From the Library of Congress, July 31, 1918.
The Rogue River (Grants Pass, Oregon) Courier.
JAIL BREAKER DEWITT IS STILL IN HIDING
R. W. DeWitt, who escaped from the jail Monday, is still at large but Sheriff Lewis is working on a clue which may give some light as to his whereabouts.
Jailer Schroder stated positively that DeWitt was locked in the cage Sunday night, that he talked with him after he had been locked up and that he saw DeWitt playing cards with the other prisoner.
The police authorities in all towns north and south of Grants Pass as well as the outlying country districts have been notified to be on the watch for DeWitt, and a careful description of the man has been given.
DeWitt is about 45 years of age, is about 5 feet 7 or 8 inches tall; hair quite gray; light colored mustache. He wore a gray flannel shirt open at the throat exposing a hairy breast; felt hat pinched in to form a peak; dark corduroy pants and was in the habit of carrying his coat, a khaki Norfolk. He can be easily identified through the fact that the middle finger on his right hand is missing at the middle joint.
The Tonopah (Nevada) Daily Bonanza.
SIXTY DAYS FDR DISLOYAL TALK
Pete Kristich, an Austrian who indulged in seditious remarks at the Casino, was arraigned yesterday afternoon before Judge Dunseath after remaining in the county jail for forty-eight hours in an attempt to sober him up sufficiently to stand before the court of justice. The remarks were to the effect that "It is a cinch that the Kaiser will win the war." The charge was proved and the court imposed the extreme penalty for disorderly conduct and Kristich was remanded to jail. It is intimated that there are other, and more serious charges against the prisoner who will be held in safe keeping while they are under investigation.
The Seattle Star.