Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1907 — Diddle Did Time at Joliet. [ARTICLE]

Diddle Did Time at Joliet.

Frank Diddle, the horse thief, and John McCoy, the rapist, who escaped from the jail here 6ome two weeks ago, are still at large, but Sheriff O’Connor is as unrelenting in his search as he was generous in the liberties he allowed the prisoners, and it is not improbable that they may yet be captured. We are not at liberty to state just what the operations have been but do know that the sheriff is very active in his pursuit aad has advices that he thinks will result in the capture of at least one of the men. It has been learned since Diddle disappeared that .he was no novice as a criminal, and that he had already served one term in the Joliet penitentiary for horse stealing. That he engineered the escape is beyond doubt and that he is a thoroly bad criminal and should be captured is also} quite certain. It is to be hoped.that the capture is made and quite probable that it will be.