Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-16
Digging for Liberty.

Tbs Stockton. Cal, Herald reports tho f,'-
loving rather remarkable cas-, ct Jail breski. q ::
Johnpy Ssosome. riue nuuhs sgo. while oor-
haed In cell at Folsom, planned his esosp2.
His csil h'or WAS made of graEits blocks held
together 1ish cement. By reuoyiog The Co.
Geos between VI tltoGs and prospecting Hiih
"lte, he discovered hollow bel,s hiG1, snd
% decided to ESQ r:bio its extent Ftom the
~oiE shop he smugsied q cod chist st d q
p.os OF hard WOOD, which he sCereted 10 bis
ctil. The grarie bltck be c DID to out in
tSc. aId he CID Ii By striking bis chisei lvery
'lue door opened or s'anmcd. [; Was q Diff
cult ID. aud required tr4as Gesl of tina,
"hloh was taken ooly at nIgit, ss he worked
GU side DUNG the day. Tue block w.s rins
itcles 10 thlckaess, aud whsu he succeed d 10
renewing halt OF 1t be propped the other hs If
up With STICK Of timber. eud covered the
whole With piece OF wood CUT to 6s exactly.
do plaster red be woOd over with osuent, which
n whl,e.Washed, making il look like the graz
lite fl ,or.
Wb:n be made go ex2misaiion of the ho!loS
space below be iouad that, by uling tbrouq b
sGone aId c:meDs three snd q heif feet thick.
he clud reach o sewer, which bad been cot-
struo.ed srd ab ,uGopd batora tho compilation
of The buiGi &. 10 ordsr to vJld de,eoll3n by
be guards ss they made their regular rounds,
be huvg some IF lis clothes upou ,he w,ll, ard
tho rest he made lnto dummy, which he
tucked nicely uoder hs Blankets Mixed. h.
wolked Ligh. af,er right, u1tll he had catered
the cp ,Gios Of he s:one sswer. The holes be cut
wsre 81 mail ltat be had to grease them so ts
to allow his body TO slip thr,u.h. After sss-
log lEr"ush the sewer some fity-tmo feet be
met Tnh 40 0tsruc iin in tho shape Of stone
sad meot ten iess 10 thirkaess, whoh uad
oetn filled 10 Waen hc Sewer WAS ebsudcped
fbls be removed slowly piece by p,osc, csr,y
lnp Ii back liko squirtel io'o b, hollow spsc.
uud.raesth his CELL Hs I; OF with another ob
siIucuoo When tits was removed. II was q
trauite block W. aud q half feet t. ick. WbeL
ne made bis through his no rsa tunnel
iuto the Rrouoh eight feet long, Just vide enoug
10 admit his b,6y. and then Started sD irolIno
Upward. Whlca. alter ruouiug four feet br5ua b
bim Into an unused closet. into snall room
with 90 IS: h,liam f,or, snd with wipcow
barred with chilled iron bars.
Sansone bad provided hiusilf with s:ee
uses medo Gu: OF c.s1 kaiv.s s 20 cut the bars
Tho ocly opp0r.uel,i.s he had c # rded biln TO
C 'pp'ete this work were gwen Waco tho guards
w:ru chaoging thlis or wnen they were 10 somo
lSu1otC pNiNlLu u tuo lUHtNulluu. WAS OIT-
ing he tim > OF Tho o5Gnge OF shifts hat @ es-
capped spd gained h,s b.ry. When onos 90
tue Ou side be Or cared ou;hiag from SINE
:raUps acd ~ thcp maIo his wuy through 70
MavySuilIe. Oten waie h. was wulk,ux 10
the S, w3r the Dir wss so foul that be had 10
withdr.w 10 save himself from sutf .c.tion. l.
the Zine monli CURED 10 complete the j b
5snioue lost tweu,y five pOupts Of fl ,sh.
When Sheriff Cunbiogh .m cavered him with
bis rtvo V:r at M,rysVle be tJuod small u! :
loaded pistol on him. and when Sanscmi was
asked whs. be inended doirg with il ne SAID
that ho bad bought it from tramp TO kill rats
ai.h. The ftluu bad three yesrs ard eight
moahs to seiv.. cCua,i;g his 6vc years crvC-
ns. HIS sentence Was ttsueu y3ars fur safe
c;ackiGg.