Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-31
A NAN OF NERVE.
How John Doe Escaped Last Night
From the CITY Prison.

Last evening Officer Hammer arrested
Tor drunkenness a man who is registered on
the police records as John Doe. Mr.. Doe
had in his possession a buggy robe, a whip
and 50 in cash, which were taken away
from him. The officer locked I'D his prisoner
In the common cell, and returned to his
beat. About fifteen minutes later the Off
Ger was patrolling Park street when q man
stepped up to him and said:
Give Inc the robe and whip and you can
keep the money!"
Hammer looked at the man, and was
surprised to recognize his prisoner OF q
quarter OF an hour before.
How did you get out?" inquired the
officer.
u walked out replied the other.
well, | guess you had better walk in
again" said Hammer, and he escorted his
man back to prison.
An examination OF the doors OF the jail
showed that they had not been tempered
with after the iailer had locked up MIR. Doe,
and the officer was sorely puzzled to dis
cover how Mr.. Doe had escaped, but Mr..
Doe would vouchsafe no information on
the subject. He was again locked up in the
common cell, and the officer went OH to
make arrangements to have him placed in
uuHstol. Wucu ITO COuIAC w
I'VE minutes later, accompanied by officer
Cody. Mr.. Doe was not to be found among
The prisoners. and q search OF the cell
was made. Those who have visited the
Nty Prison must have noticed IN
Inc common cell a large galvanized
tunnel which rests upon the floor n
passes through the ceiling above. This fun
hel e~ncloses a large heating stove.
OF which is reached by an opening in the
tunnel. Through the door OF this opening
a pair OF boots projected. and when Officer
Cody attempted to pail ont the boot he
lonnd that they encased u pair OF feet. The
Two officers, assisted by as many OF the
Prisoners as could get IL hold on the legs,
pulled aud tugged for nearly ten minutes
nut could not drag out the body to when
!Aey knew the legs must have been nj,
tacfed. Then Officer Cody got a lighted
candle and held the blaze under one OF the
Dare feet until the flesh fairly roasted, but
not "A sound was heard from the interior OF
The tunnel, nor did a muscle OF the exposed
loot and leg culver. "He must be dead, y
muttered one OF the prisoners, and the OH
.rfs lelt terribly alarmed as they began 10
tear down the iron structure, but when the
work was completed, and the body OF Mr..
zoe exposed to full view, he was neither
usaa nor sleeping. lie was drunk and
Smiling, and cheeriully accompanied the
IInleers to the dungeon prepared Tor
IN reception. One OF the other pris-
uners subsequently told Officer Ham,
Aer that Doe had made his es'
,aPt by crawling up the interior OF the fun
nellhto the fire station overhead, and was
,.se starting to repeat the experiment
"neh The entrance of Hammer and Cody
FUSED FUSED him to suspend operations. He
st.:% % : did not know that his feet were
i nn out OF the opening and exposed to
w;..hslew. His wonderful endurance Of pain
Of Uncut finching showed him to be q man
II" mo paltry nerve.
hume nue. hole 10 the ceiling through which the
,unnel passed has been securely closed, and
tou more prisoners can gain liberty via that