The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-18


Ill well I said To him. when did yo
escapef
The blow nearly knocked him owe
b He had no Idea he shaved his frnr 4
:, plainly. Then he looked relieved w
tslked the matter over snd 4 Shove
him that the only rbing To do was d
q 20 back and finisii his term. The
he could walk the streets q free mat
You aren't free now. ! told him. 'Yo,
b don't dare talk 10 any one
THAT'S true he said. tut N I e,
back III be put IN irons, and [ was ,
trusty.'
Il "'No, not II you give yourself up.. /
told him. I will write to the supcriu
tendent and explain that you ure com
ing back voluntarily and ask him q
give you your old place."
The han agreed. and here il the sur.
pr'sihg purt of the story. to one who
does not understand prisons and pris.
oners as Doctor budding does.
Placed on Ills Honor.
The man was not put under guard ar
handcufed. Doctor budding told him
10 come back at u certain time. When
ne came he was given II ticket 10 the
jail town and II letter which had been
obtained from the superintendent OF
the prison. snying thst he was trayel.
Ing by permission Of the prison au.
thorities. The convict was to carry
This letter with him, for he was want.
Ell by the police AMI might have been
arrested on his way. This nun did
not make any attempt to use either.
the letter or the ticket to escape. The
adventure was over for him.
Something like thls happens about
hundred times year. Escape,l pris.
0ners from all parts of the countrv
come into an office Of the Prisoners.
Relief society or write to Doctor bud.
ding to know what to do. He tells
them, as he told the man lust men.
TONED, that they cannot expect 10 live
hon0rably or In peace until they have
been freed by the state, and then.
when he has their permission he does
what he can to make the return m
prison easy for them. He suys tba,
ne has never failed to convince any
'ne who appealed to him OF the wis.
JON OF this course-even In cases OF
escapes from life Imprisonment.
He Lost His Nerve.
Such an Instance occurred when Doc.
or budding was on a western trim some
lime ago. A man read In the newspa.
per OF the work Of this Doctor Dud-
ling. who had been a prisoner him.
'eif, and came to see him. The man
explained that Is years before he had
n a ut OF anger, killed a girl WIN
'erused to marry him. He was
'lven life imprisonment. but served
'niy few months, when friend.
vho were indignant at what they felt
vas an unjust sentence. helped him to
scape He went West and built nm
business and name for himself Ru,
ne shadow Of fear was always WORRY.
ns him. After consulting Doctor bud.
ING ne went back to the prison. He
eIVed -FOUR years and was pardoDed.
as DOCTOR budding says. escapes OF
ny KIND are rare. and the romantic
sc"pe' from prison ut least, Is sci.
ON heard Ut any more. William Ho.
e"~ohern. inferned In Dutch cas-.
'e' apparently never thinks of nut.
'hs poison In the guards afternoon
% or ourrowing his way out OF the
rounds OF his estate. as any high.
p'ri'ed monarch used to do In like cir.
J Louis Napoleon rot ont
similar awkward situation quite
a'urs'ly by strolIIng out Of nr,son
'ssuised 10 wOrkman's clothes. and
arrying plank on his shoulder
The Ingenious Casanova.
Gun more Ingenious was the famous
asanova. He was not Of royal blood
" MS exit from a prison cell over
~ room where the dreaded inouisi-
Oh mel Is one Of the most famous %.
sPes In history.
Casanovs's escape has bean .nr..a
: over several volumes.' The ,nost
"us'hg Incident 10 that In which ho
's'res TO send erowbar to n fellov
'Soher. de planned TO conceal fhe
owoar 10 big Bible, but II st,ck
" Few inches beyond the covers NJ
arranged with the jailer--who was
..er naturally or Intentionally half.
'''ec--to carry . dish OF macaron,
~ Tue Bible TO his friend. The Mat.
was very large and very full The
"wDar was placed In the Bible and
: ash was laid on top Of the book
ie 'oea was that the jailer would 1.
've 70 walk 20 cautiously to avoid ,
n''hg the sauce that he would not
'''ce the crowbar projecting non .
. DOCK below the dish.
: Wild Russ sveessded.
xou can imagine q modern nr..on..
o's'ns such u wild plan or q modern
.."en sulleIessiy bearing upersm-
80 s'its from one cell to another. :
!. 'ns Tuse succeeded. and with many :
, y" oreathless adventures. Car. .
w., w.. and a fellow prisoner battered :
:" way out Of one Of the best 'pris- :.
=, = o. ~ Eighteenth.century naly. y
~ Casanova's day. prisoner W.. .
" w 10 fortress elk feet thick ana Z"
en 'eff alone 10 get out snv vsv h.
M. Once day somebody cam.