Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-06-27 | Page 22 | Two Convicts Gain Freedom by Daring Climb of 800 Feet

Two Convicts Gain Freedom by Daring Climb o of Feet Cut Light Wire and Escape From Kansas Prison Mine Through T Le Kan June Jun 26 iJ Homer McCord 1 the so called Kansas bride kidnapper and Il Frank Williams convicts con In the state Plato prison prison at Lansing LansIng- escaped from the prison coal mine early today b by bya a perilous foot climb up the perpendicular McCord was serving a sentence V of or five years on white slavery slaver charges which grew v out of his sensational sensational sensational sen sen- flight from Iola lola l' l Ran Ivan ln the evening of ot July 24 4 1913 with Mrs Irs Harvey Barve Dean a a. year old bride The young YOUng- woman left lert her husband Harvey ey Dean sitting on a park bench The Deans were on their wedding wedding- journey journe Williams was serving a a. sentence for tor robI robbery rob rob- I bery Williams and McCord were lowered lowered lowered low low- ered into the mine last nr night ht to aid in replacing decayed timbers Shortly after midnight the mine w was s thrown Into darkness A hasty examination revealed the electric light wires had been cut and telephone communication seY- seY ered cled When repairs were made an inspection revealed that Williams and McCord were gone In Investigation alion a- a tion lion showed th they y had mounted the buntings of ot the tho located somo some dl distance tance fro from in the main shaft and leading outside the prison en en- en closure