The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-07-13
ESCAPE OF CONNECTS.
A Heavy Delivery From One Of the wood
en- Buildings ut the Penitentisry.

The overcrowded condition Of the Peuiten-
tiary necessitated couple Of years ago the
erection in the yard of an auxiliary building.
The old Deer Lodge Jail was purchased for
the purpose and erected therein. Ii has
double walls and double doors. In IL last
Tuesday eleven short term convicts were
confined. From IL Tuesday night six of them
escaped, at about $50 o'clock. During the
day the solid door-one being solid and the
other barred-is left open to permit ventila-
ton. At night the solid door is closed. 1t
is now evident that during the day the nuts
had been removed from the staple of the
open door, and when it was closed at night,
and the yard guard was absent on his rounds
the staple was pried out and the door forced
to permit egress. Six of them thus escaped
and scaled the fence, the first discovery Of
the escape being made by little Mary O'Neil,
daughter of Hugh O'Neili who lives across
the street from the prison She was out on
the porch, saw men on the fence, and ran
upstairs and awakened her father, who ran
over to the prison and gave the alarm. The
six men scattered when they got outside, two
coming toward town, two going up the river
and two in another direction. Their names
and description and the reward of 500 offer
ed for each is published elsewhere.
The orders are for the yard guard to visit
the old Jail building every five minutes dur
the night. He is also required to visit the
carpenter shop and the north end of the
prison on his rounds. Robert Kimball, who
was on duty in the yard, says that he was not
he IL satl uhar,
the escape occurred, having moved along on
his route and stopped to light his bulbs eye
lantern. Warden Botkin believes it possible
for the escape to have been made within that
Understanding that the prisoners were pre-
pared to act as quick rs the guard moved
away.
The escaping men were: James Duncan
who served term before and was sent up
again for term Of two years for burglariz-
ing the house of Annie Cunningham, In
Deer Lodge, within two hours after his re-
lease; he had only six months to remain.
James Stephens aliasFred Spencer, who was
seut from Custer for two years for horse
stealing, and having one year yet to serve
Frank Saylor alias G. b. Aubrey, sent for
two years from Lewis & Clarke for horse
stealing, and having one year yet TO serve
William Morgan, a quarter breed, sent from
Lewis s. Clarke one year for horse stealing,
and having six months yet to serve. Richard
Pettis sent from Silver Bow County for two
and half years for horse stealing and having
eighteen months yet to serve. Lars Herman
son, aged ffty-niue years, and sent from Gus
ter to serve three years for voluntary man
slaughter, and having two years yet to serve.
The other five prisoners who refused 10
join in the escape and remained in their cells
were: Dennis Manton, under ten years SEN
tence; William Jackson, under seven years
sentence and having two months yet to
serve; Antelope Shirt (Indian), under eigh-
teeu months sentence and having two months
yet to serve; Charles Rock, under one years
sentence and having five months to serve
and John Dolan, No. l. (the bullion mani I'M
der three and a half years sentence and hav-
ing three months yet to serve.
Up to latest advices none Of the escaped
prisoners had been recaptured.
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