The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-09-07

Sheriff Tsntsn Held Up By Two Mako
Hen and Laweon Released
from Jail
There was considerable consterns
ton in Ketchum yesterday morn
ing when Receiver Horne Of til
| U. s. land Office at HALEY brough
up the following extra issued a
hour previous by the News-Miner
Last evening about 10 o'clock
bold Jail delivery occurred in Hal
ley, creating much excitement.
At that hour Sheriff Tom Fentol
started for the Jail in the basemen
of the court house to lock Paul. P
Lawson in the steel cage for th
night. Just as he was unlockinj
the outside door two men appeared
one thrusting q eix-shooter in hi
face and ordering him to throw VI
his hands, while the other one tiee
q handkerchief securely over biz
eyes, completely blindfolding him
They then took the keys Of The
Jail away from him. unlocked ths
iron door leading to the corridor
led him to the steel cage wherein
be was intending to lodge Lawson
thrust him in and pushed the lever
fastening the door. They did no,
stop to lock the door. They then
bid him goodbye, and left the jail
accompanied by Lawson.
In the alley back Of the court
house, ut the corner Of the court
house fence southeast corner) the
three men Joined fourth conteder
ate, who had four horses saddled
bridled and ia readiness.
Jake Clark, a few minutes later
was coming up the Broadford road,
when he Saw the four horsemen
dashing along down the road to
Bellevue.
The outside door of the Jail where
the sheriff was held up is enclosed
by stairway overhead leading to
the court house proper; and both
sides of the stairway are boarded
up with Il door in either side. Con.
sequently last evening, although the
moon was full and two or three
hours high, the outside Jail door
was in darkness. And, moreover,
the court house stands so that its
shadow at ~ O'Clock last evening
fell on tho entrance side of the build.
ing-another circumstance that rem
dered the stairway enclosure etill
darker.
AS soon as the men left the Jail
the sheriff commenced hallooing
for assistance. He was heard by
several different parties in the
neighborhood, rho couldn'timaginc
what was up. On reaching the Jail
all surmises were set at rest. Ben
r. Gray pulled back the lever of the
cage and released the sheriff, who
at once ordered horses, and with
Lew. Dorsey and Clint. Sanders
immediately started in pursuit.
Sheriff Fenton told the News
miner reporter that one OF the men
engaged in the hold-up was tall
and large, and'the other one small
err; but it was 50 dark that it was
almost impossible 10 recognize any
body, whether wearing q mask or
not.
On entering the corridor of the
Jail soon after the delivery, was
seen q small table near the entrance
on which were papers and one or
two letters. These indicated that
the prisoner had probably been
seated at the table when the rescue
took place.
Lawson had been convicted of
the murder of George E. Watson,
of Huston, Custer county, and SEN
fenced to be hanged on the 26th OF
last month; pending the preparing
Of statement on appeal by his attor-
neys his sentence was postponed
until the 25th of the present month
On August 18th, at Haley, Judge
Slockslager, on motion for new
rial, refused to gran: it.
Mrs. E. E. DAVIS, of San Miguel, Cal,
t,(