Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-22
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He Turns the Bolt ON His JaiIer and
IN Free,
All Eureka was astir yesterday over the
escape Of Marco Del Barba from the
County Jail at 8 o'clock in the morning.
Everybody had his say about it, and no.
body who could think Of a joke at Officer
Hayes expense lost the opportunity to get
rid OF it. Del Barba had been sentenced
on Thursday to five years in the State
Prison for the burglary of Otto Boetzel's
house and he was in the Comfy Jail. from
which he nearly escaped through the wall
q few nights ago, awaiting transportation
to Carson. 1t seems that Mr.. Kaye, the
jailer, did not appear to be suspicious Of
his prisoner and did not take the proper
precautions to keep him secure. Yester day
morning about 8 o'clock he took their
breakfast to the prisoners, among whom
was Del Barba, without irons or any other
restraint upon his locomotive powers. As
Mr.. Kaye passed down the p~assage-wsy be-
tween the cells and the front walls, beyond
the burglar, the latter ran to the iron
door, which was ajar, got through in a
moment, locking himself out and leaving
the jailer a prisoner. What Mr.. Kaye
said and what Del Barba said is
variously told. Perhaps the former
yelled to be let out and the latter only
answered with a good morning." The
Gagged jailer did not let up calling for re-
lease and he was heard by a number Of
persons, but they took the sounds for the
rawlings of some Jail bird only and gave
no heed to the jailed ~jailer's calls for lib
erty. At last, Constable McGovern hear
ing the yelling continue for some time,
went over and opened the Jail door.
The alarm was soon given among the
officers, who all turned u with their
aids afoot and horseback to scour the
town and every possible place OF conceal
ment in the neighborhood. Their search
during the day and up to a late hour in
the evening proved in vain. II, however,
the convict Is to be found, they will
dig him up. Mr.. Sweeney ia on his mettle,
and he would rather lose his whole livery
stable and the Sherif's office thrown in
than fail to recover the burglar, over
whose escape nobody is so mad as he is.
There was . great deal OF talk about the
escape and concealment of Del Barba, and
various opinions were expressed; but the
6ODOiaA iihPAO ocAOA y buhk AC was bbOWcu
away by some Of his countrymen, who are
reported to feel outraged that Frank
Robes, The presumed principal in the
burglary. was allowed to go free by a slip
in the Courthouse, while Del Barba was
sentenced to the State Prison, as though
alone in the felony. OF course, we know
nothing OF the truth of this, but give ii
for what we hear it-as mere street talk.
DEL BARBA II.
Nobody in the world hardly would have
expected that Del Bsrba, the fugitive Jail
bird, would be found where he was found.
The place he chose for refuge was up in
the rafters Of the Courthouse, over the
northwest corner of the courtroom. Off
Ger Walsh did look up there casually dur
ing the day on two different occasions,
but it was 80 dark that he could see moth
ing; but still having IN idea that his man
was up there, he made another trip last
night about 10 O'Clock to the same place,
accompanied by John Wallace, each
armed with a candle and six-shooter.
There Is a large space Of rafters running
east and west about IS inches apart. At
right angles with these are heavy cross
beams standing up a foot above the raft
ers. Wallace, being the lighter man of
the two, was sent to make the circuit of the
space. Suddenly he came upon the lost
Del Barba lying between a couple Of raft
ers with his head behind a cross beam. He
was entirely out Of sight to anybody not
within 10 feet of him. He rose and tried
to run, bat seeing Officer Walsh in front
of him he threw up the sponge.
The fellow had a quilt, an old
coat and other things, and when
routed, was stretched out at full
length on & tolerably comfortable bed.
This makes it evident that Del Barba
never left the Courthouse at all. 1t was a
shrewd dodge Of his not to hide far away.
In order TO reach his lair you go up the
main stairway, then up q fight of stairs
leading by the courtroom gallery. Through
a small door, unlocked, you go east. Turn
about after passing through this door and
the surface of rafters la before you. Climb
up about -four feet and you reach the level
on which he reclined, very hungry and
doubtless very i'll at ease. and waiting for
the small hours to make his exit.