The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-16

Scott. the boy burglars who are under
eighteen months sentence for entering
and robbing Harry Bayiis' house. and
John McGoslun. who Is under conviction
for rebbing saloon. when he nuticed
that there was something peculiar about
two OF the outer hairs ~ the cell. a closer
scrutiny made him certain that the bars
had been tempered With. The taller did
not say a word to the three eenyiets con-
eerning his suspicious. aud after chatting
with them pleasantly FOR moment no
said 10 Scott and Phillips:
Boys, l want TO SEQ yen In the office
momsns''
What's upr' exclaimed the boys stimuli
taneousiy. and ~ the same moment they
became as pale as death.
''oh, I just want TO have a quiet, little
talk with you.'' replied the jailer.
The two youthful conviois were march,
ed TO the Office. and on being searched an
ordinary penlkHl!e With a huckhorn ham
die. WAS found IN Phillips packet. Teeth
had been made In the largest blade NTH a
fsie. When Phillips vas asket WHO had
given him the knife be replied THAT Il WAS
IN hts pocket when he entered the 3aH. ard
that Jaiier Terry King had failed 10 md
Il whom ne searched him. The bars. Phil
lips declared. were an easy mark for bis
saw. They are OF wrought iron. and
both tha lads declared that Il was no
trouble az all 80 saw through one Of them
sn about three hours. IL was further
leafned thar the three inmates 81 the
cell had been working on the bars since
last Friday night They would w'eit WITH
late at night when the other prisoners
were asleep. and then they would hang a
blanket M In front 90 their cell - as 20
hide their operations from tbe other pfis-
oners. SOAP and glycerine were used so
dun the rRaping sauad 81 their lmpfoVised
saw. and when morning came and tho
other prisoners aweko they would an up
she h0les made with soap or TIE saaae duli
color IS the grayish paiet wita which Ehe
cell. hars are painted Il was 1Asir .ntem-
sion 10 get out into the corridor last night
Then ali that woatd ettnd between them
and the liberty faat they SO greatly ecv-
eted were the Iron bars an the oater vim
sows of the fall. The bars on these vita
daws are 81 chilled steel nna would offer
more resistance 70 tee saw than a3d the
wronEhs iron bars or gle CELL They feit
sure that they coatd saw through these
tu fsw hours and then they woala step
eut or the warsn. close air II the pr3soa
snto the cold air az freedom.
sicccllum was gaAe0 from zAe cell ard
oloee1y questioned as 20 hoN the SAW
came - ne IN the cell. We WAS nos it,-
ciiued - be commemorative as to she De-
sSEis ~ the utattev aud ac e'sa l8sko8 zap
o. the sants while She gao bows kage vut
sa dark cells ns punishment for their
attempts - escape. Trey WI - kept
there eesr N-iRile.
An inspection was ueXt made ~ tte cef
saEisr SHrkiaan Causat tsed 81 she twea
bars. and tisey we're easily WrTir-htsf
s~ysa thelr position. An sxamsna tsnzl az
saa en,fs W sae Sawed bars revealed tssas
che k.sfe Aaa been used nrst 20 START .aa
cut 81 the bars, and the ea,aace ~ the
work had h~eA 3eHe ssita Gtfle steel saws.
sfq,e ncrsffaa done by tae knife NggA reUsh
and uneven, Nhsie sf8t part cslf theeura
~ ne saws ives sfaesgh a Hes~-1 vas
snass through Fne ccll fo- f1a SAWS. blss
snev weso not teand, ffs3en "a fae cail
zxse ii s,cNNrea tsarea~c orueEed ale sr -
q piece cs a hsSsoanSss,S fcr a eaHcse