Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-01
THE CONNECTS STRIKE
Not For Higher Wages But For
Liberty and Are Partially
Successful.
Twelve of Those Working In the
Brickyark Defy the Guards
and Run.
The Majority Make for the Willows
On the Bottom Lands South
of Town.
Six of the convicts Are Captured
and It's Believed the Others
Are Surrounded.
Some Particulars About the North
ern Pacific Train That Was Held
Up in Montana.
The Robbers Get Away With $50
Express Money and About $500
From Passengers.
An Interesting Budget of Local
News Dished Up For Tribune
Readers.
Six of the Convicts Are Captured
and It's Believed the Others
Are Surrounded.
Some Particulars About the North
ern Pacific Train That Was Held
Up in Montana.
The Robbers Get Away With $50
Express Money and About $500
From Passengers.
An Interesting Budget of Local
News Dished Up For Tribune
Readers.
Bold Break for Liberty.

Bold Break for Liberty.
Twelve convicts from the penitentiary
made a bold break for liberty.
twenty-five convicts were working in
the brickyard Monday and as has been
the daily custom, had quit work at 5
o'clock and were being conveyed to the
~penitentiary on a large hayrack. The
guards were Messrs. Ames and Camp
bell with Nels Olsen outrider behind,
armed with Winchester and revolver.
On Broadway, when about opposite
Robt. Macnider's residence, one of the
%convicts jumped off but was speedily
rounded up and the outfit started on,
n of the TRUSTEES driving. They had
proceeded but a few feet when-as il
sizing Olsen up for a dead easy mark
twelve of the convicts suddenly jumped
and ran in different directions. Olsen
was armed, the two other guards were
not. Olsen started in pursuit of three
going northward, but those who saw the
chase say that it was evident that Olsen
was SO completely ratified and excited
he hardly knew what he was about. His
chase brought no game. Afterwards
Messrs. Patterson and McGillis cap
tured two Of the three and the other one
who ran northward Mr.. Patterson be-
lieves, hid somewhere between Sec
ond street and Mandan avenue.
Six ran through Macnider's yard
and IN across the track to
the bottoms, where there is a long
stretch of almost impenetrable growth
of willows and underbrush. Afterwards
two others were seer going in the direc-
ton of the timber south of the city, and
one other started down the railroad
track and was caught near the brewery
by Deputy Warden HaRgart.
The report of the escape spread rapidly
through the city and in less than half an
hour fully fifty men were on the chase.
Some or drays, some in carriages, some
on horseback and others on foot. Some
armed with s%hotguns, same with rifles,
Others with pistols and some with clubs.
Bismarck never before converted itself
into such an army of travelling arsenals.
The bottoms were covered in every direc-
ton. Jack Sunderland saw the prisoners
making for the river and he started in
pursuit on foot. He had one rounded up
when Billy jaeger, e. o. Smith, the
prison harness shop contractor, and one
II two others on a dray came onto them
and taking Sunderland for one of the
convicts made HIM as we'll as his prisoner
hold up their hands. A closer inspection
revealed the mistake. In this vicinity
about a mile southwest Of town toward
the river, in the second strip of willows
three of the convlcts were found in hid
ing and placed on Jager's dray and
brought to the county Jail. &.
This with the two captured by Ed.
Patterson and Dune McGillis, and the
n caught by Deputy Warden Haggart
makes six of twelve captured. A re-.
ward of s25 for each convict captured
was offered and there was no drearth OF
aspirants for the reward.
Warden Boucher went out to Dickin.
SOL on the noon train and was, therefore,
not in the city at the time of the escape,
He returned on the 1o'clock train this
morning. Warden Haggart did all that
could be done in the premises. A dozen
or more guards were stationed about the
willows south of town, and several were
on duty about the city. 1t was a bright,
moonlight night and it is believed that
several of the missing ones are still in
the willows, and will be caught to-day.
1t is possible, however, that they have
evaded their pursuers and either crossed
the river or struck out overland, south
ward. Word has been sent out in every
direction and as the convicts are dressed
in overalls and have on striped shirts
they will be easily detected. Two Of
them are without either coat or vest.
One Of those captured by Messrs. Pat,
terson and McGillis, was found in ar
onthouse, back of Mrs. Chances resi-
dence.
OF those who escaped the following
have been captured: VIM. Hickey
Robt. Mccormack, Louis Rushford
Henry Schultz, James Smith and james