Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-11-19
The Fl Paso Jail neIi,err.

Sheriff Paul returned from Fl Paso last evening, ;o which place be had gone to look for some of the recently escaped Pima county criminals. On his arrival tbere he found Joseph Casey already captured and in jail, and learned furthermore, that Tim Hurley had been in town the day before, but had gone probably into Chihuahua. Leaving Casey in jail with instructions to keep him secure, he went after Hurley, bnt not finding him he returned to Fl Paso only to find that during hIs absence a general jail delivery had taken place and Casey together with four other prisoners had left for parts unknown. The jail, Sheriff Paul con- sldered insecure, and offered to pay for an additional guard, but the authorities assured him that nothing would happen and that Casey would be safe enough, later events however, proved the case to be far otherwise.
 The account of tine escape as taken from the Fl Paso Times Is as follows:
 There were confined in the jail five
 
 been captured here, aud who was charged with highway robbery--and for whom there was a reward of SlJO: one from Maryland, charged with embezzle ment, and for whom there was a reward Of S2OO. The other three we're m for petty offences, such as drunkenness, etc. Last night about s o'clock they made their escape through hole in the wall which they had made, andI all left, the two for whom there were rewards taking with them rock weighing over 2OD pounds, and to winch they were chained. They pulled the rock through the open ing, across the corral, and lifted 1t over an adobe wall, at least ten feet high. This they accomplished by climbing up on some barrels, which were agains the wall When they had gotten outside, one of the party who was not chained, went into Chinese laundry and pro- cured an axe, and they were chOpping the chain tO pieces, when they were dis covered and placed in jail again, and chalned to the wall. The others were captured around town at different places and all put back Tn the jail and guard stationed in the corral at tine rear of the prison, with orders to keep a sharp look out and allow none of them to escape. But file was given to the prisoners by some party, and about one o'clock they succeeded in fling the chains, and again escaped, this time evading the officers, and leaving for parts unknown. They took with them two paIrs of handcuffs and two pairs of shacllies They were heard from this morning in Paso del Norte, where they had the shackles and handcuffs removed, but up tO the present time they have not been cap Tured. The sheriff from Tucson came down yesterday to receive the prisoner from that city, and pald the reward Of SlO0, with the instructions to keep him until he could go to Chihuahua and back. and we understand the authori- ties from Maryland are now on the road here, after the other prisoner. The question naturally arises as to who Is to blame for this escape, and we unhesI- -atingly say, the city council. How can they expect the officers to keep prison ITS in such jail as we have. Is to us in- comprehensible. This prison is a little better than none at all. It Is an old adobe building, that man can dig out of in an hoar at any time. It IS a waste If time to put a man in it, if he has done anything to justify him in escaping.