, 1867-04-19

| Ihe four prisoners confined in the Territorial
prison made their escape last Wednesday night
The facts, as we learn them, are as follows
Ihere were confined in the prison the following
conviets, viz; Hiram Kurtz, of Iowa, aged 40
years, sentenced for life for killing Gilman an
IN Ihls city more than year ago Michael
Dnnn, an lrishman, aged 80 years, sentenced to
20 years for killing Mckay on Buena Vista Bar
early last Spring Victor Boley, an American,
aged 80 years, sentenced to 20 years for killing
Jakey Jordan in Boise City last year and Nj
cLael Deal, Of Iowa, aged 2s years, sentenced
ior years for stealing horses in Owyhee, in
Ieoo. Deals term of Imprisonment would ex,
pure In month or two more, and it is known
that his part in the escape was forced upon him
BY his desperate comrades at the peril OF his
| life. For some days the prison has been under
the immediate care of Jos. Rowe and Rob'L Grif.
fifth, the jailers. On Wednesday morning Rowe
was in this city on business and Griffith was
alone on guard. About 10 oclock, Dunn asked
permission to be let into the prison yard for a
necessary purpose. Agreeably to the custom,
Griffith let him out and back Dunn was mons
ed, as were Boley and Kurtz, with shackles on
the ankles. As Griffith was unlocking the heavy
iron grated door separating the prison cells and
hall from the outer room, Dunn stood few feet
from him, and, as the door was unlocked, leaned
and grasped him about the arms and body. By
concerted plan, at that instant those inside pull
ed the door open towards them, and Immediately
grappled Griffith. One took his pistol, another
his knife, and then rushed him, powerless to
help himself or to engage successfully with
them to the rear part of the prison passage, aud
then showed and locked him in one of the cells
He struggled and fought manfully but the pris-
oners had his weapons, be had no one to aid
him, and his struggles were Intellectual. With
Griffith disposed of, the prisoners first proceeded
to take off their shackles and then ordered the
h L.,
pare them first rate dinner. Expecting Rowe
to come every minute, the prisoners watched for
him. About noon he was seen crossing the long
footbridge leading to the Bar. Soon he came TO
the outer gate. He had a chicken under one
arm, and a book under the other. Deal who
had been a "trusty" about the prison. opened
the gate for him. Suspecting nothing, he enter
ed. In an instant two of the convicts seized
him, disarmed him, and led him in a prisoner.
BOley put loaded and cooked revolver at his
breast and threatened to shoot him. In a strugi
gle soon afterwards Kurtz struck at Rowe with
a knife, declaring he would have an eye from
him, but Dunn aud Deal caught his arm, and
the point of the knife just cut through the clos
thing close to the skin of Rowes right arm
After diSarming and overpowering Rowe, they
locked him up, first in IA seperate CELL but finally
in the same cell with Griffith and also locked
up the Chinese cook. Dnring the afternoon
they roamed about the prison, took Henry rife
two revolvers, several knives, an abundant sup,
ply of food, and stood watch until night. Kurtz
disnoSad to kill Row and Griaith hath. Int
not until Dunn threatened to lock him up again
and have him kept close prisoner, did the viii
lain desst from his threats to murder Rowe,
against whom be had special grudge. About
dusk, Gilmore, who was permitted to get water
from the prison, went as usual for a bucket full.
1t was passed out to him by Deal, and Gilmore
went away suSpecting no wrong. Between the
hours of and II Wednesday night, Messrs
Rowe and Griffith think, the convicts made their
exit from the prison. They had passed some
food and water to the imprisoned jailers, and
left. Unable to get out Of the cell, without any
means of making noise loud enough to be
heard by some men occupying the cabin at the
foot of the hill below the prison, they could do
nothing to either extricate themselves or to give
the alarm. Early next morning they got the
Chinaman TO break up some wood work in the
cell where he was confined, and to rattle and
bang away and howl until the men in the cabin
finally heard the noise, and went up to see what
was the matter. The convicts had locked the
outer gate after them, and the high fence had to
be climbed from the outside. The keys to the
prison doors were found inside the incosure,
and soon the two jailers and the Chinaman, all
held fast prisoners by the escaped convicts, were
restored to liberty. They hurried over to the
city to acquaint Sheriff Crutcher with the facts.
That efficient officer has SO far done all that
could be done towards effecting the re-arrest of
the fugitves.-Iddho World