The morning call., 1894-05-06
ne it wouldn't take me long to get out

me it wouldn't take me long to get out
of it,"
Parrotte before making his rounds left
the key of the main entrance with Ser
geant Shields as is always done. For
iunately he did not also have mis- pls oil
with him, othe rwise Frederlcks would un-
d0ubtedly have taken it from him. and
thus armed would have been dangerous
antagonist for Sergeant Shields.
Fredericks endeavors to create the i'm
preston that he received no assistance in
his attempt 10 escape, so as to take away
the suspicion against "trusty' Ross. But
the prison officials are satisfied that Ross
was in it. His anxiety to get Perry away
from the cell, the fact that the leg of a
bedstead from the "trusty's" room should
be so opportunely in the blanker-rOom and
other facts tell against his innocence.
rigid investigation is being made, and
if Ross completely can be established he
will be made to suffer for it.
q policeman is now stationed in front of
Fredericks' cell, ard so it will be till he is
removed to the County Jail.
Chief Crowley has long sought to have
the "trusty" system in the City Prison
done away with, and he will bring this in
stance forward as good and sufficient rea-
son Tor doing away with TRUSTEES.
Fredericks later on confessed to Captain
Lees that he made kew out of piece of
hardwood and afterward chewed it so that
ii might not be discovered, Captain Lees
expressed his doubts as to the statement
ana FreGericks told him that if he would
give him a piece of hardw he would
make key IN minute TO fit the cell door.
Captain Lees asked him where he got the
knowledge of the shape of the key and
Fredericks touched his forehead The
captain handed him q piece of cardboard
and pencil and he atonce drew an exact
imitation of the key of the cell door,
Captain Stone removed the lock from the
steel cell door last night. and he and Cap
tain Lees thoroughly examined it. The
examination satisfied them that Fredericks'
statement OF using the hoop 10 force back
the lock of the door was not true. 1t also
satisfied them that key had been used to
open the door.
If" said Captain Lees, ''tbe bolt had
heen forced back, g stated by Fredericks,
the tumolers have all to be operated in
unison before the dogs and locking-bolt
could be forced back. Again. safety bolt
inside braces the locking bolt, and it. too
would have to be turned down at the same
instant the tumblers were released. Now
IL forced as Fredericks says. the whole of
the works, including tumblers, dogs,
safety and boiling locks, would have been
smashed to pieces. Instead of that they
are all perfect"
Captain Stone Immediately afterward
had Fredercks taken from his cell and
made him strip. He made thorough and
careful search of his clothes, underclothing
and boots. but failed to find key.
Both Captain Less and CAPTAIN Stone
are more than ever convinced that "trusty"
Ross manipulated the whole business for
Fredericks and at the time Ross got Perry
10 leave his watch over Fredericks for his
coffee, he either unlocked the cell door or
gave Fredericks the key. 1t would have
been simple matter for Ross to have
taken an impression of the key some time
or other and got some one outside to take it
10 a locksmith to have key made.
The search for the key will be kent up
aud Captain Stone is hopeful that he will
find 1t