The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-22
4 BREAK FOR LIBERTY.
Two Of the Roslyn Bank Robbers
Escape at Ellensburg.
A RUNNING STREET FIGHT.
George Mccarthy and Diamond Dick
and One of fh( (fursuers Wounded.
The Desper.does Recaptured In . Resi-
denee Where They Had Sought
Refase-Dr. Day Tries TO Hang Him.
self in Tao sma City JaIl.
a RUNNING STREET FIGHT.

ELIExssrRG, May 2L-[Special. AT 3
O'Clock this afternoon q bold break for
freedom was made By George Mccarthy
and Ras Lewis aiias Diamond Dick, the
Roslyn bank robbers. who were confined
in the Ellensburg jail awaiting trial, which
takes place tomorrow. The time chosen
for escape was when they we're given the
freedom of the jail corridors after dinner.
They made quick work during that short
period, drilling hole alongside the iron
window grating on the west side Of the
building A short. douhle-pointed crow
bar was used for the purpose of efIecting
their escape, and a. the wall is of soft
brick and thin il readily yielded and .
hole large enough for large man TO crawl
through was soon made. They then scaled
the fence and secared arms which were
concealed under the sidewalk. Their faces
were BACKED.
They were detected as they were run
ming up the aiIey on the north side of the
Jail, when Ed Brady and Nose Bowman,
two citizens. shot at them The ire was
returned by Mccarthy, who shot Billy
Hayes. son of the depot policeman, the
bali taking effect IA the ia;ser's right arm.
Rogman's sho, struck McCarthy's wrist,
and Lewis MAS shot in the back. but the
wounds were slight. SIX shots were ex-
changed, when the robbers ran into the
residence of Mr.. Ciymer, an engineer on
the Northern Pacific, where no one was at
home but Mrs Ciymer and son. The pr.s-
oners told the lady to keep quiet. that they
would not hurt her. They we're only try
ing to escape, and did not want to annoy
her They cooliy asked her to excuse
them 70. the rather unceremonious call
and sudden intrusion. City Marshal Nc
.Grath appearing at the door, Lewis told
him 10 come in, that he did not want 10
hurt any body: that he was willing to go
back to Jail if officers would clear the
crowd away. He said he could have shot
the heads of 1--WE or SIX Of the pursuers,
tu: did not want to make bad matter
worse.
The prisoners insisted on carrying their
guns along ahead to the jail, fearing some
demonstration, the officers and prisoners
covering each o,ner with guns until they
entered the Jail. whsn the prisoners sur
rendered their arms. Lewis inquired for
BROOKS and Morrison when he was in the
Clymer house. He said he would not re-
turn until he saw nRooks. with whom he
had business 10 settls. These are the peo-
pie wac turned states evidence which led
TO Lewis arrest. Being assured by Mar
shall McGrath and Deputy Sheriff Banks
that Brooks and Norman. the informants,
were not in the city, he was content. The
officers are on the track of the accom-
plices who furnished the croWbar and
arms. Twenty minutes after the first
firing was heard. the streets in the vicin-
ity OF the Jail. were crowded with men,
many armed with guns and revolvers. evil
IDENTITY anticipating some movement of the
desperate prisoners. The trial comes off
tomorrow morning. ard strong guard
now surrounds the jail.