The state herald., 1891-10-02
A CHEYENNE JAIL BREAK.
Parkison and Miller. two Convicted
Murderers, Released.

Cheyenne was startled on the morn.
ing Of the 27tb by the news that two men
had been released by an outsider from the
county Jail. The details form an interest
ing story.
The Laramie county jail is In the rear Of
the court house and forms part Of that
building. Entrance is effected through
the court house hallway, on either side oi
which are doors leading into the various
county offices. At the end OF this hallway
is an Iron door through which entrance Is
effected to the Jail. The cells are enclosed
In an enormous steel cage, which 10 placed
In the midst OF an oblong room.
The interior is kept well lighted all
night, while the court house hallway Is
brilliantly lighted. William Kelly,
brother of Sheriff Kelly, Is tho night
watchman, who is supposed to stay inside
the Jail at night and see that nothing goes
wrong.
According to his story, about | o'clock
THIS morning there was rap on the out
side door. Believing that it was one
the employees Of the sheriff's office, he
opened 1t about six inches and was con
fronted with the cold muzzle of q big re
volver 1t was held in the hands of q
rather thick-set man, who wore short
whiskers and soft felt hat drawn well
forward. "Tbrow up your hands,, said
the caller, and Kelly promptly complied.
Kelly was then made to go into the
sherih's Office and open the safe. From
this pair Of handouts were tak%
put.on his hands. After the bold iGraue.,
had gagged him and fastened him to a
chair he took the keys to the Jail.
"This is pretty tough on you, Kelly"
said the energetic man with the whiskers,
"but l can't see an innocent man suffer, SO
came here to release Parkison."
The man then went INTO the safe and
tock out such keys as he wanted, took
some others from Kelly, and fishing a
watch out OF keley's pocket, remarked
that is was still in the shank of the even
ing, just 1880 o'clock, aud putting the
watch back in Kelly's pocket, he told him
II he made single move his life would be
the penalty, and strobe into the jail
He must have been in there from an hour
to an hour and half, as about that time
would be required for a man unfamiliar
with the locks TO find his way into u par
ticular cell. When he returned he had
two men with him, Parkison and Miller
They rumaged about for shoes and over
coats. Parkison and the whiskered man
took an overcoat and gum coat. Miller.
he, ;. 1 Ia a L.,
getting q pair Of shoes, and finally com
promised on pair which he partly filled
with rags.
The entire proceedings were cool and
wanted they simply disappeared. Kelly's
efforts to release himself were finally sue
cessful, and, rushing into the jailer's res
idence, he aroused Deputy Sheriff Sharp
less. Together they made an inventory
and found but two birds missing. At 8
o'clock the police were notified so that
search could be instituted, Sheriff Kelly
himself being out of town.
Miller was soon found on the railroad
not far from town.
No track or trace has been secured OF
Parkison. The country is being secured
for him, but as his arrangements for es-
cape were undoubtedly pretty complete
his recapture is scarcely anticipated.
Parkison is a rather genteel looking man
OF about 81. He is five feet eight inches in
height, pale from long confinement and
with hair of a somewhat darker shade than
his sandy moustache. He was u corporal
in the Seventeenth infantry stationed at
Fort Russell at the time of his arrest