Show AT H A A jt rl B COOK HIDES ON TOP OF CAGE deputies spy him and stream of water from hobe shows burglar that hope of freedom Is from thursdays standard another attempted jail delivery was frustrated by the prompt action of the deputies at the county jail about 4 30 yesterday afternoon the attempted escape wa made by a prisoner by tho of cook who was treated id the water cure and later placed to solitary confinement thia Is the second attempt made within the past thirty days and in this instance like the previous one the officials discovered the plot before it had assumed any serious proportions about 4 yesterday afternoon the prisoners con the cage at the county 3 all were ordered out to clean up the corridor anber the direction of deputies sebring and allson when the work ha d been completed and the men were ordered to return to their cells the officers in checking over the men found that one was missing without giving any alarm the deputies made a hurried investigation and located a prisoner by the name ot cook concealed upon the top of the cage A hose was quickly attached to tha water plug and by standing upon a chair deputy sebring was abla to turn a strong force of water upon the prisoner much to the surprise of the fellow who was not aware that his presence had been discovered the top of the cage was covered with about two inches of dust and when the stream of water was turned upon cook it splashed the dust into IUs face giving him the appearance of a colored man when the water told cook that the effort was vain he rolled to the opposite side ot the cage and slid down to the floor no sooner had he landed than the officers were upon and handling him in no gentle way at first cook had nothing to aay but after he had been placed in the dungeon for a while he became talkative and after promising to behave himself he was placed in solitary confinement he stated to the officers that he had intended making a break but that his plot had failed and he was willing to call it all oft ana good he slated that 4 was his intention to remain on top of the cage until night when he would have dug his way to freedom this story is not believed by the officers who thinly that it was the prisoners intention to wait the meal was being delivered to the prisoners by deputy sheriff S H caas who uses a trusty to assist him then to pounce upon the deputy and fight his way out of jail C the latter scheme has been worked successfully bore before in fact it is stated that all the deliveries that have been successful at the county jail with one exception have been worked through this ruse the T he exception was where a prisoner filed the bars of his cell and dug his way through to the engine room from which he easily escaped cook is looked upon as being one of the worst men in the collection now confined in the county jail he Is one I 1 of the two men who are being held here awaiting the arrival of chief of police leeper of reno who will take them back to heno where they are wanted tor burglary to which they have confessed cook has been complaining pla ining of feeling tor the past few days and this fact made the of bleers suspicious of the fellow so that they were not wholly surprised at tho attempt made yesterday it appears that the city and county authorities at reno have clashed somewhat over the matter of taking cook and hla partner webster back to reno the two men were brought here by sheriff james ct evanston when they were days ago since that time the county authorities have been holding the men awaiting the arrival of the proper officer from reno it appears that the chief of arf lice of that city holds the warrant bof the two men according to the nevada laws the county commissioners must appropriate sufficient funds to cover the expenses of taking the prisoners back to that place it is stated that on account of some differences existing between the city and county authorities ties some has been brought to bear on the case and this has caused the commissioners to delay action on the matter in the meantime the men are being held hen until the wrangle is settled when cook was placed lu solitary confinement kisner who Is undergoing the same punishment for the same kind of an attempt addressed him by saying well you fool did you try to break out aho kisner then be walled his ill fortuner thinking that the attempt of cook would influence the officials toward keeping him all the longer in the solitary cell kisner was detected trying to saw the bars of tha cell some weeks ago since which time he has not been permitted to mingle with the other prisoners |