The Flagstaff sun-democrat., 1897-05-13
Prescott The Scene Of The Shame
 full Tragedy.
Train Robbsr Parker, Eorgerer Mile, And . Mexican Char. ed With At- tempted Murder Brake Jail atl o'clock Sunday-Lee Norris Fatally Shot by Parker
 Jailor Meador Bru-
 tally Beaten.

l
 stricken Sunday afternoon at what wa
 one of he most cold blopded murder.
 and the bodest jail delivery now Q,
 record. Jim Parker. the bold sn,
 noted train robber. who held up ih.
 Atlantic & Pacific traip xt Rock cut i,
 February last, has made another chap
 ter in his history of crime by t,kin.
 the life of an innocent youny man. Ii
 was the most daring deed ever Der.
 formed by man. No doubt the schem.
 had been previously entered into b,
 these desperate criminals. and Jim Parker was the principal actor in the bloody tragedy. Deep dyed in in.
 iquiiy, hardened in crime hearll-ss ii,
 feeling. desperate in mind three men
 had made a determination to be r--
 leased from Prescotl's prison-even
 though it cost the blood of one of Yav. apai's best and most honorable young men.
 We clip the following from the Jour nal-Mlner, which gives the details of the occurrence as follows:
 .At the hour above named the pri> oners in the jail called Jailor R. w. Meador. stating that they wanted A bucket of water. Meadpr opened the jail door. permitting a Mexican. who was confined on charge of attempted
 murder, at Crowned K,ng. lo pass out with the bucket to secure lh. water. No sooner had he passed out.ii. of the door. and before Heador had chance to close it than be grappNel me jstlor and prevented hiu from chasing thr door. Meadur screamed ftr help aud fought desperately with th' M-sican Co free himself from his iron grasp. snd to proven. the nlne, prisoner iron. escaping. In the lu,sle tue Mexican wresled the big key from Mra,lor's hand and dealt him mur,irrnus blow on the head causing severe scalp wound from which the blood poured iu torrents.
 Waffle the struggle between the Mex ican and Meador was iu progress. Par ker, charged with tram robbery and l.. C. Miller, chargei with fol gerry. made their escape from the inside. Parker went into the jaiIor's room ad- joining the entrance aud secured a double-barrelsd shot gun, a Wiuches- ter rifle and a six-shooter. Just as he came into the corridor of the jail with the weapons, Lee Norris, attracted by the cries for help from Mesdor, came down the stairway. On seeing the armed and desperate prisoners he must have turned to hes up stairs again and as he did SO Parker discharged on. barrel of the shot gun, the charge talk iug effect in Norris back aud in his left side.
 By this time the Mexican released his hold on Msador aud with Parker and Miller started to run. As they left, Meador fired three shots at them but without effect.
 They went upstairs in the court house through the hall, passing out of the south door and went directly to Sheriff Rutfner's livery stable, where they held up the stable keeper and took two fine horses, one of them be- longing to man named Yeonians, of Big Bug, and the other the favorile white horse belonging to lhe sheriff. They did not take time to secure sad- lies. As they left. they said to the 'table keeper, .'Just tell them that you saw us."
 Chief of Police Prince aud Ex-Chici If Police Archibald who were in frout 'f the Corner drug store when the .tfair happened, rushed up to the liv- ,ry stable. arriving there just as the nen were mounting the horses in the ard back of the stables. but as neither 'f them was armed they were com oslled to let them pass uum'lested.
 After mounting they rode dowa the Illey, south, between Marina and Cor ez streets to Carleton near Judge E. V. Wells residence, where they rode