Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-13
NrEAI.INGS.

The Salt Lake tribune gives tile fOl-
lowing account of an escape from the
Utah Penitcntiary; A prisoner named
Hale, sentenced in the First District
Court to a term of seven vears in the
p~eniteutiary, for cattle stealing, and
who has served three months of his
sentence, ingeniously effected his es-
cape on Tusday night. Within the ill.,
closure there is a cage-house in The
rear of and separate rom III prison
house proper. IL ~ a rule of the prison
that the inmates be allowed the free
dom of the yard, and free ingress and
egress to tho prison a certain number
of hours each day. For several days
prior to the escape, Hale had fsigned
sickness, and was allowed to keep his
bunk at will, but on Tuesday he went
out with the other prisoners. He man
aged, however, before they were locked
up for the night, to arrange his bed
giving Ii the appearance of being occu-
pied by himself. When the guard
locked them in. he counted his lei
and they were all there, Hale being
in he'd, it was supposed.
Then he went into the yard, and, as
| Is his custom, walked around to see il
| by chance any of them had be Ell left
| out, hut Hale, who had in truth been
| left out, concealed himself behind the
cage-house just far enough ahead OF
the guard to keep out of his sight.
The keys were given up to the night
guard, and Mr.. Ward, who is i'm charge
OF the ~penitentiary in the absenre OF
the deputy warden, retired. Hale,
some time in the night, stole 20 the
| gate and piling up a number OF tubs
that happened to he there, scaled the
wall and made good his escape, get
ting at least thirteen hours the start OF
pursuers. When breakfast was taken
into the prisoners Yesterday morning,
they told the guard that Hale must
be very sick or else dead, for he had
| not stirred. The bunk was examined,
and a straw man, well clothed, wa
taken out, and the trick Of Hale ex-
posed for the first time.
Uncle Billy Rogers, who is down
from Starr valley. informs the Elko
Independent that quail are becoming
quite plentiful in that vicinity. He
has seer az many as a hundred Mt one
time. They are the progeny of a lot
turned lose in the valley by Nj. +.
HAYNES a couple or three years ago,
and is evidence that these birds thrive
in this country quite ~ well as in more
favored localities. A lot was also
turned out on South Fork by the same
party, and II sportsmen continue Ia
spare them a couple Of years longer,
there will I've an abundance Of them.
1 Haynes has just received from Cor
inne q lot Of prairie chickens for ship
ment to Carson, where they will be
turned loose with the view OF stocking
that section with these hadsome game
birds.
An impndent tramp. says the Hum
! bolt Register, received . sound thrash
ing last Monday at the sectiOn-hcuse
near Hot Springs. Central Pacific rail
road. He entered the house and com.
planned Of being hungry and received
q square meal. He began to poke the
meat with his fingers. When the section
boss told him to use a knife and fork
he replied: ~ III born and bred in
a shanty, and amt going to put on
airs now" The section boss ordered
him TO go. but the tramp replied 'tha'
| he would eat first and eat bis own
way" wLereupon the boss seized by
the collar and \ lively fight ensued, In
which the lOafer came off se"ond hest,
When last seen he was making a 2:4l
gait down the track cursinR the blasted
country.
A gentleman from the Humboldt
| House informs us that Theodore Hale
has sold his sulphur mine at Inferno
TO San Francisco men.