The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-30
A FAMOUS
ESCAPE
BY ELSIE B. MATTESON

IL might pay you W ieinaiH III W
place for awhile. am awaiting a
opportunity to place myself where
could reward you a hundredfold"
Il am aware of your highness' amb
tious intentions, but unfortunatel
there are those who occupy the pos
ton to which you aspire. and Their
seems nc reason at present why the
should give 1t up TO you. No; If say
you 1t will be from loyalty rather tina
the hope of gain"
"You as my physician can testif
that | am Ill and that it is necessar.
that be placed where may be KEEP
quiet-in other words, where will no
be seen Meanwhile may get out.
have friends who will have transporta
ton waiting for me that will take IN,
across the border"
Where you may renew your at
tempts made at Boulogne In 1910 and
again get yourself in limbo"
That was six years ago. when the
pear was not ripe"
II do not believe it to be ripe now"
ITO return to the more immediate
problem. you as my physician. after
my departure. may use what argu.
ments you think will be effective to
persuade the governor that | am III
and must not be disturbed"
BIT supposing he insists on seeing
you"
Let him look upon dummy
"That may do for short time. but
sooner or later he will insist on an
examination.
Meanwhile I shall have reached
Belgian soil"
And will be prisoner"
Trust to me for your reward"
"If you are able to reward me-"
A week passed. during which the
prince communicated with his friends
outside the prison walls. and they
agreed to keep carriage waiting et
all hours of the day and night at an
appointed place. This was to continue
till the prince appeared or Informed
them that the contemplated attempt
had been abandoned
Painters were at work in the prison
and the prince conceived the design OF
walking out openly disguised as one
of them. DR.. Conneau secured for
him n workingman's blouse. trousers
and wooden shoes. He also reported |
the prince TO be Ill and requested that
he be not disturbed. DR.. Conneau had /
Struggled the workman's apparel into |
the room and concealed it there. He !
had also got ready some extra bed I
clothing that he proposed to roll into |
the form Of dummy to be placed In
the prisoners bed.
On the morning that the prince In
tended to attempt an escape he arose
at o'clock, shaved of his mnstache,
put on the trousers, the blouse and
the shoes. and that be might have
with which to conceal his
features II he should pass any one
familiar with them he picked up
bookshelf that was In the room and
lifted 1t to his shoulder. DIR. Con
neau was with him and when all was
having assured the prince that the
.oast was clear. the latter passed from I
lis room. II
DR., Conneau Immediately stepped /
,ack to arrange the dummy. III
1t was an anxious moment for the {
,rince. II detected he would be taker
Jack to his room or, more likely. to
ell and kept doubly guarded that ht
night not make another attempt II
lie got away scot free to a foreign
ountry possible crown awaited him
'assing along the corridor. he heard \
footsteps approaching. Bending his 5
Iead and partly covering his face with v
he bookshelf. he passed a prison 9th il
ial unrecognized. At the other end OF +
he corridor man walked by him, but \
1tent upon his thoughts. took no heed
( the supposed painter. In this way y
e passed several persons and at last i
ound himself In the prison yard. A +
eeper was lounging beside the gate n
ut he had never seen the prince ano I,
he had would not likely have known 7
i'm in his disguise. Walking out into 81
he town. the supposed workman went
'isurely TO where carriage was
opened the door and stepped
side. The coachman-one of his l.
and without ever
word being spoken between then
counted the box and drove away. .,
AT 3 o'clock that afternoon the fugi y,
We was at valenciennes. u
At that time there were no telegraph st
lines by which to intercept the "
-ince. So long as he was unrecog W
zed he was safe. So, retaining his Il
mock and his wooden shoes. be en-. al
red third class railway coach for :.
Once across the line ne ~
eathed freely. for by international i
W he was immune from arrest with.
L extradition. and extradition did
( apply to political persons n
At Brussels be found friends, chang. r.
his clothes and after a brief stay Ii
parted for London. where be mr..
red two days later. E
Between two and three years after X
Is escape Louis Philippe. king OF the
ench. abdicated and a republic was
Prince Louis Napoleon Bo-
parte. who escaped from the prison n
Ham. was elected its president and
er emperor.
Dr. ConDeau got OF with three
'nths' imprisonment. but be had