The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-06-01

tnaily sawed through and replaced
nightly with soap while the lower
bars Of a window at the southern
end OF the outside western corridor
were sawed through.
Screen Cut and Patched.
There IS a heavy iron screen inside
the window bars and this had to be
cut through before the bars could be
reached With small pieces of wire,
the hole in the screen would be
patched together and the window
raised slightly so the sash would
cover the rent and hide 1t from the
casual observer. Indeed. this work
was so cieverly done that one Of the
TRUSTEES OF the jail recently stood In
front of the window and looked
through 1t for some time at the trees
and grass outside without seeing any
thing wrong.
Sunday night the work OF saving
was all done and the men carefully
planned to make dash for liberty.
They waited until about 2 o'clock in
the morning and then crawled
through the apertures they had
made without raising any alarm and
made their escape in safety. Two or
three OF them had TO take OFF part Of
their clothing and smear soap on
their skin in order to wiggle
through. Ii is believed that Charles
Esenski, n Marion county prisoner
accused of murder, also tried TO get
out but could not on account Of his
size. as he is rather large man. He
was confined in a cell adjoining those.
from which the other prisoners es-t
capped.
Foreigner Gives Alarm.
Delegate, the foreigner who re-
turned 10 the jail, says that four of
the men went up South Third street
and climbed over Lowndes's hill while
the other four, including himself.
went west on Mechanic to South
Chestnut street near the Odd Fellows
cemetery. There two of them sep
urated and went south on the Weston
road while Delegate and Glen Nor
gan walked out to the Haze!-Atlas
glass factory in the West End. The
foreigner then experienced change
OF heart and decided TO return to the
Jail. After arguing the question
short time with Morgan, the for
eigner retraced his steps to the jail.
on arriving there he rang the bell nj
the vestsbule adjoining the sherlff's
office and aroused Thomas costolow.
the jaller, whom he told OF the de-
livery.
sheglff Francis was Immediately
aroused and as soon rs he put on
his clothes and found that the pris-
oners had fled he lost no time in
arrangements for a pursuit.
He telephoned to Fairmont and en-
gagged tho Harris blood hounds to
come to Ciarksburg on the first troll
ley car. The dogs were brought to
the city on the first car and imme-
diately placed on the trail of the
fleeing men. They took the scent up
South Third street over Lowndes's
hill and went in a southeastern d.
rection toward Quiet Dell, barking
wildly and holding their noses close
to the ground as If they were hot on
the scent.
The hounds went to the Pitcairn
plant thence about two miles
toward Mount Glare, circled back to
the new fair grounds, crossed Elk
creek there, went through Industrial
into Broad Oaks and then
lost their scent. After vainly trying
to recover 1t they were taken back to
the Jail.
Then the dogs were placed on the
scent again at the Jail, and they went
out through Colonial Heights to South
Chestnut street, where they lost it.
A woman residing near there said
she noticed noticed a quantity of red
pepper upon the sidewalk and street
earlier in the day and said she
washed 1t all away when she
aprinklcd the street. The dogs were
unable to pick up the scent farther
on.
Auto is Engaged.
An automobile was then procured
for Police Chief Harry L. Brooks
and he took what members of his
force he could and started out coward
the quiet Dell neighborhood.
Several other constables and spe-
cial constmbles were also employed