The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-03-02
i WAS A DESPERATE GAME
KarlitSki Risked Murder and Suicide
For an Escape.
OFFICER JONES' HEROIC WORK
A Prisoner Twice Starts Fire in His Cell
With Almost Fatal Results-The Danger
Increased by a Singular Combination
of Harrassing circumstances.

Up to few weeks ago George Karltski
was prosperous, though not very reputa-
BILE, saloOnkeeper on South Main street.
He kept place in Chicago" structure
owned by p. j. Ferguson and made money
fast, but wine and women soon told on both
the place and himself, and he suddenly dis
appeared-between two suns, as it were,
leaving unpaid bills in the hands of several
brewery agents but took pains to first sell
what stock he had on hand and had Il we'll
filled wallet when he left.
Solomon Haak, one of the creditors, swore
out warrant for Karlitskis arrest charg-
ing fraud. About two weeks ago Policeman
Lee located and arrested Karltski, who was
placed in the lookup for hearing. Some
time during the night the prisoner was re-
leased without authority from Lee or Chief
Tosh. The release is a sort of mystery.
Saturday afternoon Tosh and Lee found
Karlitski standing in front Of Costello's
saloon, at the corner of Main and Oak
streets, and hustled him to the lookup with
out delay The prisoner walked into the
cell after being searched for weapons and as
the door was closed said You're no good
I'll be out by tomorrow" The police looked
upon this as an idle boast but to prevent an
other release put stronger lock on the cell
At about half past two o'clock yesterday
morning Policeman Lee heard cries of fire.
The sounds came from the lookup and he
hurried to the place with others who had
been attracted by the cries. 1t was found
that the fire was in Karlitski's cell and it
was he who gave the alarm. The place was
filed with smoke, but the arrival was a
timely one. Karlitski had ignited pieces of
wood in his cell, but presumably became
| frightened at the rapid progress the fire
made He had thrown the burning wood
into the closet in one corner of the cell and
! broken the lead water pipe, SO that the
stream played upon the fire. This was the
condition of affairs when Lee got the cell
door open. 1t was also found that Karlitski
had broken and removed the board that
formed the seat of the closet. By this means
he reached the adjoining cell and had the
seat there removed but for some unknown
reason returned to his own cell. The door of
the adjoining cell was open and to force his
way from the corridor to liberty would have
required less work than the tearing up of
the seats.
The two undamaged cells in the place were
filed with prisoners, but the alarm brought
out COnstables who took theirmen out. This
left only Karlitski and a Pole locked up for
assault and battery by Constable Giblon, who
did not appear. Lee was at loss what to
do, but concluded to handcuH Karlitski and
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