Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1886-08-26
Jail Delivery al White Sulphur Springs.

On Tuesday evening, July 18th. Mt about
1890. several parties passing the lail al
White Sulphur Springs were arrested by
the cry of murder and ''help me out,
proceeding rom the interior oI tue t'ssinst'i..
On iuvestigat ION, they found that the
cries proceeded from Henry kuinpe, the
jailor, and all they could understand was,
that he was in there alone and was locked
w IN a ell. They Immediately broke
opeu the door and found the prisoneis
gene aud the iaior laying buckad and
ga.!ed in one OF the cells. After searching
some time, They AZ last iuund the keys
hidden in the stove, and liberated the
newly made prisoner. humpe says, that
as usual, at about hall past nine, he went
to HE cage to see that the prisoners were
Locked ia for the night. As he supposed,
all eft the corridor and went into the cells,
ano after locking the cell doors, he went
into the corridor himse.. to see that all
was safe. As he went toward the water
CLOSET in the further corner, he heard the
doc, shut behind him. and thinking it was
SOM OF his friends playing a joke on him,
eal,d to them to stop fooling and open
the door. Some one ON the outside an
sweed that he would open the door in a
mi,rte Kumpe again told him to open
the door and as he answered again, he
! thought he recognized the voice 81 one of
| tn, prisoners. but before he could do any
thing the man outside had found the lever
he nd been iunbling for and unlocked the
eel doors, when the prisoners rushed out
of Gle cells, jumped upon kumpe and over
powered him. The man outside then
| o,yaed the door and came in, and all as
sised in gagging and tieing their prisoner
AFR carrying him into one of the cells and
losing him in, the former prisoners locked
tn. outer door antjeft for parts unknown.
Afer struggling for a time kumpe succeeded
in freeing his hands and removing the gag
srca his mouth, set up IA howl Tor ASSIST
are, which WAS heard and he was liberated
assbove stated Their, were four prison
er. il the Jail, all held to await the action
of Ie grand jury. Their names and des-
criGion are as follows:
ohm Bergh, height five feet seven inches,
dirk complexion long black whskers; his
hsls have been frozen, can't walk we'll
Chrge, attempted arson.
'erce Kurby, five feet six inches high
. li,t complexion, mustache, peculiar looi
). il one eye, bald ON top of head. Charge
: fcgery.
;. Tex Reed, rs years old; five feet ri,
= inIes high. brown hair mixed with gray
5. heel eyes, sandy side whiskers: occupa
: tin horse fancier.
Re Nm. II. smith, age IS, five feet sever
irles high, dark hair, dark blue eyes, darl
'e ca,plexion, false upper teeth, two bro
" X, Off occupation horse fancier.
1ere was "a table in the corridor, nea
4 tl,door, covered with blanket, general
usa by the prisoners as a card table, am
=, il, supposed that one of the prisoners
= hing under this, waited until the iailo
hi passed, jumped ont and closed th
IN dor. II was all done SO quickly thi'
l. kmpe did not see any one leave the eo'
= rior
re about n dozen men started out as 500
IA AZ the news WAS known. but UP Ia III
p,sent time, Wednesday evening. nothin
"a IA been seen or heard Of the fugitives.
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L telephone dispatch from White IA
phr Springs to Townsend, on the 2ot
IL H., SAYS that Tex Reed and Pierce N
e. II two of the escaped prisoners WEI
IN binght there and put back in jail. The
AZ We captured at a point tsenty-ihie
o. L. northwest of the Springs. The oths
have not yet been caught.