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Show A. "V. Thomas, rr rr'nntlrg ., the ftewart Jail works of Cincinnati, was a recent, visitor to Salt Lake. Since leaving the head office two months aso, Mr. Thomas has visited several of the Southern States, the City of Mexico, San Francisco, and when he left Fait Lake he was bound for, Winnipeg-, Canada. , To a representative of TIIH TELEGRAM TELE-GRAM Mr. Thomas talked entertainingly entertain-ingly of improvements that have been made In Jail building during the last few years. "The ingenuity of man is constantly at work to make Improvements Improve-ments in- Jail building. Such Improvements, Improve-ments, . however, are not made known to the public with a brass band accompaniment. accom-paniment. .They are rather told to those who are building, or Intend to build a Jail. , ; "No matter, however, how smart men are in building: Jails, there are men Just as smart In breaking them. A case of this kind came under my observation during a recent trip to Carthage, Tenn. The Jallls comparatively a new one. Ar.-.r.- j the 1... -. i a fow r-'"ths a- was a i.-.an w !.a l,;ii lutn i.rre.--ti-1, tried, convktei and sentned to a Ions term in the F:ate rrlun at Nashville, Nash-ville, lie was hell at the county Jail pending an appeal to the Supreme court of the fetate. "Among the ofTlcers In charge of the Jail he was looked upon as a model prisoner, giving little or no trouble. One morning as the Jailer visited his cell he found it empty. A note was pinned to the door of the cell containing contain-ing these words: . 'Don't worry I'll be back.' Not a bar of the cell had been tampered with, the lock on the door was locked and In perfect condition, as was also another, lock on a nearby door through which the man must have passed in order to gain his liberty. 4 "Both of the locks were of the kind known In prisons as "bull locks," the best known locks for Jail service. Each of these two locks contained ten tumblers tum-blers and each required a different key. "Every means possible was resortea to by the Sheriff and his deputies to recapture re-capture the prisoner, but without avail. When the Jailer passed the. supposed empty cell three mornings later, he discovered the prisoner asleep on his cot as though nothing had happened. "The man was at once taken into the presence of the Sheriff and questioned. For a long time he refused to answer the questions put to him. Finally, he said: 'If you will go to a bunch of weeds Just -outside of my cell window you will find two keys tied together. An officer was sent to the patch of weeds and returned with two keys. M 'Now,' said the prisoner, 'if yodNwlll try those keys you will find that they will unlock the two doors through which I had to pass In order to gain my liberty.' "The man then told his story,' which in substance Is as follows: l 'For the last three months I have been trying to get my lawyer to come and see me in order that I might talk over my appeal. As you now. I have written him a number of letters. I don't know, however, how-ever, If you ever sent them out of the Jail or not. "'He did not 'come."'! thought that perhaps it was because he did not think he was going to get his money. Two months ago I decided that I must see him. And as I had some other matters which needed attention,, especially If the case went against me, I decided that I would take a leave of absence for a day or two. , - ' . . "I am pleased to state.' gen tlemeij, that I have seen my attorney, paid him for his services, and arranged my other business since I left here. " 'How did I escape? With the aid of those two keys which you have Just found. I overheard the Jailer remark to a visitor nearly three months ago that I was one of the most patient' prisoners that he had ever had In charge, and I assure you that it required patience to do what I did. . , " "When I made up my mind to be free for a short, time I spent several days in deciding on the methods Finally Final-ly I secured a small file. : I spent days In filing off a part of my steel bunk. From'daf-no day'I- watched the Jailer as he put the key,- first In one lock and then the other. I never tried to notice more than a quarter, of an Inch of the key at one tune, and many times It was several days before I felt that I had the measurement right. "As there are ten tumblers to each key and both differed. It was not an easy Job to secure the right filing In the right place. The two pieces of steel which I started with finally developed mto the keys with-which I made my escape.'- It took a little time, but I did not spoil my steel. - ; "'Who : furnished me with the file? Well, Sheriff, I don't propose to tell you that even If the Information would secure se-cure me a pardon In five minutes.' "When his case was heard before the Supreme court the man was ordered released." re-leased." - .' - , |