, 1875-02-06
Murlerers and Connterfciters Take French
Leave Of tho st. lonis County Jail.
A Lowell Woman Beats Hor Husband
to Death with q Flat-Iron.
Mob. Violence Prevails in Lake
County, Colorado.
Tho Judicial Officers Banisllcd
and Threatened with
Death.

JAIL DELIVERY.
HOW II WAS MANAGED. |
Speeiat U,spatcA ia The ch'cndo fribunk.
f. Louis, No., Fob. 5.-At hslf-past o'clock
this morning ak Of the most dangerous charac-
tcrs In Tho st. Louis County Jail made their
escape flom that institution und are ettll at
largc on tho world. Such shove for freedom
IL hardly Oh record III the annals Of any casshtv.
The following arc tho particulars, as your cor
respondent gleanc1 them at tho eceuo OF action.
Tho leader in tho affnir waa the countcrfoor
1Isll, who, from all accounts, Has dangerous
character. lie ia u1na1l man with
coolneBs and discrimination suoll as a needed In
emergencies, He III d thoroughly y-educated
uachinist, and has not only deft hand but NIL
J insontive n1lnd. lle has lad considerable oxpc-
! rience and might be clsssed aH M expert In tue
business Of fail breaking. For nearly month
| past Hal, and lis comrades have becn making
| preparations for their departure. Thoy by some
means procured lo and so'no iron, and naiitl-
| iRctured kuy to the cola iu that section. The
| coils Of each section have but one koy. Two
| Ut tho men, on several occasions, declared
their intention to other priaonora OF
bEsstnE out ,"s "aa to tes ''osS to ~ ers,e
OF ille wab 10 u,.unua! sound. Ono Of The
p,soners states that lie called tho attention OF
tho guards, and Of the United States detective
to this danger, su5ne time ago. pfso'ler also
statos that ho Haw two UeErlngors In tho possoa-
| sion of thess men for some time past. Certain
it Ia they had fllc largo skeleton koy putty
knife, and some other things not absoluteiy e.
senEat 10 Pr'sougl nlo aau s"ios, ~, t ~ 10
1sii arc always locked UP in tho bafe ~ tho
jail Office at o'clock III tho evening, aud honcs
tho key which oPoncd the doors on this OCCASION
oeen an and the
froe to go into the opan court. l1tslo after
o'clock 1Itior, the gunrd, unlocked QUO OF tho
gates leadiuR to the outside court in order to
walk aroand q tho naoa o. th9 eei.s IL IL neo
that everything was IN order. Heaao, sho W"s
left OIL duty inside the COUP. stood up = =
fow momenta attef~aaas. anu was hec9 y, os =
Pr1sones TO whla INTO eel oh suo Mess n'ue H. II.
the 1alt which 10 assa as = matessiose.. a, mo
had hardly gone IN when ti1e prisoner shW men s'
in thels stocking feet walk Quickly across the
court and Dash into tlo ecu "hcre neauG 1!.a uau
gore 1ney emeigso IN ouuns I''n H. aaoauE a.1l
eotween then. ana LOOK nl se"ald ~ sna ~ cen
from which they came, inso Wnon tnoy tiI,' ta1ow
nin' after which they 1oeken , tho aoat ns Manes
! bad not yot returned from the outside confs ;
but few moments , aItef%afa I,'a a 10 IVA, Wah
3 heard to. como in through t1o door Whtch
connects ths oonrta. and W. neasa 10 e.e!alm @
. in mu'fiee tone. s1h'er " Murder & or fHe. ;.~
lie was gagged, securely tieo, anu thrown lslto
cell NO. II. me othof COILS ol Inc heet.on mcts
then opehen anu INC "sse sa'assu ~ ~ ~
= tako their liberty. Judge" DInnm9nd was 8, re- .
! leased. but 20 retuseo 10 escape, dagla1lne tna
lie had nothing to run away from. 1ohn nee aae
J. ". iurdAm. ooth caAfGeo Wlta Hntaet, "ett
also released. hllko seaman Tas lhslted TO go
but he refused. There woro othete %to \ ny
tue sane opportunity: but some me, Of al thoa
It declared it MAS too cold Tor man with 10 mono!
y TO astomps to esoape from the ety ana nenet 'e'
i they refused Tho escaping party haAhoa antt
the outer court, through the tate Wnsre Al!ie
was captured aud went around TO th
y south slde OF tho 1eAs' "neto tne;; ;
IT attacsed inc main WaA' a,at an a. o,a H.. H.
" ia a. coll apposite thls point states ths II;
- Hail directed tho work OF breaking through til
> WALL aud: although i Is m u inchos sn1ea; !
u wAs done In two minutes. Ihree mon worked
D. It.. They had = couple of KNIVES 3 hhd
70 little croNbar shout l foot long. They tra
II turned down the gaa quite 10Y aud snen 700
!. out two bricks about IL iaehos from aach other
b. Immediately under vindon-sill. Haylns msd s
IN = start, tho crowbar, the Knives md some othc
I'd sn1hll instruments did qHck WORK, hnd whoh wv
70 openings were made tho centre columh W.
10 pushed out. leaving plenty OF room tor man
2r crawl through. Wilmer was Htlil suffering fros
IL bis wound and "aa sla'l'g cfutGn, an