The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-03
Red Ccary's Escape
.....By II. B. BunneI.....
.......By u. b. bMff1FneI.......

tons began. This hole I.eary kept
plugged up with a piece of putty. which
was stained the color Of the wall. The
day before he made his escape the pris-
oner had a call from Tom Jennings.
the dog fancier. who came in response
to a postal card. The prisoner had
pet dog with him in jail and he had
sent for Jennings to take the animal
away, as its owner said he thought Il
was suffering from mango. Jennings
declared that there was nothing the
matter with the dog, but, Leary insist
ed on his taking Il with him for a more
thorough examination. OF course, his
idea WAS to get mis- dog out of the jail
without the warden suspactinE the ret
son for his doing SO. for Lesry did not
wish to leave his pet in durance when
he escaped
on Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Leary
called to see her husband and in
formed him that the work on the wall
had been completed. and that all that
was now necessary was for him to push
through quarter of an inch of plas-
ter. Hoy and Mccarthy would he
awaiting him on the other side until
lOcking-up time that night slhe told
her husband. and he must break
through IL the moment that seemed
most opportune TO him. up 10 10 o'clock.
1t was a quarter to the hour when the
two men watching in the han bedroom
of the tenement house saw the plaster
fan onto the carpets they had laid be-
low their excavation 10 deaden the
sound OF falling materials, and the next
moment Leary's head and shoulders APP
peared at the opening. They joyfully
dragged him through, and. without a
moments delay. the three ran down
the stairs. locking the doors of the
rooms and taking the keys with them
TO retard pursuit in case any one OF the
jailers should take il into his head to
follow through the hole in the wall
They were somewhat apprehensive
when the two dodgers. mentioned be-
fore. met them on the stairs. followed
them into the street: but within an
other quarter of an hour the fugitive
had reached the temporary refuge pre-
pared for him. Thence he proceeded TO
New Orleans a week later. and took
passage for Marseilles on a sailing YES
sci.
Red" or John Leary. was one of the
ablest men in his profession. He OBJ
tanned the Sobriquet by which he was
known throughout the world Of crime
| by reason of the color of his hair. He
was a tall. masterful man, with a keen
sense of humor. a lively wit and a
nerve Of iron. The most quarrelsome
members of his craft stood in awe of
him, though he seldom became involved
| in a fight. and was extremely good ma
tured. He never carried firearms dur
/ ing his life. Although he had not re-
ceived any schooling after his earliest
/ childhood, he was very we'll read and
/ discussed the topics of the day with
| knowledge and intelligence. He had a
| great reputation for classical learning
among his fellows. by reason Of the
fact that, after the Barre, VT, bank
/ robbery which was operated by burg
! lars from Troy. when Peter Curley, one
/ of their number. turned states evil
| dence Leary observed:
/ THE Trojans are lost. There is a
/ breach i'm the wall of Troy"
| One winter Leary decided to attend
! the carnival in New Orleans. but was
/ locked up as a dangerous character on
| his arrival. and deported. II never
had so much fun in my life he said