The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1867-04-06
ESCAPED FROM PRISON.

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1la'iowa Fhere were confined instbs prise
tne following convicts, viz: Hiram Kurtz
an iowa, aged 40 years, sentenced for life f.
uD- A'lilng Ohlnaman in this city more than
,' year ago; Michael Dunn, an frishtnah a6s
ent 80 years, sentenced to 20 years for KILN
be Mckay on Bnena Vista Bar early last Spring
the victor Boley, an American, aged So wears Il
=. sentenced TO 20 years for killing Jakey Jor
VT dan n in Boise, City last year and Micbae
peal, of Iowa, aged 20 years, sentenced fl
IN years for stealing horses in Omshee, in
y 1860. Deals term of imprisonment would
Mt expire IN q month or two more, and tits
81 known that his part in the escape was forcod
IN upon MIN by bis desperate comrades at the
u peril of his life. For some days the prison
!. mas oeen under the immediate care vof Jos
rowe and Rob't Griffith, the iailers. On
g wednesday morning Rowe was in this city
! on business and Griffith was alone on guard.
ABOUT 10 O'Clock, Dunn asked permission to
oe let into the prison yard for necessary
| purpose. Agreeahly to the custom, Griffith
leu nlm out and back. Dunn was ironed as
4 were Boiey and Kurtz, with shackIes on the
ankles. As Griffith was unlocking. the heavy
IRON fo'n grated door separating the prison cells
and hall from the outer room, Dunn STOOD /
few feet from him, and, as the door was I'M
locked leaRed and grasped him oabout the
arms and body. BY concerted plan. at that
instant those inside pulled theadoor open to.
wards them, and Immediately grappled Grif-
NTH. One took his pistol, another his knife
and then rushed him, powerless to help him il
self or to engage successfully with them. TO r
the rear part of the prison passage. and then I'd
showed and locked himin one of the cells. 0
= = struggled and fought manfully, but the fr
prisoners had his weapons be had no one to B
AID him, and his struggles we're Intellectual lip
with Griffith disposed o., the prisoners first Fe'
to take off their shackfes and then al
ordered the Chinaman employed as cook II in al
ne prisonsto preparelthema first rate dinner.
expecting Rowe to come every minute. the W
prisoners watched for him. About noon he ar
vas seen crossing the long footbridge lead ye
ng.s to the Bar Soon he came tn the W,
inter- gate. He had chicken under one | (
rm'1and book under the other.l' Deal, who cr
al been a "trusty' aboutth prison, opened up
le gate tor him. Suspectng nothing. he ms
atsrefS, an instant two Of the eonyicts thu
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evolver at his breast andfthfeatenedto shoot se'
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i'm, In a struggle soon afterwards Kurtz W
truck at Rowe with a knife, declaring he AN
Tould have an eye from him, but Dunn and ms
zeal caught his arm, and the point of the we
nife Just cut through the clothing close to ou
he skin of Rowe's right arm. After dis cla
rmng and Overpowering Rowe they locked be
i'm up, FIRST in separate cell, bat finally see
the same cell with Griffin and also Ioclod ply
ST.. - art
p the Chinese cook. During tue afternoon 80,
1ey roamed abont the prison, took Henry arr
fife, two reVolvers, several knives, an abund- fro
mt supply of food, and stood watch until loi
light. Kurtz was disposed to kill Rowe and co..
Irifith both, but not until Dunn threatened tht
} lock him up again and hare him kept a In
lose prisoner did the villain desist from his
lreats to murder Rowe, against whom he /,
ad special gradge. About dusk, Gilmore,
7ho was permitted to get water from the -1s
rison went as usual for bucket fnIl. 1t or'
1as passed out to him by Deal, and Gilmore "
'ent away suspecting no wrong. Between Rn
be hours of and IL Wednesday night,
[essrs. Rowe and Grfiththink, the conyicts 80 En'
lade their exit from theaprison. They had Gil
assed some food and water to the Imprisoned i ios
lilers, and left. .Urable. to- get out of the Ma
ell. Withoatgany means Of making noise S Sll,
bud enough to be heard by some men occu- cav
ying the cabin at the foot of the hill below WI
besprison, they could do nothing either to
xtricate themselves or to give the alarm lis
arly next morning they got the Chinaman Da
, break up some wood work in the cell y
There he was confined, and to rattle and
ang away and howl until the men, in the
abin finally heard the noise, and went up to Cit
ee what was the matter. The conVictS had LAM