The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-05-04

Hunter would have backed out had IL
rot been for the earnest pleading of
Mrs. Maxson. 1t was all she could do
to hold him to his purpose. When all
else failed she agreed to double the
amount of his reward. That decided
him. Nothing remained but to appoint
certain night when Woodruff and
Somers should be ready Mt the outer
wall and the attempt should be made.
The night arranged for was very
dark. high wind bowling furiously.
This was in some respects an advan
tage, for the operations of the conspir-
ators We're less likely to be heard.
After midnight Boyle gave MaXson
suit of clothes. let him Out of his cell
and conducted him 10 the prison yard
Boyle knew just where guards aud
watchmen We're stationed and how to
avoid them. In the yard they found
Hunter. Boyle withdrew the ladder
from its hiding place and put 1t up
against the wall.
1t was far too short.
1t looked us il, after all the planning
and pains, the attempt was to be n
the prisoner getting on the wall. His
assistants were wild with terror They
had as much at stake ms the man they
were trying to set free. To return him
to his cell would be to incur again the
risk they had taken in getting him
out. They must put him over that
wall
"for heavens sake, Hunter" gasped
Boyle, what shall we do?"
''Ill go to the dining room and get a
table
Go quick"
The table was brought and stood
near the wall The ladder was placed
on 1t, but 1t was still too short. Max
son climbed 1t. but could not get his
fingers on the wallis top.
"Steadyw called Boyle in loud
whisper, and he and Hunter. who
were both strong men. raised the lad
der the height OF their shoulders.
~ little more" called Maxson.
BY a combined effort they raised 1t
as high MS they could reach. and the
prisoner got on TO the wall.
| boN IL NtiC SNih III ttiit
| BILE danger of discovery. Until they
had removed the table and the ladder
and had returned to their duties they
were not safe. But they accomplished
1t all Their work was done. Each
had promise of what to him was n
small fortune.
Maxson must take n jump In the
| 4 Eni, hax 20
| II was to the ground, he did not know.
and he could not see He might break
his neck: he might break limb. The
latter alternative seemed worse TO him
than the first, for II he were unable to
| walk he would be feeaptured, placed
| In close confinement and would doubt
less die In prison. lie must take the
risk. Hanging by his fingers, he let go
and dropped He struck soft ground
and. though Jared. was not injured
What there was about him was not
revealed under the heavy clouds scua
ding across the sky. Which direction
TO take to reach the outer wall he did
not know but, placing his back
against the wall he had scaled, he
walked straight forward. lie had not
yone 0ftv nnces bofore he brought I'm
against the second barrier. All he
knew of his friends position was that
they had been instructed to be as near
as possible to the point where he was
to scoIe tbe first wall He groped
about TO find stone to throw over the
wall. but could feel nothing but dirt.
Oh for n fash OF lightning that he
might see some object that he could
use,
After snendIpp what seemed 10 him
boIr nm hour hunting for stone-It
might hive been ten Misunderstanding
that his friends would think the Mt
tempt Ind either been postponed or
had failed and would 70 away he
went ia the wall clutched If frantIcal-
" and for n moment gave wny TO de-
spair. Then II occurred to him To
throw over some loose dirt. Seooping
some damn earth In his hands, he
made n bail of It and tossed IL over
the wall. He listened, but no sound
came The stiffness was horrible. He
scooped IN another handful and. walk
ing n short distance to his right. threw
that over. Again he listened. Sudden
" something fell on the ground near
him. but how near or In which drec
tIon from him he could not tell He
rushed about him for some time. when
suddenly he encountered a rope.
With n stiGed cry of joy he pulled
IN II He encountered resistance
Walking to the wall. he bore his
weight on the rome. II was firm. Then
he beron TO climb.
II was all his strength could accom-
pllsh 10 take him TO the top. Indeed.
without the Incentive he possessed he
could not have done It. Once on the
wall he called In n low voice Wood
ruff answered and told him to drop
He did so. and his friends each grasp
ed one Of his hands. Then they hur-