Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-09-09

Fort Madison. Ia, Sept. 8.-Se
curing permission from barber
house guard to get a drink of water
Carl McCloud, convict from Mysti,
Saturday night climbed the center.
pole of derrick in the new eel
house at the state prison and slid
100 feet down guy wire to the
wall of the prison. From there he
dropped to the ground.
He alighted almost in the arms oil
a guard. The guard ordered him. te
throw up his hands and march to-
ward the main entrance. McCloud
complied, but after going short
distance suddenly turned around,
grabbed the rife from the guard
hand and a moment later had slid
down an embankment to safety and
freedom. He has not been captured.
This is the second successful pris-
on delivery at Fort Madison within
three days. Warden Sanders and
other penitentiary officials are great
5ly aroused, as are also most Of the
prisoners. The prisoners have pledg-
ed themselves to do all in their
power to locate the escaped convicts
and to prevent repetitions OF the de-
liveries. 81
Harold Masden, the barber house
guard who gave McCloud permission
to set drink, has been discharged.
Guas2 Hanson; from whom the con-
vict grabbed the gun and escaped, is
under investigation. Hanson is the
guard who figured In the escape of
Convict Scanlon Thursday.
McCloud had been confined here
less than month. He was one OF
twenty-four conyicts transferred to
this institution from Anamosa few
weeks ago. The charge against him
was burglary and he had several
naO1e years TO serve.
Since coming to Fort Madison Nc
Cloud had never been considered a
particularly bad man. He had been
good worker In the barber shop.
Saturday night there were several
convicts in the barber shop. Guard
Masden was watching them. At
about McCloud went to the guard
ana said that he was thirsty and
would like to get a drink. He would
be gone fifteen or twenty minutes,
he said. Masden told him that he
might go.
There was only one way by which
the prisoner could get through the
wall unless he dug hole under or
through 1t. That was on one of the
wires supporting the center pole Of
the derrick used In the construction
Of the cell house. McCloud went
straight to this derrick and climbed
She high center pole. Then he slid
down the 100 foot guy wire to the
top OF the wall. It was the same
section OF the wall from which
scan1on and Gleason had dropped a
few days before.
Below was the same guard into
whom the two convicts had run
when they attempted to escape. and
from whom Scalon did escape. Nc
cloud jumped to the earth, and
Hanson was there to meet him. The
guard had both his rife and revol-
yer in readiness. He flashed his
searchlight upon McCloud and saw
that he was convict.
Turn around and march ahead
Of me to the main entrance" he or
dered. McCloud obeyed.
From the spot where the prison.
or had alighted to the entrance is a
distance of about three blocks.
About half the distance had been
traversed. Hanson had put his re-
volver back in its holster. He still
had the rife ready. or sudden
McCIoud whirled around. Before the
guard could move the convict had
snatched the rife and had disap-
peared through some underbrush.
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