The Placer herald., 1860-10-06
Jail Delivery-Escape Of thirteen Pris-
oners.

the CltlZenS OF AuUuTn, were startled Oy
long continued ringing Of the Court House
bell, causing many who had retired to their
beds to fear that conhagration had broken
out. But on enquiring it was soon ascer-
tained that large number Of prisoners con-
fined in the County Jail had opened hole
through the main wall, in the back part of
the building and made good their escape.
The instruments made use of by them, to
effect their purpose, was Chilan crowbar,
and a pick without handle,. which had
been conveyed to them by some means un-
known, but supposed by friends on the out
side.
The discovery was first made by the cook
of the prison. who noticing hole in the
ground close to the Jail wall, gave the alarm.
On opening the prison it was found that the
hall and cell doors were all broken OPEN
some locks being picked and Others broken
and thirteen out of twenty prisoners gone.
The prisoners had been locked in their cells
in the evening, but with their crowbars and
instruments made from the steel hoops of
a china woman, a prisoner, they managed
to open all the cells doors-perhaps one
cell being successfully opened by some lock-
pick who then performed the like operation
for the other prisoners-the hall doors were
also forced, which gave them free access to
the whole lower portion of the building;
and the completing the hole through the wall,
which appears TO have been progressing for
several days, the escape was effected
One Of the remaining ones says, the pris-
oners have been in possession of the tools
for several days, and in the day time, when
having the liberty of the main room and
side halls running to the cells, have been ex-
cavating in the wall, and secreting the rub,
bish under their beds in the cells; and on
suspending their work from time to time,
have covered the hole with a piece of mus
lin whitewashed with lime used in the pris-
on for purifying purposes-this canvas
when tackled to the wall resembling the wall
itself.
The escapes were all under indictments for
crimes nothing less than Grand Larceny, and
several had already been convicted at the
present term of the Court of Sessions. All
of those concerned in the Iowa Hill stage,
and Mountain Springs robberies, were among
the number. The names of the escapes are
as follows: Daniel Gray, robbery, convict
ed; Thomas King, robbery, convicted; All
Bow, grand larceny, convicted; Eugene
Altar'uaren", grand larceny, convicted and
sentenced for three years; Gabriel Rocus,
Henry Sprague, N. A. Robbins, and Lawrence
Small, Iowa Hill stage robbery; VIM. Dixon,
and Monroe Crozier, Mountain Spring rob.
berry; Thomas Lawrence, and VIM. Wild,
burglary; Austin Tomlin, grand larceny.
Two Cinnamon indicted for grand larceny;
Bob Durkin, "lIoosier," and three others, in
for lesser crimes remained; although it is
thought, all could have got away.
Search was made through Thursday night
and all of yesterday; and although severa!
rumors were atloat yesterday, of the prison
ers having been seen, of their stealing horses
near Bear River, and of several having been
caught, We could not trace anything to re-
liable source. The officers nre now vigilantly
securing the country, and it is probable they
will get upon the track.
This prison break has, or will bring the
Court Of Sessions to sudden termination,
unless some of the escapes are brought back,
as there are but two or three cases left for
trial.
One of the prisoners in Jail say that the
men had been gone between two and three
hours before the alarm was given. During
the evening they were in quite jovia mood,
singing and halooing. as it is now known to
drown the noise Of their work.
If, as stated, the prisoners were engaged
in their work on the wall several days previ-
Gus to their escape, from their number, and
the known proficiency of some of them as
old rs seals, there would appear to be want
ofproper vigilance on the part of the officers.
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posing of them rapidly.
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