The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-14
yEGGMAN BREAKS
 JAIL WITH EASE
Toronto Jimmy" Gets and Es-
 cap9S In Automobile
AIDED BY HIS FRIENDS
Fugitive Is Wanted on Burglary Charge and There Is No Clue to the Ones Who Helped Him
 To Escape.

Cincinnati June 12.-(Special)-"Tor to Jimmy" classed by the late Detective William T. Pinkerton as one of the most desperate yeggmen in the country, broke jail at Williamstown, Ky, about mid night Friday. He was hurried away from Williamstown by s5fne one who had an automobile. The fugitive. whose prison name is Matthew Willard, apparently had little trouble in getting away So far as is known, no one saw him escape. He sawed his way out, stepped into the au- tomobile and was whisked away. De- teetives in every large city know the fugitive and the police of Cincinnati have already set traps to apprehend him. He is wanted ia this city on the charge of having burglar tools in his possession.
 The performance of Toronto Jimmy was not altogether unexpected at police headquarters for it was known that the man had confederates who could find methods and money to aid him.
 Saturday morning at 8 o'clock the sher- if of Grant county called up the Gin cinnati police department and told them that the prisoner had gotten away. He said he did not have information at that
 
 ton was that the prisoner first sawed the lever to the lock of his cell, letting him out of his cell and that then he sawed through two steel bars, climbed through window and jumped to free dom.
 About midnight an automobile passed by the jail It stopped for a moment and then went on. Jailer Arnold says the escape was not discovered until day light Saturday
 When the jailer gave the prisoners their breakfast he found Wilard's cell vacant.
 T have no idea how he got the saws" said the jailer. He had several yis- tors, but they never saw him alone. l was always there, watched them closely and they could not have passed him anything like that. He received letters from his wife in Chicago. l read them and there was nothing suspicious in them. I think that he escaped about midnight the time the automobile passed through here. It must have taken him several hours to saw the lock and bars"
 When Detectives Bell and Shafer re- turned from Williamstown, Ky, last Tuesday, after the case of Matthew Will lard, alias Toronto Jim." had been post poned, the officers predicted he would not be on hand for his trial next Wednes- day.
 Matthew Willard was charged with blowing the safe of bank near Williams town. He was arrested by Cincinnati detectives He was put in the jail at Covington for safekeeping, but Monday night was taken to Williamstown.
 On October 14 of last year Detectives Crim Kuhfers, Bell and Shafter arrested Toronto Jimmy" and Doc Davenport in this city. Dynamite fuses, drills and other tools used by yeggmen were found in valises. The men were armed with revolYers of the latest make and the largest calibre. Davenport, wanted at Jackson Tenn, was sent back there at once. Willard was wanted on the charge of robblng a bank at Corinth, Ky. He was acquitted, but was returned to this city to answer to the charge of having burglar tools in his possession. While here 1t was decided at Williamstown to try him on another charge of safeblow- ing at Crittenden, Ky. He was put in the Covington jail. The man smiled as he was being handcuffed Monday night to be taken to Williamstown. I@