The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-03

Joliet, MeGar1gls made appeal to Sheriff
Matson for final interview with his wife
The request was granted, and the convict
went home in the personal custody of the
sheriff. An affecting farewell ensued, and
McGarigle retired to the bathroom, while his
wife and Mr.. Matson engaged in converse
ton. The moments went by, but the prison
er did not return. The sheriff grew uneasy,
then suspicious, then alarmed. Bursting in
the locked door, an open window told the
story. The prisoner was gone
Subsequent developments showed that the
escape had been planned with the mfnutest
attention to detail and results. McGarigie's
active part ended when be had worked on
the sherif's sympathies to convey him to his
residence. The moment the fugitive jumped
from the bathroom window he was hustled
into a close carriage, which drove rapidly to
the lake shore. There boat was waiting,
and by this means he was conveyed On board
a Canadian vessel, which Immediately set
sail Secure from telegraph and detectives,
the 'boodler" made safe trip, landed in the
Dominion and laughed at the Justice he had
cheated. He journeyed TO the Northwest ter
ritory, became one of the proprietors of the
Hotel Banff and awaited with confidence the
issue. The Illinois supreme court passed IA
vorably upon an appeal that was pending at
the time Of his flight, a new trial was or
dered the matter was arranged" the fugi-
tive returned home, walked into court,
pleaded guilty, paid fine of 81 900, and
went out in every sense of the word a free
non
1t is not SO very long ago that still another
criminal escaped from Cook county Jail, this
time through the aid of outside friends and
the connivance of his cell mate. He was
charged with a felony. He had already
served term in the Illinois penitentiary,
and if again convicted, his sentence under
the provisions of the habitual criminal act,
would be twenty years Imprisonment. His
cell companion had done nothing of serious
nature. Soon after the transfer Of the two
from police court to the county jail, man
appeared with an order for the release on bail
of John Robinson, the lesser criminal. The
turnkey was directed to let John Robinson
loose. He went to the cell and said as he I'M
locked the door: John Robinson is wanted"
John Robinson never stirred, but Harvey
Williams did, and the farther he got away
from the jail the faster he went. The fraud
was discovered next day, but the only salts
faction the officials could get out Of the affair
was to secure an indictment of the real John
Robinson for conspiring to defeat the ends Of
justice.
Not long after the war bank failed at
Rockford, Ills, under circumstances which
seemed to warrant the detention of few of
the officers in the county Jail. These gentle
men, who were unable to account for more
than 2 per cent. of the funds intrusted to
their care, evidently disliked the apartments
given them by Sheriff FLYNN. At any rate
the big iron cased room in which they were
placed at evening was without occupants at
dawn. 1t developed that the cashier, who
was a small, muscular person, had ''braced"
his way up the wide chimney to the roof.
Then he sent down line made Of his torn
underclothing To this the sheets and blan-