A Break For Liberty

The four hoisethieves and one or two other hard cases who aresojourning at the county jail made an ingenious attempt to break out on Monday night last. Some person, probbly an accomplice in their previous robberies, succeeded in providing them with several feet of stout wire and one or two pieces of wood, which they undertook to use in gaining their liberty. They passed the wire, which was covered with cloth, through the iron grating and lifted the staple holding the bolt which locks the outside door of the cage. Then they succeeded in pulling the bolt back and gaining an entrance into the corridor. Near the southwest corner where the sewer pipe leads down to the cess-pool, they dug down about three feet, throwing the dirt upon blankets, until they reached the solid cement which lies under the whole jail. They were then obliged to desist and when Sheriff Dwyer went into the cage on Tuesday morning he found all of the men apparently sleeping the sleep of the innocent. Several clubs were afterwards discovered, indicating that the prisoners were ready to resort to force if necessary. Sheriff Dwyer is constantly on the alert and will not hesitate to resort to stern measures should another attempt be made to break jail. It is not at all likely that any such attempt would prove successful, for thejail is one of the strongest in the state.