The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10

no slipped through the guard and
found Browne and Davies on the rond.
They were scantily clad for such wea-
thor and tramping. Seven days after
leaving Salisbury they found that they
had covered nifty miles. The story OF
their narrow escapes trom rccapture
are thrilling. Twenty-snvcn days after;
their escape from the prison. Richard.
son reached Knoxville, Tenn. having
Travelled more than $40 miles before lie
vas safe from pursuit.
General MorSnn's Escape From Prison
The escape from the state Penitcn-
tiary OF Ohio, at Columbus, in which
the prisoners dug through two feet OF
solid masonry with two table knives Is
one of the most thrilling OH record.
Among these prisoners was General
John ii. Morgan, who was captured in
his famous raid In Kentucky and Ohio
with several OF his officers he was
fcckcd in strong cells between the
hours of +. NJ. and H. NJ. During
the day they We're allowed TO leave
their cells and walk in the long CORR
dor. y solid stone wall thirty feet high
and four feet thick enclosed the prison
yard and buildings Tho cells were
arranged in tiers. General Morgan was
on the second tier. Captain Hines,
"ith others. including General Nor
cams brother. occupied cells on the
lower tiers
The confinement wore on the cava-
i'efs' and they rackcd their brains for
n plan of escape. Hines. by accident.
discovered method. He noticed that
the walls of his cell were dry.
'jf they rested on the ground as the
others do he exclaimed, they would
be damp.
He reasoned that there must lie an
air chamber underneath The discovery
WAS pissed on to his comrades, and they
agreed Two tables knives wcro OBJ
tanned from sick comrades in tho hos
pital. and Hines began his work. To
prevent discovery by an inspection OF
his cell. he obtained permission 10
sweep his own cell The cleanliness
pleased the guards and nc was permit
ted thereafter to take care of it him
self.
Digging Through MHonry With Knives.
beginning underneath his cot, Hines
patiently dug at the masonry until he
had removed six inches of cement and
six layers of brick. Tho opening dis-
closed the air chamber as lie had fore
told.
we will now dig tunnel through
the prison foundation lie exclaimed,
and bring it to the surface in some
nnfrequented spot in the prison yard. .
ms oPcldlion was performed by
Illness comrades while nc stood guard
at the cell door. Ills attitude was one
of deep interest In the book he was
reading. while, in fact, his eyes wera
sweeping the corridor and his ears
were strained to catch the .lrst sign OF
an approaching guard. BY "A system or
I taps on the cell door he was to warn
the workers of danger. With the com :.
pietion of the tunnel there was still n
serious problem There must be an en-
trance from the other ground floor cells
INTO tho tunnel This must lie done by
cutting through the masonry floor into
each cell. But exact inca surcmcnts had
10 be made.
Clever Schemes To Get Information.
This difficulty was overcome by a
most ingenious ruse. The prisoners in
volvcd the warden in a dispute about
the length of the corridor, and when
the measure was produced Captain
Hines borrowed it unseen. long
/ enough to answer their purposes. It
was still necessary, however, that ac-
| curatc knowledge of the prison yard
he known. II could not be seen from
tho prison windows. Fortunately for
the conspirators the warden at that
time ordered walls and ceiling to be
cleaned. y long ladder was produced
for this purpose. Taylor, one OF the
prisoners, saw the opportunity and
again rcsortcd TO stratesem.
I'll wager" he exclaimed TO n
guard, that 1 can climb hand over
| hand TO the top of the ladder and down