Counterfeiter Escapes Joliet Jail With Aid of Accordion
A fragment describing how a Swedish counterfeiter named Skoog escaped the Cook County jail's temporary quarters at Joliet by having accomplices saw through the bars while he masked the noise with an accordion.
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Daily Inter Mountain · April 11, 1901 · Page 1
1 min read[…] Swedish kroner notes.
Pending a hearing of his case before the federal grand jury, Skoog was confined in the county jail at Joliet while the Cook county jail was being reconstructed. Early in the morning of March 22 he made his escape with two other alleged counterfeiters, James Foley and Jacob Johnson. The latter two sawed the window bars of the jail, while Skoog smothered the sounds by playing an accordion.
Skoog is said to have re-engaged in counterfeiting the same bills since his escape.
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