The sun., 1896-09-13
FRENCH PRISON BREAKERS.
Interesting Tales OF Marvellous Skin and
Patience.

Tho prisoner determined on 1icht seldom
lets slip an opportunity The quick -wtted
Cochot remembered that salItes were fired in
the aa.tors on the kiuGs birthday. Very
good" thought CocAot. IF IN the midst of
those salvos | should have the luck TO gain
the field beyond. they might blaze away with
;hoir alarm guns until all was blue. for as
hotlt cannon play the same tune. who would
know one from tho otn,r? All right. I'll
have birthday with his Majesty" Surely
enough. wien the day arrived the guns OF the
hdJRc were Ranging unnoticed for toChOt,
who was Gu.r;ly trottin; through the fields.
One ot the escAres Of Victor Desbos from
irest att"sted at once his aud"city and his ad-
dress. An Inspector cam" to make his Of
to strike the sentry on duty at the gate that
ne had been very quick about il. for he Was
our 4gai" "lmo:! before he had 5ssn PASSED
HAVING nl-d through his nnklet. lie had
sprctor which he had confc tee! ont OF paper
aud with Wig and moustaches. also OF his
Efroutcry such a. this seldom fails to reward.
Opportunity or a change Of costume present
HanrHon,. ShGaHei S in the convict Gt tniors h%!s
shop. On Il nail above his head hung newly
finished waTiGr's snit. which. a. the wardcr
in hospital. was not to We delivered for
week 10 come. Measuring II with his eye,
Hnutd"bont rcckoncd it tair dt Tor himself.
course OF E night ~ two. the nrisoner put to-
get er our OF u hundred little bits OF cloth alb
strActrd at odd moments from the tailcr's
shop. With the c'p in 5 pocket on the fol-
lowing dny. wHea tine foreman ;AilOr's back
is turned HautdeGont whips the wardcr's suit
from the nail, slips II OF. and :lidcs from the
scene. UnucStlY. the foreman minute
later misses the new sui; iro;A the nail the
alarm $ given, and Hautd-bonts brief term
of Office Jnroic-cljnmns Is ended. He lost
his privileged place among the tailJrs, and was
Flercy. condemned a perg,|'uitt for murder.
saw some ecafrod,nG erected for repairs,
in it, simuicry. 1t stood conveniently against
TIE wall. That ouEht To lear me, thougEt
pterSy' and in tWiink!in,; he found found himself
Toulon. lfut there was warder who could
climb almost well as pIercy. and who laid
hands on him ~ the corner Of the street An.
fortunate IN his affair. \ rope served him Tor
scaling the wall, but, !oosng his hold, on tho
into quiet lane. he fell plump into a hand
Sav GTt n Wh nasT nrtsr E%or ESS &SnE T6 h mid
the pee sag. u came TO the "arder IN dor
mnm, bringing him tho legal bonus Of hrty
francs COR an arrest effected within the limits
OF me town.
An oil ircnf. Gonnct hv name, and IS
years uf ace, hcrGTn" fRInOuS by reason of
his failures that hIs nldld'iIss>S passed into n
rrovcrb. aai u ho'CheG escape was known in
the hague ~ TuulUa n ,tynsic. Patience
! and toi. long sustained asa rens we'd after
( discovery had made them fr"t!rss. lid not
I who had found or fought !..S way ont Of
every prison in Franco. and who, whenever
! h- WAS ia duranc". lad the honor Of u guard
GTongh, In K 70 the Roch"f"rt cftcr one Of
/ his most brilliant iriumphs nvc! justice. In
saii: ''Now supposc. my toy. ,he.e wa. an
/ underground passaE" running the length OF
/ The yaro; WIN a NC" iiitie 9peptnG into the
in the. walt and find IL of course YOU
! ~.'ul4.' There proved TO h" one diiiculry
: and only one IL" underground passage was
nct there. Dig one. M boy." sud Andre
1 -. 1t nee a strenuous effort Of tAe in!sgina
Fa"f1n'- place constantly watched. a solid
mass ~ masonry u reduce. and no tuOl> 10
/ OF p!ast"r or Chips III stone undisrotrd Of
/ after the nlghte work were enough to he'ray
the affair. tanfan admitted few ,'pnls" IN
! rectlon upon himself. aad with his own
/ hands did the main part of the work. NiGhg
| hy night nftcr The gang hnl hoen chained
! upon th". guard hod, h. wren he'd Ms ngklct
of and with hl- nails and i rusty bolt lie bit his
lie worked Win III" Strength. "wif-nrs: and
/ lolt or the scratching OF a nail hcrrny"i MIN
/ self. II" seemed tu swallow the stone and the
/ earth which he displaced, irr b" le:t Euyer a
| trace behind hun. lie was alweyr on his
The sigma! to turn out In III" morning, his ankle
SAFE u the ring, When the tunnel was w,tun
| closed oae OF Andres ,uborduares. con-
! c, mn d for n breach Of the rule, u thr black
hole, Pessrd an i9.rrv'sM s With I'll" G"yernor.
nanled by an orderly With n dark laulc II.
made a 'mmnd of surprise the next night,
| nnu the buli'~-"yc Was flashed upOn Andre
| burrnwiag in Ia, tunnel. lie lal an interview
! with the toggcr, aud II was noticed that he
| smiled at a." las s'rulic hut 0nc. An ins.irn-
tion had ".mr t" h'm under the ASH lie wa
| three wcekS In ho, p,tal. and wcut-tu work
| again on the nignt ot his release. \ second
! time h. was lctrnvcI. and Jean de BOurruGu.
| plqued thai kuGrr had econ forgotten him,
| maize u i'rrihlY -criuu~ Use ot the whip ON that
| CccAsios. Nud,u, luwcyrr, had tnr iisiuc-
tlon OF learning thar he uoNeruor lad cx-
! pressed acton shmeut Ht 'ne skill or his work.
| Ho had made second tuunel reaching - with
| IN arms Length Of the hArhor wall. and q X nd
| OF "A little vestry room midway. In which he
| had bestowed provisions, tools, and useful
| assortment OF DISCUSSES.