Prison Break - True Stories of the World's Greatest Escapes. Paul Buck
his sentence, all further attempts at tunnelling under the wall, sawing through bars or taking hostages ending in failure.
If we return to earlier times for a perspective on today’s escapes in transit, we find that in 1831, Ikey Solomons (on whom Charles Dickens probably based Fagin in Oliver Twist), whilst in Newgate Prison facing a charge of receiving stolen goods, applied for a writ of habeas corpus so that he might be released on bail. He never expected it to be successful, but it would mean a visit to court.
Solomons was taken there in a coach by two Newgate turnkeys. Whilst waiting to be called, he suggested he take the officers to a public house to ‘refresh’ them. When they returned to the court, Solomons’ application was dismissed and he was escorted back to the coach to return to Newgate. En route, he convinced his guards to stop off for more refreshments at another pub. Resuming their journey, they were joined by Mrs Solomons, who climbed into the carriage and promptly threw a fit. Solomons suggested they make a detour down Petticoat Lane and drop his wife off at a friend’s home. One guard was “stupidly drunk” and the other wanted shot of the woman, so the idea was agreed upon. Surprisingly, on arrival at the address, Mrs Solomons stepped down, quickly followed by her husband, dashed into the house and locked the door behind them.
Ikey Solomons was not recaptured until many years later … in Australia.
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