Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-11-07
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For some months Raojee Koli. a no
torious robber. behaved well His de
voted wife then appeared and peti-
toned for some Jewels which she as
serted were her own property Any
how. she loitered about. and il is said
she had an interview with him
Whether she helped or not in what
happened afterward is best known TO
those who must have assisted our ma
tive Jack Sheppard in his wonderful
escape. IL is asserted that al 5 p. IN
he was locked up in one of the solitary
cells which had an iron barred door
aud walls sixteen feet high. with a bat
ten and Mangalore tiled roof. The
next D'orning Raojee was non est His
escape was no mystery when the mode
was carefully examined.
He appears to have been provided
with a light rope some twenty-five feet
long. which is usually used for the
weaving weft To this was knotted a
tape from his pyjana At the end OF
the tape he is supposed to have tied his
cap with a little mud in it. and had ad
roitly thrown it 20 as TO pass between
the beam of the roof and the tiles By
a little shaking the weighted cap
brought down this end Of the rope with
in reach When all is quiet he appears
or is said TO have swarmed up the rope
and most professionally removed the
heavy ties. placing them carefully one
on top of the other. When the hole
was sufficient TO admit his body be got
through and drew the rope after him
TO assist IN getting down from the roof
When this feat was accomplished be
had { circumveut the watchers and
clear the inner and outer walls and pass
the sentriez Nothing daunted be ap
pears TO have made for tile central
tower by getting out Of his own ward,
wriggled into the hospital ward and
made for the outer ward at the back OF
the hospital Here he placed an iron
pot against the wall. but found he was
toe short 20 reach the top with IL aid.
30 went 10 the building and wrenched
of one OF the shutters Of a window
thereby procuring nails, which he fixed
in the wall 4 assist IN getting on the
top. This vas easily accomplished To
descend on the other side was nothing
for him, but the next question was "A
serious one-that vas. surmount
ing the outer wall. which varied from
eighteen to twenty feet IN height
Even this had been thought Of as
he walked half around the Jail 70 the
blasksmith's shop. situated between
the outer aud inner walls. where he
forced open the4ehesL armed himself
with an Implement sufficient for bis
purpose. and next proceeded to the
superintendent office. which is next to
the sepoys' guard room. The paddock
offered little resistance. The contents
of the prisoners property box were soon
ransacked Appropriating forty rupees
in cash and rigging himself out in the
best suit Of clothes Of under trial
prisoners. he proceeded 70 the outer
wall. where he must have been some
time listening to the footsteps Of the
sentinel. and at the same time working
through the wall with his blacksInith's
implement during the interval between
the sentry's visits.
At last. when all but through. his
keen hearing pointed TO the time for
the removal Of the last impeachment
and he IA free. with forty rupees in
his pocket and a good suit Of clothes to
bis back
Thus ended a well planned. skillful
and daring escape. much 20 the chagrin
Of the Jail authorities and tire contin-
gent guard. whose sentry shortly after
ward stumbled over the debris accu,
INFLATED on his foOtpath. which had not
been there when he last passed that
way.-Allahabad QndiaJ Pioneer