The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-02
EFFORT FOR LIBERTY
Desperate Burglars Come NearAc-
cOmplishing a General Delivery.
Hole i'm the Wall Found in the Station
House-Men Responsible for Many
RObberies Caught.

Ed Carroll and Ed Griffin. two burglars
confined at police station, made a bold at
tempt to escape yesterday afternoon. The
men were arrested early yesterday morn
ing by detectives Kinney, Richards and
Thornton at No. 70 Fayette street. The
prisoners were directly charged with
burglary and house breaking. and in par
tial confessions made to the police, admit
TO many offenses which have been puz-
zling the officers for several months.
Carroll has already " done time" at the
northern prison and Griffin is we'll known
as a gentleman of decidedly l~ight-fingered
propensities. 1t is known that the men
robbed Barry's tailoring establishment on
Virginia avenue some weeks ago. They
carried off $500 worth Of fine cloth and sew
eral pairs Of made-up trowsers, one pair
Of which was found by the officers yester-
day morning in CAROLS room. A portion
of the cloth was also found. The rest or
the goods, the prisoners say, can be found
at Richmond It is also definitely known
that the men burglarized the Indianapolis
creamery last week, taking away, besides
a few dollars in cash, a large quantity of
cigars from the store adjoining the estab-
lishment. Some of the cigars found in the
house where the prisoners were captured
served to strengthen the case against
them. Two weeks ago the saloon at the
corner Of West and Ninth streets was
robbed. and when the proprietor opened
his door the next morning the following
ard stared him in the face:
your port wine is very fine. The num-
Der of your clock is 1892" On investiga-
ton the mystihed proprietor discovered
that his clock was missing.
"a l. L-It~.zI 49, Dor~ln on1 Griffin nrn
responsible for this theft and its jocular
incident. The detectives say that a score
or more small jobs of house breaking VIII
be traced to the Wor doze Oh cases eas of safe,
blowing. Two months ago the SAFE In the
Office of Geo. w. Stout, wholesale grocer,
was accomplished in broad daylight at a
time when the clerks CHANGED to be out or
the office. Although the men arrested yes
terday do not openly confess 10 TINS work,
they informed the detectives that 1t would
be useless to look further for the guilty
persons. .
them. the prisoners were willing to take
desperate chances in an EFFORT 70 escape.
Late Yesterday e eysning o, une 0pp p6out tbs
Corridors Carroll discovered that a large
aperture in the side Of the brick wall nad
been repaired by. means or a large piece
of sheet iron which had been bolted 10
the brick. The iron at the top had warped
enough SO that an iron par coTeu pot;cad
that the prisoners were unusually qulet
about 5 O'Clock. This sort of department
is not characteristic of the inmates or the
station and the turnkey stepped BACK 70
investigate. For some moments ne watched
the operations of Carroll and Griffin, who
were working furiousiy at the iron plate.
Five minutes later the entire lot of prison
arS would have been free. The turnkey
walked into the corridor and confronted
the pair. The disgust and establishment
with which they received the officer I'M
promptu visit could not be pictured; They
were forced 10 repair their work and were
then locked in separate cells.