Show A ATTEMPTED rED TO ESCAPE Confessed Murderer Ward Ward- rip Acquires a Sudden Thirst for Liberty Frank Franc the self confessed murderer of ot Hugh Duffey of Sacramento to o made an attempt to escape from custody custody cus- cus tody ody several severn days das ago The man who boldly acknowledges the crime refused counsel at his trial and said he wanted to o tal take his punishment acquired a sudden sudden sudden sud sud- den thirst for liberty and made a n dash that hat was all but successful It Is said that secured a blanket from the thc county jail where here he heas was as a awaiting trial and tore It t into strips from Crom which he Improvised a rope He lie concealed this under his clothes and while out In the prison exercIse exercise ex exercise ex- ex yard he caught the rope ope over a stanchion and attempted to scale the arrived In Inline high wall wull The Jailer Just time line to drag him down do before he could escape |