The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-11-23

Following closely upon the sensa- uonal escape of Arthur Barry. who nue institution three days ago, two other prisoners last night made & successful dash for freedom.
 The two men who escaped last night from the County jail were: Eugene Leudoux, committed November 10 last under bonds of $5r00O for the theft of an automobiIo the property of ex-Senator Joseph Witcomb, from and Alex Zepko of Southpo. ,, commit ted October 16 last for 15 ua-vs and ordered to pay costs, for theIts in Fairfield. Zepko's time would be up December Is.
 Was Head Hall Man
 Since Arthur Barry. who escaped from the institution last Monday morning has been gone, Zepko has been the head hall man, whose duty it is at night to supply the wants of the men locked in their cells.
 Ledoux. confined in the section of the jail known as the bound over part, locked within a tier, was the one prisoner allowed in turn to sup ply the wants of his fellow prisoners
 At about 8 o'clock last night He-- bert Walker the night keeper waN called by one of the remaining trus- tees from the outer office, who told him that he heard a noise which sounded as if it came from the boundover cells and that an investi- gatton disclosed that Ledoux was not present.
 when he found zepko who declared that ho knew nothing of Ledouxs whereabouts. Walker then returned to the office to obtain the key which opens the only possible avenue of ea- cape.
 Use Spoons In Escape.
 Sergeant of State Police Frank v1- rili, who had been summoned. be- heved the men were still within the Jail. However, a posse was formed and knowing that Zepko might en- deavOr to communicate with his wife went to his home, where it was found that just a short time before he had called his wife on the telephone ask ing that he might see her. His rea~ quest was denied.
 The manner in which the men made their escape from evidence found to- day shows that either Zepko or Le- doux, probably the latter, bent the handles of two spoons In such a fashion that they could be placed in a ereviee. succeeded in throwing over the paddock, which in turn is locked within a box, which holds the bolt, closing the bound-over cells.
 Having then the freedom of the in- side of the jail. the same as the head hall man, a Journey to the rear of the jail was made where the lock, to which there is but one key. which Is kept in the outer office, was evident ky plCkeO.
 Slide Down Sheets.
 It would be impossible for Ledoux to make his getaway unknown to the head hall man so, it is presumed. sented to Zepko, who went with him. The door wa closed and locked and by climbing up the bars of the tiers of cells, thereby taking the same access to the dormer windows on the roof, from which several sheets, used to cover the hunks of the unoccupied cells, tied together were lowered to slid down the improvised rope to the ground and freedom.
 While these actions were being performed, Walker, the keeper, must have been making the examinat1on which disclosed that everything was secure. The men therefore had but a few minutes start on the posse which was formed to capture them.
 Pease Exonerated
 'fThe escape of these men cannot be directly attributed to the organi- zation of High Sheriff Pease a the county jail, MT. Ballard said today. vestigation into the conditions which allows such a thing to happen. Sheriff Pease and r have covered the ground today
 'I believe that we will recommend a change in the curriculum of long term prisoners that will prevent such a thing happening again. As it ex- i4ts Row, long term prisoners ale placed in the leather shop to work. This shop uses many knives. From my investigation I have found that knives were used by all the men to effect their escape from the lail. will recommend to the Sheriff the placing of these prisoners at some other work where knives wi not fall into their hands
 More rigid watch will be conduct ed over the men while they are at the meals so that they will not be able to secret knives. forks or spoons used in eating their food
 Characterization today disclosed the
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