The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-16

had some Of the other deputies to deal
with him. in which case there is little
doubt but he would have been shot.
Fltzsimmons handled him with great
presence of mind.
Attempt Would Have Been Hopeless.
None of the other prisoners tried to
get out after Felker's capture, the con-
vlction being entertained probably that
an attempt would have been hopeless.
They were all out Of their cells, however,
and were at liberty to crawl through the
hole in the roof of the Jail cage, if they
saw fit, and out the window.
The cell through which roof Felker
passed is vacant, and all the prisoners
in the corridor had access to it from
in the morning till at night, during
which time they cut through the iron
plates.
The prisoners are all released or locked
In their cells at the same time, by the
throwing of lever which closes and
uncloses all the cell doors.
In the morning the jailer throws the
lever and they all step out. AT at
night they all step in again, and the
throwing of the lever locks all the doors.
Then the jai!er makes the rounds OF
the cells to see if the men are all safely
bestowed Felkers break was made an
hour or more before this latter thinE
happened.
I've break had to be made before it
happened in order that the hole in the
roof of the vacant cell could be used.
Felker could not make hole in his own
cell with the same immunity from de-
lection, as his cell is at the front end
of the corridor. while the vacant cell is
at the rear.
Cell Not Inspected.
Also. the vacant cell was not inspected
at night, while the others We're. The
steel room of the cage Is formed of solid
sheets. steel Stats being bolted over he
sheets. The roof is more than a mans
height below the brick ceiling of the
building. and after getting through the
hole all Felker had to do was to swing
down between the cage and the wall and
cut through the window bars.
There is narrow walk outside the
cage, between the cage wall and the
building, Which gives plenty of room for
free work.
The hole in the cage roof was a foot
and half long and IL inches wide. One
of the steel Stats went across it length
wise. and that was cut through and
swung around on a bolt.
Auc SuSSS VI the more were ragged,
showing the use of punch. The rods
in the window We're sawed off smooth
at the bottom. and partly cut and then
broken Off at the upper end. The rope
was fastened to other rods. Ii is D5Out
40 feet long and strong enough to hold
three men.
1t is believed the acid Fe,ker used and
the saw and punch We're brought into
the Jail to him by his Sisters.
The Jail officers say that it is difficult
to search 4 woman so as to prevent her
carrying in things. The revolver, also.
must nave been carried in under a Wo-
mans dress.
Visited by Sisters.
Felker's sisters have visited him very
frequently of late. The saw was in for,
like a bucksa". the blade being about a
foot long and ,hree-ei S'hIhs OF an inch
Wide. 1t had wooden and string frame,
and the blade was thin like a corset
steel. The pistol was probably passed
in to Feliler in pieces.
Felker is wearing an Oregon boot to-
day. and his fellows in the corridor are
locked in their cells
The sheriff can congra tulate himself
that 10 Of his charges are not now flee
ing through the country.