The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-14
|B. II. Levy &BrO.
~ BUT NOT A CONVICT
Story Of Case Of Love and siis-
taken Identity.
BY Garrett Geerlings.

IFnfN was fAAhltuNtaAik ~ ANt AltfEleNN
county peniteutiary. Plotters had sue
,s,lsi in tunnellinE into the enclosure
f54 house directly opposite the mas
ss waAs The strange actions OF IN
n.t.s az this house aroused woman
tsfi..ous aud the authorities were placed
"a taslr guard. The cellar was examined
M Immediately. and the great mass OF earth
ei no n front OF an opening con-
FL r.-ed che officials that the hole must
! extend many feet IN length. Several men
wandered 10 enter. but after advanc-
ne a short distance. were forced b. the
Ri sf.re odors TO retreat.
m authorities next decided 20 sinh
saaf. from the street 20 the tunnel. To
6,irrr1ne the exact spot 20 dig the hole
@ was necessary 10 secure the services
B G. or experienced mining engineer.
"a Robert Masters. a well known young en-
. gIss- was communicated with, and next
Nj tsy came prepared for business.
FL This ls a very dirty piece OF work. d
n1 Warden Wrex 60 the engineer. 81
n airse you 20 don this suit Of convict
II do,tes Il IS strong and cannot be
81 flnsi.
Robert Masters attired himself in the
ST. without hesitation. lie was intent
o. ne work before him. The city was
s. n'erosied IN the extent OF che tunnel
& ~ bis siocess or failure would be made
Il flbie 10 the papers. He determined "a
& Focead aud the donning Of convict
aoses for the occasion did not embar-
& Tlss him
TOE warden and two convictr. who were
q assist in the work. accompanied the
engineer across the street to the cellar
way A large crowd had gathered 20
Eaicn the operations.
& Helen Morse and two OF her friends were
om0ug taose who were watching the
work she could not help siIs notice the
difference IN the convicts. Two were
Use and hstiess. covering and abashed
Wae tho third. who to her seemed
Unusually familiar with the warden. was
bright energetic and alert, Indifferent
- the staring crowd. This convict evil
een b. interested her more than DID the
tunnel
Fl What n handsome man" said Helen
10 Der friends. HE certainly must be 4
Desperate character. His face shows too
much Intelligence and shrewdness 10 be
s. oassei among the ordinary criminals. ]
E Uoaler who he is?"
Helen was visiting friends IN the city.
e. lived in q small town where she was
& l'pFlr ard the recognized leader OF So
# n'i} She WAS young and her stushes
lia tlH far. prevented her from be-
,m.nr familiar with incidents which oc.
-f DAILY IN great city. SO the PROPOSE
-ll tp visit the penitentiary and sec
" .a1nel had been accepted with enthu.
fasm
q The Young engineer remained under.
ground FOR hours. the crowd was thinning
ielen's friends wanted 20 go home
4' she insisted on remaining. She had
.f'ome interested IN a convict and wanted
'' tes him again.
Nhen Robert Masters reappeared, he was
'e'fI with mud. but there was
'iFSe Ia his eye. denoting conhdenc,
hei Dee could determine upon an openine
= iae street which would communicat,
'h The tunnel Some calculations were
'ae and speedily two convicts with pick
80 shovel were digging a hole
@Asiert watched the progress Of the dig.
t'f' just as intensely did Helen .watcf
ne features Of the young engineer. II,
ave orders, talked with reporters and re-.
s'ei courteous treatment from the war.
zen an this convinced Helen that h,
~ no ordinary prisoner and she edged
y more closely.
FL They have struck the sunnelr sudden.
exclaimed the engineer. as a volume Of
az rushed up from the opening
# ,"It Masters calculations were correct
ual made no errors and proud OF his
De Joined tho warden and con
AS they returned 90 the prison.
Ri ".itH Concluded that the handsome con
-' mad earned his liberty: ~ not. ther
FL certainly was n dangerous criminal
hi saoN lh.bet, life prisoner, was one o
men who had assisted the engineer ir
ming the winnings OF the tunnel
n7 in the hole he had advanced be
l as companions and found that III,
Fl lF terminated within six inches un
prison yard. This he knew be
he heard che convlcts crushlnl
''vo Quickly returning. he stirred
pools OF foul water as he went
emitted such an odor that his com
gave up the work for that day
A evening the warden visited Thi
'Ni. lie was worried about che al
49, which had been made 10 liberat'
~, prisoners. ana was anxious 90 gail
,t'lhon from Thibet who had been s.
-, 't During the conversation tn
& ~, complained Of severe headaches
~. mo warden attributed 20 the fou
. al. which the man had encountered
81 n. gave Thibet permission 10 exercis'
snort time in the prison yard.
v.rA guards stood upon the MASSIVE
d, ana no prisoner had ever attempte,
FL Ats NAnff walked hriANtN ~
VI 81. no and after repeated steps wa
that he had located the spo
FL 49, iha tunnel terminated. The diner
nj 49, " sound told him 80. Unul now ~
n r-, .''n resigned 10 his fate as ~
81 49, hut be had n chance. He paused
81 woit for the rumble OF a stree
II t messing train. Just then a steam
81 VIZ. ihe Ohio river blew its sonorou
, rhibet leaped into the air AM
81 ~ won't crushing through the earth
r... ras had seen nothing. neither ha'
vH minutes later when the keepe
T" look for his prisoner the hol
~. uncovered. and the alarm given.
~. Ni' made FOR the opening 20 the tun
49, ss the way. bus the prisoner hal
49, suit OF clothes. intended 70
ro,. lah whom the plotters had planned q
"a. vas missing ana a convict's gar
lhs 10 It's place.
-, next morning Helen was on he
9" the penitentiary. She purpose