The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1889-09-04

lEcn f;sssenssi ca the t.sis. givissg i slae az
1carance OF aos hasizg been ,aIrpesei 0ish
Psasliing ssse sisor open BE sitssssi inside ~
eeiE ani the1e found
nsLz X rsE wzt1
sbsEt IS inclses xssie anss = inches h'EH
sufficiently lasze Tor ss0ls maa - c-as
hso1rh. The hole vas u she east wall
riose 10 the d0or. - shat IA is3ksns throns.l
the loop-hoieih ske bEIaa sloer Il eozid ilol
be seen. Beside i xers fsaad large stse
brace IN x1lich xas Al ineh BIT 3nl s5se sg
sssse tvo ! inch bis. 81, apparently nsE.
n an another part of the ceil SIS f5rnG 4
daneeseas lookfns safeher knlfe, lazss
-peonsea Eesh s5Eg aid tEs oGnce va
ia watch vas msaeAsae oil Thrse Sheets
Lad been tightly kuosts1 together, forming
rope that would reach fr5n1 tie ho.e q
the ground below. distance Of about Is
feet N nazkisg the opening Il vas neoessa-
y 70 remove the plzzisring and then bora
through two lsyez OF plank. one Of oak
about 7 inches Thick and one Of pine abo1i
s inches think Then came the bEick wali,
three o-iek thick. Two layers OF 5rsek Eers
removed and the nnorser carefcilY drilled
from between the outside layer which wanld
have saslen ozt as soon As the slightest
pressure woald haFe been brought 10 5ear
upon Il Or. with = little care the bsick
eooId have. IN a very short tims, been draEa
inside.
Directly over the hole was written with 5
lead peneil
~eoor sx MILT- OLD BOT,
and on one side Liberty OF Death On
the other side. Don't cry 8iii1.r oa another
poTfioa Of The wall MAS written. This
thing can Be done right if every maa does
dos his pat rel Il took - Gays 70 DO
this
Afser making this discovery the Deputy
Sheriff walked ieisufsiy dowu stairs 70 where
Mr Meyers vas. He informed the gentle
man Of what he had seen and asked hinl 10
request the ladies to withdraw and % remain
himself and assist IA lccking the prisoners
in The celis- The turnkey opened the Goor
and allowed the ladies 70 pass out Mr.
Meyers took 4 position on the frst floor. and
'Milt, Old Boy. returned to the -con.iemn-
e1 eell % lOek it.
shorty followed he Deputy 10 stairs
and expressed great surprise when be saw
the hole in the wall Ie few minutes sew
efsi Of theesier prisoners joined them and
were all apparently eoHfouuded Il the dis-
coveFy that had been made
Dave Nicely came up to the cell and said
10 the Dspuiy Il nope to Col you wont
think we had anything 70 do with this. We
HAD KNOWLEDGE or IT,
bur Of course We wouldn't d4re squeal Or
give il ansy.r
BY this tine tie Deputy was joined BY
the SheritT, who ordered al the prisoners
into their cells .Reyerend' Sell and Pat
tersoa xsre placed in one cell The Rev
erenrs objected 10 being locked un and de-
clared tbz. be had no knowledge q the
work that was being done OF Of the plot for
general jail delivery.
Joe and Dave Niceiy were seozEely lock ed
in the iroa eel, where they VIII be kept
hereafter. Dave marched iato the cell sai-
Islly ard without remark. but Joe wept Bit
terly as the iron door va closed, bolted and
locked
The two lockwood Burglars, @ Brien and
Garuo. aad young LeaF. were placed in
another of the first door cells, while tlse bal
ance Of the prisoners were placed in shose
On the second door.
".sHozTT FEssE Up 4SD This bESIEs TT
Later IN the day Henry Garuo told Mr
McMiIen that lac had done the work and
that The tools had been furnished hin by
friends from the outside. He Afterwards de-
MED this. saying be was only -codaing.
shorty admits that Be- did the Rocxwcod
job. he says taai stealing IS bis business
and that be viii never work ss long As be
has chance 70 sseal. he VII not likely
have j chance 10 steal from anyone except
his fellow prisoners f5r some tine 70 coue
While as dinner Friday, the Deputy Sher-
in heard suspicious a5ise in the .;sil. and.
waking 9Eietly to the door listened f5r
some time 5uE heard nothing, as ghe noise
ceased as soon as he stepped into the hall
lie ncw thinks that the prisoners were Al
work trying % snd the most vulnerable
point in the -e0ndemaad ceil q be after
wards discovered section Of tue IsasieriIsg
had besn removed from the ceiling. Ehen il
was probably discovered that egaess IN that
direction would be more difaculs than
through the east wall He 5 fa-sherof the
opinion fh2S the men we're a. this task Fri-
dzy noon, and that when be stepped into the
hail guard aitae aoor sisaalea them and
they suspended operations
KoS wEzE rHE TooLs FEocCzEn-
Just ho~ tie tools were smusglei into
the prison IS mystery As tie jail officials
were careful 10 examine every person thas
was admitted L Eouid have been almost
impossible fo- 4 aisa to have carried any Of
Implements into the jail without being lis
covered Tie general suspicion i that they
were carried in bs women, although i :
possible that they we're passed IN frosn tie
outside
Tie -Nicely boys reeeive uio7e visitors
than al the other prisoners combined and
several Of their female reiasives called on
them a shor. time before the discovery Of
the plot to escape. feGng Patterson scarce
y ever has any visitors and there have only
been two or three people to cal on LehF
since his Incarceration.
Sheriff McSIiilsn's position, al present, Is
not an enviable one. He Is responsible f1r
the safe keeping Of the daredevil wreiches
now 10 his custody, and 50 flr as the ola
barracks IN which they are confined Affords
any secnr;sy they might aS w~l be in q ient
OF in an open field
He fully appreciates bis situation sad if
careful guarding and sntiring wziehfuiness
IS Of any avail they vii al be present Ehen
wanted
waichnaa Richardson goes on -uard at
SIX e'clock in the evening and remains til
six ia the morning, aad be woaId be = very
expert jail breaker. indeed, who could give
the ssaIwarl vaichman the sip during his
hours
A CARD Of Thanks
EnIroR IIEKkLB We, tae undersigned de
sin. to express or thanks publ5elv. throuah