The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-18
DANGEROUS
CONVICT
Easily Slips of The Ball
and Chain.

COLUMBUS. @. April is.--Misn
Daisy spraEue. hookkeeper f1r the
iiaileck Glove Manufacturing com
pany. has at last concluded that the
penitentlary IL no place for young
women who have incurred the en-
nifty Of convtctr. and she has given
az her place al the prison, Hor last
sad experience was met Just as she
was leaving the prison from her
work one evening.
For an imagined slight. Otis iIur-
ley. desperate convict. stabbed
and almost killed Miss spraFue last
september. For this Hurley was
tried In tho courts Of Franklin cuun-
y and given an additional sentence
Of II years. Since that time Hurley
has been In the fourth grade and
has worn a ball and chain.
week aso he was sent from his
work 20 be punished Ia the solitary
confinement cells. but h. managed
10 eseape from that place by saving
the rivstH IN the door and then saw
inK on the ball and chain lie At
once went 90 the ofiicc Of the 1ialieek
company and lay in wall directly
over tho deak 81 Miss sprague With
a murderouA locking knife concealed
on his person lie was found and
rccaptured Just before Miss spfague
came 60 her work
Hurley at that time was taken t.
the blacksmith shop. where the hall
and chain we're rivetei o. HE ankle.
lie was. then returned 10 the rali-
So. 60 t....t Ill aaA sxR.t so
supposed 10 be a strict guard put
over him. Despite the viEilane. Of
the prison officials. Hurley 50 shaped
the band which fastened the chain
to his ankir that he could easily
draw his foot through the band and
thus relieve himself Of the burden.
once rid OF that handicap Hurley
awaited his chance 10 get away from
the hospital cellar I, came We'd
urFday evening al supper. Guard
prittner had taken him from Elm
cell In whteh he sleeps and spends
the time during the day to another
cell for him 20 eat his supper and 20
sAcate the cell while Il was being
cleaned.
The instant Hurley found himself
he broke and ran The chain had
been merely fastened % his tor 80
a. 20 russieai the guard. and the
moment he started to run the ball
and chain merely dropped OF. Hur-
ley dashed through the hospital
basement 20 the staircase. and ds.
seenilnk the steps. ran through the
hospital corridor and oat into the
prison yard. Guard f'rltther at his
heels. calling az loudly a. hs could
10 the guards 60 stop the man. Hupt.
Harry OEts and several other ON.
GERS were in the once % the deputy
warden and these At once Joined IN
the chase. Hurley was Eoon over
taken and taken back 60 the soil
tary cell without a struggle.
A. an explanation Of the cacapasis
Hurley said tina. he only wanted ia
sec the warden aud 20 tell him that
he did not mean to do any harm AZ
all to Mas syraxus, but I, seems h.
so timed HE trip through the yard
as 10 meet Miss spragus a. she pass
OF cut Of the prison. Two minutes
after he reached the front ~ the
prison lneIosure Miss sprusue LETT
the ONCE OF her employer and had
Hurley not been captured at the mo-
ment he was. the youns woman IN
doubtsdly would have los, her NE.
although no weapons we're found on
the man.
Hurley sndsavorcd to explain his
affense bat could not and was se-
vsreiy padded. lie was then taken
to tn. blacksmith shop. when an
other attempt was made 10 fanten
the ball and chain 90 he cannot get
II OF. Hurley will. until tho new
cells are made. occupy a cell In the
hospital basement. handcurfsa 10 the
wall Of the cell.