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The Only Chicago Paper Having a World-Wide News Service of Its Own in Addition to the Assocm Mrs. Barrett Eastman, Sister of Present Mayor, Now in South Dakota to File Application. OF AN AGREEMENT TO DISAGREE Separation Attributed by Friends Largely Financial Causes Wedding a Feature of Its Season Couple Inclined to Travel. Mrs. Barrett Eastman it now In South Dakota.

Friends say that she intends to make application tor a divorce. Mrs. Eastman before her marriage was Miss Sophonlsba Harrison, a daughter of the elder Carter Harrison and a sister of the present mayor and of William Preston Harrison. The Utter is now with Mrs. Eastman in South Dakota.

Miss SophoBlaba Harrison and Barrett Eastman were married In Bt. James' church Dee. 6. 1895, and the event was one of the most elaborate of the season. The marriage did not take place without much opposition from members of the bride's family, who did not approve of the match.

This opposition was withdrawn when it became evident that the young people were bent on marrying, and it was said at the time' that a handsomer couple never stood before the altar at St. James'. The church was filled with fashionable people from all three sides of the town. Iacltaed Travel. Mr.

and Mrs. Eastman, with an abundant fortune at their disposal, spent the greater part of the first three years of their marriage abroad, returning to Chicago only at Intervals. They remained much of the time in Paris, where Mrs. Eastman's beauty, with her prestige as a daughter of the late Carter Harrison, made her one of the conspicuous lights of the American colony. On one of their periodical visits to Chicago they took a house in Evanston, and later one on the North Side.

The love of travel, however, -was possessed in equal measure by both, and it was not long before they again set sail for Europe. On returning, some two and a half years later, they, rented a house on East Fifty-Seventh street. New York, which Mrs. Eastman fitted np with the taste for which she Is famous. Here they received their friends for the greater part of a year, at the end of which time came the separation, which now HOLLANDER QUITS PORTO RICO.

Island Treasurer Leaves for Valted Stales, aad May Sat Retsrs, ftpedal Cable Dirpatcfc The Intr Ocean. SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, July Treasurer J. H. Hollander, having completed his work here, sailed for the United States today on 'the- steamer San Juan.

He will not return. William Hunt, the -insular reeretary, saya Hollander will not return to Porto Rico and Hollander when questioned on the matter remained silent. It is reported here that Hollander has resigned his position of treasurer and that he may go to Manila, there to draw up tax laws similar to those he has drafted for Porto Rico. Governor Allen, who will band to President McKlnley the request of the Porto Rican assembly that free trade be established between that country -and the United States, will leave here July 13 on the Mayflower. He will be accompanied by Mrs.

Allen. WASHINGTON. D. July 9. If Mr.

Hollander Intends to resign his position of treasurer of Porto Rico he has not communicated that fact to the officials of the State Department. Still, such a step is not at all unlikely, aa when be went to Porto Rico It was Mr. Hollander's expectation to remain in the service only temporarily. He Is a member of the faculty of Johns Hopkins university of Baltimore, being loaned to the War Department by President Gilman. Now the island la on a self -supporting basis It would not be surprising If Mr.

Hollander should sever bis connections with the insular government. The salary of treasurer Is also regarded as Inadequate. It is not contemplated to send Mr. Hollander to Manila at this time to prepare a tax law for the Philippines, as Secretary Root says the subject has not been considered. STREET CARS IN COLLISION.

jpasacaaera Severely lajared la Smash IT. Van Bare Street. In a collision between twe Van Buren street electrle cars last evening Oscar Farber, SO years old, of No. 478 West Lake street, was seriously Injured, and several other persons received slight bruise anJ cuts. The collision occurred at Sangamon and Van Buren streets.

Farber was removed to his home by the Desplalnea street police, and it Is believed he will recover. Aa electrle ear, which was crowded with passengers. In charge of Metorman Patrick McGlnnls and Conductor H. Carney, stopped at Sangamon and Van Buren streets. Closely following It waa a large air-brake vestibule electric car In charge of Motormen M.

O'Brien and Joha P. Dai ley. The car waa tunning at a fair rate of speed. Aa it approached the car In charge of Motorman Me-Ginnis, it is ssld. O'Brien applied the air brake after shutting off the powe.

Apparently something was amiss with the apparatus. because the car continued on Its way. -Despite O'Brien and Dalley's efforts ts stop it, the heavy car crashed into the reer end of the other ear. Farber was standing on the rear platform. The dashboard was bent la, and he was pinned down.

The Desplalnea street police were notified, and Farber waa released. He was unconscious, and was removed to his home. Traffic was delayed oa the road for a short time. to seems destined to become permanent. An agreeable feature of the estrangement If so sad a thing as estrangement between husband and wife can be said to possess one Is the spirit of friendliness that has characterized the later relations of the two.

Friends of both principals know that the greatest affection still exists between Mr. and Mrs. Eastman, though a way may be found to effect a separation legally. The difficulty is said by friends of both to be wholly one of money. Moaey a Featsre, Sufficient inroads have been made upon Mrs.

Eastman's fortune to make it certain that it would be exhausted tn a few more years if the two remained together. A permanent, formally legal separation was therefore deemed advisable. When Mrs. Eastman signified her desire for the divorce Mr. Eastman was sufficiently chivalrous to place no obstacle in her way, and Mrs.

Eastman, for her part, was careful to insist that no unnecessary opprobrium should fall on her husband. The negotiations were conducted with perfect amity on both sides, and friends insist that there will be no acrimony over the event, either now or at any other tiro. Oat EisagfBitBt Brakes. Before his marriage to Miss Harrison, Mr. Eastman was engaged to Mia Havemeyer of Riverside, daughter of the sugar magnate.

That engagement was broken because Mr. Eastman evinced a dislike for commercial life ahortly after Mr. Havemeyer had placed him In charge of his St. Paul office, and insisted on returning to newspaper work. The engagement was broken without any rupture of the friendly relations of the parties.

Miss Havemeyer was married some three years later. Mr. Eastman last evening was not Inclined to admit that a divorce was certain. He admitted, however, that hla wife was now in South Dakota, accompanied by her brother. WOULD OPEN R0BEY STREET.

Residents Will Right of Way Throagb B. aad Q. Tracks. Practical measures for obtaining the opening of Robev street throiirh h. rhlporn Burlington and Quincy tracks were adopted Dei ore me aoutawest Improvement club at Twenty-Second and Robey streeU last night It wss decided that the club secure the services Of SOTT1 Mtfnra.V A Innlr 'lm .11 ww vy waa i ordinances relative to the matter and to assist Alderman Byrne in gaining the residents rights.

Alderman Byrne told the club members of his efforts in that line and of his action In the last council meeting when he blocked the report of the track elevation committee granting the railroad authorities permission to build a stone wall alongside the tracks, which vnilM JfTMfn.l1v all time to come. His action was heartily indorsed. William J. Krueger, who ran In- IUU ID the last city election; ex-Alderman. F.

C. z.ugi. ana many omer prominent citizens from the Tenth ward were present. SLAIN BY HIS SON-IN-LAW. Florida Fa rater Killed After Woaad-! His Daaahter and Grandchild.

TAMPA. July I. In a fight near Plant City, Edward Franklin, a farmer, was killed and David Klnard, Franklin's son-in-law. Mrs. Klnard, and their baby were seriously wounded.

Franklin, It Is alleged, hsd employed a farm hand to do some plowing, for which he was to receive 700 strawberry plants, lae work having been finished Franklin gave aa order on Klnard for the plants. When the man presented the order Klnard refused to fill 1L This was reported to Franklin, who armed bmeelf with a shot gun and went to the Kin-ard home. He opened fire, it Is said, on his son-in-law, missing him, but striking aad seriously wounding his grandchild. Kinard ran for his gun and returned the fire. Another volley was exchanged.

Franklin falling dead and Klnard seriously wounded. Klnard haa not been arrested. EGG MEN OFFER NOVEL AID. i -r Calea Caloa FrasaUes St. LoalaCaa-dlers Faaltlaaa He-r.

The Chicago Egg Inspectors' union haa adopted a novel method of rendering assistance to Its striking brethren in St. Louis. After pledging moral support and financial aid to the Egg Candters and Packers' union of S(v Louis, whose members are on a strike for aa Increase In wages, the Chicago union invited it to sond forty of the strikers to this city and promised to furnish them with work dmmedlattely. The action is regarded as tha first step- toward the formation of a national organisation of egg Inspectors. Today tha National Founders' association will gtve its answer to the ironmolders' union, and upon It will depend peace or war.

A week ego the employers took tbe final demands of the men under advisement and promised to rive a definite answer They refuse to ttate what decision they have arrived at. but it is understood that they have allowed the demands of them- A The Only Paper in Chicago that dares to print the News, The Only Paper in Chicago that dares T- to print the News. NO. 108. CHICAGO, WEDNESDAY MORNIXG, JUL.X 10, 1001.

TWELVE PAGES. PBICE-TWO CENTS. TER OF FIRST POLICEMAN'S ASSAILANT PRIES CELL DOOR OPEII AND ESCAPES SEEKING TO (4i Site DAUCH HARRISON OBTAIN nwoRC MR. (Daughter of the late Carter GOVERH SITS IH PARK CHAIR FREE Spate's Collector in Madistn Square Refuses to Oast the Noted Prire Fighter. CROWD CHEERS HIM Pugilist and a Friend Occupy Stata Undisturbed While Jeera Greet Spate' 8 Agents.

SEVERAL ARRESTS ARE MADE Uiatoaa Seeaes Eaaeted Waea At- teaapts Are Made to Collect Xlek-ela froas 1m Who Sit la tbe Greea Chairs. Spaclal Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. NEW YORK. July 9. The trouble over ths green chairs in aiaaison square para, put there by Oscar F.

Spate by permission of Park Commissioner Clausen for those who deem a nickel a fair price for the comfort they afford, was continued today. Incident ally the friction which the chair have de veloped between the park commissioner and the police department continued, too. All day long the usually quiet precincts of the park were thronged with an excited crowd of curiosity-seekers and trouble-makers, and the squad of police detailed to suppress dis order and restore the park If possible to Its former quiet was worn out when night cam. Rows over the chairs occurred with greater frequency haa on preceding days, and a few times assumed 'almost the proportion of a riot. Eix arrests in all were made during tbo day, and what tickled the crowd waa the fact that the police treated Bitters and Spate's attendants alike In the matter of arrests.

As the crowd outnumbered the Spate forces about 1,000 to 1, victory for the day finally rested with the anti-Spate forces. After tbe arrest of the chief of the Spate forces, which occurred late in the afternoon, the public sat in the chairs unmolested, because there was only one Spate man left. Police FoaltlOB Sastalaed. This afternoon tbe police position la the controversy over chairs was upheld by Magistrate Mayo, who declared that a man had a Tight to retus to pay for a chair in the park, but that neither he nor a Spate man had a right to fight over it. It was this that led to tbe arrest of the chief Spate man later.

Thlnga were quiet around the chairs until weU along la the afternoon. About 11 o'clock two men, on of whom was John P. Kearna of No. 200 Kast Nineteenth street. came along.

Kearna and bis companion walked up to two green chairs, brushed the seats off carefully with their handkerchiefs and sat down. when the attendant came along they refused to pay, and told him that be could not put them out. Spate's men tried to show Kearna that bo was wrong to snppose this, and there followed as lively a time as Um park baa yet seen. 1 The police refrained from making arrests, and looked on until the Spat men wer exhausted. After Kearns' arrest ths crowd sat In the chairs unmolested, while the Spate men i Terry MeGoverk Take a Chair.

Suddenly thera was a scurrying of tbe satj-Epate forces toward Fifth avenue, and a minute later at their head appeared Terry If cGovern. the prlso lighter. The' Spate men groaned. Terry, cheered on by tbe crowd, walked along the row or chairs. Finally he sat down.

Then tbe crowd yelled A Spate man came up and requested a nickel. whatT" said McGovern. "For sitting here." said the collector. "Not a cent." said McGovern. and be and his companion, George Humphries, remained In their seats.

Spate iun protested while the crowd grew so big that ha could scarcely move. Once he vaught hold. of McOovern. but iho latter threw him off wlth such a lore (bat re made no further attempt at removlag.the fighter. Then rome one la the crowd cried.

"Punch him. Terry. Give him a llcklag. Tha collector looked around and a young man standing near him ssid: "Why don't you put blm out? He's nobody but Terry McGovern Just a that's ail. PutblmouL" The collector looked at McGovern aad sud AND MRS.

BARRETT EASTMAN Harrison now In South Dakota with the Intention of spplying for denly, dashed away through the crowd to collect from the occupant of another chair. McGovern and Humphries sat about In various chairs wlfbout interference for fifteen minutes or so. The they left the park, followed by a crowd. COLORED CLUBWOMEN IN ROW. Sharp Personalities Caaae Troable ia Caaveatlas at Baffalo.

Special DUpalch to The Inter Ocaan. BUFFALO, N. July A lively qoarref occupied most ef the opening sesiion of the National Association of Colored Women at the Women'a Union building today. Mrs. Mary Terrell, who Is president of the national association, and Mrs.

Lawaon. president of the Harriet Beecher Stove club of Washington, both live in Washisgtan and have Just hsd a bitter controversy within that Mrs. Law a on tried to speak at the convention today and Mrs. Terrell ruled her out of order. The convention took sides on tbe question.

Terrell said: "I could tell you why I believe Mrs. Lawson should not be heard on this Boor, but the explanation would be too terrible to hear. This is indeed painful, but It is my Mrs. Lawson's friends demurred, insisting that ahe had 'done- mora work for the higher education of the colored womea than any one living, kh-fe Terrell had her wajf when It came to a vote, although Mrs. Law-son's partisans Included Mrs.

Booker T. Washington, Mrs. Lacy Thurman, and many other prominent delegates, who did not believe club quarrels' should be brought to tbe convention. Mrs. Lawson left the convention.

FATAL FALL FROM RAILING. Cattlesaaa fraat Texas Killed at Sher- aad Via Bares Streets. John W. Boyd, a cattleman from "San Am-tonlor Texas, fell backward over an Iron railing Sherman and Van Buren streets last night Into a paasags way at the east aide of O'Connor a a distance of twelve feet, breaking bla neck. Boyd was preaumably under the Influence of liquor.

When picked up he was still alive, but died in an ambulance on the way to tbe county hospital. Boyd was about 40 years of age. He was known to the proprietors of a number of hotels In tbe vicinity of the seen of the accident, where he had atopped on former visits to Chicsgo. He had registered at one of these last night, but early In tbe evening had been seen sitting In front of the Atlantic hotel, across tbe street from where the- accident occurred. Tbe remains were taken to the county morgue.

HOT WEATHER IN Torrid Wave Exteasi from Saala to Beaadlaa via Waay Iratra laa. LONDONJulylO. Great heat extends throughout a ectern Europe from Spain to Scandinavian Heat prostrations are reported from many points. They have been very numerous In Paris and there were twenty deaths attributed to beat In Copenhagen yesterday. Violent ball storms have ruined tbe crops In tbe province of Salamanca, Spain.

INDEX OF THE. NEWS. Weather for Chleaso Today Fair Ex-' cept for Local Taaader-Storaa. mmm FIRST PACK. 1 Mr.

Darrett Eaatmaa seeks divorce. Row of Spate chairs. Warship prepare. for sal sale battle. Pallccsaaa's asaallaat escapes.

SECOJTD PAGE. -Sews af Wlseoaala, Eadeaverera hear Booker Waahlactaa Ohio Democratic -caavcatloa. THIRD PAGE. 'I Eaallsh Liberals bary dlffereaeesj Chlaese co-averts K. of P.

officials blame Hlaaey. r. i Debate. over Dr. Harper's report.

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Say wlad favored. Ceaatltatloa. SEVENTH Hallaad' Xw Tark letter. Bravery medal awarded. EIGHTH PAGE.

Stack aad beada. Hew York Saa' flaaaelal review. Ortaskt adveaee core price. IITH- PAGE. Weekly report aa crop.

i Hew af lac r- lake. Ta.STH' PAGE." -V Lakar me Crar ChlaeaW rlvala. Xlevemcat Is real" estate. t. PAGE.

Fire rala homes aad factory, latii the railway. if 5 1 WARSHIPS PREPARE FOR MIMIC RATTLE Vessels of North Atlantic Squad ron to Mate iFierce Attack on Nantucket, Mass. MARINES ON DEFENSE They Land on Coateu Island and Throw Up Trenches in Sand Hills Along the Shore. MINES "ARE '-'SUNK IN HARBOR Fleet May Steam Baitaa, 'Mim for Coal Before the Stormlag? of the Towa Is Spaclal Dlipatch to The Inter Ocean. NANTUCKET, July It evident that the plan to have the vessels of the North Atlantic squadron go to Boston for coal baa been changed, and.

Instead, the war drill la being carried oa rigorously. Tbe landing of the men from tbe vessels at Coateu Island continues. About 2,000 marines are now ashore, and their tents cover two of tbe blUs of Coateu, which is a strip of land separat ing the sea from Nantucket harbor. Tbe dusters af teats are about half way between Caskata life-saving station, at the southwesterly ead of the island, and Great Point light, at the other end. It la at this point that tbe base of supplies for the future work is to be established, and from this center tbe work of fortifying the harbor and of placing mines for the defense of the fleet which, according to the plau of operation, is supposed to have been drives into Nantucket sound by a pursuing enemy, Is to carried on.

No time has been loat by the men on shore. The vessels did not arrive until 2 o'clock yesterday. The landing was begun during the afternoon. Men and tents, tores, and ammunition were brought ashore. Camp was established at once, and from that time there has been no cessation of work.

All night tbe boats were kept moving from the great ships to the land and back again. The force on the island, their equipment and provisions, and particularly the material for defense, rapidly increased. This morning, when the townspeople began to gather to watch the work the Island was alive with men having every appearance of being under the stress of Impending 'J Today the efforts were directed mainly to the work of fortification, that of transportation having been nearly completed. The marines have attacked the sand bills which wall out ot the lower stretch ot Coateu and trenches and embankments have grown rap-Idly antll It has become apparent that the town of Nantucket la to- be well defended from the hostile vessels which are expected to rush upon it, and upon the Oeet which Its harbor may In connection with tbe work of fortifying Coateu bot hthe outer and Inner harbors of Nantucket are to be mined. work has not been undertaken yet, aa far as can be learned, and It probably will be done at night when movements cannot be observed.

All the secrecy of actual warfare Is being observed, both on board tbe warships and by those on and while tbe general plan-of the maneuvers Is understood, the details cannot be It is known that the warships and the flotilla of lighthouse tenders and torpedo boats will depart -from these waters while the work ashore is going on, sailing away until all Idea of their location! la lost. Possibly the larger vessels may take this movement aa an opportunity to go to Boston for coal. At a moment, not known In advance, the" battle-ships will come back. In Imagination having become hostile. They will attack the defenses of Coateu and tbe Imaginary vessels In the barber, and the strength of the fortlft-cations, of the valor of the men, and the efll- ciency of the submarine mines and other means of defense will be tested.

Coateu la admirably situated for the movements, as It Is practically barren. Besides the- llfe-savicg station and tbe lighthouse, the only buildings on It are a few gunning The marine caa a free course over the whole of the Island and any movements which may be undertaken will be free from any property consideration. Theodore Johnson, Who Stabbed Patrol man O'Malley, Gets Out of West North Avenue Station. VICTORY FOR GANG WHICH Prisoner Crawls Through Coal Thought to Have Boarded Bluecoat Held at Inquest Over William Ryan. With the charge of stabbing Policeman Michael O'Malley banging over his- head.

Theodore Johnson, one of the ringleaders of tbe "Trilby" gang, escaped from his cell In the West North avenue police station at 11 o'clock yesterday morning by prying open the Iron door with a bar taken from tbe grating In the air bole of bis compartment. Then, while Acting Desk Sergeant William Patton waa sitting in the station above, the ex-coa- vlct crept to the end of the corridor and climbed to the sidewalk in front of the sta tion through a hole In tbe coal shed. He ran east In North avenue, turning at the next corner. Is thought to have escaped from the city on a Milwaukee and St. Paul train.

A few minutes later the policemen In charge of tbe station were Informed by outsiders that their prisoner bad escaped, but by that time it was too late to captr re Johnson. The news of Johnson's escape spread rapidly, and In fifteen minutea every police station In the city bad all its available men bunting for the ugutive. The news also spread to be haunts of Johnson's old at Klnzle and Curtis streets, and they gloried In the fact of his escape as a checkmate to the movements of Inspector Kalas and his men In their campaign against the "gang." Before ee-aewa-tt Johnson 'a esaipe a tie an hour old tbe Trilby gang bad scored another victory over tbe police. In the afternoon a coroner's Jury held Policeman John Ryan to the grand Jury for the killing of William Ryan at Elisabeth and Klnzle streets on the night of July 2. Tbe escape of Johnson and the holding 'of the policeman to the grand Jury Is looked upon by the members of the gang as a severe blow to tbe operations of the police In the northwest portion of the city along tbe tracks of the Northwestern railroad.

Kalas Gives Rearlmaad. Inspector Kalas reprimanded the oficers at the West North avenue station for permit ting Johnson 1o get out of their sight for a moment. Acting Desk Sergeant Patton. who was responsible for the prisoner, saya be bad ether duties to attend to, and declares that it was too much to expect of one man to watch tbe prisoner and attend also to tbe clerical duties of the station. While Inspector Kalas lays the blame on his subordinate the fact remains that Theodore tbo most desperate of the four who are said to have attacked O'Malley, and the man who was identified by tbe officer as hut assailant, was con-lined in a substation, away out on the outskirts of tho police division, while the three Iessr criminals were quartered at Division headquarters at Wert Chicago avenue sta tion.

A girl. 17 years old. was the only person who saw Johnson climb out of the coal hole. Emma Looby of No. 858 North Oakley avenue had Just come out of a grocery store across the street rm the station on North avenue when she saw a well-dressed man push up the cover of the hole and make a dash for liberty.

She stopped several minutes while watching the man run around the nearest corner, and thn she ran to Ben Cohn, a boy, who waa sitting In the patrol barn. Cohn gave the alarm to Desk Sergeant William Patton. who might otherwise have been in Ignorance of the ears pe of his charge for an hour or more. The successful dash for liberty waa made shortly after 11 o'clock In the morning. Few Irsons were at that time oa the street in the vicinity of the station, and there were only a few officers Inside with Sergeant Pat ton.

One of these waa a railroad a elective. He was sitting In the window, and if the pris oner bad made much noise In escaping be would have been discovered. Had Little Troaale la Eaeaplnar. The police at first advanced the theory that a confederate had helped Johnson to get out. but they found evidence to show tnat ne had little trouble In breaking aaay unaided.

Tha Iron bar which be ueed was part of the overhead construction of the cell; the lock of the door had a very slight spring, and no other perron was In. the basement cellrooio at tho time. 1 The absence of a lock-up keeper from we station is pleaded by the officers la charge aa one of the reasons why It was easy tor toe prisoner to work his way out of tbe celL Im mediately after the escape became anown there was Intense excitement smong the police officials. Inspector Kalae, who haa taken up the work of disbanding the "Trilby gang on the Nortnwest iae, was siarxieo. auu angry when he heard the news.

Chief ot Police Nell' also was chagrined. and he detailed bis best men to assist in finding the missing mac. At this time there were various theories as to the manner tn which Johnson got out of his Until the return of Lieutenant Max Danner to th West North avenue station Sergeant Patton was In charge alone, and be had to. listen submissively to some sharp words, fron hla superiors, who could not understand' why the prisoner had escaped. The sergeant.

tried to explain, but too, was at. seA for. a theory until some time, after fie escape of 'Johnson became known, v. -'---i Kept la felHary Ceaflaemea Johnson bed been lockei up at the West North avenue station late Sunday night. when be waa arrested with other members of IS FIGHTING THE POLICE Hole and 1 a Train the "Trilby gang, for supposed complicity In the stabbing of Policeman O'Malley.

Monday afternoon the four prisoners were takers to tbe county hospital, and Theodore Jobn-B was identified by the wounded policeman as the man who had wielded the knife. After that the police began to gather other evidence concerning tbe assault, and Inspector Kalas gave strict instructions to keep Johnson inclose confinement at the West North avenue station. Sergeant Patton waa informed that he waa to be held responsible for the prisoner's care. Tbe police station Is a modern brick build lng of solid construction. The cellroom occupies most of the basement floor, while above this are the quarters of.

the lieutenant, the desk sergeant, and operator, and tha "squad room" of the officer. The cell ara six In number, 'occupying a space In the center of the basement, and not touching tha building on any sile. There is a apace of abont thirteen Inches between the cement covering of the cell tier atd the celling ot the basement, and In tLis Is a pipe which conveys fresh air from the floor above A circular opening about ten Inches In diameter In the room ot each cell connects with, the air pipe. Each of these openings Is fitted with two cross bars, fastened into the cement roof. mi i Johnson saw in this constroctlon'hlsop portunity for escape.

He was the only prisoner confined In the staifoa, and he occupied cell No. 5, which la next to the last one at the end of tbe basement farthest from tbe North avenue The prisoner wss visited several times In the morning by Sergeant Patton and John Johnson, the Janitor of the station. uy tapping on tbe water pipe In his eel could summon the officer from above, and he did this twice when he wanted waiter. Prlaaaer tsaestloa Janitor. Sergeant Patton saw the prisoner about 10: SO o'clock la the morning, when he brought him a drink of water.

Half an hour later Johnson again for water and Janitor Johnson brought it to him. At this time the prisoner waa getting ready for his exit. He engaged the Janitor in con versation. i "Wliai'tlme do you people get your lunch he asked. "Oh, about noon.

was the Janitor's reply. "I suppose you are going out soon, then." he continued. "No." said the Janitor. "I don't expect to eat right away, but I'm going downjtown oa -business, and I may be away an hour oc more. This was the Information Johnson wanted, and he lost no time in starting to work after the Janitor had gone up stairs.

Ha worked one of the small Iron bars out of tha overhead openings, either before or after the Janitor's departure. This implement was about ten Inches long, and fitted Into the space of the cell door near the lock. It -must have been the work ef only a few minutea to pry the door open, as the lock caught very lightly into the Jamb. Then the prisoner placed the iron bar back into the overhead space. He walked outside the cell and shut the door over as closely as the, protruding lock would permit.

He had then about thirty feet to run be-fore coming to another door Inclosing tha; cellroom. This waa open and Johnson hurried into tbe coal shed under the sidewalk; The coal there was piled up so that he had no difficulty in reaching the iron cover. Raising this he lifted himself ud to the sidewalk and started on bis run for liberty. He dashed east In North avenue to Irving avenue, one block away, then north to Bloomingdale road, where the tracks of the Chicago. Milwaukee ard St.

Paul road cross. This was the last seen of the fleeing man by any one la the vicinity. Cell Oaee Held a Marderer. J. cell occupied by Johnson waa used ia aaa place of confinement for Windraih, who was hanged later for the murder of Carey Birch', a receiver In the Armitage avenue car barns.

The same faulty construction almost resulted in the loss ot that prisoner. Wind-rath pushed the bolt of the door back with bU foot and then stepped Into the corridor. But Officer Philip Snyder was waiting there to take him Into custody again. The officers In charge of the station profited by that and had an expert locksmith fix the cells more securely. It waa then thought that the doors could not be pried open.

Aa examination ot the lock showed, however, that the door might have been opened without any Instrument, as the bolt barely caught In Us Acting Desk Sergeant Patton has been connected with the station since it was built, a boat thirteen years sgo. He has an excellent record. The Janitor wss not blamed for leaving tbe station, as he was not responsible for the prisoner. Deputy Coroner Hyland held the inust over the body of William Ryan, who; waa killed by Policeman John Ryan, at the county, AtJ the material evidence introduced was given, by young mea who wera intimate friends of the man wh waa killed and who are bitter enemies of hi slayer. Tha cwo material points on which the witnesses agreed were that Policeman Ryan had hla custol draw when ba appeared on th seen.