The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-05-29

that ii has been possible for the pris-i
oners to work through their cell.
doors into the inside corridor. MOI
q. great deal OF Importance was at
tached to this as 1t was believed the
prisoners were secure behind the
heavy steel bars between the inside
and outside corridors and behind the
heavy steel bars of the windows.
once In the inside corridor. the
prisoners would take turns saving
two bars about a foot In length near
the floor in the wall ofsteel bars sep
arating the corridors. These were
hnaIIy 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 It from the
casual observer Indeed. this work
was so cIeverIy done that one OF the
TRUSTEES OF the jail recently stood in
front OF the window and looked
through it 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 a dash Tor 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 of part of
their Clothing and smear soap on
their skin in order to wigEle
through. 1t is believed that Charles
Esenski, a Marion county prisoner
accused of murder, also tried to get
out but could not on account of his
size, as he is a rather large man. He
was confined in cell adjoining those
Lro1n which the other prisoners es-
capped.
Foreigner Gives Alarm.
Delegatto, the foreigner who re-
turned to 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 theul sep
arated and went south on the Weston
road while DefegattO and Glenn Nor
gan walked out to the Hazel-Atlas
glass Factory in the West End The
foreigner then experienced a change
of heart and decided TO return to the
jail. After arguing the question
short time with Morgan the for
eigner Tetraced his steps to the jail.
on arriving there he rang the bell at
the vesttbuIe adjoining the sherin's
office and aroused Thomas costolow.
the jaileri whom he told of the de-
livery.
ssheriff Francis was Immediately
aroused and as soon as he put on
his clothes and found that the pris-
oners had aed he lost no time in
making arrangements for a pursuit. !
He teIephoned to FairInont and en-
gagged the HARRIS blood hounds to |
come to clarksburg on the first troll
ley car. The dogs were brought to
the citv on the first car and imme-
dIatelv placed on the trail of the
fleeing men. They took the scent up
south Third street over Lowndes's
hin and went in a southeastern di-
rection toward Quiet Dell. baniSims
Wildly and holding their noses close
to the ground as ii they we're hot on
the scent.
The hounds went to the Pitcairn
mining plant. thence about two miles
toward Mount Glare. ciI'cled back TO
the new fair grounds, crossed Elk
creek there. went through Industrial
addition Into Broad oaks and then
.ost their scent. After valnly trying
% recover It they were taken back to
the JAN. -
Then the dogs were placed on the
scent again at the Jail. and they Went
out through Colonial FTeishts to soutn !
chestnut street. where they lost II,
4 woman residing near there saio
,he noticed noticed n quantity OF req
,epper upon the sidewalk and street
,ariter In the day and said she
Washed It all away when she
,prinkled the street. The dogs We're
,naroie to pick UP the scent farther !
h,e,n e TsIign ged.' =