The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-08
D00LlN SKIPS OUT
He AND A DOZEN OTHERS BREAK
JAIL AND BSOAPf.

famous Outlaw Plans the Delivery and
Executes 1t With a Revolver at the
Janor's Head->ome of the Prisoners
Refuse to Go-Ihrilling scenes in the
Jail and Bull Pen-one Outlaw Calls for
His Wife and Takes Her AIong-Posse
is soon Organized to Pursue the Fleeing
Outlaws.
Guthrie. o. T, July 7-Okiahoma has
had another jail break. this time OF
mammoth proportions and thirteen des
perate criminals whose capture has
cost the government thousands upon
thousands of dollars, are again al large
and ready 70 prey upon the people.
At 9 O'Clock Sunday night while the
city was shrouded in darkness and the
people Were at church or sitting quietly
at home, the prisoners at the federal
jail led by Bill Doolin. the noted out
law. made a dash for liberty. overpow-
cred the guards and portion OF them
fed into the night and are still at
large.
The prisoners who escaped are as fol-
lows:
Bill Doolin, noted outlaw held for
murder in the ingalls, fight
Dynamite Dick. alias Dan Clifton. an
aT-around outlaw and slayer OF eight
men held for murder in the Ingalls, fight
Walter McLain. sentenced from Paw
nee for six months for larceny and 80
days for whisky peddling.
Kid Phillips. outlaw and all-a-ound
tough, sent from Pawnee for one year
for larceny. Formerly lived at Nor
witch, Kan.
E V. Nix, charged with perjury in
the Oklahoma City land office and held
for forfeiture of bond
Charles Montgomery, sent for ten
months for larceny.
Lee KiIlian, sent from Pawnee for
six months for whisky peddIng.
W. Jones, of Pottawatomie county,
charged with counterfeiting.
Henry Irwin, sent from Woods coun-
~ one year for postoffice robbing.
William Crittenden, sent from Pawnec
one year for larceny.
James F. Black. under indictment for
perjury at Oklahoma City.
c. Z. Lawrence, charged with rob-
bing postoffice in Kingfisher county.
George Lane charged with peddlng
These are the thirteen who are still
at large.
VIM. o. Beck. charged with selling
whisky in the Usage country, went
with the gang out of the jail and &C
companied them half a mile up the rail-
road track. but by that time considered
better and returned and again asked TO
Zoe admitted to the jail.
From the stories Of the guards upon
duty at the Jail and the prisoners who
did not escape even though they had
the opportunity. the manner in which
the dash was made and carried ont to
successful fruition was learned.
The more desperate prisoners are
kept at all times IN the large steel cell
near the center of the building. The
door of this cell opens upon the CORR
dor which runs across the front of the
jail and has two combination locks.
one in a large steel box at each side of
the door.
Back of this steel cell and running
up to the front corridor at either side
of it is a large corridor called the bull
pen" in which the majority OF the pris-
oners. are allowed to run at large in
the day time, while about its sides run
a tier of cells in which they are locked
at night. Bill Doolin had been kept
locked in the steel cell right along until
a short time ago when he became sick
and had a number of fits. which were
feigned. On account of this supposed
sickness he was allowed the liberty of
the bull pen at day and locked in the
cell at night.
1t is customary to lock the prisoners
in their cells between half past eight
and nine O'Clock each night ]. w. Mil
Ter, one night guard, doing the locking
up and J. I. Tull. the other night guard,
the unlocking in the morning
At S:45 Sunday night the men started
to do the locking UP, everything ap-
pearing 20 be as usual and the prisoners
all ready to go TO bed. Miller took of
his heavy revolver and placed it in a
box at one side of the front door, it
being dangerous to go in among the
crowd of prisoners with a revolver.
With keys in hand he was then Get
through the bull PEN door and started
back toward the row OF cells at the
rear. The trusty who usually accom- |
p2nies him carrying a candle, was half
minute late in getting his candle it, /
and Miller was well to the rear OF the |
jail when the trusty came through the /
door. This seemed to be just the oppor-
tunity the more desperate OF the prs |
oners had been waiting for. At the right !
OF the door in the corner Of the outer I
corridor sat a bucket of water so that 4
the prisoners could reach through the /
bars and get drink of water TO take 1
70 their cells at night, so when Guard 1
Tul saw the negro prisoner. George /
Lane. Standing in the corner Of the Dull /
pen" reaching through % the water |
bucket, he thought nothing Of IT As 1
the trusty passed through the door with 1
the candle. the negro mumbled some /
thing about not being able TO reach his /
water can and reached his arm out i
through the door and around the water /
bucket. For just an instant Tull let 4
his eyes fall toward the water BUCKET I
when the negro pushed his head and his I
shoulders through the doorway, gave I
a tremendous shove and quicker than 1
a fash had his arms around TuI hold /
ing him IN a vice-l.ke grip with his
arms pinned tight. while McI4zin. XII
Tan and the counterfeiter Jones al
three rushed upon him and Kllian tore
his revolver from the holster under his
arm. L was done in five seconds and
before Miller could run half the length
OF the bull pen Dooiin vent through
the door shutting and locking 4. Ieav-
ing Miller and the trUsty helpless ant
uuarmed among the prisoners.
TuIl was dragged % the middle % the
co-ridler. IN front q the steel eel door.
and ordered 20 CPen the combination.
while 3IcLai-7 pointed a revolver al MS
temple and Jones stood II front OF him I
with an appraised hstcnst ne had secgr-
% from 2 table IN TIE corridor
No INTERFERENCE ALLOWED
Bill Dean, a trusty. who was sitting
az a desk IN the c0Tri5or. ran 70 Tuifs
assistance. but he was knocked down