Show I ESCAPED JAil UI IN BARREl But Convict Had to Have Air and arul Is Taken Tah-en Back Baltimore Dec 25 Just S-Just Just bec because the air to breathe h Its h had to have c I Elmer Eitner Johnson a convict serving a I ten ten- ten year ear sentence In the penitentiary for 4 murder spoiled a a. clever plan to to- escape Johnson Is 19 employed In the shipping ln department and took advantage of ot the tho absence of or tho regular guard to to substitute sub- sub himself for hollowware In a a abarr t barr barrel l that was to be shipped The regular guard also ex examines barrel barrels e p before the they arc are sent ent out but Johnson took tI the e chance that the substitute I would woul not and he Jud Judged d rightly Tho The barrel with Johnson Inside covered covered cov cov- ered cred with excelsior was vas wheeled out and put pul on th the wagon walon On the th thIU ray IU Johnson felt the tho need of ot air and pushed d up the tho lid to got get It A boy saw tho the arm go o up tiP out of the barrel and antI called to tho the driver The latter took tooka a look wok n clapped the lid on a again whipped up his hh horses and carried Johnson back to the penitentiary |