Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1908-09-10
calieos and Quilting ChaIIies
SC
GREEN'S LIBERTY
SHORT LIVED.

Oe'ieo Oreen, a county jail prisoner,
was at liberty Tuesday the biggest
part OF the day. Last night he was
behind the bars, securely and safely
ensconced in steel dungeon on the
third floor.
Green made his escape in a sensa-
tlonal manner. The big steel barred
door separating the Jail corridor from
the corridor between the rows of cells,
is held fast by bars which are usually
locked fast from the outside, a paddock
being used. On Monday this lock was
Shipped through the bars but not
sprung. In some way Green managed
to get hold of piece of wire and skill
fully managed to get the lock loosened
so that he could slip the bolt and open
the door. Once outside, Green hid
himself in wooden medicine closet
in the main corridor near the door
leading to the Office
Monday night Jail Warden Barnes
locked up the prisoners but did not no.
tice the absence of Green from the
other prisoners. In closing up the Jail
the outside corridor door was locked as
usual, and the barred door leading into
the office. This precluded the escape
of Green from the Jail during the
night.
Somewhere about six o'clock Tues
day morning Sheriff Souder went in
the Jail to release the prisoners from
their cells, as is his custom. The
Sheriff did not lock the bar door lead
ing into the Office as all of the corridor
doors were locked. The Sheriff then
unlocked the solid steel door leading
into the first floor of the Jail. One of
three large keys, on single ring, is
used to open this door. After unlock
ing the big door the Sheriff left the
three keys lying on small steel shelf
on the door.
Suddenly the Sheriff was attracted
by the slamming of the steel door, and
he instantly realized that somebody had
thrown it shut from the outide Just
before this the Sheriff had thrown back
the bars releasing the prisoners from
their cells. AS he heard the outside
door slam the Sheriff sprang to it. and
through the hole in the door he noticed
Green. The prisoner was in the act of
attempting to lock the door with a big
key. Fortunately for the Sheriff Green
had inserted the wrong key in the lock
and of course it would not work. The
Sheriff pushed hard against the door,
and his superior strength showed Green
that he could not hold the door, and
the fellow gave up the notion of lock-
ing the door and sprang through the
office and out in the yard. The Sheriff
could have followed and probably shot
the fleeing man, but he at once remem.
bered that the cell doors behind were
all open and that it Green was at once
pursued the other prisoners could have
escaped. The Sheriff did the wise
thing, turned, locked the doors upon
the other prisoners, and then started
off to give an alarm of Green's escape.
Officers were notified and various
places were notified to be on the look
out.
In the afternoon word was received
from Finley Station that Green had
been seen in that direction. Later
Green was seen on the railroad track
between Hustled and Palatine stations.
At once Sheriff Souder had Constable
Ed. Reeves and Bert Hider with a
Jail trusty, James Brady, start after
the fugitive. Hider took along his
bloodhound.
The party drove to Husteds Station
and trailed Green along wood road
leading to a Jewish settlement north of
Alliance. They were close upon the
fellow and met several people who had
seen him. -
Finally Brady was recognized by a
small boy who asked him if he was