The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05

hair cutting and shaving. He was very
particular about his clothes, asking for
new and well-made suit.
Jesse Pomeroy's attempts to escnpe havc
been legion. In fact, during all the years
that he has been shut between -four walls,
when not planning some new mems 10
escape, he has beer fnshioning tools or
trying TO carry out wel-laid scheme.
His fist attempt was made when y BOY
In the Charles street jail, and only few
weeks after his arrest.
Letters were then found IN his cell ad-
dressed to his family and describing his
entire plan for getting completely OUTSIDE
the prison walls Three or four of HIS. at
tempts the most notable ones, have In
volvcd n great amount OF patience ana
labor, and have proved nearly successful.
One method Of escape was by saving
through the iron bars Of his cell WINDOW.
He had hut one tool, little saw which ne
had made out of a rusty case knife, cut
ting the teeth with bit Of steel he got IN
some unexplained way. .
He worked day after day aud week 1tter
week, patiently and silently, filling IN the
creNices as fast MS made Win pieces ol
soap. These he STABBED the color OF nc
iron. He made the stain by scraping or
bits OF the pain, and sonk king them IN ms
pepper box II was only when he had
nearIy ipsled saving ihir,o sdgnor she last
His next effort involved a great exhibit
ton of patience. The end of his cell was
covered with sheets Of boiler iron riVeted
together by bolts. each bolt having an oval
shaped head about an Inch IN diameter IN
the same manner as described before, he
made q strong, fine saw out or "a KNIFE
blade and began to cut off the bolt heads.
He worked noisclcssly and constantly.
month after month"; and each head was cut
off, making its exact counterpart oil soap
and stained II with the paint.
After an endless amount OF labor ne hau
cut the bolts that fastened several sneets
of iron. had dug out the mortar. and so.
as he believed, looseEed two great stones.
From the wire used In brush making ne
formed n chain and fat, aned this into one
OF the stone blocks. But when he finally
tried to swing the block out OF place he
discovered that the prccautton had been
taken 10 weld the stores together ON the
outside with strong iron clamps. When
nnocently Into the face Of his accuser;
glanced back at the loosened iron ana
stone, showed no whit OF surprise, ana
simply remarked:
Have you never noticed that before?
II has been that way for months--f believe
ever since came into this cell"
HIS last attempt to gain his liberty Is
most characteristic. Just outside the IRON
barred door of his cell Is "A gas jet. Using
soap, Pomeroy took an impression OF the
lock of his cell door filed out a rought
sort of a key 10 III II, and so had access
blank leaves taken from library books and
so FORTH he made long paper tube his
plan being to lead the gas from the jet
in the corridor over his barred door and
across TO one corner of his cell.
He dug out enough mortar TO make an
opening In the corner just as large as the
diameter OF the tube. He schemed 10 en-
ter the hall between the visits of the Off
Ger, ut on the tube and when sufficient
quantity OF gas had escaped. TO explode