Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-12
FOUR L0NG-TERM
MEN ESCAPE FROM
STATE PRISON

STATE PRISON
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Of the convicts. The weapon was the
one That was taken from Bullock.
THREATENED WITH DEATH
IL HE RESISTED
Cardona was threatened with instant
1eath III he offered any resistance.
"hilc one of the four kept the re-
'oiVcr lcvcled ut the Waterman the
nther three securely bound and gagged
MN and took away his revolver. This
completed. they hauled him to the side
vi 'ne bound and gagged guard and
'eft him on the floor at a point near
the door to await the return of the
foreman OF the cutting room. who had
left the shop for a few minutes.
The foreman, Mr. Kirchcr also c,n-
ployed by the manufacturing COMPANY
arrived within a few minutes after
me disposition OF Cardona, and was
confronted with two revolvers. the ar
:iiiery hlchcd from the men on the
LOOT. lie was unarmed. The binding
ana sagging of Kircher took only a
pare Two or three minutes. and he was
iaid TO rest with his two companions
from their positions on the floor the
bound men watched the convicts work
at the preparations for escape with
helpless interest. The men patched
together long rope from the bindings
OF the bales OF overall and shirt ma
'eriai ana tied one end OF 1t to a metal
support In the shop. Then, one after
inc other, they swung out OF the win
DOW and made their way, hand under
hand, 10 the ground nf;y-eight feet
below.
FROM PRISON FACTORY
Before leaving the building they dis
robch. Leaving their striped outer gar
men's behind them. They dressed
themselves in the shirts and overalls
which were scattered about in profu-
sion in the shop. One Of the men an
propriated Bu!lock's hat and another
the hat OF the foreman. The night
Waterman wore cap which. pre-
sumably because a cap would hav. ar
tracted attention. was left behind The
other two convicts left tho shop bare
headed
The tying and EaEging episode was
not without several touches OF sar-
donic humor When all three had been
securely tied and disposed of. Hamil
ton. the boy forgcr from Danvillc. sur.
Heyed the handiwork OF the quartet
and inquired of the bound men if they
were perfectly comfortable Noticing
negative gesture by one of the men.
ne and his companions gathered some
loose overall material lying on the
tables. and forming them Into i'm
promptu pillows laid them under tho
bound mems heads.
DANVILLF: BOY KISSES
HIS GUARD GOOD-BY
This done, Hamilton approached Bull
lock. lying fiat on his back on the
floor
Turn over on your side" nc COM
Inanded. The guard complied Hamil-
ton bent down and kissed him on his
check
BY, by, old sport" he said. land good
luck"
In the course Of the Eagsinr. one
OF tho men, fearful lost the conv!c,s
might do them harm as an act of
revenge or for some other reason, i'm
p!ored the prisoners TO commit no deed
OF violence. They assured him that
they had no intention Of doing any Of
tie men any harm IL no resistance were
offered. The promise was kept to the
letter
In gagging Cardona. an act that was
accomplished by stufflng a handkerchief
IN ms mouth and tying another over
it. the convicts overlooked the f,ct
H.
chcwcr. and that at the moment of
his gagSing he was masticating a
mouthful of the weed When no was
discovered, an hour later, he was in
half-sutfocatcd condition from the
pressure of the handkerchief bail on
the quid of tobacco
TOOK CHANGE FROM
POCKETS Of VICTIMS
BEFORE leaving the cutting room tho
1 convicts rifled the pockets OF their
victims, taking with them the small
amount OF money their pockets CON
ta!ncd. Nothing else. besides the hats
OF the guard and foreman. was taken
Once on the ground, the quartet made
Its way TO the thirty-foot wall that
surrounds the entire penitentiary plant
They had brought along with them a
long rope, to one end of which they now
attached brick. One of them swung
the brick weighted end to the parapct
that guards the walkway on top of the
wall. The rope caught fast, and was
found by the pcnitcntiary guards when
the escape was discovered
one after the other the convicts
scaled the fence, hand over hand on
the rope. 1t was q simple matter. with
the aid of the rope, to drop thirty
feet TO the ground and liberty. The
rope was found dangling on the outer
side of the wall
ESCAPE DISCOVERED ny
TRUSTED PRISONER
The escape was discovered through
william Bailey, Il trusty, whose dlr1y
required him to be at work In the yard
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