New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-20

with no one 10 LOOKOUT Tor but the outside
Waterman Meanwhile Davis was to keep
him supplied with food, which he would
steal from the mess table.
TIP TO th.s point everything in Ryan plans
~ hal worked out perfectly; but here
came a hitch. The country was being pa
troled night and day, and every spare keeper
was taken of his regular work and sent out
TO watch. Among these men was the guard
who had had charge OF Davis and RYAN: 50
that Davis was left locked up in his ward.
For day or two this made little differ
ence; but by the end Of the third day
Ryan was ready to collapse and Davis was
about the most miserable creature imagin-
able Locked up in the ward where he could
look out and see Ryan's cage all the time,
he knew that it was only a question Of time
until starvation would drive the prisoner
out. And Of course the discovery OF RYAN
would mean calamity to both.
BY the third night the gnawing in Ryans
stomach was making him desperate, and he
determined to get even. By coming out Of
the Toulouse in broad daylight and giving
himself up, comb and all, there would be no
question as TO Davis being implicated. As
nothing could be done until the next morn
night and went prowling boldly about the
yards, not caring much whether anyone saw
him or not. He finally came into the black
smith shop, where he remembered that old
John, the blacksmith. who was a trusty, Of
ten smugglcd out pieces Of food TO MUNICH
at between meals. Some scraps were prob
ably concealed about his shop; and by rum
maging around Ryan managed TO find quite
a quantity Of pieces Of food. This put new
life into him. and he decided 10 stay in the
Toulouse for another twcnty-four hours.
The following night he stumbled on
bundle of paper close to his door. and
piece Of blue shifting tied in peculiar bow
knot. The bundle was Davis long delayed
supply Of food, and the knot was the signal
from him that the coast was clear.
TO bolt Davis supply Of food, climb the
high fence, and hurry out Of the country
required only few hours. And to this day
Ryan is at hbcrty-or at least he has never
been returned TO the Walled City.
n the Walled Cities there are always a
number of persons who insist that they
have been falsely convicted; indeed, most
Of the citizens are likely 10 claim innocence
on general principles. When. therefore.
citizen comes TO one II the officers with his
tale of false conviction his complaints are
not likely TO be taken too seriously. unic5s
there is an unusual reason for IT,. The case
Of Jim Murphy, q hardened criminal who
came into one Of the Eastern Citics a few
years ago, proved an exception, however.
When Murphy entered the City from
prison he was one Of the most detected. de
pressed. and altogether miserable objects
imaginable. He had served only one year
81 lttccn-ycar sentence, but during the
last three months of his imprisonment lad
become SD melancholy and unbalanced that
he was finally transferred 20 the Walled City.
For several days after his arrival there hc
was $50 stupid that he had 20 lie lcl about.
and fed with a spoon a. wcaluwc. He
moanci and wrung hi, hands continually
mumbling TO himc eli. i'm two weeks how
ever. he began % brighten UP lt'lc and
later began 20 tall. more nationally. All 81
this talk had the anne import, hcvaf Icing
falsely imprisoned 4, first little attention
was uail 90 this most common suhjc.' o'
conversation: hut as the man improved Us
statements began to carry some weight
What STRENGTHENED DIS case was the ia.'
tina. hc q. i,n.wicigci being hahi'ual Cnw
inal wlo bad served four terms 30 pri I'D.
AMI asserted 'rankl that therc were ngr
OTIS important crimes tl hi. credit 90 NH
le Was no, even u.pc'ei But o' 'H .ne
par,i ular crime ior which lc and 40
c;a,c Lad been convicted hc insisted that .oI
va. innocent. and THAI nD' being able iD c