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Show Another Prisoner Non Est-Fling Est-Fling open the jail doors, throw aside tho gratings, sound the prison bell, and after the poor wretches who aqo incarcerated there have been caikd togtther. bid thorn " Gud speed," and tell them to yo in pi-ace. This thing ot lotting them uuton-j at a time is not dealing fairly with those who are turned loose last. In tho name of humanity and justice deal squarely ivith prisoners and tln-se accused of crime. Every lew day we are called upon to chronicle the escnpe of some one committed to the charge of Marshal Maxwell. So often does Ibis tiling occur that the items have ever lost their benefit to newspaper reporters, as the latter can no longer I work up a sensation out of such a monotonous event. The latest escape we have received no report irom the penitentiary ur deputy marshals since D o'clock last night is John G. Wiggins, the noted three-card monte sharp who is und-jr indictment for plying his profession on the line of tho Central Pacific. Wiggins was brought about from the penitentiary yesterday and in custody ol Dei lty Gilbert, went down the city on 'Vuainess." Amoug the other places v'lBited by the twain was a maijson de joic, the prisoner desiring 'to seo . his wile," who was an occupant occu-pant of the place. When there he requested the privilege of a private interview with tho lady, which being granted, the two went into a back room while tho deputy remained behind. be-hind. - The officer waited for Wig-gins Wig-gins to return, but as the time flew and the monte gent did not put in an appearance, the deputy finally became uneasy, and instituted an inquiry, which resulted in the dis-J dis-J covery that the prisoner hat! gone for some time. He had passed through the room, down a flight of back stairs, and out into tho broad world a free man. He had neglected to tell the deputy -that he was going to leave, and when taking his departure neither nei-ther bid the officer good-bye nor left a map of his intended journey, so of course the marshal cannot be blamed for his failure to find the runaway. : There was a good deal of stray talk ;on the street last evening concerning con-cerning the affair, and all seemed to agree that it was very naughty for Wiggins to go away without with-out speaking oue kind word to the deputy. He would havo shown more of the instincts of a gentleman than he has, if he had left a lock of hia hair lor Marshal Maxwell, but proba bly he was in a hurry and forgot these little acts of courtesy which are due between gentlemen. If this be so we can excuse him; however, we will confidently expect him to make j an apology for his neqlect; and it would not be out of place for him to send to the marshal's office a box of toy prisons, filled- with wooden men, for the marshal and certain of his deputies to practice with. |