Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-06
BIG JAIL BREAK,
The Night Watchnal Bucked and
Gagged at 2 O'clock This a. N.
SIX PRISONERS GET AWAY,

About two o'clock this morning the night
Waterman on the inside OF the Jail,
named Sever Robinson, noticed that
the gas in the lower eud Of the
corridor on the Fifth street side, first floor had
blown out. He unlocked the door leading
from the ante-room into the CORR.
dor and started to light 1t, but az he
was passing the second cell from the door
prisoner sprang out and seized him by the
throat and forced him into the cell,
the door of which was Oman.
Immediately two or three other
prisoners flocked in, and one put Q sponge in
the watchman's mouth as gag, and tied il
fast back Of his neck. They then threw him
on the bed in the cell and bound him hand and
foot with straps.
This cell was occupied by Andrew Miller,
the man recently convicted for supplying
Hamilton with file to escape, but who
was awaiting new trial Ed. Heath occu-
pied the cell with Miller. but the watch.
man says it was Miller who seized and choked
him and the others who attacked him he can
not name. They took his revolver from his
pocket, and one OF them stood guard
enlng to blow his brains out II he uttered a
loud noise. As a matter of fact he was
gagged SO securely that precaution was un.
necessary. When he was fully secured they
took his keys from him and went out OF
the corridor, locking the door behind them
There was still the iron door, leading into
the sherifrs Office, but, as they had secured
that key also they quickly passed out, locking
thedoor behind them and taking the keys and
revolver with them.
Robinson struggled until he rolled off the
bed in the cell, and as they had not had the wit
to lock him in the cell, he rolled and dragged
himself out into the corridor and to the door
OF the adjoining cell, where he awoke a
prisoner by humping against the door. The
prisoner, named John Hauck. reached through
the grating of the door and united the gag,
whefeupon the Waterman began calling lus-
tily for help. Some of the employees In the
sheriff's family heard his cries and awakened
Sheriff Richter who hurried down and with
duplicate keys entered and released the watch
man and heard his story.
An investigation showed that three cells,
containing two prisoners each, had been un-
locked, they having In some manner obtained
keys. They were named in cells as follows:
A. Miller and Ed. Heath, ]. Hamilton and
M. Gahr, John Lavelle Id John schmicker.
There offences were as follows:
Miller, aiding prisoners to escape, carried
fle into the jail.
Heath, embezzlement from Geo. Farrell q
Co., st. Paul.
j. Hamilton. blowing open safe OF Breen &
Young, st. Paul.
Michael Gahr, held for Wright county on
charge OF burglary.
John Sctmicker, forging a check in st.
Paul.
John Lavelle, held for Mcleod county on
charge OF forgery.
The sheriff gave the alarm to the police and
all of the men on duty were notified, and those
Off duty were summoned to search for the es.
capped prisoners.
The sheriff offers reward OF SIS each for
| their arrest and will probably increase the
amount to-day.
The followingis their desert ption:
A. Miller, heavy built, weight over 200,
| light complexion, commencing to be bald
headed in front. Age about IS years.
j. Hamilton, slim built, dark omplexion
small mustache, weight about 160. Age %.
Z. G. Heath, short build, light complexion,
weight about $50. age about twenty-four.
Michael Gahr, dark complexion, heavy
mustache, weight about 1865, age twenty
eight to thirty.
John Schmicker, light built, smooth face,
about 90 years old
John Lavelle, brown hair, slim bnilt,
weight about 100, had been shot through the
wrist on right hand which is sore.