The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-01-31
JUMPED ON The JA!LER
Thraa D8p,rldO.S al Bil!in5S Hlss a
Break for Liberty.
ONE MORALLY WOUNDED
Ths Other Two Are Reoaptured
AlIve-Jailer Stol Has a Duel
With Wilson and Erlngs
him Down.
specia' Dlspa,ca to tho s,aaalri.

Spec'a Disnatch 20 the S,1ailrt
Billings, Jan. 3D.-About 10 80 o'clock
this morning three prisoners, IA. Moore,
Bob vcsial aud Martin Wilson. who some
time ago held up Hugh Campbell aul 4.
NJ. Quvcy in tho latter's store az the Crow
agency, getting away with about 500, and
who also robbed the pos,ofiice there at the
same time of n small amount OF Uncle
SANS funds. made a daring attempt to
escape. They were occupied in sweeping
tho corridor under the direction Of Charles
S;oil, the lailcr, who, happening TO turn
his heal. was jumped on by Moore. At
the same momcnt he was struck on tho
head with suugshnt. made Of the head
of Pipe wrench rolled up in a cloth. On
being struck the jliler went down In n
heap and Moore snatchcd hs gun aud
fred one shot at him, which did no dam-
age.
When the jlilcr fell he managed to
throw the keys in a coal box near by,
which occasioncd a little delay In the
plans Of the desperadocs. However. they
found the keys. unlocked tho door and
made a rash for the stable yard. where
the sheriff keeps his horses, aud attempted
To saddle up. Meanwhile Jnilcr Stoli
recovered consciousness aud, running 10
his own room, procured Winchester.
lie then staggered outside the jail where 10
and Moore fought a duel, IN which Moore
came ot second best, as he now lies with
several Winchester bullet holes in hts
body. The jailer escaped without injury
In this bout, although three bullets went
very close to him.
When Moore fell. mortally wounded,
| Wilson picked up the revolver and ran
toward the far ground, and Nestal. hay-
ing got Oh one OF the horses bareback,
struck out for the other side Of the Yellow
| stone river.
Attracted by the shots at the Jail. many
| citizens hurried there. among whom were
Prosecuting Attorney Herford, Under
Sheriff VIII Ramsey, Deputy Sheriff Harry
Ramsey. Seeing what had happened they
| confscated horses that had been ridden
| mp 10 the place, and struck out after the
fleeing thugs. oyertaklng Wilson IN n few
minutes. Wilson threw away the gun and
could not hold his hands up high enough,
50 abject was his fear OF his pursuers.
Turning hlm over 10 tho deputy, the other
two rode of in the direction taken hy Ves-
tai. who by this time was out Of sight.
Taking up his trail in the Light snow they
soon crowded him SO that he found IL hard
work TO SIT on his sIeed, bareback as he
was, 50 ho took il afoot through the hills.
In the cedel reservation near kennedy's 8
sheep camp. while tracking Nestal, another
party, consisting of Frank Mccormick,
Constable Terrill. County Comm ssicner
Bond and Alex. Graham came up
mounted and armed, and pro-
ceeded at rapid pace In tho
same direction. Riding up couleo they
met man on foot who carried q horses
halter aud " no throw up his hands on
their approach. This turned out To be
Ncs,al. who said he was returning to Bill-
iags To givo himself up. Seeing escape
among the hills was impossible, he may
have been making sneak Tor tie brush
along tho river side when he was beaded
or.
A couplc Of rinc shots soon brought tho
others of the party back. and, having
caught tie horse Hcstal had been riding,
the posse soon had the remaining tough
back among ms peers behind tho bars.
No hlamo is attached to the jaller, who,
had his gun not caught in ITS scabhered,
would have had no trouble in que!ling the
revolt. Ilc has proved his me;tlo TO ths
satisfaclion OF his friends. lie is able to
attend to his duties now, Notwithstanding
the terrible blow that laid him out In tho
first of the fight. Moore is now uncon-
sclous and is not expected to live many
| hours.