Show JAILBREAK NEARLY SUCCEEDS + Ten City Prisoners Had Almost Battered Their Way to Freedom When Discovered Yesterday Afternoon U Ten of the moitdCbQratc prisoners in the city jail almost succeeded In effecting effect-ing their escape about 3 oclock yesterday yester-day afternoon They were led jiy two prisoners known about the Jail as Dirty Red and Dirty Tom who areas are-as tough a pair the police nay as have been under their charge for some lime That the men arcr as smooth and daring a net as can be found In any oily jail was conclusively proved by the manner III which they went at their work Thfy had been placed in the drunkhouse away from the oilier prisoners owing to their belligerent conduct and securing secur-ing the sidestrip rout an old bedstead they mufllcd one end of It with a piece of un old quill to deaden the sound and proceeded to baiter down an old door in the rear of the drunkhousc Had they been lucky enough to have been I at their work only a few minutes longer without being detected all would have gained their freedom When discovered L by Jailor Kimball who had been keep lag a lookout all day for such an occurrence oc-currence they had the door about bat tered down Having heard lie muflled blows Kim ball Immediately rushed Imp the sta llon and securing four or live olllcers hastened In upon the prisoners and raughl heal openly hard at Ihe wOrk whichwould soon have set them free They quickly ceased their efforts and tried to look wise and Innocent The prisoners were taken from the drunk house tin soon as possible and given separate cells In other parts of lie Jail I g c |