Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-22
PHILIP AND ROBERT.
ma CLOSELY CONFINED, THEY
> .oe VERY UNHAPPY PRISONERS
49,, Nicholas Told His Counsel Some
nme Aeo About a False Key
nelnc sent TO Him.

,As-e arc two most unhappy prisoners
.Ss usauco-county jail to-day. One Is
-. Norman Nicholas, the alleged muir
~. arl the other il Bob Turpin, the
..'-.,..,.o who is serving term for un-
.. .s.unc. Both of the men are now
,,r close confinement. as they were
~, tpaiu tho plot TO oscs pc from tho
~ phi,h was discovered by Jailer
and others on Tuesday. "a reported
...,,.,v 20 Yesterdays DisPATcB.
... scheme. which was nipped in the
IN. t.e officers. has some very myste-
O. l,..rrss about II. aud the circum-
-.. rallccted with the case have 90
,.. q co,1 deal of comment. CON-
.I Attorney Sands's investtga-
r.l almost beyond o doubt that
.., VA. ~ the bottom of the plot,
etIeuce Of nearly all the prison.
... .a.l eemed 10 point 70 tbs fact.
..t. uC roLD HIS COUNSEL.
... r . RICHARDSON. counsel for Nicho-
.. .tatemeut yesterday. however,
90 change the aspect Of the
-a,lv. lie said the supposed
-rf1supd hun two weeks ago
told HIM 10 take pattern OF
'crc a duplicate, which would
t.r means % getting out. The
...vt3 Alr Richardson KEY
.... aich. according 10 bis state
zen given TO him. lie further
.r lai never bad any idea of
q. escape and expressed the
O.. le gave II 20 the iniler 10
-.. case Mr.. Richardson saws
.. llS advice about tho mat
De WAS satisfied there was
'ust The prisoner he advised
The key and say nothing
lNl- the accused consented 20
IS irotaor and O Mr.. Layne
lvcGsatIon.
rl-nu was asked by q repre-
thc DIsPATCn Yesterday 10
rs for believing that there
.ust the prisoner. He de-
.,l~~ this matter and intimated
not thoroughly understand
.L-cI He was asked II he
r.o' Cmhnated from the fel-
r- ID The accused or from some
Connected with the Jail, but
v'r she question.
..r HorULAg II PRISON.
..raflou Tuesday showed most
t Nicholas Is not popular with
inmates OF the jail At least.
evidence wss against him.
rtu. enc Of the most mpor-
..... Who admitted without hest
..- t. would have escaped had a
..partunIty offered itself. sp-
'ls that Nicholas would at
t-'u tue offence on him.
n.o who know the supposed
q The opinion that unless
tened the prisoner will soon
-rrt Judgment before higher
r. the Circuit Court, for his
..t..r- 10 Toe Wretched and con-
-ei HIM wonderfully. tie
800 the early part OF Decem-
then lie has never had a
.v although he was formerly
outdoor life. Ii Is almest piu-
10 Tie man once so stFopg and
'.E lie Is pale and beat. bis eyes
.. t.s face bears anxiety ia its
and his general cir indicates
wO-iv. His case will not come
.... e-4!u before October. and the
go whether he can stand such
ueut is o very grave one.
li IptN's INDIscBErIoS.
%. the trusty. who. according
.rln,ce Of the investigation,
Nicholas and Housemsu the key
hey made the duplicate. Is
l-latuTed darky with au non
10 Is exceedingly doubtful
To- krew their intentions when he
Pho breach Of PRISON discipline,
tlsv had tired to get II from
ssslgsl occasions, and even lntl-
tac5 wanted n.
c.nNiCted about twelve months
llrlng bic Incarceration lie has
.-t exemplary prisoner. lie was
uloved as q turnkey, but fire.
l,ed Nr tussells keJs when the
were heiag fed. 90 these occa-
Jai.er would be IN his ONCE.
ems uto the Jail and Is the only
e~r-s- from the prison.
rleul KEY which figured so
Il the attempt 20 escape is a
Very much after the fashion of
Tor the pOst-cffice boxes. The
oade the lock SAID that nothing
t. original KEYS could open IT, as
% least eigbt te0th or indenta-
lao edge. IL seems, however.
g. u-- UqSly mistaken. for the
ti..uctiOn worked like q charm
t k 4 great deal Of ingenuity
..lyel IN its manufacture,
.6..- ..l % would have been useless.
.-.-. n-- q double combination lock on
t '.-0uEh which the prisoners
MAKE II way from the cells
... rrllors % the first floor. OF
e.. inmates Of the jail dId not
t when they went to SO much
.sc'y authorities have not taken
1asyt against any Of those IN
tlc attempt to escape, but
l Iurpiu have been deprived
r... liberties they formerly en-