Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-21
ARE STILL AT LARGE
IT MAS AVERY CLEVER ESCAPE
Maste . sac fresa . sssal1 Pscss ~
sseri ssd Cut On the sofs isoa
usxs--fhr Jssl - Weak

A reward n 80 fo< each It the rnen
shs escaped from the eoasfy Jail bas
bssn oHsfad bs sheriff Lanoseaux. and
nen are searct.as The evunty far and
near for trace n shs men. Thus far
The anIy clue comes froos dawn the
ris~r. indicating that they took 10 water
a. scon - they could and were prsstaAiy
IA aiding al ass yesterday. Slnee the
escape Il John BFieasoa anil Arthur
foshss war discovered al = o'c.sck yea
tefd4y a.orning the sh<rif's force has
tera very busy searching FOR the fugi
flssa. t.arly IN the uloEnlns word was
received frou Jsnl~oasi. ira. tao men
hal passsl that PLACES IN a boat. The
n.en an.9ered the description II the
fsgifiges apd deputies were At once ssnt
D. thai place afd word As cent q po1nss
slsrtAer down the river.
The sheriff has a splendid photograph
u Driefson and will send cut large
auu4ker x theG- tie = easily iiensifsed
~ toe deep dim pie 10 bis chin ard the
dep cot Il the niesi.al Inc ia the upper
hp He psctnre has been sent 20 Chi
-apo. where he = well known 10 the po-
dee a. a desperate ard daring criminal.
robber and safe blower.
Mssir a small saw.
The tool with which the escape was
made 0as the steel ffosm the shank CT
Eriensons shoe. With IL a saw about
'Our inches in leagth and half inch
wi.lo Has nade With this small saw
the staples ot their cell door were cut
"a. ailoslax them o. enter the cell cor.
Fsllog The iron " the staples was
cuo inch in diameter. Having entered
tn cell corridor they cut OF one inch
iron bar. making an opening by II
inches. Through this hole they entered
lhr oatsitle corritlos. which extends en-.
TREY around tho cell cage. Another
zee inch tsr Ma sawed Oh in the east
sindow. at the south end of the CORR
dor The bar was removed. and through
fhs opening thus made they climbed
iown tho rope xhicA they had made q
he sheets eas- knife was found Ia
ne corridor with teeth cut IN its blads.
bat y dill not appear lo have been used
IN cutting ths bars The teeth Of the
small saw used:in the delivery appeared
q hare been hacked IN the edge II the
steel with the case knife. or some other
instrument. A ball - vet string. torn
from the edge - the sheets. was found
IN the eel. and was used 10 wind tho
lars while they we're az work, to deaden
The sound
From the amount of saving done il
does not appear as IL IL vas all done In
one night. IL looks "a IL they had sawed
the har "a the cell corridor OF on pro-
vious night aud had partially cut of the
viado~ bar 80 that but few momen<s
we're needed To cut their way out ON the
night Of the escape. Tkis appears 10 To
more probable when 10 u remembered
that Deputy Sheriff iiouseman Visited
tbecoFriciof az II o'clock and tho escape
Wa discovered AZ > O'Clock.
.gsslor~ Were Watchful-
Shcnd Lamsorraax says he has eau
tened the men az the Jail 10 take IN
usual pains in watching the prisoners.
a u xss known that Brierson and his
pal3 we're tough eases liz was known
that The third door Vas not safe Place
for criminals. a. IL was fitted up for
boys AID women aud vas not strong
fio0evcr. there vas 10 other place IN
which a. pat Bricrson 10 keep him sop
ar..t,.d from the other safe blowers.
When Deputy Sheriff Houman maf!e
TIE founds AZ II o'clock be did 80 In his
stockinzs a. be wished 20 70 quietly To
catch any "a the prisoners who migat
- up O. any tricks. He found all the
men in their cells apparently asleep.
There seems % be 10 enc - blame ex-
cept the men who authorized such poor
iron D. be used in the construction 81