Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-18
FIVE GET OUT
Prisoners Break Jail
Again
In the Early Evening
Hours
ByBrcaking Through
the Roof.
A Description OF tho
Missing Men.

George IL Wilson. Tony p1ulassll.
Ernest French. Clsrencs lilii and Philip
White. prisoners conhned IN the county
Jail escaped from the old rookerF juaf
after dark last evening fhrough an op~n.
ing in the roof They lowered them
selves 20 the ground b. means q : rups
made % blankcts
The fact of the escape wss not knoun
BY the deputy sherihs until O'Clock,
when Turnkey Sinclair and Deputy
Sheriff Cowans went 70 tbe corridors 10
lock up the prisoners for the nigkt The
officers were surprised 70 learn that
lsi delivery Of such magnitude had
been made. and IL struck fhem with IN
creased force coming ~ IL did under tho
extra precaution taken after the escape
Of brisnson and Forbes feU weeks
ago. The i've prisoners uho broke out
lasf evening were confined In the west
corridor on the third floor.
How They Got out.
The heavy sheet iroa covering oser
the corridor was separated whore q seam
we're cut and one elde of tho detached
large enough 10 psss : mans body. The
roof u the building i but { short die
tance above the covering ~ the CORR
dor. IL being low enough FOR nan 10
reach While standing on tie corrifor
enclosure. IL Is Constructed II ordinary
roof boards aud covered on the OUTSIDE
with roofing PREPARATION ~ gfnpal.
The under side is covered with cemcDt.
hut hole was cut through the roof
from the inside. Ioe oaiccrs made a
thorough examination a the prisoners
celis. bu. conld dnd no toois used ia
making the opening. The prisoners IN
the jail told the oillcefs that the fnfr-
tiyfs made their escape shortly after
dark. but would give 40 further inlcrma-
ton. The blanket rope was found hang
ing from the roof 10 the groond ~ tie
south end Of the jail building.
Description OF Men.
George III. Wilson uas awaiting trial
IN the superior court on = charge q
highway robbery. lie vas = urcnbet g
the gang of tFarnps with which Dcfec.
tires smith and Darr snd a squad q
patrolmsn hau a shooting ARRAY at the
d. q. IL. a NJ junction orc night early
in the summer. Wlisop was arrested
AL4IENtm
officers 20 be 4 dangerous man lie II
described a. foot. 6 inches Ia height.
weight 10 pounda. light complexion.
blue cyes. sandy curly hair. smooth
shaven, stoop shoulders bald on top
Of head. wore brown clothes
Tony paulaski was awaiting trial FOR
larceny. and his parents live At No l39
Mnskegon street lie ~ IL years old.
.-.s.-l.. .........1. ft..ls Il
feet inches tall. brown hair and cyaa
and smooth face.
Ernest French was waiting trial Tor
larceny lie is - years old. feet II
inches tall. wcighs l45 pounds. fair COM
plexion, brown hair. blue eyes smooth
face and wore blue cloths.
Clarence Hill came ffom Cedar
Springs and was awaiting trial nn tie
charge of Indecent exposure. lie IL s
feet 10 inches tail. Weighs leo pounds.
light mustache. dark complexioh. brown
hair gray eyes
Philip White was a United States
prisoner from Newaygo. harinC been
held 10 the grand Jury a feT days ago on
charge u passing cobntorfeif
silver dollars He is - years old. feet
& inches tail. weighs I'D pounds. dark
complexion. gray eyes smooth face:
wore dark clothes and white nhlrf.
Sheriff Lsmorcaux has kept q nirht
watch in the Jail since The fcrrnpf e..
cape. and II is a mystery D. the aGicers
how the prisoners cut their way onf
without being detected 1be shrria
was not AZ heme last night be having
been fishing near Paris dnfing the last
few days. A description II tie prison
ers was given D. The police and 90 tie
shcrifs cf adjoining counties.