Multnomah County OR Archives News.....An Escaped Convict April 24, 1893
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The Oregonian April 24, 1893
Warden Smith, of the idaho Penitentiary, Here After L.H.Hardy
Warden Smith, of the Idaho Penitentiary, arrived in this coty yesterday for 
the purpose of taking charge of L.H.Hardy, who escaped from the prison in that 
state on the 16th of October, 1891. Hardy, who since his residence in this 
city has gone under the name of Peter Stork, is now in the county jail 
awaiting trial on a charge of burglary. With a man named Hoar he robbed the 
residence of Rev.Bittner several weeks ago, while that gentleman and his 
family were attending services at his church. Hoar has been convicted of the 
crime, but Stork's trial has not yet been called.
Warden Smith says that Stork, or Hardy, was convicted of grand larceny and 
sent to the penitentiary for four years. On the night of October 16,1891, he 
and three other convicts broke out of their cells, and succeeded in getting 
away from their prison. Hardy then had 18 months to serve. Smith has 
identified Stork as Hardy, and it will be permitted to take the man back to 
Idaho to serve out his sentence.

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