Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-12
Nebraska
REYNOLDS SEEKS TO Be FREE
Omaha Convict in Penitentiary Has
Novel Method of Escape.
CUTS ARM AND PRETENDs TO DIE
Guard Finds Body on the Floor,
Coroner is called and the Man
g. Then Brought Back
60 Life.

'Froin staff correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb 11.-CspecialJ-An at
tempt to escape from the penitentary BY
cutting an artery and then pretending to
be cead was made this morning by Carl
Reynolds, an Omaha man sent up for
burglary. Reynolds who is the son Of J.
= Reynolds 1923 jackson street Omaha,
and who has only about two more years to
serve. was found lying in a pool Of blood
this morning He seemed TO be dead and
the coroner was called. Coroner Mathews
found the body warm and a few simple
tests convinced him that the man was still
alive Reynolds was soon revived. IN spite
Of loss OF blood, and will recover
The wounds In his arm seem to have
been made with a spoon and a piece OF wire
which had been sharpened on tue cement
floor lie had been placed in the solitary
FOR showing signs Of insanity and making
threats OF murder. a long knife was found
In his shoe. The warden and guards be-
ueve because OF this knife he probably had
planned not to die. but to recover and make
his escape with the aid OF this weapon,
after he had been removed from the peni-
Tertiary.
Evidently the wound had been inflicted
several hours before the all up" bell
sounded this morning few minutes more
anu lle WOulu nave DeeN eAllntAs
Reynolds was convicted Of completely in
a daylight robbery at a road house on
West Dodge street Just outside Of the city
limits OF Omaha six years ago He has
served five years OF a tcn-year term.
His father. J. w. Jackson, 1923 Dodge
street, Omaha. has been notified.
Machinist shoots Himself.
F. NJ. Noyes, HavelocS machinist, shot
and killed himself near Twenty-seventh and
Star streets this morning. He was found
by a nelghbor. Marital troubles area
signed the reason for the suicide, but
his wife declares that he was desp Sndent
from overwork. IL is said that he held
the same position in the Havelock shops
that was held by Oscar Portlock. who
killed himself a year ago.
stantsics Sentence dto seven Years.
Theodore Stanslcs. convicted OF arson in
a conspiracy with Roy Wiscam to burn
Wilscam's home for the insurance, was
denied a new trial today and Judge Corn
ish sentenced him to seven years in the
penitentiary. II was testified to on the
stand that Stanisics had ben engaged I'm
other similar crimes and claimed expert
ness at It,
Educators win Go 10 Mobile.
A large number Of Nebraskans will at
tend the meeting OF superintendents at
Mobile, February % to Is. There is
special interest in the meeting this year
from the fact that Superintendent w. NJ.
Davidson OF Omaha is president Among
those who are planning to attend are Super
intendent w. NJ. Davidson and Principal
Graft omaha: Superintendent J. w. Crab
tree. Superintendent w l.. stephens Dr.
G. w. A, Luokey President Joseph Sparks
and Inspector A. A. Reed, Lincoln: Presi-
dent \. o. Thomas and Superintendent H.
IT, Bradford, Kearney; President d. W.
Hayes Peru President U. s. Conn. Wayne;
Superintendent c. w. McMichae', Holdrege;
Superintendent A. j. Doremus, Aurora;
Superintendent w. w. Stoner, York; super
intcndent A J, Bodwell, Beatrce Superin-
tcndcnt Fred NJ. Hunter, Norfolk; Superin-
tendent A. f. Fisher, Neigh; superintend-
ent r. W. Eaton, Geneva Superintendent
VI. G. lIarriss, Falrbury; Superintendent J.
r. Fulk, Seward; Superintendent r I. FL
Holt, Broken Bow: Principal q. A. Jones,
Bollwood; Superintendent Agnes Laekey
Gering; Superintendent Elizabeth Betoher.
McCook; Superintendent J. NJ. Matzen. Ere
mont superintendent Alice Florer York;
Superintendent Edith Lathrop, Clay Center.