, 1876-12-05
uow Mr.. r. P. Derickson
Went on a Philan-
thropic Mission.
ala Visit to Pennsylvania to
SECURE tho Release OF
a Chicagoan,
Ohio Was Charged with At
tempting to Burglarize
tho Chambersburg
Bunk.
ia Has m Interview with the
Champion Burglar Of tho
Centennial Year,
Who G1ories in His Profession
and Would Only Ex-
change It for a
Pulpit.
The Authorities Willing to Accept
$4,000 Bail for the Two
"Safe-Blowers,"
Knowing that They Would skip
out..-The Money to Pur-
chase a Law Library.
rim Ross Burglar Thinks the
Price Too Much and Says
ao Will Escape.
20 subsequently Breaks Jail, ant
Meets Mr. Derickson on tho
Train.
General Disgust at the Crane
Denouernent.
Knowing that They Would Skip
out..-The Money to Pur~
chase a Law Library.
rhc Boss Burglar Thinks the
Price Too Much anu says
He Will Escape.
20 subsequently Breaks Jail, and
Meets Mr. Deriokson on the
Train.
A General Disgust at the Grand
Denouernent.

The Tautv Spfr9s,o chanbersburg' r., II lis
usue of the Goth ult., contained the following
,tumkable statement: ....
holland the accomplished scoandrel who At.
,tmptej 10 rob the Ellanberabury Dank auu Was
hs Pensniasy for lt gssqSsii Iss 1aek o
It. suprt,ns Court, aud lodged In tatl 70 avail
~ I'LL, broke out on Sunday night and made ~
E1ses T. s1 ns vi KSwn But Is eesan
Iii be- lad the benefit Of counsel and assistance
ipn soue ot his friends not long before:
8s f:'pas ssfssy SSS SS9at Il t. ysa's a
l. Ovcns, Of st Louis. lie said lie cans M to t9
lul johnson, and talked Of arranging to ball them
VT liz wos admitted 10 ses thcln. eut thStougy
s,.ea.d before being let tn; lie left on Thursday
i've days xitet the little hunchback left. to'wit;
rae.day. Sov I'll la'gs man eame t9 s9"n ar ana
.sfsd y iho wa4hn$9 o4'e # 4
il. to be from tae Mayor Of Chicago and other
wuufnen. and respectable, gentlemen, and .ala 70
ar ID rascality], wlloac fn,nti5 connections were
II lht most yGspectaLle character. lie told tue
Sheriff that II S1u, 900 1a!l wuu!d By takgn. ha
aexau admitted To several interviews with Holland
I'd johnson without being tsarchsd. ,.. II.
on Wednesday last ltoii"nd reaaestea 70 see @ his
slte, In order 10 Arrangc about giving bail. she
sutlm;,ted to h!s cell after oc'nE searched Ny
.seshesiGs dAlglter and she aud peEickson were
with holland tll lats IN ts SttsiaoGR S M1 II.
si!e rtnaln with hfu, over night alleging tnnt he
nd lad no opportunity to conycrHe privately With
ss.st s WI granted. Two watcha,en tilenry brandt
md Charley crntti we're pInccd vt tue cslld2or NJ
7!n he evening, and remained there TIL ~ t9e
notnine, md wers told that one OF them must al'
"a lhutrday morning Henry brandt reported to
tae ShesI!l's son. jnncs Sweeney TINT during ~
sanltL i saw md an nuser, Ind must have them by
Saturday night. On sa1nEday evening the sleFN
It'd h'andt e keep blu eyes npe aa ~ not s1 70
iat1 would attempt to !fGak Out.
There was NJ one III ito)landA cell Except Mrs.
a1te Rstcssn lst1 sn On TSdnssdday esn eSss
tnd uerickaon were In Il together nearly ~ luz ""
kruoon. Derickson WA In aGnin III Frday after
9oan. After that nobody w4s admitted 70 lsnl.
lan1s cell except his counsel. uerlekHon lett town
The slefif's ron cleaned out Roland's cell every
morning., sweeping under tile bcl. lie oid this Oh
sundAy morning, ~ usual, and saw nothing IL cx.
ste spIpcIon. Ths guards weEa kept on duty every
night. with Instructions to bc sletlAnt.
heard nolse. lie got up md went Into thu hall
aat examined tho toFs, aid 1nd!ng all right there,
;t'ssd IT, tsa o'ytng on tue guards he did nut
The RuarIs lett On Mouday morning. and nothing
~ aurpo1cd 10 bo wrong tn attef7 O'Clock. When
saaras 9va ouso ba s
tnfestiRatlOn liscl0ecI the fact that ROLAND lad
etaPed:. The saw and anKur be hAd talked about
ntds holr through shc ceiling Of hts cell an1 got
% thc gRtrct, unl passed thence up through the
tnpola aud ont On tho roof, mud thence down Into
There MAJ high, narrow bog In Hollands coll.
eJasanding on which he could eas'y reach Tho
.a ss.nx lle used knife to cnt through te lati.;
~ ceiling, aud tuck out piece flf.een to eighteen
iashss SQUARE Then ho bored through two:inch
~ ~ pi1hk forriug patt VI lac gartpt door above
ut Il d0EuGu