Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-17


was lust abont the same as that made
in the cell door. After getting on the
roof Fitzsimmons pulled up the win
dow ropes, knotted one TO the other
and used them as means OF sliding
down the wall, landing safely on the
Diamond street pavement.
The descent was periIous. The thin
rope must have been almost broken
with the strain. In one place where 1t
passed over the sharp edge OF the win
dow sash it was faxed and torn almost
In two. That IL did not break and hurl
it's plucky burden to death seems al
most miraculous
FitzsimmonS' escape was conducted
so systematically that only one man has
been found who had seen him after he
got out. Detectives Murphy and Beltz-
hoover last night said they found a col
ored man, whose name they decline to
give al present, who says he saw a man
very closely answering Fitzsimmons'
description, leave the vicinity OF the
iail az about 2 o'clock yesterday morn
| ing. The colOred man was walking In
from above Shingles street when he saw
a man cross from the Jail at Ross and
Diamond streets. In the middle OF the
street he met small boy whom he
caught hold OF and spoke to and then
released. The man then jumped over
the iron fence into the Second ward
school yard. The cOlored man then
came down 70 Forbes street and walked
across the DuQuesne Traction Com
pany'S bridge TO Diamond street.
At the lower end Of the bridge he met
a small man who wore sort OF hood
over his head instead Of hat, and who
babe him good morning. The colored
man answered the salutation and walked
on, but afterward turned and watched
the other man go along Forbes street TO
Shingles street, where he met and en-
braced woman. Together the pair
turned up Shingles street and the COL
cred man continued on his way down
town. He described FitzsimmonS so &C
curately that the detectives are sure he
really met the fugitive murderer. He
also told Of getting a closer view OF the
boy whom the supposed Fit2simmons
had met. He was waiting at the corner
when the cOlOred man came along. The
boy was small, ragged and evidently
Hebrew. The detectives are looking
for the newsie, as they presume the boy
was.
When the last car Of the Duquesne
Traction road passed the corner OF the
Jail at 19:35 yesterday morning, a young
woman was standing on the corner OF
Ross and Diamond, in front of the school
house and opposite the Jail. The motor
man stopped the car, suppoSing she
wanted TO get on, but when the conduc'
tor stepped out on the platform she
merely asked il il was the last car.
Several passengers wondered at a wo-
man standing on the street at such an
hour, and they are now wondering
if she was not a FitZsimmOns' accom-
plice.
Detectives Steele and Johnston, Of
Allegheny, declared that they had
we'll founded clew TO the whereabouts
of FitzSimmons. They maintained that
their declaration was not idle talk, and
intimated that they had seen some one
or more persons yesterday afternoon
from whom they had procured conSid-
cradle information. They would not
tell ANYTHING definite as TO what their
information was.
That FitzsimmOnS was well supplied
with money Is atteSted by tie Jail Off
GERS who stated yesterday that he al
ways seemed TO have plenty OF money
with which TO purchase eatables outside
Of the prison fare. Waterman Marshall
said yesterday that FitzsimmonS re-
ceived but very few packages from out
side friends and just how the saws got
TO him YVES q mystery.
There was a report in circulation yes
terday TO the effect that on Monday
So, 600 was drawn out of one of the city
banks for FitzsimmonS. Detective
BeltZhoover heard of this story and
made an investigation of it. He found
that while no money had been drawn
for the prisoner an attempt bad been
made TO draw that amount of money
for him and the bank refused 10 give it.
The detective refused to state what
bank il was, but said it was one Of the
banks in the city.
FitzSimmOus is something of letter
writer. A miSsive follows thgt he wrote
TO Tom Marshall, his attorney, some
time ago. The writing mas been COM
pared with the document sent to the
Dispatch yesterday, and IL is identical.
Here is the letter:
BAsTrLE DE PITTsBURG, August 5,
My Dear Mr.. Marshall:
Your kindly epistolary consideration
was welcomed to hand this n. m, and
when your humble client expresses JOY
and pleasure at the tidingS you herald
"oi your health being much better" it
signals but faint idea of my hearty ap-
prOval. Men are scarce and when we
lind Human sincere Humane and mas
ter of his profession the community
can an spare his loss, in the event of
your non est 1t would create gap
which opening be hard il ever filled.
Hence advanced at your ripe and proud
years Of longevity, IL is duty you owe
civilization that you husband and recu-
perate your energies by the protracted
STAY 40 Bedford amidst the health-re-
storing spectacle Of pure waters, noun
tain air, and the delights of grand old
nature in all her summer beauty, and
return to the fields Of your labors and
usefulness with a new lease of life.
Ny wife repeatedly remarks the alb
Sence OF her cherished counsellor. We
also miss your lilliputlan partner. Very
respectfully, F. C. FIrzsNDioNs
The question OF where the blame lies
for the escape is receiving universal
comment. The tendency seems to be to
place il largely on the management OF
the jail. Under ordinary circumstances
two keepers stay inside over night.
Monday night there was but one. Mr..
Robb, whose duty is 10 remain in the
Office, attending 10 books, ETC., over
night, was taken suddenly III and could
not report for duty.
Instead OF finding somebody else to