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Show jttfi IH11DS FOILED. Tho Doiperate Effort on the Part of Sheriff Burt'g Guests to Jump 1 Their Board. . DONALD MATHEWS' TENACITY. Hs Panohes a HoIb in tha Wall while Othern Ojaspiro to Overpower the Turnkey, Precautionary measures at the county jail were scrowml up a notch higher last night owing to recent iiri'iiumi-tious iiri'iiumi-tious of an attempted jail delivery, and Sheriff IJurt, who had already per formed a day's work, went on guard duty and kept watch with the, dial. Approhousion that has been growiug keener each day for the past week, found a substantial ciuse yesterday afternoon when David Mathew was detected de-tected in tio act of picking hi? way to liberty through the lirick wall of the structure. Mathow, since a penalty of six months iu tho jail and a tine of f'jUO was imposed upon hira, has been a source of constant annoyance. Ho claims to have been carrying a broken arm when he camo here and an hour after his arrest Ciptain Parker was carrying a broken noso. He had been arrested for larcuny and down ho went to tho locker. RestU'ss as a caged scavenger of tha plains ha kept the guard constantly con-stantly on thrir moial, until one night iv.coutly ho undertook to hung himsolf, aud would have succeeded but for his celi-niate, who relaxed the pleated noose while the alafm was given. In a pitiable condition Jailer Hurt gave him the liberties of tho hallway, where ho had more room in which "to breatho. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Hurt, who was in "her apai'tmmits, caught tho prailug sound 01' eriiiiililinp; walls, and oalJod tho attention of her husband. Hurrying to tho hallway in which Mathew was conliuod lie fouud that oa-turprising oa-turprising boariltti- chiselling into the wall. Tho plaster had been torn away and one brick was removed. A few more, aud the avenuo to escape wa perfect, Mai how was to bo again thwarted, however, and tho turnkey 'very wsiely concluded to throw hira into tho "dai kcoutineut" on the ground floor, where he was far re-moved re-moved from anything but iron walls. It is only a few days ago that a plot to "dispose of the turnkey murder him if necessary was exploded and another effort to escape es-cape was nipped in the bud. This was exposed through the cell occupied by Connors, the footpad who is awaiting his fate at the grand jury to the action of which bony he is held iu the sum of ffJOOIJ. The suspicious conduct of the garroter had called attention to his cell lor several days until finally a search was instituted' which resulted in-the discovery of a murderous weapon consisting con-sisting of a foot of rubber hoso loaded with shot. How the material reached Connors is a mystery but it betrays the desperote spirit thut is now haunting the prison. At present there are .IS inmates the toughest aggregation that was ever packed within the walls of the institution. in-stitution. This galaxy embraces .criminals of all classes thugs, thievsa,. and pick-pockets. . The , cracksmen who were recently rundown L by the sleuths of the police department, f led b3 Marshal Young, have been breod-1 breod-1 ing insubordination ever since their arrival. ar-rival. Through thuir teachings most of the day has been devoted to slumber, while night has been given up to the hatching of conspiracy. The jail is considered con-sidered ono of the safest in the country, but there was never a locksmith 10 , escape for all time the derisive laugh of the fugitive. Well knowing this. Sheriff Hurt has increased his vigilance aud will relax nothing until such time as the grand jury hits looked over the list and furnished' at leitst a majority with lodgiugs in the penitentiary. " , . |