Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-08-08
CONVICT HILL.
The Escape OF Henry p. Hill, the Ola.
mond Thief, Frustrated.


The Escape OF Henry p. Hill, the Ola.
mond Thief, Frustrated.
The penlten;lary authorities have
just completed the investigation of the
circumstances attending the attempted
escape from tnat institution last week
OF Henry p. Hill. They have found
thai the plan was quite a clever one
and was frustrated only by tue still
greater cleverness and the vigilance
OF Assistant Superintendent w. Il.
Martin. The principals, or rather con-
federates, in the attempted break from
the penitentiary were Henry p. Hill
and Alpheus Hampe, both desperate
and tricky convicts. Hill despite his
tender age OF years, has already
achieved notoriety as a diamond thief
an all breaker. He was sentenced
two months ago at Las Vegas by Chief
Justice w. j. Mills to serve a sentence
OF two and nai- years for a diamond
theft. He stole diamonds not long be-
fore that at Council Grove, Ia, was
arrested and jailed but escaped before
trial. He then went to Las Vegas and
committed a similar theft. Hill has a
NapoIeonic cast of features, and Is on
ly S ieet inches In height. His
Wight 10 UOuIuc. itf LAS uKUI
brown hair and eyes. His face is
smooth; he has good, sound teeth and
his complexion is ligA-. He is accus-
toned to wearing a small cowlick
above the hair line on the right fore
head. BY occupation he is a printer
though, he II said right here. printers
furnish fewer recruits to penitentiaries
than any other occupation with the ey-
ception of editors.
Alpheus Hampe is serving life
sentence for completely in the murder
OF Epitacio Gallegos. jailer at the San
Ia Fe jail. Inc particulars OF this
grewsome deed are still fresh In the
minds OF readers. Jose Telles who
took part in the murder, was hanged
at the Santa Fe county Jail. and Al
pheus Hampe had narrow escape
from the moose and in almost any 9TH
er community would have been lynch
ed. lie too, as Santa Fe people remem-
Der, has had experience In Jail break.
ing
Hill and Hampe conspired despite
the vigilance OF the penitentiary au-
thorities who forbid communication
between convicts. While working
around one OF the me kilns, num-
Der or bricks were removed casually
and an opening large enough for a
small person to crawl into was made.
On Monday afternoon OF last week Hill
crawled into the hole and Hampe re-
placed the outside brick leaving only
small interstlces 20 admit the air. The
disappearance OF Hill was discovered
almost Immediately by the peniten-
tiary authorities and a thorough
search was instituted. II was Hill's
plan TO get onto a car OF brick leaving
the penitentiary and by hiding among
the brick to make his escape. But the
vigilance of the guards was such that
Hill could not carry out this plan. He
depended upon Hampe to furnish him
WITH GOD and water but Assistant SUI
perintendent w. Il. Martin at once
locked up those convicts whom he
thought might have had something to
do with helping Hill 10 escape. Among
these was Hampe. iiill after exhaust.
ing the small supply of bread and wa
ter ne had, waited vainly for Hampe
TO replenish iis larder
The full guard OF the penltentiary
was on duty day and night keeping a
sharp lookout and hill negan to feel
uncomfortable in his close cell, He
watched his opportunity and Wednes-
day night he left the brick kiln and
maze for the hog pens. Here he crept
into a hole underneath the manure.
He inundated the boy convict who
had charge OF the nog pens and com
pelleu him TO supply him with bread
and water but this led TO Hills undo
ing and he was discovered and hauled
out of his hiding place NJ o'clock last
Friday afternoon, after having eluded
tue vigilance of the officers for four
nights and four days.
Hill has lost his good time allow
ance for his escapade and will be more
closely watched in the future. Hampe
Will ior the time being walk around
WIN ball and chain ~'hich may have
subduing influence upon his schem-
ing nature. All is serene at the peni-
Tertiary and the conyicts have again
learned the lesson that II does not pay
under the present administration TO
violate any Ga the rules and that at.
Temps al escape. no matter how clev-
er. wall be checked and will bring
nothing but punishment and more se-
we're treatment o those participating
In them