The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-10

Prescott, Ariz-. May 9--Jim Parker.
the notorious train robber who held
up the Atlantic & 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 Meador were absent.
The prisoners asked for a bucket of
water. When Meador went to the Jail
and opened the door, a Mexican,
charged with attempted murder
crowded out with bucket to get wa
ter. No sooner had the Mexican passed
out of the inner door than he grabbed
Meador around both arms and Parker
and l.. c. Miller. in for forgery, came
out OF the door.
Meador 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 jail
er's room and secured two rifles and a
double barreled shotgun, leveled the
latter at him and fired. Norris. when
he saw the desperate men with guns,
retraced his steps and had just turned
! around when Parker fired, the charge
taking effect Just TO the left of the
spinal column. in the region of the kid
neys, ranging upwards.
In the struggle between the Mexican
and Jailer Meador. the latter was
/ struck terrific blow on the head with
the big iron kew of the outside door.
producing an ugly scalp wound. When
! Parker shot Norris the Mexican re-
/ leased MeadOr and all three prisoners
started TO run. Although Meador was
dazed from the effects of the blow. he
J fired three shots at them, none of which
took effect.
The prisoners went directly to Sheriff
Buffner's livery stable, less than 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.
! A posse was Immediately organized
/ and started in pursuit with brace Of
bloodhounds. The escapes got nearly
an hours start of the pursurers.
Otto Miller, a brother of one of the
! escaped prisoners, Ward Pritchett
newspaper employee, John Fitch and
| Adolph Blair were arrested this eve
Ming charged with assisting the prison
I ers to escape. The nature of the cyl
dence against hem is not given out by
the officials
One of the men accompanying the
posse with bloodhounds returned at {,
| O'Clock The dogs followed the trail
ten miles, when they became exhausted
and were taken off. 1t is thought the
posse was only a few minutes behind
| at the point where the dogs were taken
| off
! Sheriff Buffner, who was absent at
Congress when the affair occurred. re-
turned on special train at Z o'clock
and Immediately left in pursuit From
40 to 50 men are now out Posses have
been ordered out by telephone from
! ChapparaI and Crowned Kink.
The physicians pronounce Norris
case hopeless.
I Some of the posse returned just be-
! fore midnight and report that Munds
and Yeomans overlook the escapes at
! Reck's. on Lynd creek. just before
| dark A fight ensued in which Miller
was wounded, but how seriously was
not ascertained, as Parker Immediately
assisted him to the horse again and
they succeeded in getting away.
The horse ridden by the Mexican
was shot from under him, but the
Mexican decamped On foot in III ebrush-
The horses ridden by the officers are
tired out and fresh ones have just been
forwarded to them, but no further
news is expected tonight. AT this hour
| (nidnight) Norris condition is critical
and he is not expected to live until
morning.