Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-29
LIBERTY OR DEATH.
SIX Conricis IN The Hunt Comfy Hail
Cut THEIR Way Through
Selid Masonry.
Three OF Them arr ovossnken by ne latter
Who ie Mcrtaiiy Wounded In shs
Struggle That Ensuee.

special TO the Gazette.
GRKRNvfiIR, TEX, Aug 9s This
morning the city was thrown Into STATE
OF CONSERVATION and wild exaitomen,
over the report tina, the prisoners Of the
county jail had made their escape. Upon
inquiry Il was found that the sentenced
7 prisoners, John Smith, eleven years for
horse-Stcaling; Louis Phillips, two years
for horse-stealiugi Tom Cam, throe years
for stealing money Charley Adams, seven
years Tor burglary and hOrse-steailug;
William Cabel, two years for burglary
aud Jim Crack, negro, two years for
burglary, had escaped. They had all
gone into one cell last night Having a
case knlfe and razor IN taeir posses ion
they managed to cut through the floor
under the cell wall and back up through
The door into tue hallway where they
1 found sixteen inch brick and cOncretr
outside wall obstructlng their lib
lerty. They were but a few
minutes getting through into the iail
yard where they climbed twelve-i0ot
fence 20 tind themselves liberated When
She last one Of the six escaped II was
daylight. There were Ave prisoners lcft
In the jail who did not prefer such yen-
tures among whom was LIT Johnson,
sentenced 90 i've years IN the peniten-
tiary for murder. When THE GAxxIrK
man arrived At the jail and gathered the
particulars from Johnson no WAS at lib.
cry in the yard. lie said he did not
want TO go, as he was satisfied he wohld
tlud legal liberty yet AS soon as Jailtr
Adsir found what had occurred b.
mounted = horse and followed ihs.n
about three miles, where he came upon
three of the cunylcts aud succeeded Ia
capturing them, but one made break
and was about TO get away, when
passtr-Oy was on the scene. Mr.. Adair
pulled cut his pistol and gave ii
10 the stranger TO pursue tho fee
Ing convict, While ne guarded the
other two, supppsing BEN 10 be nm
armed; but uay ~ iqc stranger got cut
OF sight with the pistol the two prisoners
grabbed Adalr. one holding him while The
other, John S.nith, cut cash across hls
neck aud cut his wrist half of and the
second HEX struck him about the right
shoulder, cutting his body half In two o
his left hip. He then weakened, and they
took him from bis horse aud left him for
dead; but In a few inmates he gained
enough strength 10 walk, and holding his
lungs, liver and heart IN with one
hand, and his bowels with the
other, he walked half mile 10
| farm-nouse, whore boy came
TO town iur doctors who Immediately
rendered oil the all la their power. The
/ doctors think tneis Is no hope for Adair
TO recover Tue thieves rode Adair's
horse about one mile and turned MIN
loose, taking 70 the brush The officers
have wired every point and each one has
large forces IN search Of the fugltives.
Grrenvllle sent alb ut zoo Aplsemon at II
! p IN.
Jim Crack, ooiored, was captured about
six miles east OF town on Mr.. Moore's
plantation. He is again behind the bars
Sheriff Hale left town at "a p. IN. with q
posse of thirty or forty men well-armed
TO guard the timber east of here eight TO
fifteen miles. At an early hour tomorrow
morning large reinforcement VIII take
the chase. Smith, who did the fatal cut
ting, is the man most sought, and they
are on his trail ~ O'Clock the city
was flied with conntrymen who were
wildly excited, aud remained all evening
until after DARK in hopes OF seeing Smith
brought In, when II was anticipated that
u neck-tie party would be in order, but Il
few are leaving now. Smith would stand
a bad show II brought here TO face his
last crime Deputy Sheriff Adair was
still living at 9 O'Clock. The rain to-day
about noon was greatly In the favor OF
the posse, as II made the tracks Visible,
when was a great help In the absence Of
blood hounds.