The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-07-28
ESCAPE AND RECAPrURE.

Thursday, about noon. Two Of the prisoners
Steck aud Bradley. who hive heretofore beer
considered very quiet and peaceable, have bee,
in the habit of working outside Of their cells
Stock experimenting the kitchen and acting o,
cook, while Bradley took upon himself the du
ties of Jail tailor. mending his own clothes and
those Of his fellow convicts, both of them. how
ever. wearing shackles or hobbies Of u sub
stantial character On the morning in qnes
t,on, Bradley, who had been out in the Jail
yard sewing. evidently watched his opportu'
nifty. knowing that Peter Rush, one of the
jailors, had gone to town. Charlie Douglas
had stepped around behind the Jail and Abbott
was sitting in corner Of the front yard read
ing. while JEFF Howell. jailor. was the only
one in the main hail. Bradley Ibid down his
work, walked into the hall. aud tnld Mr.. How
cell Mr. Howell took the keys and unlocked
the main door Trading into the department
containing the cells. and just as be was push.
ing the door open. Bradley. who had stepped
behind him, threw his arms around him and
O'Bricn, another convict who was inside,
showed the door open aud caught Mr.. Howell
OF his pistol. Other prisoners went I" their
assistance and desperate struggle ensued.
Howell was overPowered, bis pistol takrn from
during this time covering him with
a gun-and he was dragged in behind the
grating. Porter. whuse alleged lunacy had se-
cured hin continuance of his case at the
last term al the District Court together with
several other prisoners. rushed out and seized
the guns. which were kept in small ronm nd
oning the bedroom occupied by the jailors,
and the success OF their plans. with the prns.
pect oi -scape, worked them into frenzy.
stock. who was Que of Oh. oTiginat"rs ui The
,lan. ran onf into the yard with u aoubls.-har
'rrd shut.gun and gave Ahbo.t military 81.
ute by presenting arms In rather ton cluse
proximity to be- agreeable. but hearing noisr
Il the ether c"rn-r BIZ whrrlrd and drew his |
uu ou Porter. who had Just turned the c"rnrr
Nth llrnry rife in bis hands. ev,deniI,
linking that hr was Douglas ar solne one else
IL he wheeled. Abbott ran ar"und the corner
nd rlalnb~rcd upun the roof Ul The k.tchrn
u Get out Of the way Douglas. hraring The
niss came arouud tu the d"nr Trading iui" tue
itrhru. whrr- hr was met by Porter. who
huyrd d"uble-barrrlrd sh"i-guu in bic facs'
Il. 4. sk-k a.. 81 4
r. told him tn grt inside. Douglas answered
all right" and rs be- started in the d.~r be-
lrt Stock. whu came dawn on him with q
Irnry rife. telling him Ia get iasllr, t"u
IT "t b-h." "til right" said Douglas.
nd be lost ma tim. getting brhinj the bars.
bbptt came dawn otf the ruof aud was ala"
ID Gillespie. iandrll got dnntlc.barrrled =
AIT gun aud placrd IL down by tn d.1r aud "
ouglas slipped il inside. after which landrll
90 got Henry ride and fve sh~.t~r. which y
. took int" D,.uglss aud ss"ae. Wil%,n go,
irkrt III water and went inslIe. Thusr who
ad- the break then made Hrpwnrth an"sher
-is"ner. come gut and cut oiF p"rtrr's iruus
II St"cks in two in III. middl. and also cut c
'e sharkle vd Bradl-s's lrg About this time. n
-t-r Rush. ~ho waa oh hs way back n, The a
ism. was informed by Mr. Rerd. who live Il
russ the street from the jail. that there VA. Al
'hting going on In the prism. Rush ran up 5
the gate and seeing Bradley loose he Mt b.
mptrd tn draw his pistol. and whl, IN the Ell
I ut doing so he was fred ou by Stack. wh. :.
~ "n the "ther side of the main door. with :.
shut gun loaded with bark shut
ish was hit in the LEFT hip. indictiug srrious,
pugh not necessarily mortal wound, SON. M
or seven shot taking effect. Finding him. "
4 in close quarters. he turned and ran dnwn FL
Dir. Reeds The alarm having reached he
Nm in the meantime dozens of our citizens IL
med themselves and rushed fnr the Jail. a
srral persons. believing that II was fire In / :
Jail instead of fight. started up tn the lie
r, but Stock jumped out with a Henry
"a which made them hunt cover on short M.
=, Jumping into bitches and holes Before ~
ugh persons with arms had arrived, the WI
soners Who had joined in the break seven ~
tie men and two Cinnamon having armed q,
msrvrs with shotguns. Henry rifles. pistols
carving knives walked out Of the gate