New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

~TheGTe,s something the matter with il the locks
Have YOU given them any 1000
I'VE have not been able TO- .,
"Whep were they locked up;
yesterday evening AZ OcIock. ...,. 8,
This is a very eNtraOrdihdlA 81 fr ;.
1T is or | shouldn't have asAeu i'' ihs'ruc-
II is now O'Clock in the afternoon. They've
been without food for twcnty-one h0nrS. We
,o Lt 80 loon them without food all that time. y
.Wc are helpless. The construction OF the
nicbt.cclis does not permit of our introducing
food into the interior Whcl! the uooi' az ''0"'
Have they been qulet -, A., o;.
"'Thcv,vc been as quiet as under the circnm-
stances was 70 he expected. =, ,...
As they were crossing toward INV 'o' U" "'i''
the Governor spoke again
We been able 10 get one man ont: 80
Ono ont ~ the lot. How did yon get nm :?
oddly enough the lock Of his ceii was WV Only
one in the prison which had not peeh 'ahlpered
IInm! should like 70 see that man.
His names Markell He only eamc III yestrr-
dov Hes been pretending 10 magic powers-tell-
Inc fortunes and that kind Of thing
'". 0nIy came in Yesterday? He's begun early.
Perhaps we shall have 10 tell mm "nat MS
Wien thcy reached the wards the keys were
handed 70 the inspector. who in his turn tried his
hand. couple of locksnliths had been fetched
Two or three of the locks it was enough for HIM.
lie turned TO the makers OF locks.
whats the matter with these locks
We'll that's exactly what we cant make ont.
The KEYS 90 in all right. hut they won't tnrn.
Seems as though somebody had been having
lark with them
Cant yOu pick them -
They're not easy locks TO pick o"t we II nave
IIave a tryl"
They had n try. but they tried in vain. As
il happened, the cell on when tneS pegdh opera,
tions was occupied by n gentleman who had had
n considerable experience in picking looks-cN-
ncricncc which had ended in placing him on tie
other side that door. lie derided the lockSmiths
We'll Won are q couple of keen ones What,
can't pick the lock Why there amt lock IN
England I couldn't pick with bent 'alrpln. !
only wish you was this side, starving like
am and | was where you are. il wouldn't be n
lock that would keep me from giving YOU food.
This was not the sort Of language Major
Uardinoc was accustomed 10 hear from the aVera 20
prisoner. but the major probably felt that on this
occasion the candid proficient in the arr ol Pc k
ing locks had 4 certain excuse. He addressed the
baflcd woTl;mcn
"If You can't pick the lock- what can you do
The question is, what is the shortest way Of
getting inside that CELL"
Get a watch-saw," cried the gentleman on the
other side the door
And when you've got your watch-saW = IN
uuired the ma Tor.
Saw the whole lock right clean away. Lor'
show you n thing or two. It's as easy as wink
ing. Here's all Ms chaps a-starvlng, all for want
OF a little hcXpericncc!
a saw1l be no good" declared one of the
locksmiths Neither watch-saw nor any other
kind of saw How are Won going 70 saw through
those iron stanchons? You'll have - burst the
door in. that's what II nave TO be-.
You won't find it an easy thing 70 do This
was from the governor
Why don't you take and blow the whole
place up ." shouted gentleman. $50 on the other
side OF the door, two or three cells OF
Long before this all the occupants Of the
corridor had been lending q very attentive ear
received with roarS of laughter. Tie major, how
ever. preferred 10 act upon thc workmcnS advice.
A slcdcc-hamUcr was sent FOR
While they were awaiting rs arrival something
rather curionS happencd-curious that is, viewed
i'm the light Of what had gone before. Wardcr
Slater formed one Of the party. More for the
sake NJ something = do than anything else. he
put his key into the lock- Of the cell which was
lust in front of him. Giving il n gentle twist. n
his ama7cmcnt II turned with the greatest ease,
and the door WINS open.
Here's a co." he exclaimed. " Best if this
door amt come open"
There was a yell Of jubilation all along the
corridor The prisoners seemed u hc amused.
Tie official party kept silence Possibly their
feelings were too deep for words.
Since we've got This ore OPEN said Waidcr
Slater, suppose we Try another
He tried another. the next; the same result
followcd-the door WAS opened with the greatest
Of ease.
What's the meaning Of ths?' spluttcrcd ;h'
major. Who's been PLAYING this tonfoolcry p
don't believe there's anything tic matter with
a lock In the place
There did not seem 70 be. just then. For when
the officers tried again they found no difficulty
in unlocking the doors and setting the prisoners
free.