Armstrong County PA Archives News.....Robt. Ecker Escapes Jail January 27, 1858 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Donald Buncie http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008389 October 4, 2023, 7:09 am Raftsman's Journal. (Clearfield, Pa.) January 27, 1858 The notorious Robt. Ecker, confined in the County Jail, at Kittanning, on a charge of the larceny of boots and shoes from the Messrs. Jack, of Apollo, made his escape on Christmas night. He managed to reach the hall ceiling and cut his way from there through the roof, and then descended to the ground by means of a rope made of his bed clothes. Sheriff Kelly offers a reward of $50 for his apprehension. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/armstrong/newspapers/robtecke105nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/pafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb