, 1881-04-20
The Iron Rai|ings Filled with
Powder and Blown Up. ),
The Scheme Vas 10 Hast or Dig Ont
Through tile Wall.
How the Plot Failed to Work-Timely
Notice Given by the Poltoe.

poor fellow for hks pains received two bullcts,
one Of which II likely to cnuse bis death before
this il printed.
Yesterday was visiting daynt tho jail, and,
though tho hour for receiving visitors was. long
past. tha psisonprs wero stili at liberty by the
scoro III tho corridors, nnd soycrni strangers
wero In tue eage coaversln9 with tntl Inmates.
Thurc Is .o sse III denying tho fact. fnaDy Ut tho
1att etnpsoyea arc very lax In their duties. aud
do not appear 70 be d watubful as the should
Du, not to curry nny key, or TO anything abOut
tic pluro TINT woAld offer tnducemcnt 10 crttn-
inals to attempt to escapc.. Tho criminals nro
tGnfolI lnDre lnute IN everything tlin thojr
xceptrs, hut this flut IL not properly appreciated.
1t Is no wonder therefore that tho minutes aro
continually planning nscapcs Had evory pnrt
Of tho plan Worked ycstcrtluy, there IL no donbs
but Il score ur mnre OF the most desperate In
nutcs would hayc got safely AWAY.
THE CHIEF rLoTTEHs
wern a skiilful meehunio. Alexander Mckay,
who Is Awaiting trial tor the &l1, 900 .burxlnry
nt the Union Iron and steel Works, and tho ics-
perate young murderer, ''Redney" Burns. WIN
WINS sentenced tofourtccn years at JoiIct Tor tho
1sohnw murder. but who still 1ius In jntl pend
Ing efforts Of Ills attorney to secure for him
new trial. It Is, Of course. Unknown who were
implicated with these two, bit whpro 40 many
wore ut iibcsty tho jail delivery woild undouht.
et!ly have tcn1l an extensive one bad tho two
nrlnclpAlx BuGceted hs well ~ fhGy cillcuEA{ctt.
Tho hour gDodcn for tna ntteulpt ssIs O'clock.
or rather tho i'rst trip Of tho elevator from
tn kSG'n to tho Upper tier et The
WIS tho signal for the 0rst stroke, and this trip
- genoralIy tnade just utter Tint hour Prompt.
y as tho 'navline esxan ifs r. ascent "issdMnsy.
Of tuktug tho intt!utory step. began ~ assault
follow 10 short order. i ws.undountc1y ,n tho
keys, ubtRln possession Of thotr keys, and then
eseape BY either ono nf two me!hths, The key,
non TS sf sns II s i g ia.
shis 1 they o nj asat assoesa ' q sbe kitsssa d tha
through tke windows VII !cti IL thai nparfmen, aro
insccursly Rnardos. An9ther t!fa1 wns only
Eartiay earF'ea o.,s. NJ, Sections e. tae irn rail !,
tho second tier had teen
FILLED WITH ppwpEu SUFFICIENT TO 1,Low
THEM OUT
or tnele sookets i .po Wt. % Iasse ~ese nropGfy
e1podeti. aiid sonG ola " Whp Wae 70 nase ~! eI
- expiesin!. sufficient 70 bidw oat section q
tne Sal.. la!!ea ~ esnnevt, !ata1 sang o.
she @ % ill., es
s!s!stss a. q VA sss;sS = ,ss.s;;sliaw: + !Ss
eo.spiratess aaS larxs aaabar q othors I'M mlxhs iii
easily nave eottoh aWHy. ~
CHARLES ". GANB1IDW,
"A Hnffn F1t5f3f Ef1Bt1FFH
insln ~ thn cay, M watchnGm snvs lint TIM
Doforo the tso,l6,o ouHmenco.i hS was Nbout to
c1eoute The ordou Of Ja.ior Folk. wnich orlors
tt,a cnsr iinrs hacs into thor ee1Is' liz staftc ID
rum ncur tbe caro- door, md wajkc.l af1nx tho
min tinI,r of Tia iHI IN y.atnrIv dircotif in.
tnnHi,,ts Il, ID, I'm tim stnirs whieh jsni in tho
first bRicony. When near thosa stairs he was
seiaea. ne says. " twn men,. one OF Wnnin 70
oa Mnt Knnw. N ann "nuta . mne 4oM ng an.e 70
s viz 'hsew @ his sfs t ara a ar" M tse ns
neoE, sot,,eWaat in5erlGfns wlta ns v!s9m. ana
M WIZ nas @ r,Gnt nnna noko! H,.t psto' unues nls
...1 III ,o,," 6...s..r H. yola yns,,, ao''er -, !
Wlll Nin you. oansnnw, MespMo, stho
s"mew"t asspee nnt y wssh IN ~
f! sg *Se:s 5 r. = ess!ss S ss s: !s Eek Sss %
I'll t s!ae. aa;i iSax!a9. ~ ssSxs Who're: il
W. in eaSn ai, nise s,i proxtn e g. rs & at ~, Ire
pistol saoFehed his cont on .he right s'do below
tlG arm uaEsnow eaon caa ,1 Loe 1a1er foI5
a t. VIZ did o saoons y
aanssow oo1id 1.et say IL stw none Ut i.
many to e91Id not ,,say OWING .io the
confas,on which prevailed a,tt,g th,rto.sgth.nat tho
1 afn. s I'D sUi St b at s sdtsp 81
aes asnow d not ses any oay ess wth
Ai4 ~ FSN 0N9 WV - u'GA TtsA knN
ttnn bars elsowhero spoken " or ono thng by
WIS posta;e. ann taaa - tnat nntna T. tao ,nan
M M G aq ~, Hys " %heb tbe
w woro @ evliotty o., tho scarch. nor was ho ia to
ID ,'esa Case i he a was M assau!sed. T ''~''
Mr. u H. oLAPF'
tho turnkey. eaye IN rolution to the trouble that
balcony 1ust oppos!t tho caae door. Ho heard .
nhnf rf.ttt1 f1nrfitft ta[rnrf1nr
truni which the report pFoceeded: prlor to thAs
tIUlU bu hau sact llDfhtllY nur had he heard any
thing TINT wo1II,l load him tn suspect that thoro
Was anytdtng in tie wind. lla. ran hurriedlY
along thu balcony towar4 tho weatsrn end VI tho
tier intending to 70 down the stairs which leut 10
be wSs nut b. "ltrancY" lurns. Who,
with ruvnivcr, ii, hand, and that polnted
fuii nt Clupp'a brtlst, atoOl 10 Iuut,p-
aips @ poaIaon. Quickpr than iIah.nilg
ibg oil nlnn," for Glapp IL vol advanced III
years, with r1lre presence OF MUD md ooi,ragr
erabicd iho waipon lt bis left haua aud tleislt
bunch Il kcys which no carried ID tho rtxht
nd 1urnA fail froni the vlIScte pf Tho Uiuw
whicia Cinpp bad Kiven him. Cjapp, Els loft
h.nh stfIi r}nnnhnt l,rnn fhn rs.trnr ~ hint t,t,