The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-28
TOMJONEs.
Full Particulars Of the Capture Of
Dillon's Deputy Sheriff.

OAAAV0'0 O0pUty 0004AAs
Two Horse Thieves and One Murderer
Get Away with the Job in
Excellent Style.
A private dispatch to the MINER,
received at II o'clock last night, stat
ed that the Dillon sheriff had been
captured and in~carcerated by three
prisoners. It appears Sheriff Sulli-
van, of Silver Bow county, was also
notified of the, affair. He at once
called Deputy Sheriff Pete LIE Clair
aud reached the depot just before the
freight train for the East pulled out.
Here he encountered q little difficult
ty az the conductor positively refused
to allow passengers on bis train. The
conductor was only obeying orders.
Nj. sullivan very quietly remarked:
'.If the train goes l 60; If I don't 60
the train don't CO." Learning his
mission the conductor took chances
on the issue and took aboard the pas
sengers. The MINER reporter was at
the d. pot at the time and made ar
raDgements wie some Of the railroad
men to get q full and complete re-
port.
Upon the arrival In Dillon of the
Silver Bow officials they were 'uet by
the Clerk of the Court, who escorted
the gentlemen to the Jail. The
structure is q good one and inside
the main building has an iron cage
with TWO compartments surrouned by
a corridor. The kitchen is divided
IF by q partition. The Deputy Sher-
if is IN the habit OF letting out the
prisoners at 8 p. m. and admitting
them into the kitchen where they
dine and then retuIn to their cells.
On this occasion the entire lot of men
imprisoned, nine In number, were
allowed to come out. Six Of them
finished eating their supper and Sher-
iR Jones went with them to the rear
portion of the cage, locked them in
and returned to the dining room.
The three men left there were White
and COnnOrs, under Indictment for
horse stealing, and = man named
Homer, q former brakeman of the
Utah Northern, now under tndtct-
ment fol killing . man on Nov. 4th.
at Spring Hill. James sat down up
on his bed in the s. E. corner of the
room aud waited for these men to
finish their supper. They all arose
from the table at the same time and
White psssed round to the bed where
the sheriff was sitting. These men
had behaved SO well the official was
unsespecting Of danger. ae arose
from the bed. however, and White
jumped upon him. Jones at once
knocked the man down and then at
tempted to draw his gun ~whereupon
Homer and ConnOrs sprang upon
MIN. threw him on the bed and took
his gun and keys. In the scuf1e the
bedstead was broken down and the
pieces scattered about the floor.
The sheriff was overpOwered,
thrown upon the floor, kicked in the
RIBS by C0Dn0rs, bucked and gagged,
handcuffed, carried into the cell,
locked in and left upon the floor.
The three men then put on the limp
locks. unlocked and passed through
the front door, locked it after them
and fed into the country.
The outside lock 10 Of q. peculiar
combination. and could not be un.
done. sheriff Sullivan arrived upon
the scene, with his deputy, and we're
hailed with pleasure. They at once 1n-
sti,uted a Ilan for bursting the COM
bination outside look, passed inside.
used some of his own keys to gain
entrance to the cell where Jones was
confined, approached the distressed
official, unlocked his handouts, and
3 him free. Had not the six pris-
oners been locked up 80 soon . Por-
tion of them wonld have come TO MS
rescue. As It was he was simply
taken unawares, and was unable to
help himself.
sheriff Sullivan and Deputy Le.
ci.ir 81 onoe boarded the next train
md arrived In Butte yesterday even.
M. SDfar, nothing has been heard
AZ fhe ESCAPED prisonsrsy but arowaro
VIM probably F. oders1