The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-09-11


Bus0f1c's Escapc.-Tbe lwarshars
O~1 Accow.f Of fhe AH~tr.
The Cologne Gasctte gives the follow.
ing particulars Of the Marshars escape,
as derived from himself:
"From his sitting-room the prisoner
was Obliged, in order to arrive ut the ter.
race (his promcnadc), to pass bridge
and to descend some steps at the end oi
IL. The bridge was incloscd by walls on
both sides, on one Of which stood the
guard. A tent-roof was spread over the
bridge to keep OF the rays Of the sun,
which also concealed from those stand.
/ ing at the foot of the steps the persons on
the bridge. On the southeastern point
Of the island, which has steep descent
into the sea, the Marshal had arranged q
little kitchen-garden, in which he worked
much, and watercd his beans. There his
/ flight was to he effected On far-pro-
jecting part Of this garden the Marshal
discovered one day that an old gutter
for carrying off the rain-water which
poured through the rock was filled up
by fragments Of wall and rubble. Every
day the Marshal worked to open it grad
ually, and had TO conceal with grass and
stones what he was doing from the eyes
of spies. At last the opening was COM
pleted. If inside the gutter two strong
iron bars were placed across the rock.
and If to the bars strong rope, ending
with an iron ring and penetrating
through the other side of the gutter,
was attached, u rope ladder could be fas-
tened to it strong enough to carry even
80 corpulcnt man as the Marshal. In
the gutter there was room enough to
hide the rope-ladder and ropes, till the
decisive day. The most difficult part
was to arrive unnoticed at the gutter.
Every evening March, (the jailor) accom-
panied the prisoner on his return from
the terrace across the bridge to his rooms.
Then the door was closed by the warder,
and escape rendered impossible. The
Marshal resolved to trust to happy
chance, and to expect the day agreed on
with his wife for the daring act. The
night from last Sunday to Monday was
chosen. When, at ten o'clock, the Mar
shall arrived with march, at the flight of
steps, he asked him not to take any more
trouble, as the way to the rooms was now
very short. March, let himself be per-
studded. The Marshal mounted alone.
Gro 'sed the bridge, the tent roof of which
concealed him for moment from those
outsi de, feigned to open and shut the
door, which was closed later by the un-
suspeG ting warCler, leaped across the wall
at the left of the bridge, went softly
along the outer wall, and reached the
gutter, having now passed the first
danger. a thick rope, provided with
many knots, and the end with strong
iron hook, was fastened to the ring. and
the descent, eighty feet, began, with the
danger of being smashed against the pro-
jecting cliffs or of falling into the sea.
lash ed by furious mistral. The Mar
shall, who had gained much strength
dur;n,, b;s con,;y;,v bod a. ,n, 90
-,,opg t;,btly.f;tting he'll, with an ;ron
hook in front, ~ that he could fasten
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no rrou;reJ /, sbort rcs, Arid a, ,ha
middle of thu, rone no nercc;vod a ,oohIo
ligbt bonoa,h him and bo tnow ,ha, ~.
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nal aarood on I;ab,;na $500 49,.
him thus snDn,ded HI hand swollad
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Tb;ck cloth trowsers sill damn from
,ho go, watar ar,, covered all oxdr m;,h
H. ami .I,ow w b,, Tho dar;no, man
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end of 1he rome Inn, NOT Of Tho strand no
lot bimseIf dion into tho soa and swan
,oward ,ho Loat IN which were nj. c,;,L