![]() Houdini did successfully escape from the cell within two minutes just like the novel had stated but the incident which included Harry K. ![]() 30) After doing my own independent research, it turns out that Houdini was actually placed into a cell that was inhabited by a fellow prisoner named, Walter W. Thaw “came up to the front of his cell and raising his arms in a shockingly obscene manner he thrust his hips forward and flapped his penis between the bars.” (pg. 28) The novel, later on, stated that Houdini successfully escaped from the cell within two minutes and in the cell across of him, the prisoner/killer Harry K. After Houdini managed to escape these leg irons, the novel stated, “with the press crowded around, Houdini now proposed his own challenge: that then and there he be stripped and locked in a cell and his clothing placed outside if everyone would then leave he would contrive to escape from the cell and appear fully dressed in the Warden’s office within five minutes.” (pg. This was mentioned during Chapter 5 of the novel, Houdini was challeneged to escape from the new leg irons that were claimed to be way better than the standard prison equipment. ![]() ![]() Doctrow, I was puzzeled by the account of Henry Houdini escaping from a prison cell on Murder’s Row located on the top floor of the prison. ![]()
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