Page 8 THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., MAY $9, 1905, BR EF ACCOUNT OF THE TRAGEDY How Jerry Condo, Turnkey at the Centre County Jail, Was Killed Last July. FIVE PRISONERS BROKE JAIL Lay in Wait with Deadly Weapons—Skull Crushed---Finally Were Captured--New Trial Refused---Supreme Court Disappoints Them---Pardon Board Would Not Interfere. An Appeal to the Governor for a Respite Made Last, Saturday. While the fate of \ Ira Green has been the top discussion since last July, and m ‘ ; . 4 WAY Droke of which wa Vi somewhat ing two and one-fourt THE CRIME. INTERIOR OF CENTRE COUNTY JAIL. View from head of stairs King down 3 Lb 3) Where Condo was #t k (3 Condo was found in wh Brest Boor where Condo wa He 1) Main en tranoe tf) Where Door of hath ross pool of blood the prisoners wer y toy “we fn rem ] shoes 80 as to avoid meal time mt ately thoroug any possible ' ‘ t the moment of at Edwa Hough was a one of the knives « found By some | prisoner in the t this time, on a search was made tack unknown device t implying with t he termed A Saw noe Lt Ne our ) pay thereafter mle f v know « trust and knife into what 1 certain No knives of anv ind were admitted into the later thes three other § from ail Th 11. the 20th of July las he finding At ttl 4 ght o'clock in the these knives in the cell of Fone ne \ of | sath. Lk Jerry Condo The Assault and Escape. Dillen. at the time the searcl the turnkey of the I, and Edward B paturally engendered ar 1 Mt ullough, the i aly for them, entered the these defendants | jail for the purpose of locking up the prisoners in their cells, feeling on the part of toward Jerry Condo, the turnkey, and on who were allowed All the locked up on the "McCullough came in the door first and walked ahead Alter several occasions they said they “would the freedom of the corridor kill the old bald-headed . and they “would give the old bald headed all that prisoners were to be second floor of the jail ——— - him." Was coming to df Condo some five or six feet, On or before the evening of July agth last, Dillen and Green broke from the iron bedstead in their cell a foot brace, being a piece of iron thirteen inches Condo had locked the outside door and walked a distance of about twenty feet to the stairway, Dillen, in his stocking feet, quietly came out of the bath room, ww open, and inside door sprung back. allowing x where hinge was sawed off The escape of these killing of the turnkey creat The Prisoners IRA GREEN F cay IHE TRIAL. y left retained tains and since was never heard § in by the county to defend the prisoners. Later Clement Dale was Dominick Constance was seen by 3 3 rt » : {) eral persons in the vicinity of the lime etained by Ira Green, and Hon. A : " v y 11 Th uti po kilns, two miles weat of town, Monday Furst by Dillen. The prosecution was Sheriff represented by District Attorney Sparg ler, Col. Edw. R Henderson August Sth Taylor and a posse . Char Silis L of men made an exciting skirmish over hambers and Ellis 1 Orvis. Geo and Dominick Constance, previously had been indicted of jail breaking and were convicted (eo. Henderson was indicted for the julian robbery and jail breaking. He plead guilty and was sentenced to two in the peniter months i years and eight Lary Dominick Constance plead guilty to il breaking, but on the charge of felonious arson, for attempting to burn David Rothrocks house, stood trial and was convicted, He was sentenced to four years in the penitentiary The trial of Ira Greene and Wm. Dil len came up Thursday, August asth The nature of the assualt was proven by inmates of the prison, also the threats against the life of Condo. When the prisoners took the stand they surprised all by admitting almost all that was proven, Their version was that Dillen carried the “T" fron, but struck Condo | only with his fist and dropped the iron, | Green admitted pounding the turnkey's | “T" IRON AND BAR IN STOCKING. | head with the iron bar in the sock, Weapons used to kill the Turnkey | Both disclaimed any intention of killing | they reported a or in First Deg rec y consisted of the Tries, Ferg J]. H following rusom ; Ellis Wil Bellefonte Wallace Shim nigel Eise nhut n, Gregg: john H, Griffin, Sands, DOMINIC CONSTANCE. immediately after the captur THE RACKET REATEST INVENTION OF THE ‘ Mg 54 JEOQ. HENDERSON i 7p Pinchin Waist Gorset THE RACKET. CARPET BUYERS ATTENTION ! UR Carpet sale last week was a big success. If you were not in, ask your neighbor about our Car- pets. Some one in your locality bought one from us, as we never in the history of our business career turned out so many Carpets as we did last week. Others ask 50¢ for INGRAIN CARPETS same grade as KATZ'S SELL FOR 39. Others ask 65¢ for INGRAIN CARPETS same grade as KATZ'S SELL FOR 49¢ These are only two of our spec- ial numbers; we quote equally as low prices on Body Brussels, Velvets, Taps, Rugs, etc. Our window display shows but a few of our many bar- KATZ & CO. gain
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