Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-20
VAM0OSGD THE RANCH
j. H. Randall and Frank Wilson
Unceremoniously Vacate the
County Jail,
Never Pausing An Instant to Bid
Farewell to the Sheriff. Their
Host,
Who Yearns Once More to Gaze
Upon Their Familiar Faces,
and Figures.
Au RevOir.

u. ii. lanQAl until sunday night con-
fined in the county Jail for forgery, and
Frank Wilson, ditto for larceny, are num-
bered among the missing; II. w. Schmit,
the jailor, has a badly used up Uranium:
nearly 500 III cold cash and a number Of
articles of wearing apparel have followed
the prisoners in their flight, and it all
happened upon the usually peaceful and
quiet Sunday evening.
Sheriff II Mrs. Donnelly took the be-
lated train on Sunday afternoon for Dick
inson and Mr.. Donnelly left II. ". Schmit
to care for and look after the prisoners in
his absence. They were confined both in
the same cell on the ground floor with two
heavily bolted and securely locked doors
between them and liberty, and the keys to
the cell were lying upon a table III an adj
Joining room, far out of their reach. At
abOut.5 O'Clock in the afternoon, Mr..
Schmit after seeing that his charges were
securely locked in took up his milk pail
and left the building to do his chores. He
was absent, according to his own state
ment. only about twenty minutes. But in
that time there must have occurred some
startling changes in the condition of the
prisoners confined within.
Mr.. Schmit returned to the Jail at about
half past ), opened the door and stepped
in, all innocent and unsuspecting. The
doors to the cell where the prisoners had
been confined were closed and there
was nothing to excite suspicion. His
first realization of the fact that there
was something sadly amiss, was when a
Dos was deity dropped over his head
and his breath abruptly shut off by the
tightening thereof. Next he was gently
raped on the head with a fiat iron bar
which lay near, and he fell to the floor
senseless, the blood streaming from a cash
in his scalp, and bespattering the floor and
wall. The escaping prisoners, who had
in some way unlocked the cell doors, were
however, lot yet satisfied. A towel was
dead jailor was robbed of the remotest
chance of raising an alarm: his legs were
securely fastened with a convenient rome.
and his hands were placed uehind his back
and manacled. The prisoners then re-
lieved him of his watch and S. in cash,
placed him inside the cell which they had
just vacated, truSsed him up to a bedStead,
locked the cell doors and left him to medi-
tate, and ponder over the o :cur ence.
They then deliberately weNt through
| Donnelly's residence, ransacked every
thing, took q draft for $50 and $50 in cash,
together with q change OF wardrobe, pock-
eted the keys to the cell where they had
confined the jailor and vacated the prem
Uses.
Mr.. SchMit remained in his rather I'M
comfortable position until nearly 8 O'Clock,
when hc manage to loosen his bonds Sufi-
GENTLY to crawl to the window and pound
thereupOn with his manacled hands. and
the gag slipping from his mouth to utter
cries for help. A woman who was passing
heard the noise and gave the alarm. Help
was summoned, and after sOmed delay a res
cuing party reached the scene In the alb.
sence OF the keys tile doors were forced
and the jailOr taken out and given over to
the care Of a physician. Sheriff Donnelly
was Immediately telegraphed for, and
warning sent out to adjacent
towns. Mr.. Donnelly returned from
Dickinson on a freight yesterday morning
and at once took all possible steps for the
recapture of the escaped birds. He is puz-
Zled to understand how they escaped from
the cell, as they had no keys ald the locks
are of that kind which cannot be picked or
forced.
Randall is about S feet 8 inches in
height, IS years of age, hair slightly grey,
with dark complexion, and wore a suit OF
blue checkered garments. Wilson is about
% years Of age and wore a suit of brown
garments and an Astrakhan coat. Both
OF the prisoners will probably be found
disappearing about the country in some
Of the Sheritf'S garments.
Schmit. the jailOr, is not seriously in
jured and will with care be completely re-
covered in a few weeks.