The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-29
OVER the WALL!
Three Prisoners at the
Penitalssiary Effected
Their Escape Last
Night.
They Splice Two ladders and Scale
The Nai'th Wall, Back of t,ie Gas
NorEs-Na Traces Of the
FHgitires.


From the SnIrmbus Times of Octob er 2sti.
Last night about six o'clock three
prisoners made their escape from the
Ohio Penitentiary. Their names
are Patrick Doyle, George Foster
and Logan French. and they did the
act in slick way.
The three men have been en-
ployed in the gas works. working
until about seven o'clock p. M,
when they aro relieved. Doyle and
French worked in the re!ort room
and Foster is :he runner. There
were but two guards, j. F. Foeller
ant Lafayette Nicholson, to watch
The seven men who were at work.
Foster appears to have been the
ring leader of the movement and
laid his plans well. In a little clos
eft back of the guard room, he aud
his pals had secreted two ladders
each twelve foot in length, q long
stout rope witt, a graphing hook at
one end and two iron clamps to
splice the ladders. A small win
dow looks out of this little store
room toward the wall, and at night
there is nobody about to watch the
movements Of persons thereabout.
the wall guard being on duty Sun
day night. To the north wall then
the men bore their ladder and read
lily climbed to the top, from whence
they lowered themselves to the
ground below and escaped. With
IN less than five minutes Guard
Foeller discovered the absence of
the men and FASTENED to give the
alarm. He soon found the ladder
standing against the wall, and the
rope depending op the other side
quickly told the story of the escape.
The other convlcts in the works
were locked in their ceiIe, and steps
taken at once to apprehend the tu
gitives.
In the absence of Warden Peetry.
who went to London, o., Saturday,
Deputy Warden Marriott ordered
posters printed with the descriptions
of the convicts, and also gave in
structions to several members of the
city police force who were soon at
the Penitentiary Office. At this
writing there is no clew to the di
rectIon the prisoners took save that
it was reported that three men an
swering their description was seen
going south on Water street shortly
after the escape. The men were
dressed in blue prison garb and one
wore pare of overhauls and a
light derby hat. The other fellows
wore prison caps. There is no blame
attached to the guards, as the es-
capped men had formed their plans
carefully and to win. Where they
procured the ladders and rope has
not been determined. The last es-
cape was a few months ago, also at
night, when Charles Lincoln, five
year man, scaled the wall. The fol
lowing are the names and descrip
tions of the absent ones:
Patrick Doyle, No I7,0S1, sent
up December %, 1884, for three
years, for burglary and larceny,
from Cuyahoga county. He has
blue eyes, height six feet and one
half inch, brown hair, fair complex
ion, forehead high and square, ,brows
straight and nearly meet. ears large,
straight chin, name "Doyle" tat
tooed in ink on right arm and an
chor. star and cross on left arm, age
twenty one years.
Logan French, No. 26, ,9O3, burg
larry and larceny, Ottawa county,
three years, Oct. Goth. He is five
feet seven and one fourth inch high,
blue eyes, dark brown hair, florid
complexion, forehead low and
round. brows straight and wide
apart. ears large, nose large and
round, right eye out, shield archor
and star in India ink on right arm.
Age twenty four years.
George Foster. No. 1912, cut
ting with intent to wound. Cuyaho-
ga county, eight years, Nov. 2Ist,
1883. He is f,rty six years of age,
5 feet s inches high. brown eyes,
black hair, sallow complexion, fore
head high. broad and good shape,
eyes small, nose long and crooked
to the right, mouth large. chin
square, ears large and stand out
Large scar cn left arm and large
scars on beth legs below the Knees.
About |. O'Clock the three con-
victs were seen in the east yards.
near the Piqr'a shops, They have
evidently boarded some freight
train oul Of town. Tie Peniteutilry
guards were searching the railroad
yar.is all ni.ht, and several of tho
officers went cut to suburban sta
iiuns to lie OH the watch,
At Chicago tie three Italians
who were found guilty Of The
celebrated trunk" murder were
brought into Cnnrt Saturday