The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-30

fenced to two years in the penitentiary at
McNeil's island. Noble and Kenefik have
both been in the penitentiary before, both
are big powerful fellows and both of them
have always been regarded as dangerous
men. The attempt at escape is the boldest
one ever made in the new county Jail.
Night Jailer William Woolery goes into
the Jail every morning about 5 o'clock TO
open the windows for ventilation. Yester-
day morning as usual he threw open the
big iron doors leading from the iaier's
office TO the south Jail. Stepping back TO
the table in the center of the room he took
up 4+caiber Colts revolver and put it in
bis belt. He then stepped in and walked
around the outer corridor inclosing the
cells to the opposite side. AS he got to the
south end he happened to look through
the middle corridor towards the
door where he had come in.
To his surprise he saw three men
gliding noiselessly out in their stocking
feet. Realizing instantly what had hap
pened, he ran around the cells the way he
had come, and came out into the jailer's
office closely pursuing the three escaping
prisoners. Instead of slamming the door
shut as they came out of the corridor into
the office, which might have kept Mr..
"SOAtAs iIoiu pursuing tucLh,tA'Sy ANAAicN
out into the entrance. This entrance has
tive doors-one leading into the jailers
oihce, one into the north Jail, one into the
hallway leading to the kitchen. another
into the main hall, and the last connect
ing with private stairway leading TO the
sherlff's office on the floor above. When
Woolery got into this entrance he tried
first the main hall door and found 1t
locked. as was also the door to the private
stairway. He then tried the door 10
the hallway leading 10 the Kitchen
and found it locked and the key gone. As
he had left the key in this door he knew
that the prisoners had gone that way, and
he ran out into the main hall and took his
stand on the stairs where he could guard
the door leading from the north end of the
hallway into the main hail, which he sup
posed the prisoners would get out through
as the key was on the inside. Woolery had
his big revolver in his hand ready 70 hold
Up the jailbirds at whichever door they
should come out
When the three men found themselves
In the hallway they locked the door behind
Them and went TO the kitchen door and
Knocked. John Kerr. the cook, opened
the door, surprising it 20 be Jailer Woolery
The three men ran into the pantry, IN
tending 10 get out of the window, but they
saw the steel bars on the outside and came
back and tried the outside kitchen door.
Finding il locked, they demanded the Key
OF the cook
Il haven't got il" he said, 'the night
aller has it." This was only ruse as ne
had the key in his pocket. The prisoners
then tore down part OF wire gauze over
window in the kitchen but found that that
s.so was heavily barred on the outside.
Meanwhile Kerr ran out into the hail anu
TOOK the key out of the door which the
prisoners had overlooked. He put 1t In
MS pocket and ran 10 the end opening
upon the entrance and knocked. Woolery,
who was all the time IN the outer han,
heard him and, unlocking the hall door,
slpped into the entrance. At that mo-
nen1 Noble WAS unlocking the hallway
ooor after threatening Kerr with his HE
y ne dad not stand back. As Noble opened
,'e door he found Woolery's revolver IN
us lace and heard the stern admonitlon;
Throw up your hands, Noble. "
ne complied, and Mr.. Woolery made
MN wax before him 10 the kitchen.