The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-10-14
How the Scheme Of the Murderer
of Catherine Cling to Escape
Failed.
It Might Have Been Successful
But for Misplaced Con-
tidence.
Large Amount Of Money Found
on Hayward and in
His Cell.

efforts Of the sheriff and Mike k1erce,
assistant janitor at the court house,
plan to liberate Harry Hayward and Sc
cure his escape from the gallows has
been frustrated The duplicate keys
which had been prepared to open the
locks to the cell and the Jail were
brought to the sheriff Friday and found
70 be keys which would accomplish the
end for which they were designed. The
break for liberty was to have been at
tempted Friday night.
The sheriff and his assistants have
known for three weeks of Hayward S
latest plans to escape and he was al
lowed to nurse the delusive hope that
he would escape. Arrangements We're
made to nab the conspirators, but pre-
mature publication i'll an evening paper
spoiled the programme.
Sheriff Holmberg's statement OF the
plot is that two Of the conspirators were
TO enter the Jail and sandbag the Jallor.
HAYWARD was to be released and con-
cealed bv friend, who was to keep him
hidden month or so, and then he was
to make his way to Africa or some
other distant country.
Details of the Scheme.
About three weeks ago it was appar'
ent that Hayward was carefully nur'
turing plans to escape, and increasing
vigilance was the sheriff's instructions
to his men. Mike Kierce, who has had
much experience with prisoners in the
county Jail, was taken into the matter
and he was intrusted with gaining the
confidence of the prisoner that more
might be learned. Hayward was want
ing a trusted aid among the men EN-
ployed about him, and he was caught
by the alluring manner in which Kierc'
talked of the possibility of escape
Kierce worked upon the feelings OF th'
prisoner to such AN extent that III
trusted him as he would his owl
mother, and permitted him to hav'
charge of the key with which it wa
proposed to unlock the lever box which
holds Hayward in his cell and by mean
of the unlocking of which he would b
permitted to escape.
Mrs. Hayward Had the Key.
Mike Kierce secured the commission
of getting a duplicate key from Mrs
HAYWARD. On Tuesday morning abou
10 o'clock he met Mrs. Hayward o.
Seventh street. There he delivered
note to her and made arrangements t
meet her again at O'Clock the sam
afternoon at restaurant OH Washing
ton avenue north The appointmen
was kept, and Mrs. Hayward dellvere
at that time to Kierce a key which WI
unlock the lever, leaving the gates
the cells in place. This key was trie
by Kierce in presence of Hayward, an
it fitted nicely.
The impression of the key was s.
cured in novel manner. The sherl
permits each prisoner to have a cand
III his cell. Hayward, it is suppose'
took his candle and worked 1t III h
hands until the tallow was made into
dough. The key was then taken fro
the box. which is near Hayward's ce.
and where it was left carelessly pc
ton of the time. 1t was inserted In tn
waxy, greasy substance and an exa
impression was obtained.
A Surprise for Harry.
By the premature publication OF Il
affair the sheriff's original plan of ma
bing the conspiratsors was frustrat
and instead little surprise party I
Harry was decided upon. About z:
p. III. Deputies Megaarden, Langu'
Maish and Bright entered the cell a.
without word began to search t
prisoner. First they searched his poe
pockets. All they found was S36
bills and silver The prisoner was tt
to strip, and he stripped. NJ
to his flesh, was found a be
There were three compartments
this belt. One contained $72O in ca
and the other $500 in cash. There v
another article in the canvas belt, a
it was secret cipher. From its
pearance it is evident that there are t
ciphers in existence, and it is suppo
that it was prearranged SO that H
ward might communicate with friel
after making his escape.
After the thorough search OF H
wards clothing had been made he '
taken to another cell and further r
sacking of his old cell revealed a roll
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