The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-06
BROKE OUT OF JAIL.
Thomas D9lan Wearies Of His
Solitary Leisure.
JUST GOING OUT FOR 4 WALK.
He Saws HE way Oas ~ His Cell. but
- Bressht Back By the Jailsr
-Yormer Attempts.

IN mas Dolan,a pstty laresnist was foilsd
By JaiieS Monroe in his attempt to escape from
the county Jail ysstsrday morning. Doian wss
convicted BY Judge Rivers lest fall and SEN
fenced 70 pay nns Of Us and stand committed
until December l, 1899, In default OF bonds for
good behavior.
Dolan evidently tired Of his Jail life, for in
some manner he became possessed OF number
OF SAWS and cot 70 work to cut through the bars
of his cell and get out into heputes space be-
tween the cells and wall Of the south wing of
the Jail Luckily for the success OF his design
he had not bssn locked mp in the steel cage in
the north wing. where the more dangerous
criminals assueonhnsd. II such had been the
case his saw would probably have been broken
befors he had cut through one bar. Neither Of
his two cell mates, John Waldron and Tom
Kelley. assisted in the escape. and there II no
clue - TO how he obtained the Jaws. The hole
ives barely ten and . half inches square and
about three feet above the door. Jsiler Mon.
roe gives the following account Of the attempted
escape:
At $50 yesterday morning the cell doors were
opened - usual and the men allowed TO come
into the corridor to wash. When came on
duty this morning. opened the door leading
prisoners into their cells and pulled the levers,
closing them In. ] then threw open the door
Into the corridor ana let the 'trusties'' in to
mean. lille. had slipped out into the space 10.
tween the cells and the wall, and, while my
back was turned. stole around the corner With
his shoes In his hand and made his way across
the once and into the outer hall. l saw his
back just - he went out of the Office door and
called to him 10 stop. but he went on.
knew that the outer door was locked. and 10
when did not zee him ia the hall I went into
the kitchen and asked the cook II be had seen
him. The latter said that he had not. and
then retrsced my steps and found my man hid
ing behind the door leading from the hall 10 the
Kitchen. told him to come out, which he did,
pale. trembling and 90 weak from fear that he
could scarcely stand, as had my revolver in
shoot him.
.whers were you eoingy' inquired
.Oaiy ou, for little walk" he replied. II
an that case" said l, lyon had better come
enough"
on bis overcoat and put on his shoes. The two
bars that had been cut through were 20 cleverly
replaced and stuck up with soap III such q
Tor several minutes that discoversa the hole. A
This does not compare with the attempt made
BY Frank Noble and Pat kennehc, two counter
letters. about thirteen months ago. They were
attempt was made at about $50 In the morning,
and the hole through which they got out of the
cell was no larger than that made BY Doan II Is
said that kennedc, who weighed over 900
pound1, had TO be stripped and soaped before he
could get through. They were caught however,
ana bYOugnt Oack before they could leave the
Jail. The TACT ID. no prisoner has escaped from
this jail and It is improbable that one ever will.
especially from the north wing. Tnis man Do
Ian Is too lazy to work. has served three terms
In this jail and would probably never have at
tempted to escape had not his term expired IN
the middle Of winter. We will give him q taste
oil the dark call until no repenss and promises
never to do II again.
The reason assigned for the heavy sentence
given Doian ty Judge Rivers 10 that when he
was released after serving out An eighty day
term early in the fail ne seemed to feel that the
Judge had injured him In letting him GU; just
rs winter was coming on. and expressed his
opinion of the Judges conduct in violent tcrma
II SCENE that this csmo to the ears OF the judge,
and he made the term long enough to last ali
summer and carry him into the winter Dolan
considered this . little too much OF good
thing. and 30 attempted 70 escape in time to en-
Joy the summer breeSsa