Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-08 | Page 32 | Defeated Plan of Ingenious Prisoner

I DEFEATED PLI OF UK PRISnrJEFi Warden of Chelmsford Prison Pris-on Prevents Elscape of "Organ Repairer." Special Cables to The Tribune. LONDON, Feb. 7. Daring that just failed of its object was shown by a prisoner at Chelmsford prison in an attempt at-tempt io escape A fow minutes beforo ni id-day a neatly neat-ly drcsficd man walked up to tho warder at tho gatos from inside the priBon and said: "I. am going off now. J ve finished repairing the organ. My name is Griffin,' . , . i The warder looked m his Teconl oi visitors as a matter of precaution and failed to find the name of, Grillin. Jie know, however, that repairs were bo-inc bo-inc carried out in tho organ, and telephoned tele-phoned across to the offices to ask t Mr. Griffin had been admitted tliftt morning. . .. . Other wnrdcrs came up, and one ot them recognized tho man as one of tjie prisoners. Ho hnd slipped behind the buttress of au annex to tho prison while out for walking exercise. There he was out of sight of tho warder on duty, and after passing through the kitchon garden ho entered the probationer warders' quarters, which at that time of tho morning woro unoccupied. Jic selected a good suit from among the warders' private clothes and lolt ins prison dress behind him. . Had tho warder not scrutinized him in closely the prisoner would have gained his way to freedom.