Omaha daily bee., 1892-05-22
HAD THINGS HIS OWN WAY
Casys1ass E.tirs jail Oaytzrsi By 4
Dsypsrats Frlsy-sr
COT TsE DROP on DEPUTY Wilkes
When Has Plan - Escape Nts-s-rieu He
Amused Himself liy Taking snsP shots
At Everythlng N Sighi.-Ter-
suAded TO surrender.

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Telegram 70 Tar BEE -kiDcu Nc
Kinney was loose il ihs cogutv jail viii
rsyclvei IL ais hands today. Mckinney was
q qsrtacr 10 erin. WIN kI-Eta. WHO esct ped
iro- the county jan last January Es5 per
Iste1 IL blizzard while hsa-e5 for his o.-
NeurEsE "a home B5ts Deu came from Ger
Iu-, Neo. They were convicted Of running
WyouluE cattle uver ths state lius iuio Ne
tr2sEa a-o there disp1slug Il them. Baia
net were colrlcied ana seIjsocsd 70 elcbt
years iuprlsoIl-slt
Nch.1usv's case came ID IL the supreme
co-Ir Yesterday On al argument Tor a uev
trial uut No decision has becu rendered Be
tween ana 4. g.clocs tals morn ur Captain
NLtes entered tas ja- 10 feed the prisoners
I1e interior q The prison consists ct al
Ct-ol- room. j. TIE middle % i.ls Tr1- Is
81 Tie cells with r1ou oatv cen the fc-r
walls 20 pass clearly arou-1 item. sitting
on the top q TIE main tier Il cu..s. something
Ike 1IsTrgporIgutc slua.a IS ~ iron cE-a.
II consists g TWO cells Wiz tlav c-r-4cc.
10 front IlIs corr 5c- ls heavily lccEed
from the outside ara IL rc5ltlul tie ce..
c1ars opening into Al ara acEad
The custom ls 70 crst UaIo-k the -nair out
slce door ut tte cage. This .eis TIE oncer
lLio lhe cCrri1o. He hen removes lie
JOCKS IRON TIE Gel! doors and gong outsice
b ~ : AA4 q -LN y " A4lA covers lLt ugEiS ll
The cell 1ours. From Tbs outside therefore
ALd ttrcgEh TIC operation q ltls lever tie
p'lso- ers are lei glt I-ic tce cc--l5lrs wnict
forms Fsri ot.t3e cage without TIE Deputy
sheriff coming u contact Will iheIl al a.
WORK Of Desperate Prisoner.
Deputy Sheriff Wilkes performed tais
ceremony ttls morning Er1 .ei NcNfr-tev
ELu one other prls1Lsr Into ire Lttle CORR dor
de was ite- Gbg-i - 20 below when Nc
hIrIey called 70 llm.
! re gnt r9te here ! would Like YOU 70
attend %, ce said.
NAkes ilrasa back AID went ~ 10 the
lattice work Of the Gaze ana TOOK hold If Z
piece Q! paper which Mck.-rsy was holding
out 10 him. Mckinney failed TO let 80 ana
"Ates, looking Up 10 see what was the
matter found himself locking down TIE
tDuzzls y E revolver
i guess YOU : bstter IL row ID your hands
CaptE!I, sEll MckInusv
'lllcE Is t2sh Wilkes da5ce5 and sli5 10
tnc nocr below. The cage consists q ca4ls5
s.ee-. 4at'lcaG o. u! si1es tut one The SIDE
toward the t9uIl jan colr was lstticed An5
NC lrley could draw bead o. II lbout
loot ara tELt os4ow the middle where tie
.ucE was Wilkes crAwled Oh nIs stomach
10 Tie door. which he succeeLel III unlocking.
ana Then ccEU-ed outside u t.e same
manner
he moment the door opened McKtnaer
trec shot bu; WIkes escuoau uuhurT
The door Was then slammed 10 auu Nckl--
hey oE'sled lively tLsl4Bda. a ne cannon
bcec ocia doors -aacIur 1870 the 7all ce rad
ihC iuri II soo1 shape. A rope was stretched
a-alc Inc s.dsUE.E ~ tie Ferguson street
sac tt the .4-- 10 prevent lrave. there
itroLcu lear q Incident from Z stray soJ.
Nch-Cuey -re1 II a. tve-ty-!oLr shots
Dasi ot winch struck the uaio jail door
one bullet wentllrourh the peep hole. which
: ooe lucn II diameter. One struck within
al luct .: The !uck. Alu WITH Ihs exception
81 three every bR-! went exactly wosra II
was Ilts. -al.
Persuaded to Surrender
Shortlr before o'clock Soert kellv rot
orto the fat roof Of The JAN kitchen. Here
he could look IN ana make ri-nse!f under
stoo1. Mckinney WAS under tts ! Impression
thai De had killed some BODY 81 didn't want
10 give up tls Eun unt! promised pru.sctinn
IRON mob by the sheriff This promise
was given and Mckinney threw his SIX
shooter down irto the rla.a corriaor Of the
lsil and il WIS from there Ascsd out by
he-lF. TIE sheriff soon afterwards entered
ihe jan ana found every hing Is il nn1 been
left Mckinney gave Up fwsuIy-siK car
tr1ores which De has not fired t4ls lltec-
non was 10 force Wilkes 10 open . . tns a..
cours- Insn he lnleuded 10 bind Eu1 rag
that utncer ana wltt his SIX shooter = ls-
cslore Smith Nesson-Io escape az take
tls chGucas.
he sai5 be would rather XII himself fhEu
10 stay s4rht years II Jail As 10 the shots.
be salu ne had fred when be failed win
Wilkes just 70 hRve some sport Gags Euc
ropas made Of blauEe,s -ere found II hls
cell. A.! Of The prisoners got their break
fast at 8 30 tins atIsraoon. Mckinney Is
-R1rulstirg u tos dungeon in irons.
Hundreds of psopIs hove-ad about the 5E5l
a afternoon.
Re WAS muster Of the jan for eight hours.
De refused 10 give the name Of lhe party
who furnished lin with The revolver Erd
AMMUNITION.