New Britain herald., 1922-11-23
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 Picked Locks With Spoons
 MADE ROPES OF SHEETS
Two Who Escaped Last Night Make Three This Week--After Getting Out, Men Stole An Auto and Dis- appeared Toward Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Nov. 2s.-Eugene Le. doux and Alexander Zepko, who es- caped from the Fairfield county jail last night, got their freedom by reaching dormer windows in the roof and then lowering themselves to the jail yard by means of rope impro- vised from sheets which they had found in hunks in the jail. Each had got out of his cell, or the cage in which the cell is located, by picking one or more locks with the handle of a spoon.
 Stole An Auto.
 The two men appeared to have made their way to Fairfield and it is said by the police that they stole an automobile. Zepko was committed from Southport on October Is for Is days for misdemeanor and would have been released on December after working out the costs. Ledoux was a bound-over prisoner under $5,000 bonds for theft of an automobile and was to be tried at the December term of the superior court.
 Three This Week.
 These escapes with that of Arthur Barry, alias Arthur Cummings of Worcester, make three this week. Cunty Commissioner F. E. Ballard ex- amined the jail today and exonerated Sheriff Simeon F. Pease from all blame. The escapes were a mystery to the jail officers all night. Posses were out immediately in search of the three escaped prisoners and the state police received an alarm to watch for the men.
 Was Trusty.
 Zepko has been head hall man in the jail since Barry left. His duty made him quasi-trusty and during the night, having the freedom of the corridor, he attended to the wants of other prisoners there. The cage was ioskcd shy as pollock at the end of II bolt the end of which was in box. This morning two spoon handles were found in this box. These were used apparently through a small crevice to pick the lock of the paddock which 'ell to the floor and the bolt was slipped back. This gave Ledoux the 'reedom of the whole inside of the ail.
 ReIoclsed Locks.
 About 8 o'clock Herbert Walker, night keeper. was called from the jail office by a prisoner who said he had | heard something heavy fall in the bound -over'' section. Walker failed to find Ledoux in the cage. Zepko said he had not seen Ledoux. Exam nation of the locks and paddock showed that they had not been tam oered with. It is now believed that he locks were picked and then re- ocked after the men got out.
 After picking the locks, the men could have reached an aisle which .uns along the tier of cells Both nen made their way up the cell bars lntil they were close to the roof where they could reach the dormer windows. The sheets were found tied o the dormer. windows.
 After Walker had talked with zepko and found the doors locked, ,e went into the jail office to get sey which is kept there to unlock the LOOT 1ntO the dlSIe. U IS DelleNeu hat Iedoux was in this aisle possibly nigh up at the window.
 Zepko Goes Too.
 When Walker returned Zepko was .one. Through the grate door into he aisle and up the bars was the ,nly known way of escape for Barry md the two men followed it.
 All locks were again found to be ecure and there was no trace of the nen. Sheriff Pease came in from his partments and an alarm was given, Frank Virelli of the state ,olice being called. It is believed hat while the locks were being exam ned the two men were lowering themselves by the sheet outside the -all. They got away inside of few  Barry, in his escape; had sawed trough thick chain which held a f GOT closed. This had been repaired, : nd it was not tempered with last ight For this reason it is believed nat all locks were picked and were i,