The herald., 1897-08-30
FIVE CROOKS
Lock the Doors of a Jail
at Leadville
TOOK THE KEYS WITH THEM
LEAVING THE JAILER BEHIND
THE BARS
TOOK THE KEYS WITH THEM
A Big Posse Organized to Pursue the
Quintet of Desperate Criminals.
Other Crimes
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
LEADVILLE, Col, Aug ga daring
Jail break from the county Jail occurred
here at $50 tonight. Five prisoners
made their escape and the night jailer
at a late hour is still locked in the Jail.
while the prisoners who escaped made
away with the keys to both the outer
and inner doors.
The prisoners who escaped are the two
Bohannon brothers, charged with the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Fahey; ]. D.
Spann, charged with rape James Bris-
tol, charged with forgery, and Jim Daw-
son, charged with assault with intent to
kill
When Jailer Martin entered the corri-
dor to make his rounds tonight Spann,
who was walking in the corridor, jumped
upon him and clapped his hands back of
him. He was at once Joined by the two
Bohannon brothers, who dragged the
jailer to the rear of the cells, where they
bound him. A big posse has started in
pursuit.
BACON NEEDS SAVING
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 29.-Henry
Bacon, man 81 years old, with an old
and very crooked record, has been ar
rested in this city on warrant issued
April 5, 1895. When eighteen years old
he served five years for burglary in
the state penitentiary at Salem, Ore. In
ahe latter part of 1894 he "held up"
crap game at Joe Harvey's saloon at
Eddy and Mason streets.
Two days later he "held up" crap
game in saloon on Grant avenue,
shoe ting Special Policeman Byrne
through the head.
April 25, 1895, he, with two accom-
plices, performed six separate 'thold ups
ON Jessie and Minna streets. securing
cash and watches from pedestrians.
Several months later he "help up
street car in Los Angeles and secured a
small sum from the driver. For this he
was arrested, but escaped in ten days
by answering to the name of man
charged with being drunk, thus being
placed at work on the street with the
Chain gang who are not closely wa tched.
MURDERER NOvAK
SEATTLE, Aug 29.-Frank Alvord
Novak, alias Frank Alvord, alias J. A.
Smith, wanted at Walford, Benton
county, Iowa, fer the murder of Edward
Murray February 3, 1897, was brought
here this morning on the steamer Port
land from ST. Michaels in charge Of two
men from the Thiel detective service.
Novak went over the Dyea pass and was
caught at Dawson City July 8. He was
taken to Iowa tonight over the Great
Northern railway.
EASILY DONE
SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 29.-The jew
elry store of w. ]. Fink was burgdarized
early this morning and goods to the
amount of $4,000 taken. BY saving the
iron bars off the window the burglars
secured an entrance to the stoTe. With
q ten-pound sledge hammer and an eight
inch punch they broke the handle off
the outside door of the safe and then
easily pried the door open.
A SAFE CRACKED
KANSAS CITY, Md. Aug. ga spe-
cial to the Times from Elmdale, Kas.,
says: Shortly after midnight cracks
men literally blew the vault Of the Ex-
change bank to pieces. Citizens sur
rounded the bank and fired into it. Dur
ing the excitement the robbers escaped
from rear door, taking with them $500
in money and $500 worth of drafts.