The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-05

His did Fighting Ground Posses Or.
sanixing ON Every Corner Of rre,no.
Cal. aud Trains uscd to Head Him az
"Details OF the Escape.
FRESNO, Cal, Dee. est is reported
that Chris Evans, OF Evans and Son.
tag, notorious outlaws and train ron.
bers, escaped from the county jail.
Posses are organizing on every corner
and starting In every direction. Mrs
Evans is in Jail locked up. 1t Is not
known whether Evans had a team or
not, but when he got out he took a
horse and cart from a ncwsboy ana
started northward. II Is thought he
was met BY some of his friends on the
outskirts Of town.
Jack Barrett, one of the city police.
men, has just left with the police on
horseback with the object Of heading
Evans of from SIMPSONS Flat. his old
fighting grounds, Arrangements are
being made for a special engine to- take
the posse to Rccdlcy TO intercept him
at the head of Squaw valley.
The excitement is so great that il is
hard to learn the particulars of the Is.
cape.
The Jailer's Account of the Escape.
FRESNO. Cal. Dec. .s.-Ben Scott,
who was in charge Of the Jail a, the
time. gives this account of the escape.
About $50 tonight a man named
Ed Martcll. a waiter, brought Evans
his dinner, and had been in the iail
about fifteen minutes. Evans had
asked to be removed from his cell To
the large central inclosure. Scott
went and unlocked the door and Mar
tell stood close To him, and Evans was
eight feet behind him. Martell pre-
sented Il pistol and told him u open
the door. Scott thought he was iok-
ing. and did not make any attempt to
open the door, but Evans stepped up
and pulled "A gun out of his pocket and
said i'm a grun tor of voice: That's
right, Ben; throw up your hands.
Martell searched him while Evans
held the gun on HIM. They then walked
Scott a block and "A half towards Mari.
po>a street, to the alley between oand
l. streets. Scott says: ''As we went
along we came across another man.
and Evans told him in "A Threatening
ain w ttiit aADHp Nibh ~ AHt
fellow we picked up was SO frightened
he could not walk. and we had t. carry
him. as was afraid he would shoot
both of us IL we did not bring him.
When we got to the alley this man
started running and left rs. Evans
told me to walk away bat not TO rum
After the two men left the alley
where they parted company with
Scott. they met ex-Mayor :. II. Cole.
who was going home. He had "A rcvol-
yer placed to his breast and was com
handed to walk along with them. lie
did not recognize them.
Farther on. two men supposed to Ne
footpads al the time. held up City Mar
shall j. ID. Morgan and w. NJ. Wyatt.
who Were returning to their homes
Wyatt emptied his pockets. While he
was going through this. the city mar
shall grabbed at one Of the men. catch.
ing him by the coat sleeve. The other
Immediately fired a shot at Morgan,
the bullet passing under his arm, max
ing an ugly wound at the left side Of
the breast.
At q and Mono streets Evans held up
a newsboy. took his horse and cart. and
after firing several shots drove rapidly
away. They have not been heard Of
since.
There was great excitement in the
town tonight People gathered 1.-THE
streets to discuss the news. NJ
merous posses were rapidly formed
and dispatched from the sheriff of-
flee in every direction. They
started within an hour after the
escape. All were exccllently mounted
and equipped. and the chances are that
il the rougcs keep the road they will
be overtaken. A special train. loaded
with armed deputies, left here for
Sanger and Porterville about ; o'clock
with posses for those points. Every
thing seems favorable for the officers