Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-12
ANOTHER JAIL DELIVERY.

Between twelve aud one O'CLOCK yesteruay,
While oil the county Jail attendants were
absent from the premises with the exception
If Frank Peterson, one of the %jailors. it
to ]. w. Maxwell, a prisoner con-
lined therein, that it was necessary for him
. 60 TO one Of the outbuildings in the Jail
,ard. He impaired his desire to Jailor
Peterson and that official proceeded to &C.
company him. Within the Jail is q room
surrounded BY an iron grating, which is the
apartment Of the prisoners. Peter
ION unlocked the door Of this grated apart
nent and let Maxwell out into the corridor
which surrounds the cells and general room.
He then turned to lock the door, Maxwell
beside him. After he had rear
the locks aud bolts he turned to
his man, when the most
object which met his
gaze was the muzzle Of a navy
six shooter in front Of his eyes and the ing
of Maxwell in close proximity to the trig.
ger. The prisoner had a decided drop on
him aud in response to orders Peterson
threw up his hands and kept them up. Max
we'll then took Peterson's revolver from his
hip pocket aud ordered him to open the
door Of the grated room and place himself
inside. Peterson complied, aud, with = re-
volver 10 each hand, Maxwell commanded
the jsilor and all the prisoners to get into
the celle, which open into this room and are
all closed by one movement Of a sliding bar.
These orders we're hastily acceded to, all
the men being unarmed and we'll acquainted
with the desperate nature of the
man who had go suddenly usurped
Jail authority. As soon as the outfit
had gone into the cells, Maxwell closed the
doors upon them and locked them in. He
then placed his pistols in his pockets, un-
locked the outer doors ofthe Jail and walked
gu: Of the establishment, carefully closing
all the doors behind him. His subsequent
operations are shrouded in mystery. He
went away and no one knows the direction
he took. In the course of an hour the other
Jail attendants returned aud it was then that
the situation Of affairs was revealed to the
outside world and Deputy Sheriff Osburn
started out to search for his lost prisoner
aud sent volunteers in different directions.
The hunt has thus far been unsuccessful
Sheriff Baker was absent from the city,
having started early yesterday morning for
Firesteel, intending to be gone several days.
A messenger was sent after him and it vas
thought he would be overtaken at Milltown
some time last night.
The escaped prisoner, J W. Maxwell,
was placed in Jail FIR attempting to shoot
John E. Maxwell. in this city some two
months ago. Since his arrest it has been
discovered that he Was a prominent mem.
Der Of a Black Hills road agent gang which
had committed theft and murder IN several
instances along the Cheyenne route. Two
Of his associates are DOW serving out life
sentences and he was so badly wanted that
a reward of $4,000 was up for his capture
$1,000 by the Union Pacific rail.
road company, $1,000 by the Wyoming
Stage Co. and 5000 BY the po>tof flee depart.
ment. His identity had been pretty we'll
established and a deputy marshal is expect.
ed from Wyoming Tonight to transport
him to that territory. In his road
agent operations he was known under
the aliases of "Cully" and "Mc-
Donald" 1t is supposed that be had
been informed of the expected arrival
of q Wyoming official and 10 consequence
laid bis plans fr escape.
How be obtained possession ofthe revol.
yer is q mystery. 1t was Of large sig. and
Of the best pattern. A couple OF suspicious
characters have been about town for sever
al days who are looked upon as Msxwelrs
confederates. A woman who is known
here by the name of "Wipgie" has visited
him in Ill several times but the officers
say she has never bees alone with him and
hat che has bad no opportunity to pass
him the revolver. One fact everybody is
certain of-that be. Was we'll armed and
'unuC q otiCh CsC7Uc. Ills TcChpluTe IL MOI
considered probable.
The orders of Sheriff Baker aad Deputy
O.burn we're that no prisoner should be
permitted to leave the grated room unless
accompanied by at least two armed attend
ants. A violation of this order has resulted
in the escape Of another desperate. Our
stumbling block seems to be his
inability to procure men az assistants who
will carry out his orders. He cannot be at
all times in attendance at the Jail and must
rely upon subordinates to care for that in
stl.u,ion. He procures the beet material
which the salary allotted will induce to per.
form the service and keeps a watchful eye
upon all their movements. While he is
about the premises the most perfect disci-
pline is enforced. but it appears that both
prisoners and employees take advantage of
his abaence.
Under the instructions of District Attor.
ney Gamble two men we're last night arrest.
ed by Manhal Gemmill vino are snenactod