 Though the film is presumed lost , a synopsis survives in The Moving Picture World from September 24 , 1910 . It states : " The convict is discovered stealing along a country road , glancing about for signs of danger . His stripes are discernible on that portion of his breast and on that portion of his trousers ' leg not covered by the long coat he wears - which cannot conceal the stripes that tell all ; hence his keen watch for <unk> . Still , he does not spy a nearby farmer until too late ; the cry ' prisoner loose ' is raised , and a dozen <unk> make after the unfortunate . Convict meets accomplice who is waiting with carriage ; jumps in the carriage and the pair drives off . <unk> pursuers come up , sight a wagon , all pile within and resume pursuit . Convict jumps from carriage and drops behind <unk> , accomplice driving straight on with the wagon hot after him ; when the wagon has passed him by , convict comes from behind <unk> , crosses road and disappears on other side - but has been seen crossing the road by a small girl who kept out of sight until the convict had disappeared , but who now rushes off to tell of her discovery . Put back on the trail by the little girl , pursuers follow their quarry to the <unk> , where a second accomplice awaits the convict with a <unk> , and into which he jumps and pulls for the other side . Another <unk> sets out in pursuit . One of the pursuers telephones <unk> on the other side of the water to catch convict when he tries to land . " 
