The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-02-22

day nigb. .na,a .soAp1 AND REcArrURE last Fri
-. .sns uiere was general outbreak AZ No Terr;
'oriai Frison resulting in the escana Of 81, az
oners except two-Dennis Crowley and ,r;o,.o,
onue-Wno refused to leave. From oil, u,o -.
u Tue anair mr. Jerry McCarty. one % +ho So.
at ABOUT nine or ten o'clock on the noht =,
gave the keys of the inside cells as woo
10 prisoner named Thomas, who was tr,s.., :.
Jug IN the capacity of cook and ordered hin, -
up the other prisoners, who were in tho r,., :,
oehlno the iron door, Mr.. Thomas Smith +ho ~.
guard oeing at the time temporarily absent bayno
eone 10 town Tor something required about tho ;o;,
was outside OF the bars having been let ont
in'o the once to see his wife, who had come over
iioni "ranlte Greek 1t appears that Thomas in.
ea VI locking the prisoners up in their cells had
according 10 plan concocted among themselves
ooAeo the several cell doers leaving the convicts co
ore.eo near the main door in dark corner Thomas
'heh gave the Keys to McCarty who unlocked tho
IRON barred door and stepped inside to lock nm
crowley, and when he got inside the conv;cts
pounced upon him, disarmed him and sbovino b;
IN a cell. locked him up. Crowley, while endeayor
ing to shut the iron door prevent their oettin ont
was assaulted and knocked down by the nrisoners
VINO used their chains. which they had cat Off as
weapons, and Crowley was then locked nm with No
Carty The prisoners then lay in wait near the out
sioe door Tor Smith, the absent guard and when he
came IN he was captured, disarmed and locked nm
also Their plan thus far prospered we'll and everv
thing being in readiness, seven of the convics gath
ereo up their blankets and silently stole out of the
prison. taxing the Boise City road. At point about
mile below the prison they passed Chinaman,
VINO discovered who they We're by observing that one
Oh tue Cinnamon had his irons Ola, and he immedi-
ately came to town and informed Sheriff McClintock
who at once raised party and started in pursuit.
The Cinnamon who had his irons still on, was CAP
tured that night near Warm Springs, and another
Chinaman was found thenext morning by Mr. Lucas
in his hay loft "a Cold Spring Ranch Men were sent
down the road and stationed at the Halfway House
and at the bridge across More creek who searched in
every direction but found no trace Of the prisoners
They had secreted themselves off from the road but
the depth of the rendered it certain that they
could only get out OF the Basin by taking the road
On last Monday night the driver of the Boise City
stage while coming up the Thorn creek hill carrying
the mail on horseback, saw several persons dodge
behind trees, and believing them be the convcts
he turned back 10 the Thorn creek house. and short
ly afterward three of the escapes along when
they were captured by Jerry Mccarthy, Mr.. Agnew,
the driver and one two other parties. Search be-
ing instituted for Black Of the stage robbers he
was found in haystack at ranch short distance
below Agnews Thorn Greek House. He had jumped |
into the creek from the road and waded down that
distance and then hid himself having been there |
probably since about daylight Saturday morning, |
and when found his feet were badly frozen. Shortly
after their capture. Sheriff McClintock. John Cor
man and 10 Rowe arrived on the ground having re-
ceived word that the prisoners the road,
and they then brought them back TO the prison.
The only missing then. was Scott, and on the
following day, Tuesday, he was hunted up and found
about miles below town. and when summoned to
surrender, he hid under log and showed fight. be-
ng armed with a six-shooter. few shots from a
Henry rifle ball infcting a slight flesh wound,
trough: him TO terms. and he brought back TO
he prison. We don't blame prisoners for escaping
they get chance, anybody sentenced to the peni-
entiary would do the same, but IL certainly
oohardy undertaking to try to get away at this
on Of the year.