, 1880-10-16

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The Boise Sasesmas givss the following
rscy account Of the impudence Of the eouv;ess
Who recently escaped from the peniteltissy
at that place:
Mr.. r. b. Reed. who came into town YES.
terday. informs us that he and Mr.. Johu
Wilson, of this valley. and Mr. wilsou,,
father. were ous wi,h wagon drawn by t.o
mules belonging to Mr.. Wilton. aud they
had with them one herse belonging 70 one se
! the party. The party we're on 4 hunting
excursion. and were camped on Tharsd.y
Inst a. James MeOuass camp on willcw
creek near the old emicrant road. about 10
nj es northeast Of Boise city and several
miles north of Ditsoe's on the Over and road.
Thursday afternoon the party were all ont
hunting. leaving no once at camp. After
shor. hnn, they returned to camp anil were
engaged IN cooking supper, ~hen they saw
five men approaching, one o: whom was Jas.
Mc0uat Their first impression Was that the
approaching party was Mcouat and some VI
his friends. rs Macs camp was 1t the sAme
place When the men came up il vss dis-
covered tha, Mac and his hired man were
b-in: hreught in.o camp as prisoners, ~hcir
captors heing none other than the three con-
,ic.s tMays, Orerholtz and Hicks, who had
escaped from the pcoissnsiary jus. week
before. Coming mp tn them. the cnnvicis
drew their arus upon the bunting party and
commanded thcm to SIT quietly. Tnry thu
we;,t through the pockets Of Mrssrs. R'ei
AID Wilson. taxing what they cou'd fDd.
The whole party If citi1cns, consisting OF
Reed, tie two Wilson's, McOna; and his
hired man. and another man who had been
hurt!nr stock aud who happened 70 come in;o
camp .but III. SANE time, we're all thea
tai en snd tied SECURE v and fastened together
with r-pe. Two OF the convicts then s,o-d
guar'l over their pns.ncrs while the third
proceeded to couk supper. After eating ,Le,r
supper the cnnyicis marched their SIX Ir,s. :
nors across the creek and into Mc0uat,s camp
where they were again ordered to sit down.
Two "f the couvic's then staed gra,d while
the other took Possession Of ;he animals. con-
siSting If two muies and twa horscs
"f the torses b. longing TO tie nan
whn had been huntirg stock The geEs
br'OrS'ng To the party were then exam
ined and taken Possession Of. The ar
mamsnt If the convicts now consisted of five
guns-two hat ti.ey brought with III, m =,
three elo, s'ng To the bunring party. One
81 the .nn, they eordemn,d and lrokr and
kept the others. They then 10. scmc hats
heio-ring 10 the party: tcok wha, pos is
ins hey want d. together with tie sad l-.
q. thiar aud hla,, ke's belonging "a Mc0aa.
and rook the stockman's io.ts fr IN him. 10
r.ouey they took $40 from Reed. $40 trom
NcOua- aud IS d liars from the stockmxn.
They then "a kel up and rode off, leaving
the prisoners stil tied, alter hsviag kent
them tied aionl sir hours The dirction
taken BY the cunvicts was toward Syrup Hill
on the cid enisrant r'aa.
Th" arms which tn. convicts hal wien
they i-ft the camp consisted of ore needle
gun. calber No. so: one Winchester II fe
calibor No. a, and 'wS breech- load nS shot
guns. OF ammunition they had "a rounds
tor thc needle gun, 20 for the Winchester
and 20 rounds for one Of the shot guns.
Du.i's their op rations the convics cum
verseil G.::t- freely with ,be cit:z,ns. frankly
telling th-m who they were. e'c. Mas
accounted FOR beirg bsre-he sded b. s,,ing
thta he lefj his ha. in Bob Wilson's orchsr,l
with a rii- ha'l through it. They informed
the citizrus that on Thursday night after tho
cscaIe they crossed Boise river and passed
The night IN the sase brush, after which they
w"rkei their way hack to the rlv.r and then
followed the conrse Of the Iiver through tho
mountains 10 point nearly opposite McOust's
carp. and thon came through the hills when
thy encountered McOnat and his Lirsd mar.
The eapvicts now well armed. we'll
mounted and provisioned. and in good III for
4 new series Of adventures