Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1894-01-04
CHRIS EVANS ESCAPES.

~...., ne.perado oAgain 1t LARGE
Ieaeiinr Chase to Ssmps0ns FiAts'
nj. MIA Fighting Ground-Posses ".
panixing on Every Corner OF fesno.
Cal. and Trains Used to Head Him On
"Details of the Escape.
FRESNO, CAL, Dec. 2S.-lt IS Reported
that Chris Evans, of Evans and Som
tag. notorious outlaws and train rob-
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 team or
not. but when he got out he TOOK a.
horse and cart from newsboy ana
started northward. 1t is thought ne
was met by some of his friends on the
outskirts of town.
Jack Barrett, one of the city police
men. has lust left with the police on
horseback with the object OF heading
Evans off from SIMPSONS Flat. his old
fighting grounds. Arrangements are
being made for special engine to take
the posse to Reedley to intercept MIN
at the head of Squaw valley.
The excitement is so great that 1T is
hard to learn the particulars OF the es--
cape.
The .Jailer's Account of the Escape.
FRESNO, Cal, Dec 2S.-Ben Scott.
who was in charge of the Jail at the
time, gives this account of the escape:
About $3.50 tonight a man named
Ed Martell, a waiter, brought Evans
his dinner, and had been in the Jail
about fifteen minutes. Evans had
asked to be removed from his cell to
the large central Enclosure. Scott.
went and unlocked the door and Mar
tell stood close to him, and Evans was,
eight feet behind him. Martell pre-.
sented a pistol and told him to open
the door. Scott thought he was jok-
ing, and did not make any attempt TO-
open the door, but Evans stepped up
and pulled gun out of his pocket and
said in gruff tone of voice: That's.
right, Ben; throw up your hands
Martell searched him while Evans.
held the gun on hum. They then walked
Scott a block and half towards Mari.
posa street, to the alley between o and
streets. Scott says: "As we went.
along we came across another man,
and Evans told him in a threatening
manner to come along with us. The
fellow we picked up was SO frigh tened
he could not walk, and we had to 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 us. Evans
told me to walk away but not to run"
After the two men left the alley
where they parted company with
Scott, they met ex-Mayor s. II. Cole,
who was going home. He had a revolt
yer placed to his breast and was COM
manded to walk along with them. He
did not recognize them.
Farther on. two men supposed to be
footpads at the time, held up City Mar
shall j. D. Morgan ands w. M. 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 fred shot at Morgan,
the bullet passing under his arm, maxi
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 in the
streets to discuss the news. Nu-
merous posses were rapidly formed
and dispatched from the sheriff's Of
fee in every direction. They
started within an hour after the
escape. All were excellently mounted
and equipped, and the chances are that
if the rouges 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