Telegram-herald., 1891-02-23
THAT JAN DELIVERY.
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The remarkable escape al three prs
oness from the celia al police head
quarters, Saturday Night. almost beiore
ths face and eyes ot as tine a body of
officers as the country e4n boast. has
oesasioned great deal a excited eoa-
ment Toe 1KJ..eRAM- -hER&l.D has
made a tAoroug LsAsyesngatloA Of the
condition 81 the otlls ~ headquarters.
aud tA e conclusion Is reached that the
escape al these efooks ls one at those
fortunate mlsioTtnnes about which hU-
maniIs is esnstantls weeping te&rs of
hind-sight wisdom.
As described IA yesterday mornings
paper, the place Of confinement al po-
aoe headquarters is SIMPLY aree roa
cage made ~ small eas pipe, &na d.
sided into compartments lAe dlmen-
slons 81 q cabe 0i tnis sort Il lsesf de-
scrlDs1, net as. lrngih, hgeaath and
thickness. hnt ~ SIDES ana iQi' AaW
the e4s plIaag 9u tle siaes ~ the ase
cage Is fanlY well seeurea. hlt al lhe
cop of the ceneeFa. tht rode Iau lronl
cad - ein, s a.sIaucl al ahlaii ailA
feet. Mtth Nuihisg la seeufa them hst
staples GrlNtu snt5 gae wooden parts
tons Nnira Use heiwegH dle eflls tNs4
these A. as iast uHlgs would Ue sa44
cleet, or4 naflF ~ secure very inl-
mlaable asgaY ~ prs 'nefs ao li4sa on.t
l4eir bare uands g. work viii oa t4e
uslde. ElnktY Morgan Was kept a
Nae oi these cells ilKe iines louefl ilaR
tie escaping kids oa saturday mght ec-
capiea taeta. Bat 81 les. happenta
thai ihe man Nilllaas plaee4 hls a4nl
on the one acglIeita point ~ wcak-
hess Of tlfe weu4c Eg.son. iiN taueile'.
tae one rod in the whole cage faat
would iGrn 80 the thfe2d ihal neid 81
hy the screw Al tDe feinoie end. - he
turned ID and lisrate4 iac olsf ilesf
section uf ihs iniang ei ihe wholt rae 81.
( Thorough tsis have proved ina1 net
another roe ot iae prison moula haYe
given the prisoner this acconunudal9a,
But having liberated TINS os.e section ~
the gas-Mpe or tnh.ng, The resi- 81 iAa
work nas easy. Williams SIMPLY geea
the dlsengaged piece 50 puli the stap.ts
ihai st3ne0ed tne reds throughout tAe
entire system, aud by that means he
let free the whole gang.
Lieutenant Hurley SAYS That when
/ the cages wefe first put in, not even did
the staples hold the rods al the top ~
the cage. Tie rods ran from end 10
| end OF the system, the whole Dity ioot,
with no fasteuings except al toe ex-
/ treme ends. Tic consequence wac that
/ they could he sprung apart - IS -
| admit tnc passage ol an elephant. One
/ night. mere night lodgeT was admitted
! 10 one oi the cells, and during lnt
night he was found snuuz.ug ln another
( cell. A morning investigation disclosed
/ the fact that he had gone 10 the top 81
I hs cell, squeezed hls body through tue
easily spunging rods, and had catered
/ another cell from the outside tnroDgH
| us open door. A that time the staples
were driven 60 take away the elasticity
4 OF these upper rods. But the opera
tions OF Saturday night show that still
other securities viii toe necessary beiore
the cells a, headquarters vii bo mace
absolutely burglar ploof.
l.. J.. hawkins, president Of the board
! of police and fire Commissioners. SAYS
that il was the intention 10 remove this
cage 10 the new police building. and
| that. II this escape had not occurred, ,
the integrity o. the concern would nat
! have been questioned. But now he save
the whole thing vii have 10 be streneth-
eneG according 10 the suggestion oi tee
beet expert examiners. The woOtca
| partitions vii surely have tC give place
10 boiler iron. 80 taat the rods above
may DC better fastened. and 30 th4i
4 prisoners in different cells inay mol 50
easily communicate with one another.
No clue has yet been obtained oi the
fugiuves. The officers AL say that 81
the effect Of tbis escape bC such as -
/ make any fature escape impossible, t1e
loss OF these crooks viii not be 20 Gala
mitous as i 81 lfst appeared 20 be.