The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-17
thorities, II possible, to secure outside
parties If any evidence can be secured

sthorities, II possible, to secure outside
parties If any idence can be secured
against them. $3.50
4 The story, as learned, and not con
tradicted by the sheriff, is MS follows:
/ Hayward lis probably one Of the most
suspicious men on earth This IS
shown in all his dealings, and while
he had Mike ISierce in with his plot
/ it was not true that he trusted Mike
Implicitly. True, as Mike stated,
there was d plan to have Harry es-s
cape, Just as he said, by unloc king the
doors to the outer cages and oy we W
ering the guard. then spiriting him
away to parts unknown. but there was
a double deal The date was to have
been fixed upon for the deed, but one
whole night before. While the au-
thorities We're expecting the event to.
take place at another time, Harry
would be making his exit Quietly from
the Jail. This was not because that
Hayward knew that the other plan
was known to the authorities, but be-
cause to make doubly sure, and guard
against a possible betrayal, the other
plan was fixed, with only those in 1t
whom the condemned man knew he
could trust. The authorities We're
| afraid Of some such deal, and to be
doubly sure the sheriff never intend
| ed to have the escape actually begin,
but to have the cell changed before.
that time. This spoiled the whole
plan, and there is no further possi-
bility Of escape. The story goes that
when the brass key was made it had a
| twin brother This key could not be
used by man on the inside Of the
cage, as it could not be worked from
that side. Kierce had to have the key
! because he importuned Harry for it
so increasingly that it was the better
| policy to let him have it, but he only
had the one, the other being in the
| hands of the parties who We're to do
their work. They were to come in
the still hours Of the night to the out
4 side, and gain an entrance to the roof
i Of the jail, by climbing from the
house roof. Once in the roof it was
an easy matter to work with no one
to watch. as the opening from the
roof to the jail room is directlyaoveI
the high tier Of cells. To drop down
to the roof of the cages, run around
and turn the brass key and force open
4 the padlocked bolt with a jimmy was
thought to be easy. This was to be
used in case they could not secure the
keys for the padloeEs, for which they
Z were depending upon Kierce. If he
failed them then, they We're to use the
jimmy, or heavy cutting pliers. Once
outside Of the cage, it would be al
easy matter to help each other upo1
the roof again, and then drop to thu
ground, by way of the house where
the drop is not so high.
In connection with this plan, tw.
men who were once prisoners in TIL
Jail are suspected. The sheriff CAV,
their names but did not want then
y published He is of the opinion tina
some OF Haywards money freed then
both. and that they had more of it
They We're allowed to see him afte
their release, but finally admission
was denied them. Later Harry COZ
responded with them, but his letter
were examined, and contained moth
ing dangerous. The informant states
however, that he did communicat
with them in those same letters, wit
his key, using sympathetic ink.