Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-06-19

16 inches in length-not q very roomy
hole for tho body of Frankford, who was
rather stout. To reach the hole from
Robison's cell was no little task, the cell
ing being about nine or ten feet high and
nothing but slanting window ledge to
rest the foot on. Under the hole was also
found standing the small table belonging
to the furniture in the cell. The three then
cut hole in the ceiling leading to the loft.
Having another piece of sheet iron to re-
move.and also a rafter, the latter they nicely
sawed off and the former they pushed out
of place, and then the loft was reached.
Cutting hole in the roof the men fastened
stick across it on the inside, to which
they fastened a rope made Of strips of bed
quilts and sheets. Once on the top of the
roof they intended to let themselves down
by means of this contrivance, but it is evi.
dent that they did not carry out this de-
sign, as the rope was found on the roof
the next morning. 1t is thought, however,
that they descended to the alley in the
rear of the building by means of a screen.
Among the articles left behind to show
what kind of tools had been used by the
men at their work was an old foot rule, an
old black handled knife with portion of
the large blade remaining, a spike covered
with thick rags over the head to prevent
hurting tho hand, and saw made out of
what was thought to be an old table or
shOemaker's knife blado supplied with =
handle about one foot in length, in which
the blade was fastened. The handle was
evidently made of q piece Of brOomstick
and was Tapped with wire, rags and prison
yarn until a handle over two inches in
thickness was formed. The blade extended
out from this about three inches, and was
converted into saw by rubbing on tho
edge of piece OF iron or stone. The teeth
were fine and irregular, but the
saw served to enable the posscssOr
to saw off the beam referred to.
In order to ward off suspicion the men had
carefully placed in the iron plates Of their
cells imitation nuts made Of soap. Over
these they had pasted white paper so that
no ono would suppose thu plate had been
tampered with. The men must have been
at work most of the Sabbath, but when
visited at their apartments by the watch
men they appeared to b. reading and in
their customary moods.
A gentleman from Westtown township
reached West Chester about ten O'Clock
and stated that a man answering the de-
scriptiOn of Frankford was seen to 60 into
Isaac Bailey's woods, Hear WesttOwn
School, and was making long strides in
the direction of Philadelphia. This was
about four o'clock from which it is reason
able to infer that he left the prison about
3 o'clock.
As soon as thu intelligence wa; COM
municated to the authorities Sheriff
Hopes, accompanied by Deputy Baker
and others clad in the armor Of tho law,
started post haste in the direction Of
Philadelphia in tho hope of interceptius
his arrival in that city.
Robinson Still at Largo.
Special to the INTEiLIGENCER.
WEST CHESTER, June 19-11 A. NJ
Robinson, who escaped with FrankiOrd
and Dunn, is still ut large. FrankfOrd
says he was after horse in stable neal
by where he was captured, and once il
possession of that he would have defied
capture. They were brought to town al
midnight. Chester county Oh top yet.