Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1886-09-21
COLLABORATING
SHERIFF FUREY'S BOARDRRS PRE-.
PAIRING To GET AWAY.
LIE Men IN jail Work in Concert TO
Break Out - Iron Bars Loosened.
Broken and Displaced -"Botch, Work
on the County Prison.

0"A Vut - Iron Bars LOOSpnpd
Broken and Displaced -"Botch, Work
on the County Prison.
"You find out everything some wav.
How do you do it?" said Sheriff Char
ley Furey, this forenoon, as the TIMES
asked for the facts about the prepara-
tons to break Jail made by the IS or
~ men confined in Alturas prison.
"Well, you know we have a sort Of
secret service here which enables us
TO know many things that are pro-
posed by the people confined inside.
Several days ago l learned that these
fellows were working in concert to
get out. No matter how | learned if
Upon careful examination found
that the iron bars, both on the outside
and inside, of some of the windows
had been loosened, broken and dis
placed, ready for removal when suffi-
Client work should be ACCOMPLISHED
You see these outer irons are solid.
while the inside ones are hollow pipes.
At the bottom they are set in iron or
stone with sort of cement around
them, while the upper ends are in
serted in wooden tmbers with holes
that are bored through them, so that
when tho lower ends are worked
loose, like these were, the bar can be
pushed through the timber and taken
out. Here are several of them.
"You will observe that these people
had procured a Ratchet and these two
ase-knives-one of which has been
filed or chopped until it is a fairly
good saw. These l found behind the
walls in the closet. They get them
either by aid of some of the many
visitors here each day, or, perhaps,
now and then secrete knife at meal
time. No matter how watchful we
are it is impossible to detect every
movement of each visitor, when so
many come here daily.
You see, also, that the mortar and
plaster work beside the window-faclng
has been Clipped away to enlarge it
sufficiently to admit the passage of a
man from the inside to the world of
freedom. l knew of this project, as
| said, several days ago and employed
extra guards to move around at all
hours Of the night My regulars
and | have not slept in consequence
for several nights never saw more
complete 'botch work than is this
building, considering it was intended
to keep men safely who are charged
with crimes. | can take wire and
build corral that will hold men Just
as safely as this Jail. 1t is shame
upon the county.
"Look here and see these hollow
tubes. This one, you see, has been
sawed with this rough-edge case-knife
until, after loosening its lower end
and pushing it upward, it was easily
broken. The removal of one more
bar, with the width given by chipping
the plaster or side work at the win.
dow, would have made an opening
that would have permitted the passage
of all the gang to the outside.
81 shall keep lots of watchful eyes
on them, and will hold them here, il
possible, till my term expires, for
intend, God helping, to turn over this
Establishment and all in it in ship
shape to the next officer, whose berti
do not envy, after my own expert
ences.
"There are about 20 men inside
now. One, Griffith, goes down t'
Bellevue or Broadford this forenoon
to be examined for trying to burn
saloon by means of oil set on fire
also his brothers. house, yesterday
afternoon. He was put in last even