Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
Miss Gisneros Was Liberated by Two
Young Men.
THEY HIRED A ROOM NEAR PRISON
The Escape Was Evidently Planned
Very Carefully.
ROPE AND REVOLVER FOUND

HAVANA, October S.-The escape OF
Senorita Evangelina Cassie, otherwise Cas-
sio Cisneros Exclusively reported in a
cablegram to the Associated Press last
night has caused quite a sensation In
Havana.
The investigation made by the authorities
has developed a number of additional facts
in the case. 1t is now asserted that the
young woman escaped between II O'Clock
and midnight of Wednesday over the roof
Of neighboring house, and through it to
the street below. OFarrell lane, and not
into the street, where the police found a
hand ladder.
Officers Find n Bridge.
On the roof Of the adjoining house the
authorities found three plarks, each about
three feet long and eighteen inches wide,
Joined together by strong hinges, 80 as to
serve as a bridge, enabling a person to
rass from the roof of the prison to the roof
of the house referred to.
The authorities also found on the roof
Smith 4 Wesson revolver of large caliber,
having its six chambers loaded, and a new
knotted rope, which had evidently been
used as life line or guiding rope to en-
able the escaping prisoner to cross the
plank bridge which had been extended by
her accomplice from the house near the
Casa de Recojidas to the roof of that
prison.
The revolver, the knotted rope and the
portable bridge, as well other discov
cries made by the police, show that the
escape of Senorita Cassie was long and
carefully planr ed. She must have been in
constant communication with those who
enabled her to escape from the Casa de
Ricojidas where she was imprisoned with
eleven other women.
Details Are Romantic
Soma of tho "details Of tho yo,,po Uopoop,s
escape are quite romantic. 1t appears that
a real estate agent named Mariana Fernan-
dez. who was in charge of the house No.
1 OFarreH lane, declares that he recently
rented that building to two well-dressed
young men. The latter seemed to be highly
respectable, hired the house for two months
and paid the rent in advance.
The building was poorly furnished, the
principal room in 1t containing old table,
a washstand. a wardrobe, an antique side
board, six old chairs six plates and two
cats But the young men seemed to be
perfectly satisfied with their surroundings,
and no notice was taken of them by the
neighbors or by anybody else, in spite OF
the fact that the house was situated close
to the prison in which a young Cuban girl,
whose story caused such a sensation in the
United States, was confined.
When the rooms at No. l O'Farrell lane
were searched the police, in addition to
the articles already described, found a
udS VI d SdH VI paint anu d ldTSe
brush, which might be used for the appn
cation of either lime or paint.
Fled in n Bed Sheet.
Inside the window through which Senorita
Cassie escaped the police discovered bed
sheet, and, as this apartment was her
sleeping room. the authorities are inclined
to believe that the sheet was used by the
escaping prisoner to envelop herself with
the object of deceving her room mates.
If she was unlueky enough to awaken
them into the lelief that she was moving
about in her night clothes.
The quarter of the prison which was o.
cupied by Senorita Cassie is known as the
new hall, for the reason that it was con-
structed only seven months ago. 1t was
set apart for the use of political prisoners,
and was quite comfortable, compared with
other Spanish prisons.