Bridgeton pioneer., 1891-04-23
ATTEMPTED TO BREAK JAIL.
A SMART PAIR DOOMED TO
DIsAPPOINTMEN
LOud's Attempt to Escape
From the County jail.

I WIFI DurRldry, from VlueIauu, ana
Chester Loud, of this city charged
with grand larceny, are enjoying as
much as possible the close confinement
of dark, cheerless dungeon, shut
away from their fellow prisoners in the
county jail, and unable to see any OF
their friends from the outside world
These interesting young men made
bold attempt to break jail, and had
discoveries not been made, as they
were, ere this Loud and Grosevenor
would have been at liberty.
Monday Sheriff Whitecar became
possessed of information which led
him to believe that there was some
mischief on foot, and the Jail officials
quitely made some Investigations. 1t
was then planned to have Constable
Ayars and johnson up in the Jail, and
at two o'clock these officers and a PIO-
NEER reporter were standing in the
| women's corridor. Sheriff Whitecar
called Grosevenor over from the mems
side, and he was followed moment
later by young Loud.
Each young man was informed that
they were suspected of attempting to
break jail; and told to strip for search.
Grosevenor turned very pale and
gasped, ''it is not So" A careful search
of the clothes they wore revealed moth
ing, and each young man was locked
up in seperate cells in the women's
side.
The constables then went over on
the mems side. Sheriff Whitecar had
locked all of the cell doors, and the
prisoners were standing about evident
ly in mute astonishment.
Loud and Grosevenor have been oc
cupying cells upon the upper tier, the
second from the south end. The first
article taken from the cell was a vest
belonging to Grosenvor. In one of
the pockets, the reporter found false
moustache, all arranged for instant
use. A coat came next. In the coat
tail, the reporter found false black
beard. Constable Ayars felt in the in
side pocket of the coat and drew forth
three fine steel saws. Two of them
showed hard usage. A knife, with
both blades niched like a saw, was
found in Grosevenor's pants pocket
Another knife was found on a shelf in
the cell, while another knife blade was
also found. A heavy lead ball was
taken. together with two half bricks,
and fourth saw blade was found un-
der hammock. A heavy steel blade
was also found upon the floor, with a
lot of trash. This blade was much
like a cold chisel, and about seven
inches long, by two inches across.
This steel, Henry Smith, another pris-
oner. said had been his cell for g. long
time, and was there yesterday, and he
did not know how it had gotten in
Grosevenor's and Loud's cell. 1t was
very evident that had the plot not
been discovered, this chisel would have
been used last night, in prying off the
exterior wire screens.
Further Investigations showed that
a bar had been completely sawed off
from the cell door. The bar was in
place, and the cut had been concealed
with shoe blacking. A large bar in
the top of the iron grating at the south
window of the jail had been sawed off
completely. The work had been done
very artistically.
There is little doubt but that the
saving was done last night. The
blacking upon the cell bar, was still
very fresh when discovered. After
this bar had been removed, an aper-
ture had been made, sufficiently large
to permit the men to make an exit.
Their work was then to get to the iron
bars in the big window. Directly
along the ceiling over the platform in
front of the cells runs a water pipe.
The pipe can be reached, and then
hand over hand on the pipe, the big
window can be reached. A place is
then afforded upon which to stand,
and the work could be pushed.
No doubt, had it been possible to
get the outside wire screens loose, the
escape of the men would have been
made last night. Certain 1t is the
men would have taken leave tonight
and made an escape which would have
given the Sheriff good deal of trouble
to have successfully dealt with. Both
men wear smooth faces, and disguised
with false boards and mustaches they
would have passed without creating
| sospicion upon the part of those look
! ing for certain described individuals
| After the discovery Sheriff Whitecar
waltzed Loud and Grosevenor back in
the mems part, and gave them each
dungeon, locking them securely in