Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-27
Escape of Prisoners.

SALINAS, February 26th.-A lew minutes
before o'clock to-day, while the Sheriff and
his deputies were at dinner, word was sent
that three prisoners had broken out of Jail
be true, and McCarty, John Wisenstein and
Bill Farral were found missing. They
made their escape by cutting out a section of
| the iron bar that guarded the window, through
which they passed head first, dropping to the
ground. Wisenstsin was speedily tracked
and captured out by the Odd Fellows Gene
terry, where McCarty and Fsrral took an
opposite direction toward Cemetery avenue.
| On the way they jumped into buggy and
| drove at a break-neck speed toward Bisnco.
| The Sheriff, with body Of armed men, i'm
mediately started in pursuit, but as yet have
not returned. Wisenstein is serving term
il the Folsom State Prison, and was brought
| here Saturday as the chief witness against
| McCarty. who is connected with the stage
robbery az Soledad last fall, Wisenstein turn
| ing States evidence. Farral was in for
cowboy escapade occurring here some time
since. His term expired to-day, but another
charge, of horse-stealing, with convicting evil
dence against him, was 20 be commenced.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SALINAS, February 26th.-Ths Sheriff and
| his men have just returned, bringing with
them the two ail-breakers, who fled towards
1 Ll6 EIV6r Oh LIS DtAnCO EOaus n6 iuSu were
| captured, after bloody struggle. about 600
| yards from the river bed. The officers came
| upon them in the brush Unexpectedly, when
McCarty raised up, and pointing pistol at
Deputy Sheriff eager. shouted, Throw up
your hands or I'll Kill you" Never" said
the deputy, and at this moment McDougall,
who was just in the rear. fred, hitting Nc.
Carly in the abdomen. This brought him to
the ground, when he surrendered. He also
received slight scalp wound and was struck
over the head with the butt of pistol as he
was falling. He being secured attention was
| directed TO Farral, who was taken after Sc
we're struggle, not, however, until he had been
shot in the right side, opposite the heart, and
also through the arm. About sixteen shots
were fired, the two convicts firing respect
lively four and two, though the officers and
citizens escaped unhurt. Farral is considered
| fatally wounded, and the doctors say he can
not live any length of time. McCarty re-
ceived bullet which entered the right groin
and lodged against the hip bone. He also
received slight scalp wounds from shotgun,
his hat being literally filled with holes. His
| wounds are not necessarily fatal, and will in
| all probability heal. Both men were armed
with fve-shooters carrying large ball tits
not publicly known who furnished the weap.
ona, but the Deputy Sheriff says he can Sc.
cure the person or persons. Some suppose
the assistance was given by woman, while
others contend that it was brother of Nc.
Carly, who has visited him in Jail. Farral
is 80 exhausted from loss of blood that
nothing can be agcertsined from him.
STATEMENT OF MoARTY.
When asked fora statement, McCarty gave
the following 81 was arrested in Sacramento
county on December 6 h. and taken out on
habeas corpus and removed to this jail on
December oh. My trial was set for Febru.
sry 28sh. have been working on this job
for over two months started before Sheriff
Franks went out of Office. OF course it was
slow work, for we are only permitted to be
out of cur cells fer short time each day. 1
had to put stick of wood under the window
and climb up, for the sill is about eight feet
from the floor"
When your reporter asked him If the other
prisoners knew anything Of the job, he said:
"Oh yes; some of them did, and this fellow
in the next cell, told him 1 would kill him
If he squealed on me- Don't say that. Tell
them l told him he would live just as long if
he didn't blow on me. l might have killed
him. I think 7 should if he had given it
away, for when my present sentence expires
there is another case in Modesto that will
probably send me up for life, and you
know dreadful risks have to be taken
when lifelong imprisonment is staring you
in the face. have father, mother. sister
and brother living in Sacramento county. If
die, they will soon forget me but If l have
to go up for life, it would break the hearts Of
my parents, as they are sickly anyhow. |
first served year in San Quentin when l was
Is years old. This was for robbing stage
between Gilroy and Los Banos. My folks
are all respectable, honest and industrious.
They have lived in Sacramento since 1862"
To a question as to whether or not the
other two nrep assisted him, he said No
did it all myself. with rough blade
and boot.spring that l got cut of an old
boot that was lying around here and L told
them they could come if they wanted to.
Farral said he was In for it, for
although his term expired tomorrow he ex-
pected to get long sentence on charge of
horse stealing to be preferred against him.
I first met Wisensteiu in Phoenix, Arizona,
where 1 owned half interest in mine.
told him L would diyvy with him if he would
stand in with the work. When We had been
together about week / received word that
my father was dying, and started for home.
was returning to the mine when they took
me in for stage robber."
BY this time he had grown very weak, and
declined to say anything further, when the
reporter said. at is supposed that your
brother furnished you with the pistols" He
said: Thew are mistaken. won't get any
body into trouble, so l refuse to answer any
more Besides, have never been searched
since being arrested"
Thsir wounds were dressed, and they were
then locked in their cells. The cutting Of
the iron bars was very neat job, they being
about three inches by three-quarters of an
inch thick. The woodwork was cut away to
get the window. sashes off, and McCarty says
he made o wrench of piece of stovewood to
turn the nuts on the bolts that held the two
window frames in place. The excitement
has somewhat subsidized since the men were
secured.
Runaway Accident.
SALINAS, February 26th.-As G. Bornetti,
of Gonzales, was driving to Salinas about 4
o'clock this afternoon, his horse ran away,
throwing him to the ground, breaking hisright
arm about the elbow, and bruising his
head. He was picked up an hour later in an
insensible condition, and brought here.
Condition ImprOved-Death OF Belle
Cook.
SAN JOSE, February 26th.-Martin Muir
ply was much better yesterday, and the i'm
provement is still more marked to-day. his
physicians think he will pull through. On
the strength of this report. Senator Murphy
returned to Sacramento this morning,
Mrs. j. NJ. Paul, better known as Belle
Cook, champion equestrienne OF the world,
died il this city Sunday morning of pneu-
monia and Inflammation of the bowels. She
was native of England. and 81 years Of age.
Twenty. five Horses Burned to Deafh-In-
cendiarism.
Chico, February 26.h.-A large and de-
strucsive fire broke out in the Fashion
Stables, owned by Barnard & Weed, this
morning, about half.past 8 o'clock. The
flames were first discovered in the rear Of the
sheds, in which large number of horses
were kept, and as none of the stablemen were
up at that hour it would indicate plainly the
act of an incendiary. The fire department
was promptly on hand, and did excellent
work, combining the fire to the barne, which
were brick, although the balance of the block
are wooden buildings. About twenty-five
horses were burned, many of them being
owned by private parties and quite valuable.
The loss is about $4,000; Insurance. Sl0-
GOO. TIE following is partial detailed
statement of the individual losses
Weed & Barnard, nine head of horses,
fourteen carriages, harness, etc.. sc. 0O0.
A pair of mules, unknown owner, $3.50. +. 1
A. Warren, horse and buggy, $500. DIR.
Stansbury, phaeton, $500. N. ID. Rose, bug
gy, $780, Bud Levins, buggy, $500. Dave
Cohn. horse, buggy, wagon and harness. 500.
Lew Reister, horse, 5000. L. II. Mcintosh,
two horses and buggy. $500. A. II. Shee.
child,s hearse, 81, 400. VIM. Mathews, new
wagon. $500. Tickner, Burnham & Co.,
buggy and wagon, $500. Hubbard & Earl,