The San Francisco call., 1898-04-13
THROUGH
 4 WINDOW Escape of Counterfeiter Kendall From a Dep-
 uty Sheriff. Eluded the Officers While in the Office of Attorney
 Wilson.
Officers Are Searching the City With Every Prospect of Speedily Re-
 capturing the CuIprit.

Gilbert E. Kendall, the notorious coun- terfeiter, Jumped through a window and escaped from Deputy Sheriff yesterday and now every member of Sheriff Whe- lan's force that can be spared from other duties is securing the city for him.
 Gilbert, who has been awaiting trial in the Superior Court on charges of coun- terfeiting and passing counterfeit money, has been confined in the Broadway Jail Sheriff Whelan has a rule prohibiting the removal of prisoners from the jail for the purpose of visiting or consulting with outsiders, but kendafs attorney, J. N. E. Wilson, represented to the Sheriff that there was a woman Tn his office who would be valuable witness for the pris- oner, but she refused point blank to make known her testimony without a con- ference with Kendall.
 On these representations Sheriff Whe- Ian reluctantly consented to Kendall be- ing taken to Wilson's office on the cor her of McAllister and Larkin streets, op- poslte the City Hall, and telephoned to the Jail to have the prisoner sent to the Sherins s office in the van. This was done, and Kendall, in custody of Deputy George Code, proceeded to Wilson's office. which IS in the second story of the build ing. They entered an inner room. in "hlcn there was a window looking out OiIo d NdCdlll SanQ lot, and the woman Kendall and Wilson conversed together for some time. o- AoA
 Finally the conference ended and Code anu Il the others started to leave the room. ine Qeputy opened the door and stepped out, HoIdlng It open for the others to pass through. Kendall was close behinS Goue, io1'l put stepped back as though to al low the woman to pass first and as sbe entered the doorway. the prisnner ,,aae ot,e break Tor the open window in the req, oti4 of fJi, RJiiuhgeu through, dropping a distance ot iuny fifteen feet. Code rushed down- stars and into the lot, but Kendall had sight wa" ouI ol
 Code gave the alarm to his superior. the escape. The police were also nn3ifiod io ana m IL IS probable that Kendall will soon pc m custody al in, for he is so well nan Hmown snt It n, IS highly. improbable that he Tor any length of time. Mucn sympathy is felt for Code, for he Is regarded as one of the most trust Mh,orsny h,ony me men In the Sheriff's office, and no pIalle cdn De attached to him for the escape. Sheriff Whelan has n rule hoIyo ever, that when deputy loses a prisoner ne also loses his place. Codes friends the sbaries earIiews-@ueputies @ sincerely hope that liio Soneilh Will make an exception in his kendal's removal. -1''Oo III ChleI Lees will be particularly anxious 6i to nave henoal recaptured, for it was at c,ts = =, ee,. shtl tilo prisoner was in the Sheriff's custody. It Is the custom for the ponce to turn over all counterfeiting cases 10 the United States authorities for prosecution under the Federal laws, but the Chlef determined to prosecute Kendall under the State law. Kendall was captured III HIS room at 424 uolden Gate avenue some weeks ago, and the police found a complete set of counterfeiting implements Tn ms room. It is supposed that Kendall was the one who manufactured bogus $5 them throughout the interior.