The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-05-10
THREE BREAK JAIL
jim Parker Adds Murder 10 Bis
List Of Grimes.
ATTORNEY NORRIS KILLED
The Desperate Men overpower
the Jaiier and Escaps-Posse
With BIoodhounds Are
In Hot Pursuit.

Prescott, Ariz.. May 9-Jim Parker,
the notorious train robber. who held up
the Atlantic a Pacific train at Rock
Cut In February, added another chap
ter To his history OF crime this after
noon by escaping from the county Jail
In company with two other desperate
criminals at l O'Clock, when all at
taches OF the sheriff's office except
Jailer Meader were absent.
The prisoners asked for a bucket of
water. When Meader went 10 the Jail
and opened the door Mexican. charged
with attempted murder. crowded out
with bucket 10 get water. No sooner
had the Mexican passed out OF the inner
door than he grabbed Mesder around
both arms and Parker and l.. G. Miller.
In for forgery, came out Of the door.
Meader cried for assistance and AS
sistant District Attorney Lee Norris,
who happened to be In the office up
stairs. came TO his aid He was de-
scending the stairs when Parker. who
had In the meantime gone to the jailer's
room and secured two rifles and a
douhle-barreled shotgun, leveled the
latter al him and fired. Norris. when
he saw the desperate men with guns.
retraccd his steps and had Just turned
Nutu urea, the tnaTk'
taking effect just to the left OF the
spinal column In the region of the kid
neys and ranging upward.
In the struggle between the Mexican
and Jailer Meader. the latter was struck
terrific blow on the head with the big
iron key OF the outsid. door producing
an ugly scalp wound. When Parker
shot Norris. the Mexican released
Meader and all three prisoners started
to run. Although Meader was dazed
from the effects Of the blow he fired
three shots at them. noLe Of which took
effect, The prisoners went direct To
Sheriff HufYner's livery stable. less than
n half block distant. and held up the
man In charge. took two horses and
rode on. As they left they remarked to
the man In charge OF the stable: Just
tell them that you saw us"
posse was Immediately organized
and started In pursuit with brace of
bloodhounds. otto Miller. John Fitch
and Adolph Blair We're arrested this
evening. charged with assisting the
prisoners 10 escape, The nature Of the
evidence against them is not given out
by the 0fficials. One OF the men accom-
panying the posse with bioodhounds re-
turned at ! o'clock. The dogs followed
the trail ~ miles. when they became ex-
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thought the posse was only a few min
utes behind at the point where the dogs
were taken OF. Posses have been or
dered by the telephone from Chspparal
and Crowned King. The physicians
pronounce Norris case hopeless
Some OF the posse returned Just before
midnight and report that Munds and
Yomans overlook the escaped men at
Becks. ON Lind creek. Just before dark.
A fight ensued. In which Miller was
wounded. but how seriously was not as
certained. as Parker Immediately as
sisted him to the horse again and they
succeeded In getting away. The horse
ridden by the Mexican was shot from
under him, hut the Mexican decamped
ON foot In the brush. The horses rid
den by the officers were tired out and
fresh ones have Just been forwarded
them. hut no further news IN expected
| tonight. At this hour ,midnishp Nor
ris' condition Is critical and he Is not
/ expected to live until morning.