, 1874-12-09
1qw They Did lt~-Defectiyo Iron Work
Poor Watching.
Minor Casualties.

+4,n f,,t that AZ aoma linn tr,np tho n,.avinta
t~~s sA~,s ,s, ~ .,,,t.t a., g., h,r.,o lad
n'GAs' tAo eo|uI' 49,, 49, "-- 80. 10y .s
nocn Taca'oo ~ o"lss eonlao I ol1 anu paeeo
in charge Of Jailer Peter Hand, hau been auc-
oossitly broken out Of By couple Of prisoners.
Il Ia but tight to acknowledge tint
- aoa. 70 IsI[, sl1.ta ~, iAe'. ot 49,
found TUG county Nualdlng "ha tAat OF 1atler
Hand, who fully appreciated the unfortunate
nature Of the OCCURRENCE, coming, as 1t did, Oh
.ho first t1av of l,a ,,,,onn administration, md
:. !, ~, IT,. .s'aA 49, 49,. - 80 IT,
y ~ on' luss TO s'@'e shas tuo eyes o. tho w.
eaFta!eu "hen tnoy noaia OF LUG eaeapa' 4oss
'lcir dullilosH, al1 liz up with comica exprcE3-
,,o,+ thot .},ow.a tnoir ;uwor1 co,tont nt tbo
'eo'. 'Ao* oAeneN SD'a AA'A41 -.
oce"tte''c'. Out''B eno 'noFu!nE a7l'e"H
:aportor called at tho jsnl to nnko IN 1nSoetlga-
70 prisoucra woro John Rvon, who was COLI
.;s,, ~ 1,...-,. 49,. ~ Az" n.,
~. eN4h.".s 49, =, as ,A.,," ' 49,
'.at eoufs, ano freo o1l'1of' WHY VIII h""''lns
:.ial on charge OF larceny. These pfiaoners,
,iao laa boon locked pp togother for several
E.ys iu cell No. 81. FRO know ii TO tho police III
pEsrEA.yE oIAnacrERs
having tho reputation Of experienced thieves
nad bur, .,lars. Together with Air. lInnd tho
TRIBUNE reporter visited cell No. g. which he
tuuud on tic second :ior or cells. An cxanaina-
Ton O: the barred door ut onco revealed tho
han6lwolk OF Its previous occupants. Tho two
lit bars which extended acyoaH tho porpondicu-
.r round barn ut a distance or IL l1chtcs from
;te ton OF tho dur bod Leou separated from ono
csotllr by pscakiug tho i've rlyets Which tonoh
l. 3p,, uui one Of the perpendicular bars had
..eu cut through ut tue puiut whore the crods-
i:rs md iute:auctod and thcn broken OF from
t; . top Of the door. This lott n epace Of about
Z inches In width upd 1Ciuclos tu height. through
which tho eely custon1oro had squeezed tlc.u-
t. ives. Eaying rot lid Of this much OF reereiut,
i a ,1iaoners xt,ii Ind before ti1c,n tho iph Of
t,,%,,t r,t.-
This they accomplished after tho following
Il shioa ,yticl shows t1Gt not out, were they e1-
rcrieucca cracksu,c1, with thorough lnovl-
c@9e OF tho lu1rcac!ca and In weak apola OF tha
t;.udlng they Wero going to crack. but that they
n.uss lavo had III their possession tools Of tho
b:st DESCRIPTION Tor tho WORT thoy weFo engaged
III. This fact was proved by the cut they made
i. the pospoudlcular par, witch "as aa cioan aud
a':'oo:h 90 though the pslsonern had taken Tho
trouble TO polish II up pe1or2 Starring on shoir
p=silous journoy through tho 3qii co1ridosH. As
acou US they tet forth IN tho corridors they stArt"
G! upstairs, aud arrived at tlo TOP tior q cells
wleyo tne acuttle-ho'o nosweon the cell'ng of
tilo Jail aud tho roof amlied upon them, aad in
yNel au investigation. Tha praAoners made no
IL: necessary delay in doing 10, and we're probably
delighted to hnd taat tne oniy moans Or aecaf-
ii; this hole against their etfolts Was tho loc3-
nils of tho trip With -..
a l5-cENT PADLocK
Of the very hinsiest deacrlpiiot. Hnving dis
posed Of this toy tho prisoners climbed up to
tA' holc, crept through It, and foun4 themselves
Viking aeont the C.9ot..gn G g. @ 9p9;n @ between sae
rhroo different atleal, t. to got through TUG ruof
Est or Ill they tacElea QUO Q! ING jan chln1.
na7e. and succeeded IN removing nnsnoof Of
the bricks, but evidently aoandoned the IDEA OF
ciinelng up tss 1uo Gu itnpEacttcablo on account
OF 10 being t1p nh1foW eVea Tor anoh nilppefy
customers. They then mado tsrae different
openings through tie roof,-the ilrst IL tho
so:!sheast, tie second N the hortheaaf' ana tho
Tho Inst opsnIng pleased them hast: ana through
II .hoY crept to the top OF tho root. Aere they
fo.'nd
AN ACCOMMODATING LADDER
witch LED from tue main roof to that over tho
gr>nnd. At the corner Of the 5ail-oflice aud the
so:th wing Of tho Jail the prisoners tod como
lhaets which they ind brough: with theu1 TO Il
bar OF window, and lot themselves gently down
pn the ashs @ ps a @ yy1t yi5a Gs !as
a,.t which nure platuty tho imprint Of their fcu:.
Iisn they walkoa along theyard. paHsed through
wslk dosn town. There can bo no doubt about
tho luttor fact, as Officer Lonergan told several
pe:soaa yeaterdas thee ho Was sure willie On lAs
be:t on Clark street, between Eleventh aud
Twelfth stroete. ct II O'clock at right, he baw
ivan, whom lie could Hardly fGl! to identify, la
he WAS the officer who arrested linn recently for
burglary. Being aB igaorant as even tho wss:c:-
Ie5n u the jail Ut the busnesa Which Ryai haa
isA finished UP, Of course he did not naaleat
hin.
Having learned this much regarding the escape,
t!.o reporter then made fow pertinent inquiries
In order to fsud out
WHERE THE BLAME RESTED
Ja!lor Hand told him tint ut u O'Clock Monday
l;!ht lc paia visit TO the Jail, where lo found
oy3tything quiet. THOSE on guard. Assistant
J..ilor pctrie, Stephen McGratL. and Ed Lougley,
1c9orsed tint everything was al right mud that
i! ,ro was no danger Of anything oecur1in &
closed tho first of hia olhclal ttay'a duties. he
w:at home md slept tho sleep , ot the eoutentes t
wi.en the frat intelligence Of the escapo was con-
Keyed to him. Ho then rushed down to the Jail
a,.athexe saw with his osn eyes tho evidences OF
what bad been reported to him. In the mean
tine tic police Lad been notified. aud had begun
to take measuroa to lecapture the escaped prsa
o:sess, which, however, haye not vel
p:oyed Of auy avail. Jniler Hand Gtatet
1!lat tho wateA1nen Oh duty were
ail nradtay,tes, no men having haan appointed
yot in their place by Sheriff Agnew. Ho throN
al the htane upon tAcao sncn, aud stated tha,
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