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Show FRUSTRATE PLAN 10 ESCAPE JAIL After providing himself with a skeleton skel-eton key whit. ltd fiom a bi o-jir.silck and an ingenious boo,; fnr 'eh-aing the bans, John Mcler:i.oU. the man under imilctrieat lor whol.s.ile lorj;-ery, lorj;-ery, was caught lu the art ot aitcmpi-Inc aitcmpi-Inc to escape from the cnuHy Jail .yesterday .yes-terday aftcrm on. Th-. dl.scuvery was ma V through a clever ruse by Deputy Sheilif Iiurk. who discovered MclJennott and confiscated con-fiscated the Jail-bieaUn;; Implements. After ills failure lo escape from jail McU. meat prepared lo commit sui-clde sui-clde or at least mule a mo.iu.neiital bluff in that direction. I'pon examination exami-nation of the man's cell In the ove-nlns ove-nlns Deputy Oren Ha.llock found a piece of broken bottle and a farewell ielter which the man had addressed to his wife. Mc Drmott's actions have been watched with suspicion for the past several days and yisierday afti rrimm Jailer Murk decided to try his Utile ch- me. Putting on his overcoat and walking out Into the corridor In plain view of the Jail door, ho announced that he would not be back, until -4 cAI'Ck. lie then walked out of the office door, but re-entered by the sble door and crept noiselessly up to the jail door. His efforts were rewarded when Mc-Ile-rinott came to the door and Insulted Insult-ed tic- wiicden key in the le-.-k After giving the prisoner a few minutes to test the key Oftlcer Ujrk suddenly appeared ap-peared and ordered McD'Tmott to stand still. P.efore the Jailer could open the deeir how e er, the man threw the key over his shoulder. Later It was found on tp of (he cage, a was also a stick provided with a wire hook ;it one end. Poth were well made, the Uev especially being aim' st r correct duplicate of the one used by the jailer. In the allceel farewell letter to his wife MrD' r:nott stated that ho was In llo Leunay wreck and that ever since that time his mind has been slii.-Mly affected He aUo a:Ued his wiTo to notify Mr. IHrgee. of B-wo.xawe, Nov.. of his death in ordpr that she might secure his two-thirds interest In some properly there?. II Is no' be-lleve-d Ihai the man owns property anvwhore. It will be remembered that McDer-mott McDer-mott forged and cashed more than a half d.-ze-n checks in one dav. and was arrested on the e'.ay of his tnairl'ge. His bride has taken steps to secure a divorce. iO |