1938-9-1, Prisoner Invents 'Easy' Exit From Jail; All You Have to Do Is Climb Out,
"Prisoner Wildgrube, who had served something more than a week of a 30-day sentence for taking some poultry without permission back in 1936. When county officials found that Mr. Wildgrube's special talents could stand the risk of life and limb as a part of the days work, the prisoners ability as a climber was in immediate demand. They made Wildgrube a proposition. If Mr. Wildgrube would put on his climbing hooks and safety belt, then fo to the dizze heights of the flagpole in front of the courthouse, lop it off 15 feet from the top, string up a new flag cord and paint the pole on his way down, he could have his freedom. "