The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-05-17

TO the Surprise Of the Police,
He Suddenly Makes His
Escape.
The Sick Job that He Put Up Ct
On Early Hour this
Morning.

When . BAzOO reporter visited the cal
shoose this morning. in quest Of m item. he
found Narshal Shy and three OF four Of
the police examining the place closely.
while eoostsrnsiion and diswsy VS. de-
pieied on the counienanees Of al Of them.
On iuquirinx vhs. v.s wrong, the scribe
- Informed that John Burns. the young
man Who attempted to kill the bark~eper.
Cosrsd King, on The 9Th inst, had made
his escape, and they we're sodssvoring to
sseestsin the manner in which hs sccom-
plished 1t.
Since the 5sh inst. Burns has occupied
cell No. 3, in default Of paying the SIS
6oe asssssrd against him for carrying and
diseharsiae Gre arms, and hs vould have
been compelled to remain on this
ehsrss until the latter part Of this month,
When he would have been turned over to
the state add prosecuted On the charge Of
shooting With intent TO kill. He had
seemed perfectly contested ever since his
incarceration. but No doubt be vs. al the
time 1t work trying 10 devise upon some
manner OF escape.
Al too o'clock this morning, when Oficsn
Kelly and Meyer visited the ealabooss,
Burns va in his old quarters. They re-
msinsd bot short time and left to patrol
the streets. sad did not return sgain until
about hali-pass four, when Kelly stepped
in to turn % The gss.
The 6rst thing thst attracted HE stten.
ton w. seeing the door Of cell No. 8
standing vide open, and Of courrs Burns
was GOT On the inside. On looking further.
the keys to the cell we're found lyi"g On
the outside Of the book Case. or -~cr-try,
where they are usually kept. which stor,,-.l
ell the explanation necessary >s To how
the prisoner made his escape.
Kelly At once no,i6ei Marshsl Shy, AND
hs visited the cslsb.o--. but 10. time
they could not believe otherwise than that
some VI Burns' pals hsd assisted him in
gaining his liberty. The door that leads
TO the cslaboo-e j. fastened with q spring
lock, but anyone could nnf,.i~n IL from
the outside, were he ~ inclined. by the use
Of knife or piece Of wire. For . time
ihis VA the theory accepted, hut it vss
proven the wrong one.
MarsasI Shy. at later hour. commenced
looking through the vacant cell and found
two pieces Of pine, about seven feet
IN length each, which hal be~n |
manufactured out vi board. cut up into
piece. about eighteen inches in length an.. |
half an inch vide, which he had tasted to- |
gethsr With handkerchief torn into strips |
for that purpose. Ia this manner he made
pole nearly fifteen feet long jus, long |
enough to rssch f'ou his cell To the hook
case whore all the keys are kept. On one !
end VI this manufactured stick he cut
notch. and then made his break for liberty
Reaching the pole through the door, he
extended it across the room To the book
case. and catching the hook in where the
doors Close, he soon had them wide open
The cell keys were on large sire ring and
lying on one of the shelves Of the bookcase.
IL tOok but IN instant 10 attach the hook
TO this ring and the keys we're drawn to the
c~Il door. and all that remained To he done
sas Ia unlock the door that held him .
prisoner and skip. IL 10 presumed that he
lot no time in doing this. Once TN the
outside. he lett the door eide open, places!
the KEY. ON the outside oi the bookcase,
and bad0 . fond ss,i~u Ia the place thst he
NO doubt hopes will know him no mere
forever.
Il wAs = slick trick, anil no mistake.
Burns has numhe. ii friends who would
be only too glad to furnish him the means
70 get ou, Of the country. and the chances
are he will improve the opportunity pre-
-ensesi.
The question nov arisss: Wouldn't II
have been bstier il the city hsd turned the
prisoner over tn the county authorities
when they made dem md Tor hun? Had
he been prosecuted by the siate, he would
undoubtedly have gone to the peni,entisry.
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.
l. il no, worth the small price Of IS cts.
tn free yourself of every symptom of these
distressing complaints II you think 50,
call 1t oLr store and get hottie o. Shiiohi-
viial:x.r f. -ry hottie has a printed
gusrsntre on IL. U-e accordingly. snd il u
doe~ Won M good IL will coat YOU nothing.
Sold by your druggist.
A Healthy Ordinance.
The anti m.sh~r ordinance has gone into
eject in Chicago, and is working bean'i-
fully. \ Zee ds-s ago the police r.idrd
the entrances to the theatres and drove ID
the svells that we're won't To collect there
to IT,. the effect Of their smiles on the la
dies coming from the msiinsss. Some Of
the more obstinate street losiers resisted
al mara ~, cor~eousnrs al mn TO- ths