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tremely threatening.E» FELONSays He Used SanRIV1San Jose—James Hurley, who, witk Frank Melville, effected a daring* cape from San Quentin prison during_ w 1 ^ *mthe night of December 23. was captor here as he swung off a freight train which he had boarded at San Leandro^ With Hurley at the time of his an* was a man who said his name wad Charles Settlemire. He was held M the San Jose police upon the suspirtaj that he was Melville, the other escap convict, until he proved his identity.was token to San Rail where he will be tried on the charge escape and on two charges of burgl alleged to have been committed by and Melville after their escape.After his arrest Hurley freely ad ted that he was one of the esca; convicts and informed his captors the |manner in which he and Meivi had gotten out of San Quentin.Hurley, who had been a trusty pris oner in the San Quentin cellhouse, said he had procured a coil of rope from on of the work rooms and had smuggled, itj9 w v \ Qinto the cellroom by wrapping it aro'uai his waist under his clothing. Th*a key to the cells, it from his cell and tit two men crawled through a hole in thi ceiling of the cellhouse to the roof d the building, 80 feet above the ground They lowered themBelvea to the gr outside the outer wall of the prison bf using the coil of smuggled rope.
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Placerville Mountain Democrat
Placerville, California, US
Sat, Jan 10, 1914
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