The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-05
Worried the Local Guards.

The manner of escape of Barton ana "Dutch' is not surprising to the Vocal authorities, as Barton especially kept both the police and county authorities guessing during the whole time the safe-blowers were confined within the local prisons, and the guards in charge of the two men hardly drew an easy breath until the Uni- ted States inspectors took the safe-blow- CTS in charge and left for Greenville with them.
 And Barton and "Dutch" expressed their satisfaction at leaving the Jefferson coun- ty iail. They were in the best of humor. even almost jubilant. or at least feigned great joy, when they learned that they were to be taken back to Greenyille, where they said they could get away without the slightest trouble. And the mysterious part of the whole affair Is the ease with which they did get away
 why, those two fellows have got crooked friends enough to get them out of hades" said Detective Disheroon last night, and l expect they were all in Greenville when Barton and Dutch ar rived"
 Detective Disheroon states that he looked upon the safety of the Greenville jail with doubt when he was there. He said- last night that instead of having barred windows, the jail Is supplied with light by means of long, narrow apper- lures in the walls, about four inches wide and three or four feet long. MT. Dish eron's expression was that you could shove them a cross-cut saw and any amount of dynamite through those holes, much less a jig-saw or an umbrella ham dle."
 Detective Cole states that when he and Detective Disheroon captured Barton and Dutch" the latter wanted them to shake him down." The detectives took from ''Dutch's" person. when they cap- tured him, S1g5 in money. They state that the "yegg" was evidently afraid of going back to South Carolina, and offered to give them $190 spot cash and send them s2oO additional if they would send them back to Mississippi, where the two cracks men were also wanted.
 When the two detectives declined to do this, the "yeggs'' are quoted as having said that 1t would all be the same in the long run
 Peculiar Actions In JalI,
 A day or two after Barton and Dutch were apprehended the United States in- spectors arrived in Birmingham and. warning the local authorities of the smoothness of the prisoners, suggested that the men be removed to the county Jail This was done, and then began a series of antics that not only startled the jail officials, but sxemplified the smooth ness for which the men were noted. The actions were comcal as they were mys- terious, and the authorities were exceed ingly apprehensive as to the safety of the prisoners.
 The two "yeggs" were eventually sepa- rated and each was placed alone in a ''condemned" cell. This prevented the two men from talking to each other. and afterward they had little to say to any body. However, sensation followed one day, shortly before noon, when Barton gathered a lot of newspapers and started a fire in his cell, and had burned quite hole in the woodwork in the cell when discovered It Is laughingly admitted by the police that Barton had some idea of blowing off the whole side of the county jail and was preparing place to make his shot"
 After Barton had built his fire the un- easiness of the guards was increased and they decided to put chains on his ankles. which they did. The first night after this was done Barton quietly called one of the guards keeping special watch over him and informed him that he would probably be moving about all night. and he did not desire to disturb his guards. Accordingly he had removed the bracelet from one of his ankles and had placed both cuffs on one ankle. The cuffs were locked back on his ankles as tight as it was possible to do so without cutting the flesh. but Barton repeated the trick of removing the cuff.
 A minute search of the cell was made for key. but none was ever found.
 The two men were finally taken back to Greenville, and now they are at large again. As soon as the escape was dis covered the reward for the men was in