The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-28

to draw ,.p a certificate tlat plHsS's sister
was dyIn. In Hat IN PiJtSburS, ANA this
was 1" to- presented to III. Court with che
plea that 81 would be an act Of humanity
10 arceda 70 ngr Dying request that her
brother hc allowed jp visit her before she
died II was expected that the Court would
acCctie tr Jhe rcuU-St and allow IiaSo -
visit the fiat in charge uf an officer. Tw"
professional things We're - r' conc ai",l -u.
the Hat. AMI when the officer ANA i'iHsS ar
riv"d The officer was TO be- murdered in colo;
blood.
Plan of Escape Fails.
THE evening b.f1r. this plot was 10 have
been executed In. two thugs went rp the
fat, which was occupied 10y Mrs. tariisi,-
Mrs. Anderson. Williams and Wilson. To
arrang. the final details uf tccir work The
two women were resplendeut in diamonds
and jew,iry- and the cupi,!ity "f TIM thugs
was excited.
ION the principle that ID bird in the hant
is worth two ia thu bush. aud thsJ they
could secure = small fortune by lobrju-
the dstenSelvss women. with less risk Tran
rs committing murder. they assaulted The
women. stripped them Of their jewels :,rd
att mpte'l Ia escape. Williams. who was IN
another room. heard the rTiEHpuS and raised
an Outcry. The thjey-- were arrested. as
We're also Williams mi thu two women
They refused. naturally. ju testify against
the two thieves. and ti.1 case WIS dropped
While this cV::t:g--yrrs caused tE-ir
first plan of rescue &. uii~s.Irry. he con-
spirators were not di-ne,trtened- Tn i'm
meGiateiy concOCted another plo; 80 effect
his escape The jail and the Cour; house al
f'ittSburg are connected by coy. red pass
aceway. called the Bridge OF Signs. Pris-
oEer.s are taken oyer this passa scway t.
and from court. Ii was decided t. attempt
his rescue while he was being taken ~
court to receive his final sentence. y jury
room leads off the end Of this passs Eeway.
the sidewalk being twenty feet below IT.
The scheme decided on was an elaborate
one the details beng planned with the
greatest care.
shortly before the hour set for PIass to
be taken to court. a wagon. loaded with
mattresses. driving by the prison. broke
Il. r. ~
opposite the Bridge of Signs. The driver.
a confederate of Piass. piled the mattresses
Immediately underneath The open window
above. the pile being twelve feet high.
The driver then busted himself with tho
broken wagon y moment later I. hcycle.
propelled by another confederate. stopped
got of and began tinkerirg with the wheel.
y third confederate was in the jury-roCm
above, waiting behind the door for f'Iass To
come by with the gard
prisoners are never shackled or hand
cufYed when passing to and from court II
had been planned thar when Plass ami tho
guard arrived at the door of the jury-room
the confederate was to open the door while
Plass ieaped inside. then slam and lock
the door in the guards face. PIass To-
leap from the window onto the mattresses
knock the bicycle rider down. mount the
wheel and pedal 10 Ale gheEy City, q quar-
ter of a mile away. where another confed-
crate. with buggy and fast horse, was
awaiting him.
second Scheme Revealed.
jected none Of the confederates 10 suspicion
In assisting in the escape. The opportune
presence of the mattresses and thu bicycle
would have been sscribed to accident. not
design. Unfortunately for Piass. however,
the confederate who was To- have oie ret
| the 1ury-room door tipped the game OF -
the authorities. and as a result. when .'l9S-
passed through to the courtroom he was
handcuffed and shaclSlsd to the guard.
Il am not at all surprised at the new :
of this third attempt to rescue PidSS.
know his confederates SO well that pre-
diet that they will never cease their endeav-
ors TO secure his release while they are
at liberty. and. although their latest al
tempt has resulted as disastrously the
others / feel confident that they al
! ready concocting another plan 10 secure tho
result desired.
''If the Pit,sburss authorities succeed in
arreStirg Mr.. Brown and his Comp8nfcs!s
who occupied the house whore the tunnel
| ing began. ] feel certain they will me f9und
! TO be our old friends. Wilson. Williams. Mrs.
/ Carlisle and Mrs. Anderson.
| "PIass's parents are at present inmates at
] the soldiers Home at 81. james. Mo. His
brother. VIII. who is said to be In Europe.
| was in st. Louis last January, at which
time, he had a consultation with the attnr-
, ney who figured 50 prominently In the 81.
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