The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-30
A BID FOR FREEDOM.
Three Modern Winkeireids on the
Rock Pile Mako Break
for Liberty.
One Gets Left by Being Caught
While the Other Two Leave
BY Running Away.
SENSATION AND EXCITEMENT.

| Their. was sensation and excitement Oh
South Fourth street, opposite the County
| Court House, on Friday afternoon, but, As II
| happened, the situation was such peculiar
| one that il Is not An improbability when II |,
said that its like never occurred in this or any
| the guard at the county isil, whose duty IL 1.
| to superintend the laboIs OF those prisoner
who are
| DOOMED TO THE ROCK-pILE,
had brought them out after dinner and sci
them Ia breaking stones To be used for Sire
macadam purposes. As each prisoner t-iI
| the iaiI, he was examined, as Is usual, par
| iicuIar attention being paid 10 those wearing
shackles, to see II everything was right
Nothing seemed, apparently, To De out of
way, and everything went along seren
enough until about haif-past two DEL
when the fun commenced. The rock pile
sted on the west side OF Fourth street, directly
opposite the brewery, and II was at this spot
that the escapsde occurred. The two prison
ers who got awayssmith and Booth,were
Omaha, and who were arrested short time
ago and sent TO
THE COUNTY JAIL
on general principles, but more Immediately
and particularly for stealing pair OF oars.
They are very bad eggs, always planning and
attempting to carry out plans Tor escape. and
NOT many days ago were caught by the jailor
inst A. they had completed arrangements To
leave. On this particular afternoon when
tney prcLeOOtu 70 Uc DlCaAiue IoCAs anu H.
tending to their business they
WERE IN REALITY ENGAGED
in saving on their shackIes through the ius-
trumentality ola small knife which they had
obtained from q lad in the county jail, who,
true to his procliyities. the exercise OF which
had sent him into confinement, had stolen IL
from q crazy Mexican who Ia al present con-
fined In the county oasiiie. Smith ana Booth
having
THUS OBTAINED POSSESSION
Of the weapon, proceeded 10 make Q saw out
OF IL by nickIng the edges, with which they
succeeded in saving on their shackles. A
youth named John Clancy, another prison.
En- sent across the creek from the police
curt for six months on the charge Of petty
larceny, was also q cOnspirator IN the plot,
making the escApade. About half past two q
quite
LENGTHY FUNERAL PROCESSION
passed south on the street, and 1t was through
Inc agency Of this most sombre Of occasions
the hearse had passed them, Booth and smith
broke loose from the fastening OF their
shackles and ran between the carriages to
The east side o. tns street; The The gnssd, Tom
west side, and having line OF carriages be.
tween him and the escaped birds, he
DID NOT DARE TO SHOOT.
Having, also, the remaining members Of the
gang to look ter, he could not give chase,
and 80 the liberated stone Orcakers had their
own way about IL, and accordingly started at
q brisk pace down Fourth street toward Cboc-
taW. Al the same time that Smith and
Booth made their break, Clancy also start
ed, bat being more unfortunate than his
he was c0rralled, and with
THE BLACK NUZxLE
Of Q loaded shot gun bearing upon him, hs
walked resignedly back TO his post again.
Just - he was getting away. one Of the driv-
rington, ssW him, and divining at once what
he Wss mp 70, struck him on the top OF the
head four lcsty bloWs with the stock OF his
whip, bothertng Clancy - much that he
Was EA91LY cAPrURxD.
He Was then taken back 70 the taA where q |
ball and chain were given him, the same
which viii b his lnDeIArable Companions
for some tine 70 cone. In IT, neAnftme
booth and smith pa1ed northVard on Fourth
eSsoe, mot appearing % Be- particularly hur.
nd, when "a. Murphy, another guard q the
|ail was neoa~c - esas eecspe. and made