Douglas Island news., 1921-05-20
PRISONERS ESCAPE;
 STILL AT LIBERTY Neel and Hightower Saw Their Way to Liberty From Federal
 Jail at Juneau

Two prisoners of Che federal jan at Juneau. Frank Ncoi and Ray Hirhtower. alias "Kid Cloasou." " after having mwed bau in thoir cells. escaped on Tuesday evening and are s,m at liberty with deputy marshas searching for thom.
 Fiyo men were in Che cell tank when Guards Carver and Estes Of Che iaH wont on shift at o'clock in Che afternoon. They were sun thore at shortly before S:3O. whom Che guards looked in again. When Che men were told to 60 to thoir cells at shortly before o'clock Neol and Hlghtowor were missing.
 investigation of Che coll tank showed that two bars Of tho main tank were sawed or on Che north side Of Che corridor, close to tho floor. With one bar taken out a space 1Ox15 Inches was loft through which Che mon crawlod into tho cor ridor.
 Two other bars over Che opening Of Che venulatns shaft or big chim- ney Of Che court house building had also been sawed This opening is near Che ceiling of Che main tank room and the men must have aoen obliged Go stand on top Of Che steel tank to accomplish Che work of aaw- ing Che bars. os Che distance from tho floor Go Che opening Is about. l2 feet
 The two mon climbed to Che top of Che cell tank. swung across Che. corridor and went through Che. opening made by tho sawed bars and down Che chimney about 10 feet Co. an opening ln Che coal bin Che court house. From Che coal bin Che two men went through Che furnace room and prying open Che outside door, os- capped. Going over the ash dump they went down Che hin to Wl-' loughby avenue
 The alarm was quickly sent out and deputy marhals took mp the trail but lost it at wuoughby ave- nuc. They kopt up the hunt an night and went out Che Aux bay road.
 Early Che next morning it was re- ! ported to Che authorities chat a Pet orboro canoe belonging to George Maud and kept in Che old Pacific Coast Company warehouse had been . stolen during Che night At the' Standard on dock it was reported !. that two men in canoe passed . there late at night
 No one knows when Che bars oi' Che jau were sawed. but it is said ! chat it was noticeable fact chat an ! Che prisoners were more chan usu- ally noisy for several days proced- ! ing Che escape. There had been much singing and loud talk and use of Che bath cub. an for Che purpose. . it is believed now. of covering mp Che noise made by the hack saw used in cutting Che bars It is stui a mystery where Che hack saw came from chat was used for tho work.
 Frank Neel one ot tho escaped men. got out Of jail once before by saving Che bars He was later cape mred on Che Salmon creek road Tho last time he got out H. E. Fen- ming and Walter Brown went with him Brown is stu at large
 Neel was serving sentence Of six months In ial for Che thett of Che gas boat Nugget He was given Che sentence In jau pending good be- hayior Instead Of being sent to Che penitentary. His partners in thc crime. Smith and Baker. are st.l In iail
 Ray Hightower was recently arrested at Petersburg on @ warrant charg.Rs him witb breaking open safe deposit boxes In Che Kentucky pool room in Juneau. He had been bound over Co await Che action Of Che grand jury on S5.OOO bau, which he. was unable Go furnish. SO he was kept in ioil Neol had about two months moro Of his sentence Col serve.