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

4 CRAcKsxaS, SArs HE DfD TIE jon.
The county jail today contains twelve
prisoners. Among tie number are some O.
the most Desperate and daring 6esperadoe.
that have ever been confined within is frAsi
and ancient walls.
( When sentence VS. prousunced by the
( Court upon The two men who nUaieted far
ner Cmberger, the prediction was freeiy
made thai the mu-deners would never be ex-
ecured. On; that long before the day 10 be
appointed for that interesting event would
arrive, the assassins would make good their
escape from their insecure piSce Of eonfne-
msrr
That two other men cliz-ge,s with the
crime of murder were confined within the
ssris prissn, together with two notorious
Craftsmen. not to mention the talfdozen men
; cl.ar-ei wi.h lesser erimes. did not lessen the
+ general fear that the predictions made would
4 come true
That they came - hear being verified, and
Al 20 cary a dsy, vas matter OF some 1t
f re surprise when 1t was announced, We'd
+ ueslay morning, that Deputy sheriff Nc
Nilel had discovered a Eeil-FaaiuTed plzn
/ flr 5 genera jafi delivery, which. if lefE IN
discovered for a fsw hours longer, would
( have resulted success fully.
Tie justly celebrated Somerset county
( prison contains nine cells, four on the first
( and five OF tie SECOND floor. eood-sizesl
+ corridor rms The entire lsagth Of the build
: ing from east to west ard the cells are loca-
I ted on The north side OF The corrisor. 0rig-
inally there weTe ten cells. blt siler the
+ lapse Of some twenty OF thirty years the ne
{ osssity of water closet beesne obvious. A
4 hole vas punched in the rear end Of the cell
{ on the first foor. next the cast wall Of the
building. a stone wsn was run up and this
I convenience, required by the advancement
OF civilization, was provided for
A fisht Of incspacioas and shackly stairs
leads from the -roand door % the naTrow
pas-4se=way above. a5ous tive ard one-hal {
6sst Ia width. which fronts the upper Tier OF
cells. The last Of tbs tier is directly over
the water closet asd Is knorn as The
coSDzxSE1' czIL-
Z derives is name from ,he fa1s that prs
oue-s have several TINES escapei from II and
that il Is less secare than anT Of the other
cells by reason oT is not being Hued
virb sheet-iron. as are some 81 tie Others.
and + next the easg sail which IS only
thirzeen inches thick sheriff McSIiiien has
never used this cell and assayS keps il loek-
ed. or at least tboughr lie did The inside
door IS n barrea iron one, whIle the outside
door, j. sold. Eitl the exception % loop
hole shout four and 4 half feel from the
ioor. For some line back L has beer The
habit Of tie sheriff 70 20 ia person or send
one of his depeties to e1smine the interior
Of the building. 20 into all the cells and see
thar no effort was being made on The part of
the inmates 10 escape Knowing that the
~c1ndemned cell was locked. the ofticer
making the inspection would not examine il
as be did the others but would content him
self with taxing = peep through the loop
hole. more as q matter Of form than because
DC expected 10 iad anything zmiss in there
During the day the prisoners have always
been allowed the freedom Of TIE corridor.
only Being ooaines 70 their cells during The
night.
OH LAxKr FRIESR FALIs DowN ASB Eks A
FlT
One q the ugliest customers the Sheriff
has to handle Is John O-Brien. one Of the
Rockwood Burglars He and his pal, Henry
G9rno. alas shorty. have always been
looked upon by the officers As bad uns.
and have been guarded with extra precau-
ton As is his usual custom when At honss.
Sheriff McMilIen entered the PRISON Tuesday
morning for the parpose Of making al ex-
aminaIi0n q sfsirs he bad inspected the
cells on the irst tfoo- and had ascendesl the
stairs 10 the second aoor when bis attention
was attracted by one CT the prisoners falling
heavily 10 the foor, where he vas quickly
surrounded By the other prisoners. Rushing
down the stars the sheriff found 0 Brien
stretched Al fall length on the floor. a7ps-
reuty II a z. and suffering intease.y. He
Il once called for water and did what be
coaid 10 revive the stricken u,za. There was
no water in any of Tie seversl buckets,
O'Bsien having takea the pFecaaiion to see
stat they were smaty before takissg the ean-
verIent 6I,Y aud The Sheriff had to 70 70 the
well for some Afer he hsf poured qaan-
sify over the na;ients face aad 5oaud his
bad ap n 3 damp i0Eel he proposed. GO
ing for doctor. bat . Brien told him not TO
%. thai he was better. that he oitsn 90, 6is.
a. mPoETNxT NE ssAeE
wednesday morning the Sheriff once more
entered the prison 70 make the usual ronnslz.
He had searcely stepped inside the sosr when
he rss scro=fed ~ yoang Paterson,
charged with ninrszsrias bis Step Eaiher. who
handed bin Two letters and asked him Il he
wouldn't po~s them fsr hisn. - that trey
would 20 in the morning ruz5i. The sheriff
took TIE letters szsi was about to pnocsesl
with his inspection when James Lshr.
charged Eith tn murder Of young Scott, Of
ififsbu-sh, stepped ua and gave him = mes
saze, Szyin.s u ras 20 ms bzothe- II Inssaua.
whom be wanted 10 cosae on Immediately.
and sskesl hin il he xouldn't tzks /. Il, the
telegraph ofiee Il once The obliginx she--
IL ssartei fsr The telegraph oaioe.
THE rLnT n1soovEEEp
Between ten and eieven o'elack wesiAes-
day rnorning NJ E8f1s z. Msyers. acting As
e-ror u thres yoaag laaies. called At the
sheriEs eaice and asked 70 Be- shown
thrrueh ne jail. TIE eve- oblisins deputy.
Miitsa AcGlIeB. Al orce acoenpaniea the
party 70 tie psis5z- whlle Mr. Meyers and
bis fair charges wese taking survey Of ihe
dingr Old place ard fae nstgri.aas inms.es
i ceuiaine,i. the Deputy sheriff pr0ceesess
70 make he roansis u iiIe otlls. whess he
reached the rondenned- celi. instead of
tGking = squiHt thros.sh THE aperture az was
bis cassesa be osznsa Tie oaier doar
he Vii never cease 10 be thankful 10 fhe
good spirit fh4f psonpszd hin to do this
As tie door swung haek On is hinges be
Eianrra isronsh tie grating ofshc inside
door ard there saw 4 pile q bs5ek. m0rter
ani Tseres of wosd Shaking Tie door. the
hasp keii from the irsn b0lI The lock lad
been IsielSei. the dor elened ald the lock