The morning call., 1891-07-13
NOTED ESCAPES.
Criminals Who Succeeded in Re.
gaining Freedom.
Cartouche, the Famous French Thief, Who
Robbed Prominent Police
Official

Many and marvellous ara the escapes that
have been effected by noted criminals when
in the hands of the law. Not many have
had the nerve to run directly into its hand,
like famous French thief. The Lieutenant
of Police had offered reward of 100 pistoles
to any man who would bring this thief be-
fore him. Shortly noble Marquis in a
coach and six drove up to the hotel Of the
police; and the noble Marquis, desiring to
see NJ. de la Reynie on matters of the high
est moment alone, the latter introduced him
into his private cabinet. When there the
Marquis drew from his pocket long, curl
ously shaped dagger. Look at this, NJ.
de la Reynie." said he. " this dagger is
poisoned"
rs it possible ?" said NJ. de la Reynie.
"a prick of it would do for any man.
said the Marquis.
You don't say sop said NJ. de la Reynie.
81 do though, and, what is more" says
the Marquis in terrible voice, 'if you do
not instantly lay yourself flat on the ground
with your face toward it and your hands
crossed over your back, or if you make the
slightest noise or cry out, l will stick this
poisoned dagger between your ribs as sure
as my name is Cartouche!
At the sound of the dreadful name of the
thief he had advertised for, NJ. de la Reynie
sank incontinently down on his stomach
and submitted to be carefully gagged and
corded. after which Mr.. Thief laid hands
upon all the money which was kept in the
Lieutenant's cabinet
There is good story OF Gan escape from
prison that was effected by two prisoners of
war. Getting control of a pair of cutiasses,
they beguiled sentinel at guard relieving
and presently jumped from the wall One
disocated his ankle and begged his COM
panion to dispatch him and make his own
escape. The companion, however, hoiSted
Il i'm his 1,1al Nd hafn tha ola
sounded reached neighb0ring river run
ming full OF ice. This he had to swim with
his disabled friend. Reaching the other side
they fashioned rough crutch. They now
heard the alarm sounding, on which the well
escape cuts his finger. smears his face with
blood, binds up his head, has his hands tied
by the lame one, and in this plight they APP
proach farmhouse. Here the lame one
explains that he has taken the escape, but
Is himself lamed aud requires horses. These
are cheerfully furnished with the loyal
husbandman. and the pair ride gayly beyond
the enemy's lines.
The examples of digging out of prison are
many and various. One case is complicated
with side tragedy. This prisoner made
friends with one of the keepers. who fur
nished him a plan of his cell. His PROPOSE
ton was to dig through the wall into his
next cell. This was unlocked, ana if he
could procure boat at convenient point
lie would have fair show to escape. lie
SoL SOlhe lToNS out OF HIS IuTuiture. with
these he picked the mortar from between
the bricks of the casing that lined the cell.
He ground this to powder on the floor, made
a brush from his hair, and when inspection
was due would smear over the spot he was
work ing at to look like whtewash. On one
occasion, to hasten its drying. he had to
strip and clap his back to it. Next he came
to a wall of stone. but he picked all the
mortar out in time. To get rid of it he would
put it Oh his window sill, and when a fresh
breeze had risen whisk 1t out with the brush
made of his hair. In all be got rid of some
300 pounds of mortar and waste stuff.
There was an old Jewish merchant in the
prison, whose daughter used to visit hin.
Our prisoner got speech of her as she went
along the corridor, and as result she snug
gled him some writing paper. He gave her
two money orders. one for 5000 on his sister,
the other for $1,000 on his agent. With the
first she was TO provide his boat and help
the second was for her reward. The agent
betrayed the scheme. Then they fioeged the
old jew to draw confession that he too,
was in it, so that in few weeks the old
gentleman died This was one of the adj
ventures of that famous Baron Trenck who,
nine years later, did dig his way ous OF
another part OF the same prison, and secured
his eScape.-N. Y. Press.