Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-06-24
TRIED TO BREAK JAIL
Sheriff Lundqutst Makes Timely Biz
eovery Of Prisoners Attempt
to Escano

" 6SS0 P0s
In the wee sma' hours of last Sun
day morning Sheriff Lundquist had
occasion to make himself a very busy
man about the county Jail after being
on guard all night. Among his pris-
oners is one Anders Hanson, who is
serving thirty-day sentence for petit
larceny, mention of which was made
in the Tribune aweek ago. His actions
of late had been very mysterious and
the sheriff's suspicious we're aroused
that plans were being laid for an At
tempt to escape. He would sleep DUR
ing the day and at night would be-
quite active.
Ever since Thursday it seems that
Hanson had been at work filing q bar
in one of the corridor windows On the
east side, for when discovered in the
act Sunday morning he had accom-
plished his purpose to the extent that
only about a sixteeth of an inch re-
manned. The bars are about an inch
thick. A common table knife had BEEN
made into file and this had been very
ingeniously constructed. He had gone
about the work in way that woald
indicate that he had no lack of expe-
rience in this line. All evidence OF his
filing on the bar had been covered by
an application of white soap during
the day time, as the bars are painted
white. A towel had been used during
his work in constructing the file to-
deaden the sound, and with the aid of
stove poker and a piece of iron he
had managed to turn the knife into q.
very serviceable article. But for
Sheriff Lundquist's vigilance he would
have made good his escape. AS a. re-
suit of his conduct he has been placed
in cell and given reduced rations for
time. The penalty for Jail breaking
or even an attempt is said to be six
months.
Hanson is suspected of being wanted
somewhere else, for all inquiries as to-
his former whereabouts fail to esaab~
lish anything definite. All questions
concerning himself are answered in n
very Indirect way, and so far he has
failed to give satisfactory account
of himself. The sheriff has in his DOS
! session several Numbered shirts wfsfeh
were found among other wearing ap-
parel carried about by the prisoner
| when arrested. The SHIFTS are marked
IA. G. w." and are from q Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, laundry; also q time
check of the Minnesota Threshing Ma
chine Co. A card received here trpua
Sheriff Huston of Sioux Falls Con-
| tains the description of four escaped
prisoners, one of which tallies quite
we'll with that of Hanson, and ane Fort
will be made to identity him. BE is
described as being 5 feet inches In
height, weight las pounds, blue eyes
and sandy mustache. Hanson in adj
dition to this has curly hair. He is
of light complexion and his age is
given as 80 years. He claims that he
has been in this country only six
months, but talks quite we'll when
started into conversation.
Sheriff Lundquist informed 4
Tribune representative yesterday that
an effort would be made today to
photograph the prisoner, and in
quires will be sent out concerning
him in the hope that something may
be learned of his past record. The
fact that he is so anxious to escape
from so light q sentence, the sheriff
believes Is an Indication that he il
wanted elsewhere and that he d0o4
| not care to face other CHARGES.