The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-01-12
The Noted Bandit, With Outside
Help, Escapes.
ASSISTED BY A PRETENDED WAITER
Mrs. Evans in Jail, Accused OF Bring
ing Her Husband Pistol-ENans
shoots Another Man-Wld Excite
in Fresno.

| Of modern yearS-the man whom
! the authorities OF California hunted
| down for months, and who, when
/ caught, was recently sentenced 10 life
| Imprisonment in the penitentiary-is
again q free man, having escaped
| from the jail ST Fresno on the night
before he was TO be taken to Folsom
TO serve his long term. He Is still al
large. and his wife : in jail accused of
having brought him the pistol with
| which he held up his iailer. As usual,
| Evans shot man before he disap-
peared, but not fatally.
4 confederate and two pistols got
| Evans out of the Fresno county jail.
| The man who suddenly became ac-
| complete TO the bandit is Ed Morrell,
| a restaurant waiter. He dropped his
| peaceable character after bringing
Evans supper to the jail this after
noon and appeared with q siN-shooter
pointed al the jaile-'s head. Another
pistol was in Evans hand and the
| taller opened the doors. Just how
| much the success was due 10 chance
| and how much TO design cannot be
| quite told, but unless the conspiracy
| that resulted in his release was very
| far-reaching, he has more luck than
any man that ever fooled sheriff.
This afternoon Information reached
the Sheriff''s Office that an attempt
was TO be made TO rob a train on the
| Porterville branch, and four picked
men were sent TO intercept the train
and De on hand in case the attempt
was made. That got some of Sheriff
| Scott's men out of the way. Then
| there was : series of exciting run
aways down town just st the right
| time that took away loiterers from
| the vicinity of the Jail, and left the
| field entirely clear for the escape.
| Mrs. Evans came here yesterday
aud went to the jail TO visit him.
! Evans had been locked up in the steel
! tanks since a previous plan 10 escape
! became known, but on her arrival he
| was taken out Of the tanks into the
grated corridor used for exercise, and
| they were left together locked up in
the corridor. At ) o'clock the prison
| ers were fed and locked up with the
| execution OF Evans, who was left in
! the corridor. All the deputies had
left the Jail except Jailor Ben Scott,
the sheriff's brother.
At $3.50 Norrell appeared with the
! supper sent in from the outside for
! Chris. and Mrs. Evans, and was ad-
| mitted into the grated corridor and
| locked in. About twenty minutes
later he called TO Scott with the REM
! nants OF the dinner on the tray and
| asked TO be let out. Scott unlocked
| the door. He turned 10 let Morrel
| through and looked into the muzzle
3 siN-shooter.
Throw I'D your hands, said the
I l. H. J. saH-
! until he saw anotl ,er pistol presented
ST his head by Evans. Scott then
| recognized that il was jailbreak and
not 5 Joke he had run into. Mrs. Ev-
| ans made s pretense of getting be-
! tween them, but Chris thrust her back
into 3 chair and told her TO stay there,
which she did. Chris, MorreH and the
! taller then went out into the reception
| room.
| They stopped long enough TO let him
| shut and lock the jail door and took
| Scott bareheaded out OF the front door.
| They hurried across the street 10 the
| Christian Church, where they met ex-
| MAYOR Cole on the corner. They
| made Scott come along, Morrell keep
| ing s pistol on him all the time.
The first Mayor Cole knew of any
4 ~
| damned against his breast. 'ACome
along, and be quick about it,"
ssid Evans, and Cole Joined the pro-
ceSsion.
They were aiming for team that
| was in waiting Just east of the Ad-
ventist Church. Morren and Scott
| had nearly reached the team when
| they met City Marshal John D. Nor
| gan and ". N. Wyatt coming down
! town. Morrell again called out Throw
I'D YOUR handsn and the City Mar
! shall suppOsing il 10 be some Of his in
| innate friends residing in the vicinity,
l threw up his hands with some jOcQlaT
remark, and was about TO lower them,
when Morrel said: Throw them up,
/ -- YOU, and keep them up"
Morgan saw the pistol and knew
that the supposed footpad was in
i earnest and now had the drop on him.
MOrrell ordered both men 10 turn
their backs 10 him snd took away
Morgsn's pistol. Morgan kept watch
OF him, looking over his shoulder,
awaiting an opportunity 10 make q
fight.
When Morreu turned 10 search
Wyatt, Morgan spraDg on him and
grappled his arms from behind. Nor
rel had both pistols in one hand and
could not use them, and called TO
Evans, who was now approaching
with Cole, 10 come TO his assistance 81
they had caught him Evans ran up
10 where Morgan was struggling with
MorrelI and shot him in the osck, in
iictiDg 8 severe flesh wound, the ball
entering high up and cutting through
the region of the armpit- Scott and
Cole took advantage Of the Opportu-
1ity and fed, amid flying shots Scott
ran 10 the Jail and gave the alarm
The team which was Visiting for
Evans escape became frightened at
the reports Of the pistols and broke
loose, running TO the northern portion
OF the town, where the buggy was
smashed up
Finding themselves without team
in which 10 escape the two fugitiyss
went 10 the residence Of E c. Coch-
ran and stole . horse and buggy, and
rode away 10 the eastward as fast as
they could 60. =.