HIS 61st ESCAPE.
I certify that to-day Mr. Harry Houdini showed his
abilities in releasing himself from restraint.
He had three pairs of handcuffs, one a very close-fitting
pair, placed round his wrists, and he was placed in a nude
state in a cell which had been previously searched. Within
6 minutes he was free from the handcuffs, had opened the
cell door, and had opened the doors of all the other cells
in the corridor, had changed a prisoner from one cell to
another, and had so securely locked him in that he had to
be asked to unlock the door.
(Signed) LEONARD DUNNING,
Head Constable, Liverpool.
Feb. 2, 1902.
Mr. Dunning has since been knighted and is now head of the Police
Constabulary, being located in London, his official title being His
Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, London, England.
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