Willard Loomis and John Howard
At a Court of Oyer and Terminer recently held in the county of Oswego, N.Y., Willard Loomis, an opulent and hitherto respectable famer of the town of Mexico, was convicted of aiding and assisting John Howard, his brother-in-law, who stood indicted for the crime of forgery to escape from the county gaol and was sentenced to the state prison for six years. – Ib. [Republican Compiler (Gettysburg, Pa) Feb 1, 1826. Submitted by Nancy Piper]