Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-14

BOSTON, july .. ~-Nlne COnVlCIs maui
their escape from the State prison at Char
| lcstown this afternoon through sewer and
all but one are now Mt large.
In the rear of the prison yard is Il small
plot Of sand with low fence running
around it., which is known as the dumping
aground, Here the prisoners dump the ref
use matter of the institution once day,
which is communicated to the main scwer
J running outside the prison walls, by means
of manhole. 1t is believed that o Common,
who is known to the officers as q tough nut,
planned the escape. From conversation
with some of the officers il appears Tint
anoro prisoners werc in the scheme, but wero
thwarted by the timely arrival OF the oili-
cials on the scene, and therefore wisely re-
manned at their benches in tho work shops.
About $3.50 this afternoon q Connor and
his mates slipped over singly to tue man
hole, unuoticed. or perhaps unheeded, 10y
the yard or wall officers who probably sup
posed that they went over there to loaf, as
the men do frequently. Quickly taxing
from under their jackets couple Of impro-
Sised saws the men won't 10 work on the
bars that covered the hole and IN few
minutes had sawed four Ot them oil and
descended to the bottom.
From the place where they entered, to
the outlet of the sower is a distance Of near
ly 800 feet, and the pipo was hardly three
feet in diameter. The men had dark and
dangerous passage, and when seen by some
railroad men soon after they emerged, they
We're covered with mud from head to foot.
On their arrival at the regular outlet 1t was
found that the sewer opened into Miller
silver, where they would surely be seen if
they attempted to swim ecross to one of tho
wharves Oh the other side. In their progress
outward they had passed an opening to an
old sewer which they thought might prove
an easier means of egress for them. Ac-
cordinglv they crawled hacl, and tried the
Did sewer which brought them to a small
rave, through which the daylight shone
from above. 1t took but n moment to re-
move enough dirt to permit their bodies TO
pass comfortably through and six of the
men were soon on terra irma.
The other three are supposed to have
stopped at manbols just half way out.
They mounted q ladder riveteI TO the brick
work, which let them up to a point between
the Eitchburg and Boston AMI Maine rail
road tracks. The men then scattered in all
directions. Three vera seen to go toward
Somerville by some trainmen, who claim
that they were given overalls and jumpers
to cover up their prison garb by some young
Fellows just before reaching the Grand
junction tracks.
Officers made search of the various
bridges in the vicinity Of the prison and
just before i O'Clock they discovered Golden,
of the escaped couvicts, lying beneath
the prison point drawbridge. lie made a
desperate resistance, but was finally over
bowed and taken back to the prison.
Three Arc Rscaptured.
folo>, -uiy John Booth is again
w.,
prison in Cnar.estuwn After breathing
She air of freedom for Just fortv-eiGht
hours, he once more lad the handouts
snapped around his wrists, and in com
pany with Prison Officials Carsons and
a'ra2ier, wa, marched back to his cell.
During the forty-cight hours be was at
jibrrJy he passed through hard ships that
&ere terrible and had 1t not been for the
courage be displayci in helping a BROTHER
prisoner in the time of need it Is doubtful
ii he would now he under the rule of
Warden lowering lie was captured in
Dn old swamp in Belmont yesterday after
aoon at ESQ by Officer Fisher of that town.
Eooth is Desperate Man,
and his capture by The Belmont officers
IS a remarkable enc Officer Fisher was
out doing patrol duty in full police uni
form when by The interest chance he came
across two OF the escaped prisoners. Booth
and Lynch. They were evidently resting
themselves, a. their clothes were strcwu
around, and the men themselves were ly-
Eng outstretchei on the grass
just beyond them WAS a long swamp,
containing many acres Of marsh land. It
s. seldom that this place is visited. Officer
Fisher Is young man, both in age and
police matters, having been connected
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