The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-10-17
'HAYW ARD'S SCHEM E.
AN ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE THE
MOOSE ny FLIGHT.
Duplicnte Keys Captured Witch Ex-
actly Fit the Jail Doors-A jail
Employe Who Had Been Appr0--sh-
ed Tells the Sheriff of the Plan

Duplicate Keys Captured Witch Ex-
actly Fit the Jail DOOrs-A jail
Employee Who Had Been Appro--.h-
ed Tells the Sheriff Of the Plan
Minneapolis, Oct. 13. Through the
efforts of the sheriff and Mike Kierce,
assistant janitor at the court house, a
plan to liberate Harry Hayward and
secure his escape from the gallows
has been frustrated The duplicate
keys which had been prepared to open
1 the locks to the cell and the jail We're
brought to the sheriff yesterday and
found to be keys which would &C
complish the end for which they We're
designed. n.
II suppose you heard all about it?'
said man in the court house corridor
to a reporter.
ignorance was pleaded, and the man
went on to say, mike GOT EN-
mike? Mike who 2"
mike Kierce.. He got 'em from the
old lady,
"What old lady?'
"Why, Harry's mother
These, few words told the tale For
a long time the court house officials
have been unusually alert with regard
to Harry Hayward. 1t has all along
been the opinion that Harry notwith-
standing his pleasant exterior, was a
mighty bad man, and the few words
let fall carelessly from the lips Of the
man in the corrodor carry out this
theory.
Further inquiry developed the fact
that Mike Kierce has not been at work
for one or two nights past, and has
in fact been doing a little detective
work on his own account. 1t was sur
missed that plot had been laid to eff
feet a Jail delivery. Extra precau-
tions were taken. A night Waterman
was put on at Sheriff Holmberg's re-
quest and care was redoubled. 1t had
been. told the sheriff that5one OF the
men in connection with the depart
ment had been approached and told
that if delivery could be effected
there would be money in it, The man
who was approached was the one who
told the sheriff, preferring honor and
integrity than money.
Kierce was interested in the case
and began his work. So carefully and
successfully did he labor that last
night he brought to the sheriff the
duplicate keys which had been found.
Here was find indeed. The keys
were taken up to Harry's cell and one
of them tried on the paddock. 1t fitted
perfectly and turned with ease, lib
.@erating the lock from the hasp. The
other key was tried in the door below
at the entrance Of the Jail proper. It,
too, fitted. All that was necessary to
carry on the plot was right in those
two little pieces Of metal.
1t is supposed that the delivery was
to have been effected in Il night or
two at most, and the authorities had
hoped that the affair might have been
kept from the ears of the public until
the attempt had been made and the
/. .cOnSpiratorS secured. y.
Minneapolis, Oct 15-Sunday morn
ing at 80 was the day and hour when
! Harry Hayward expected to leave the
Hennepin county jail and start on
his journey to Africa, but instead OF
liberty the murderer of Miss Cling oc
cupies cell that can be more closely
watched from all sides, and trusty
deputies watch every move made by
the prisoner
To Michael Kierce is given the
credit Of preventing the delivery. He
suspected something wrong, became 9
confdant of Hayward, and secured
from Mrs Hayward the duplicate key
After the exposure the jig was up
and the most important thing which
happened was the search of Hay
wards cell, which was accomplished
by Deputy Sheriff Phil Megaarden
Otto E. Langum, Lewis Maish anl
.ag Gordon Bright. Hayward's plan hae
a1H l..
that the plot was to be given publicity
Mike Kierce, janitor at the cour
@s house, whom Hayward thought to b.
in the plot, informed the prisoner tina
the attempt was to be made twenty
four hours earlier than expected. Hay
ward stood leaning against the bars O
his cell, dreaming of the liberty onl,
few hours away, when the littl
party of deputies surprised him. Th1
awful truth that his little plot hat
been discovered flashed upon him
once. and his face fell as he saw hi
death warrant was as good as sealed
First, they searched his pockets ant
all they found was $36 in bills AM
silver. Kierce had, how ever, instruct
ed the part that Hayward had re
Gently secured more money and TIL
search was continued The prisone
was told to strip, and he Stripe,
when the command was given in
tone of voice that did not admit o
argument. Under his undertaking
next to his flesh, was found bell
There were three compartments il
this belt. One contained $7.2O in cas-
ard another $500 in cash, Bills wer
used and they were of a large dc
nomination SO that they could be CON
pressed into the smallest pcssibl
space.
There was another article in til
canvas belt and it was a cipher Fron
it's appearance it is evident that ther
are two ciphers and it is suppose
that 1t was prearranged so that Hay
ward might communicate with friend
who have the key, and after his lit
y Grafton he would let them know ex
actly what route he had Travelled an,
where he was without disclosing TIL
nature of his trip to any one VIII
might take it upon himself to examin
the mail received by his friends. Dun
ing Ills talks with TZiarco ITnr,Y 1,o,