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state prisoners at the county jail although this expected to be proven 
a less important charge than some others that are still unknown.  
He boasted around town that he is to slick for Lima people and sarcastically 
remarked that "Lima people are too slow to catch a real smooth fellow,
" But (?) is now demonstrated that he was mistaken in his opinion or that 
he is not smooth as he seemed to think himself.
				To Ft. Wayne
	Directly after being released from jail last week after the officers 
had about decided that he had regained enough of his memory to enable him to 
take care of himself he proceeded to Jones' hardware store and, while in the 
store, quietly (?) a steel saw and bracket and, secreting them beneath his 
coat he boldly walked out.  In some manner he succeeded in transferring the 
instruments to August Monin in his cell in the county jail.  With those 
tools Monin attempted to gain freedom, but being discovered after having 
sawed two locks from the door of his cell he was locked up in another cell 
and subsequently plead guilty to the charge against him.  Having done all 
in his power to assist his friend, Devereaux, as he was so long known here, 
proceeded to make himself scarce and left town.  As soon as the attempted 
jail breaking was discovered, the officers began a search for the man, 
Devereaux, and Sheriff Bogart at once notified all surrounding towns to be 
on the lookout for him.  He turned up in Van Wert Friday night and stayed 
there until after breakfast Saturday morning.  The local officers learning 
this, at once took up the (?) and, thinking that their man would probably 
make for Ft. Wayne, notified the officers to that city to arrest him on 
sight.  They sent a photograph to the sheriff and had the good luck to 
receive information yesterday morning that a man answering the description 
had been arrested and was in custody.  Deputy Sheriff Summers went over 
yesterday and came back at 10 o'clock last night with his man.
STOLE A WHEEL
	Upon arriving at Ft. Wayne, Deputy Summers proceeded to the county 
jail and took charge of the prisoner.  Here he learned that Deputy Sheriff 
Ryan, of Ft. Wayne, had seen a man answering the description sent, walk past 
the house and following him arrested the man and lodged him in jail to await 
the arrival of local officers.  The man gave the name of Josiah (?) and 
modestly and strictly on.