The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-04-15
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The remarkable escape Of the i've prs
onen from the Wyoming Penitentiary
on Wednesday last, and the further re-
markAble fact that the matter had been
kept quiet for six days. caused quite q
sensation among our people yesterday,
when the LEADERS exclusive news Of
the escape was published. Many spec
ul4tiOns were INDUCED in, but q course
some were
Seeking a true and Official account.
the LEADERS hired man sought Depu-
ty U. S. Marshal sehniiger,-the
shall being absent on leaye-And obtained
his version. which Is o~fieial, to say the
least.
II appears that on "Wednesday. the
7th inst, Mr.. Kreuger, the day guard
at the penitentiary in Laramie City,
had occasion TO go over the river TO the
town-the penitentiary being located
outside the city. Warden Horn was
alone in charge Of the institution, which
fact was known to one Of the eonyicts,
Buffalo Sam, u particularly hard egg.
sam was at work In the yard Of the
p~enitentiary, Warden Horn thinking
him safe enough because his term Of
imprisonment would expire on the 18th
OF July next. But Horn had been re-
peatedly warned by kreuger that Sam
was not TO be trusted.
IL was about five o'clock when War
den Horn re-entered the ~penitentiary
with Buffalo sam. Contrary 10 orders
and usage. Horn carried n revolver with
him in his hip pocket, which fact was
also known to sam. When they got
fairly into tie penitentiary sam turned
suddenly on Horn and overpowered
him instantly. Horn, being "A very
small man could make but feeble resis-
lance. Buffalo Sam took from him his
revolver and all the keys ON his person.
and, at the point OF the revolver forced
Horn to walk into his cell and he locked
In. The tables were then completely
turned: Horn, the warden, was n pris-
oner In Buffalo SANS cell, while Buff
falo sam, the prisoner, was playing
warden with Horns revolver and keys.
There was much merriment among
the other prisoners at the change Of the
situation, and Sam was a genuine hero
among them for the time. Then he
proceeded TO unlock all Of the cells for
which he had keys, and, fortunately,
there were only four, so Sam let out the
Kid, Hamilton, Taylor and WILDER.
As the keys are divided among the two
guards and the warden, there were only
four men to be released with the keys
held by Horn.
ID. j. Mccain. the well known In
dian contractor, was In the corridor, but
he refused to join In the escape, or give
any assistance to the other prisoners.
One OF the freed convicts went to an
other cell, occupied by Daniels, the
horse thief, and forced him with Horns
revolver, to take of his suit Of citizens
| clothes, and take q convict's suit In re-
turn.
The freed convicts then went to tine
residence Of Warden Horn, situated
just outside the big fence, and scared
Mrs. Horn into giving them all Of hei
husbands clothes, which they put on,
They also got n shot gun and n revolver
and some ammunition while r~ansackinf
the house. When through with pillag
ing, they quietly hitched up Marsha
Schnitger's team into n light Wagon
and coolly rode of rs IL going to n pic
mic.
Soon after, Mr.. Kreuger returned, and
learning Of the escape, from Mrs. Horn,
FASTENED to the aid Of Mr.. Horn. liz
found him securely imprisoned and
speedily released him.
Horn seems to have lost his grip nj
this stage of the game, and did nothing
to effect a capture Of the fugitives
Nor did he Immediately notify his supe-
rior officer, ". S. Marshal Schnitger,
On the following day-Thursday-Mr
Horn t~elegraphed to Marshal Schnitger,
saying, "Come down to-day. Import
ant" AS the marshal had just reduced
the salaries OF the guards he supposed
they were complaining, hence he tcle
graphed Horn, asking "what is thu
matterpr Horn answered: "Haye writ
ten. Trouble with the men,"
The marshal was convinced in hi.
own mind that the guards were giving
trouble, for II there had been trouble
with the prisoners he believed Horn
would have had sufficient sense to speal
OF prisoners and convicts. The mar
shall and his deputy had previously writ
ten Horn, saying they would be in Lar
annie on Friday. Hence they went NJ
to Laramie on the day appointed. Tn,
marshal went over to the ~penitentiar.
ON Friday evening and there learnet
for the first time the truth Of tn
trouble.
Marshal Schnitger engaged a fresl
party Of four men to pursue the fugi
tives and had them well armed an,
equipped. On the first night the con
victs camped Mt deserted ranch on tn
Little Laramie river, about nine mile
below the city. They were traced six
teen miles farther. when the trail wa