
Upen being interviewed this morning by
au Ixtellui:xci;k representative, the
prisoner stated that for a long time he has
been at work filing the notches en the
belts in order te lemove them. He says
that he left his cell about 9 o'clock last
night aud after getting te the cellar spent
the rest of the time at work at the sten j
wall and iron gate.
When seen this morning the injured
convict was still lying in his cell en his
bed ; he had his head tied up and looked
very tired. He did net complain much,
but seamed te be suffering some pain.
While Sir. Weise was explaining hew he
had made his escape from the cell he lay
quiet and listened, but said nothing.
When asked regarding his injuries en his
head he answered, but seemed te
be rather backward about it. lie
was arrayed in a full prison suit
with heavy striped pants and shirt. The.
latter was open at the neck and the s'ceves
rolled up, exposing a heavy-set bicait and
thick arms which were covered with cuts
from the shoulders te the wrists. The
man bore up wcl!, although he were a dis
appointed lode. He seemed te be medi
tating plaus for tle future, and bis leeks
plainly said that although unsuccessful
this time he was net discouraged and the
time may yet come when he can again
brcathe the eutsida air.
Jehn Frankford i3 a
mau between 45
and 50 years of age and
this city, where lie was
is a resident of
born and raised.
He has been in jails in different parts of
the country and nearly always for stealing
horses. The last time he was arrested
Captain Sprcchcr caught him at Coates Ceates
villc, Chester county. He was tried and
convicted of stealing three horses and one
set of harness, and ou the 22d of
September Judge Patterson scnteuced him
te 19 years' imprisonment at hard labor
in the Lancaster county prison. Since that
time he has made several attempts te
escape, but has always been unsuccessful.
During his life he escaped from a number
of jails throughout the country and he is
considered an expert at jail-breaking.
Charles Gibsen, his son in-law, who is
new at large made his escape through the
archway leading te the flue. Since that
time the iron gate was put en it and that
was the only obstacle in Fraukferd's way,
but he was equal te it.
OniTVAKV.
Death el David Shultz.
David Shultz, hatter and ex-eeunty
treasurer, died at his residence Jse. 20 West
Orange street, yesterday afternoon about
three o'clock, from the effects of paralysis.
Sir. Shultz was first stricken with paraly
sis about live years age, and was confined
te his room nearly a year. He never
wholly recovered, but for three or four
years past was abb te take short walks
through the streets. Twe weeks age h
received the second attack, which cm
fined him te his bed, and resulted in his
death as above stated.
Sir. Shultz was horn in Dauphin ceuuty
Slay 28, 1803 ; he learned the trade of a
hatter, and in the year 1821 removed te
New Helland, where after working as a
journeyman for a few years, he married
Sliss Rebecca Slillcr, of that village, aud
started the hatting business en his own
account, and ceutinued te carry it eU
until 1852, when he was elected county
treasurer by the Whig party, of which he
had long been an active member, often
representing the party iu county
conventions, aud being from time te
time 'appointed te miner effiees,
holding for three terms the office of mer-
cantile appraiser. About 1845, in cennec-
tien with his .New Helland stoic, he
opened one in Lancaster, which, iu a short
time, became the leading hat store in the
city. In 1852 he removed te Lancaster
and associated with him in business his
eldest son, Jehn ; and afterwards sold his
interest in the business te his second son,
Henry. After quitting the hattiug trade,
about 1S5G, he entered into partnership iu
the banking business with Hicster. Hen Hen
dereon and Reed, the firm name being
Jehn Iv. Reed & Ce. Having bought
land iu Wayne county, Ohie, he removed
thither iu 18G2, and settled down te fann
ing near Orrville. He sold his farms and
returned te Lancaster m loot. b or sev
eral years, afterward he was engaged iu
the leaf tobacco trade, and speculations iu
land and stocks. As stated above, he was
stricken with paralysis seme five years
age, which disabled him from continuing
in active business, and compelled him te
live in retirement.
Sir. Shultz was the father of fifteen
children eight sous and seven daughters.
Ten of his children survive him : Henry,
AVilliam and Charles, the well-known
hatters of North Queen street ; David, of
Alteena, Blair county. Pa., and Jeseph, of
Orrville, Ohie. The surviving daughters
arc Kate, wife of Solen Boydson, Orrville,
Ohie ; Slary, wife of James Calmont,
Cass county, SIe.; Annie, wife of Cel.
Russell, Kansas City, SIe.; Rebecca,
widow of the late Edward Welchans, and
Ellen, who is single.
Sir. Shultz possessed great business
talent and was au enterprising and suc
cessful business man, and until disabled
by disease was an active, and influential
politician. His funeral will take place
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Cenrt of Ouarter Sfsslea?.
Saturday Afternoon. The case of ce,m'th
vs. Jehn Steigcr, charged with desertion,
which had been continued for several
times was called. The defendant was net
present, and the wife testified that her
husband had done nothing for her support
for five months. The court made an order
that he pay her $4 per week and give bail
for the faithful performance.
The case of Jehn Huber, charged with
desertion, was dismissed with the county
ler effice costs, as the parties are new
living together.
Cem'th vs. Samuel C. Kcndig,lcscrtien.
In this case both the defendant aud his
wife said they were willing te hve with
each ether, aud he would procure a house.
The case was continued until December in
order that the parties may have an oppor
tunity of going together.
Cem'th vs. Benjamin Jacksen and Frank
Yellets, colored, surety of the peace. E.
S. Carmany, who keeps a store at Spring
Garden, testified that the two defendants
came te his store and annoyed his custo
mers, aud made a noise. He told them te
step and Jacksen made threats saying that
he would have revenge. Yellets made no
threats, Jacksen's defense was that Car
many hit him with a whip aud he then
threatened " te ytce his eye."
The court dismissed the case against
Yellets, with county for costs, and ordered
Jacksen te give bail in the sum of $100 te
keep the peace and te pay costs.
The last bills returne.l by the grand jury
were as fellows :
True Bills Slartni K. Hacker, fornica
tion. Ignored, Andrew Kane, selling liquor
ou Sunday aud te miners, with J. P. Col Cel
lins, the prosecutor, for costs ; S. P. Hcil
ich soiling liquor en Sunday, with county
for cwts ; Philip Rogers, murder.
The Grand Jary.
The grand jury met this morning at 10
o'clock, and at once left iu omnibuses te
visit the county institutions. It is quite
probable that they will net complete their
tabors before te morrow afternoon.
Court or Common Pleas.
This morning the first week of Novem
ber common picas court began with Judge
Patterson presiding.
When the list was called it was found
that 23 out of 130 casis e:i the list weie
ready.
The cise of Ledcrman cc Brelhcis vs.
Simen W. Rupp, was marked settled.
Iu the case el C. Hcrdeman el al. citi
zens of Washington borough, vs. the
borough authorities, iu which a bill of
equity was filed and a preliminary injunc
tion was granted te restrain the defen
dants from taking the lands of the former
for street purposes, I) G. Eshleman, esq.,
was this morning appointed examiner and
master.
1m the case of Slary Ann Wchtui.au el
al. vs. tha Pennsylvania railroad for dam
ages, Penrose Shirk, of Lebanon, was ap
pointed a viewer in place of C. H. Kil
lingcr, formerly of Annville, but new of
Philadelphia.
List of Unclaimed letters.
The following is a list of unclaimed
ters remaining in the postefficc for
let
thc week ending November 23, 1881 :
Ladies' List. Sirs. Christaua Andersen,
Sliss L. E. Greve, Lydia Jay, Sliss Slary
Krcidcr, Sirs. Sliles, Sliss Susan Slenhach.
Sliss Joscphine Slatt, Sliss Bell, SI. Ncel,
Sirs. Liley Palmer, Sliss Randelph, Sliss
Cad Smith, Sliss Annie Schcetz, Sirs.
Slary Yeager.
Gents'1 List. Jehn Antheny, Samuel P.
Bailey, Capt. .lue. N. Blount, Sam'l. P.
Bredis, Ashwell Browne, L. Campbell,
James Dclaney, William Dierolf (for),
Slartin Fry. Geerge Felil. Gilmere & Ste
phens, F. R. Hitchcock, Peter Heffer. C.
W. Kyle, Jacob Kiser, A. Sismaun, W. II.
Steward, Isaac Selderaridgp, Emiln Som Sem
mer ( for), Ames B. Stark.
Mayer' Court.
The mayor this morning sent one drnuk
te jail for 20 days, one for 10 days, and a
third for five. Twe ether drunks were
made te pay costs and fine and two a fine.
Seven ledgers were discharged.
Jurers ISelns Drawn.
This afternoon the jury commissioners,
judge and sheriff" are drawing jurors for
the January and February courts.
COLUMBIA NEWS.
OIK KEtiULAK COKltKSfONUKCK.
The Wrecked fSngtne Successfully KaiseJ.
The Columbia wreck car and wreckers
left here yesterday morning at 7:25 for the
wrecked engine en the Pert Deposit rail
road, and arrived there at 7:55. The Yerk
wreckers did net arrive until 8:00. Con
siderable time was spent in unloading the
necessary implements. A large bar of
iron was laid crosswise in the fire box and
te this- a rope, nearly as thick as a com
mon piece of stovepipe, sent from Phila
delphia, was fastened, and was then
stretched up the hill aud wound around
several large upright irons, that had been
drilled and soldered iute rocks. It was
also fastened te a tree. Thence it was at
tached te au engine standing en the main
track, and which was te be used in pulling
tha disabled locomotive up te the track.
Several ether ropes were se arranged and
fastened that the strain en the large repe
would net be se great. At this time the
engine was covered with water above the
cowcatcher, but seme time during the
past week the water had been as high as
the smoke stack. A new inclined track
was then laid from the engine te the main
track. At last all was ready and the order
given te begin pulling. The men scattered
in all directions, as they did net care te
have the accident of last Sunday repeated.
After a few unsuccessful attempts the
engine moved, aud exactly forty
two minutes after the order had been
given te start pulling, or at 12:15,
the cagiue was en the main track, but
laying crosswise en the rails. Part of the
ropes were then detached, and the jacks
aud block and tackle used instead. After
jacking it en a level with the track, a
rope was fastened te the back pait of the
engine te another eugiue standing en the
main track below, and another repe te the
front part aud thenee te another engine
above. The center had been fixed en a
sort of a pivot. Beth engines pulling at
the same time, replaced the disabled oue
ou tne main track at 2:20 p. m. After
three or four unsuccessful trials the
wrecked engine had been placed once
agaiu upeu a sel'd basis. The tools were
then packed into the wreck ear, and after
fastening the wrecked engine te the ether,
all started for home, reaching Columbia at
4:20 p.m. The engine was then placed
iu the round house, and after being some
what repaired will probably be sent te Al Al
eeona te receive a thorough overhauling.
Seme l'elnts.
Sir. Slastcrs, of the Yerk wrcckcis, as
sisted by two sailors from Philadelphia,
attendcti te the working of the different
ropes, and some of the knots they tied
were simply wonderful.
Te Sir. James Daily, who was boss ever
all the workmen, thanks are due for his
excellent prepositions.
The telegraph wires near the wreck had
te be cut and grounded, a; they interfered
with the ropes. Ne telegrams could be
sent te points south of the wreck, as con
nection could net be made, hut Columbia
and Yerk were " open." Sir. Ben Lichty
attended te the telegraph wreck station.
Net near se large a number of sight
seers were present as en the previous
trials.
Chief Detective Wm. Brady was present
and was busy keeping persons from inter
fering with the workmen.
lloreugli llmlget.
The real citate sales en Saturday night,
at the Franklin house, were postponed en
account of the scarcity of bidders.
The fair for the benefit et Sc. Peter's
convent cleared betwecu three aud fcur
thousand dollars.
It is hoped that a full attendance ,f the
members of Ce. C will be present this
evening at drill.
The E. E. Lutheran church festival
closed en Saturday evening, and was in
every way a grand success. About $150
was cleared. Sirs. Harry Yeung ami Sliss
Ella Filbert's table made th largest
amount of meucy, $21.50.
All religious services yesteiday were
well attended.
One geld watch was given away en Sat
urday evening at Levcrinir's book .store.
The C S. Slaltby, shifter en the R. &
C. railroad, jumped th track yesterday
morning in going ever the " frogs" of the
P. R. R. at the crossing of these reads in
front of Filbert's coal jaid. After two
hours of labor, it was replaced. Several
parts of the cngina were badly broken.
Slere drunken men aud boys were te he
seen en our streets ou Saturday evening,
than there had been for a number of ycais.
Why it was cannot be told, hut it is a
true bill. Ne arrests hae as yet been
made, but ene young man who was insult
ing ladies near the postefficc, will be
" pulled in" te-day. Squire Grier heard
him aud immediately issued a warrant for
his arrest, but iu tha meantime the in
suiter "skippad."
Sonic i:reitie(.
F. A. Bennet recovering. Big Island
gradually washing away. Wm. SIcCaulay
interred in Wrightsville te-day. Wm. B.
Given bought the Frent street property
for $1,200. Slisses Slary Bewman and
Slame Patterson canvassing Columbians
te patronize the Slarictta lecture course,
te commciice next Friday evening. Gee.
Rathven, J.A. SIcycrs and Assistant Slan
ager Kaiser, of the Shawnee furnace,
spent yesterday afternoon at Round Tep,
opposite Sf arietta : could see te Lancas
ter. "Led Astray," December 2. Gee.
Crane bagged eleven red-head ducks.
Twe ladies and their escorts took a pleas
ure ride last evening in the double tcatcd
carriage of a gentleman attending church ;
they did net get back iu time ; report of
stolen team drew big crowd and the silly .
young people looked very sheepish when
they returned rr.d dismounted iu dis.
grace ; no arrests.
MOUNT JOY.
Nc.vd from the Itureush autl Vicinity.
The funeral of Jehn A. Snyder, who
met death en the railroad last Tuesday,
was the most largely attended that took
place iu this community. It occurred ou
Saturday forenoon. Rev. Kehr, of near
Lancaster, conducted the services in Eng
lish in the large room of the United
Brethren church. In the basement of the
church Rev. Abraham Herst, of Sletiut
Jey, preached a sermon in German. Beth
rooms were insufficient te accommodate
the attendants and many were turned
away. He was buried in the Sleunt Jey
cemetery.
Simen It. Snyder, the victim's eldost
son, who was off en his wedding trip, was
summoned home and arrived there en
Thursday morning. He has suffered of
nervous prostratieu. The family hai the
sympathy of the whele community. Frem
the evidence presented the coroner's jury
attaches no blame te the railroad company
or its cmplej-ccs. The scene of the late
accident is daily visited by large numbers
of persons. There aie many conflicting
theories of hew Sir. Snyder was killed,
but no one knows the exact circumstances
connected with his death.
On Saturday afternoon the Liberty cor
net band took a trip te Slaytewn. Thcv
stepped off en their way home, took
supper at the Red Lien aud serenaded a
number of citizens.
A mule attached te a buggy ran off from
in front of Stauffer's hardware store, en
Saturday evening. Andrew Nisslcy's
hired man, of Raphe township, had driven
te town with the team, which yustaiued
no damage.
Ralph Bingham, the bay orator, gave an
entertainment in the Si. E. church en
Saturday night.
Slartin Kroulcr.ef Raphe lewhship, sold
hisraising of 1831 tobacco, cxeept a half
interest in a five aero let, te Sliehatl HelV
man, of Slaytewn.
Christmas being nearly here the attvn.
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