The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-09
MISS CIsNERos ESCAPES.
Assisted by Friends in Leaving the
Casa de ROciidaS

HAVANA, Oct. S.-The escape of Senorita
Evangelna Cossio, otherwise Cossio Cis-
neros, has caused quite a sensation in Ha-
vana. The investigation made by the au-
thorites has developed a number of addi-
tional facts in the case. 1t is now asserted
that the young woman escaped between IL
0 clock and midnight Wednesday, over the
roof of a neighboring house and through
it to the street below, O'Farrell lane. and
then into the street where the police found
a hand ladder. On the roof of the adjoin-
ing house the authorities found three planks,
each about three feet long and eighteen
inches wide, joined together by strong
hinges so as to serve as a bridge, enabling
a person to pass from the roof of the prison
to the roof of the house referred to. The
authorities also found on the roof Smith
& Wesson revolver of large calioer having
it's six chambers loaded, and a new knotted
rope, which had evidently been used as
lifeline or guiding rope to enable the es-
Gaping prisoner to cross the plank bridge
which had been extended by her accom-
plices from the house near the Casa de
Rocojdas to the roof of that prison.
The revolver the knotted rope and the
portable bridge, as well as other discoveries
made by the police, show that the escape
of Senorita Cossio was long and carefully
planned. She must have been in constant
communication with those who enabled her
to escape from the Casa de Rocojidas, where
she was imprisoned with eleven other
women. Some of the details of the young
Cuban's escape are quite romantic. 1t ap-
pears that real-estate agent named Ma
riano Fernandez, who was in charge of the
house, No l O'Farrell lane, declares that
he recently rented that building to two we'll
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 prin-
cipal room containing only an old table
a washstand and wardrobe, an antique side
board, six old chairs and six plates But
the young men seemed to be perfectly satls-
fed with their surroundings and little or
no notice of them was taken by the neigh
bors or 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 sensation in the United
States confined.
When the rooms at No. / OFarreu lane
were searched the police, in addition to the
articles already described, found bag Of
lime can of paint and a large brush
which might be used for the application of
either lime or paint. Inside the window
through which Sanorita Cossio escaned the
police discovered a bed sheet and as this
apartment was her sleeping room the au-
thOrtieS are inclined to believe that the
sheet was used by the escaping prisoner Ia
envelop herself with the object Of deceving
her Foommates, If she was unlucky enough
to awaken them. into the belief that she
was moving about in her night clothes The
quarter of the prison which was occupied bv
Eenorita Cosso is known as the new hall
for the reason that it was constructed only
seven months ago. II was set apart for the
use of political prisoners and was quite com
Portable compared with other Spanish
The companions of the young Cuban
woman whom she left behind say that the