The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-07-12
BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
COnyictS of the Oregon State PEN
itentiary Make Il Break.
Three Killed. TIVE Wounded, nnd
Nine Escape.

On the morning OF July 81 at naI
past 8 an attempt was made by Il num-
Der of cnnvicts of the Oregon penten-
tiary to escape, and the attempt was
partially successful. The break was
made by workmen in the foundry,
who captured Warden Collins on the
bridge over Mill creek, between the
foundry buildings and the psnilen-
tiary. Having captured him they
kept him between them and the guard
on the stoc!lade, near the penitentiary
building, and forced him ahead of
them as n shield. About this time
the alarm was given, and the guard
at the gate next to the penteutiary,
named Stillwell, was the only one
within shooting distance of the CON
spring convicts. As they came near
the gate the convicts ordered ii 20 be
opened, but Warden Collins told Still
well not to open the hIg gate but TO
open the small one which led to the
front rooms of the rententiary build
ings. The guard did as Collin, direct
ed, and as the
BAND PASSED UNDER
Him he shot Ben Rivers alias McGib-
ben (seut from Multnomah county for
burglary in the baeE, killing him al
most instantly. H. next shot Sitka
Jack or Jack Wthiams, also from
Multnomah county for burglary,
through the shoulders and lungs, kill
ing him. The next shot killed Il con-
vict named Brown, the shot taking eff
feet in the head. The crowd of con-
victs with Warden Collins, then eE-
tered the front portion of the peuitcn-
tlary building, and the convicts Sc
cured a. gun and pistol in the turn
keys room, after which they passed
out of the building and through the
gate to the ru;,d. III, the meantime
Stillwell was getting in shot a. Of
ten ais possible. aud he succeeded in
badly wounding two Others. The
wounded men are both from Marion
county, named John Mexican, sem
fenced for thirty years for burglary
and robbery, aud William Smith also
for robbery and burglary, sentenced
for fifteen years. The others uf the e>-
Gaping convicis then passed out Ct the
west gate and
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'ewa'u "i one ""''''e,' "",."' w.
each o, 'ie eSc'l'ei eoi'a,H's .'"> "ev',
"iiereu ny tne PRISON au'li"ri,,e>' "'u
mere Is 40 u"uoi 'ha' mos, M, II "". az
O. tneni' VIII ne c"p'u'eui ine =. .>"''
"i,'c'ais 'ia'i oeeh suspec.''lS u.'e'ht'-
eu escape oy some "i 'he c'hN'e'S i"'
some t'me, oul were uhap'e 'o aScei
tam ue'ii''el! 'lS '"ie 'ile "''enli'
w"uia ne naue' "afue'. N"''!I'S ""s
assaulted WIN Nu''e ".'' 'e'elsg" ", Nv
serious INJURY NO o''ier "n,v,"'s
were i'urt. i"'t'c> "'e ~ 9".' 80
me ESCAPED c"hN'c's ana they VIII
u"un''es "e '"p'u'e"'
John McNerh' one OF ''e cu''' 'c'S
sh"t, ule" curing tns 'tsh,' ne ""S
one OF tue gang VINO r"ooeu the ,'"'e
at inr'ier station, or.' "o"u, ,niee
Ne"rs ago. anu WIS sentence" '"' 'o
yFn'S' .,
one "I the escapes was caP'ureu at
tue I"rn oi li,S. Nr"s-' .Wo "i,'ee
S"t''h-easl oi oa'cin, an" we 'c''o"