Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-19

now. bid you all good bye, and wish
you all luck"
Havers made his way to the door opening
into the yard, and, inserting the key, un-
locked and opened it. He walked across
the yard to the oaken gate. With the aid
of a friendly lumber pile he mounted the
wall. On the top of the wall to the right
of the gate stands the guard house. During
the day it is occupied by watchman. At
night it is deserted.
The Rope Was Rotten.
At o'clock yesterday morning the door
of this guardhouse was closed, and on the
doorstep lay coil of rope At one end OF
this rope was an iron hook. This device is
used BY the watchman in hauling up pro-
visions and water to his elevated perch.
When Havers gained the top of the wall
he walked over to the coil of rope. and,
after securing one end of it to projecting
timber, prepared to lower himself to the
roadway below.
Just as he swung clear of the wall the
rope parted, and he fell to the ground, q
distance of more than 80 feet. He must
have landed on his feet, as he quickly dis
appeared.
Despite the fact that there were at least
100 prisoners within speaking distance OF
Keeper Eberhart, no one raised an alarm.
At 5:45 o'clock the day men came on duty.
One of them passed cell No. 10. He heard
a low groan and looked into the cell On the
body of his unfortunate comrade.
Eh.,,.. ,d.a .,,o.. Un,o D..,,
Eberhart's head and shoulders were COW
cred with all sorts and conditions of wounds
Jets OF blood spurted from great gash un,
der the right eye, the nose was broken ana
both eyes were eiosea. inere were seven
cuts on IN Eae heao anu Two more ON tne ioLe- re-
head. Inc man heau was soaAeI anu His
head rested In great pool OF Dlood. he
was unconscious
superintendent M1lham Hill was notined
BY his command Eberhart was carried TO
the hospital Inc gag was removed from
ms mouth. ne maoe no sign Oh ne, ana
az nrst IL was thougns thaI ne was Geau.
VI. Johnson, tne resident physician OF the
foor farin, made an examination ana then
ordered that the wounded man be taken to
his home. Eberhart lives In Hoboken
village. HIS wlie tainted when tney
orougnt MN IN. Alter han,h9ur nalu
@orh the neuie"i man succeeueu III ies.oi-
ing hoernalt 70 consc,ousness In DloAea
sentences ne toio wnat nao naPpenea.
Then he fell into a stupor and remained In
mat condition al day. Last night ne talkeo
In dis]olnted way 10 DlSPATSH re-
porter out coula give no connected story
oi 'ne assault
TIL" Keeper Did His Best.
"My head hurts and so does nv side," he
said. Sand the inside of INV mouth is all
raw. didn't see Hayers until after he had
dragged me into the cell. did nv best,
but he had the best of it from the first, The
other prisoners couldn't help me as they
were all locked In. L can't talk more
Inc chase aIter the fugitive was lnaugu-
rated about o'clock. Superintendent
Hill ordered three OF his best watchmen,
j. c. keil, Ed Boutwell, and j. w. Brose,
to start In dlnerent directions ana spare
neltner'time nor money IN the TASK OF nuht
ing down the man; Inc ponce OF tne Two
cities were notlhed oy telephone.
superintendent Hill made this statement
last night: This is the first escape OF the
Kind In the history OF the workhouse. None
OF us ever thought tnat Havers possessed
elther the aoii:ty or the nerve TO attempt 10
escape. EDernart mas peen employed mere
as an all-round man I0r Il years, ana ne mas
proved a brave and efhclent ofticer. he was
not the regular watchman for the west wing.
Homer Cuppe, who occupies that position,
started tor Atlantic City yesterday after
noon, and put Eberhart in his place.
HaVer's cell was searched rev
hours after MS escape. In the
.ehli,as,nS hue IL VIC rear VI .he eeii "ere
tionst.d nattern Irnd.r The he'd Law q
cooner's hammer. q nair of flannel .ariaps
and a bali OF twine. On the shelf over The
cot wa. a Bible and a conv of George Kes-
nan's hook on ,Siberia and the Exile Sys.
tenn"
"sea SICK TO s'As In MS ceh'
Havers told the guard on Tuesday morn
ing that ne was 100 ~ TO "0rk; he was
allowed TO remain IN ms cell all day. ana !t
Is tnougnI spent MS time IN Periec1lng MS
plans Inc ciuo USED Dy Havers In MS as
sault on Eoerhart was found IN tine lower
corridor IN front OF cell NO. III. 1t is about
two feet In length and IN shape resembles
oaseoal! Dat 1t was stained with ciood.
superintendent Muth had ms ponce force
on tine watch Tor Havers all DAY. ABOUT
o:3o p M. George d. Senad, son OF Council
man Scnad' telepnoneo from tnelr place on
upper MAIN street tnat man answering the
description OF Havers had just been seen at
shanty boat lying IN the Allegheny river
below Herrs Island; ABOUT O'CLOCK
Gap'ain scnalzma1 telePhonsa 10 ivy nan
thSt the lelio" naa escaPeu iron1 tne river
n;sht q; J dozen @ 81 snscial % nolics were enns..d % M