Inside the Cell at the City Tombs, Boston, Mass.
SUP'T. PIERCE LEFT HIM SHACKLED AND HANDCUFFED IN CELL No. 60
SUP'T. PIERCE SAT CHUCKLING IN THE CAPTAIN'S OFFICE WAITING FOR HOUDINI TO WHISTLE FOR HIM.
IN SIXTEEN MINUTES AFTER BEING LOCKED UP HE ESCAPED OVER THE WALL.
THE SUP'T. FOUND THE SHACKLES AND HANDCUFFS—BUT NO HOUDINI.