Tombstone epitaph., 1900-04-08
JAIL DELIVERY Vim StileS,W Who Turned States Evidence,
 theLibeTator < DEPUTY BRAVIN WOUNDED Burt AlyOrd, Bravo Dnl dHd Stiles Get AwAy...
 Posse iH Pursuit OTHER PRISONERS STAY Haldermau Brothers and the others Choose to Remain
 Cannes of the
 Deputy n 1T - n ID ,nNE lyINnA SS
1HEPRISONERS KINDNESS

About 3 m Tomb,ione was thrown into a fever Of eIeitsnsn, the liks of which has net visited oIr city siacs th dave sf the hanging of Heath by an Indignant mob. The occasion fer this was the news of jail break at the county jsi. snd the shooting oi Deputy Sheriff Gee Bravin who was wounded in az attempt to block tss break for liberty.
 Despite the most precautionary measures taken by the Sheriss ofsee to guard against any attack of friend. ei the PrisonerI in i.il on charge oi trsinrobbsry to secure their release by fierce. as wac feared. the expected hsp. psnt6, but from . solrcs that was never suspcioned, the das,ardly work being done by Wm Stiles. the self confessed train reb5sr who turned statss evidsncs against his psl', then further proved his treachsry bys.- tempting to help them e,cIpe frs m jail, even s. tss sacrifice oi the lives of any who might stsnt in th, way. Fortu unstely the brave Deputy Sheriff, Geo Bravip, was no, killei though be mad a most narrow escape.
 Last evening Matt B was brought over from the Tucson ,i for his pre- lernirary exsminat here .or train robbery. Wm S'i!ei the Yrincipa wit neis who tur.ei states sv.dsase, also arrived to testify. I. wss deemed sd vIsakle bJ the authorities sad prose- su;ion not to place Burt, in .il is osm pany with the othsr prisoners on soms charge for ressons that are ob visus. AS . eo,"qlsncs s1rts was under guard of two deputies. His rial was to be had today and was again to be tsk:n 10 the TGcson jail tonorrew.
 While the guards were away from the jail with Burts, Deputy Sheriff Brsvia was ls't alone n charge of :he jail. Wm Stiles. who, up to this tune had bslpsd the officers in every way to prosecute his pale, anu who WAS be- lisved to be the last man to sv.n think of aiding in jail break, sui pushed e six shooter at Bsputy Bra win. while in the front jail room and coon naaded him to deliver the keys of the jail. Bravin w:s unarmed, hay ing further escape. Tbe ooslaszdsj-' ness of the wounded deputy prevented the escape of the entire 24 pri.ener,. iag left his gun ca ths oHss Gs,k. while stepping temporarily into tn, jail room. Instead Of complying, Bravin pluskily knocked at the pistol Of his assailsn'. At thu saae time Stiles shot and the Deputy fell. Stjls, in q. instant secured the keys and opened the main cell doors inviting all the prisoners to msks . break for liberty. Burt Alvord anu "Brsvo Jshn" to.h charged with traiaresbsry came cut and, rushing to the front with Stiles, took three Winohestsr rihss sua two siIshootsrs, the where abouts sf which was known to Stiles. and hurriedly Jeff, the thrss going ss~n Fremont street ts th, ranea sf Joha Escspule below town where they stole t~o horss-, grazing near, and rode oG toward the Dragons two of the men riding sns horse.
 The opportusity of escsps was Cffer- | ed the entire "A prisoners in isil. ] Az the H.ldernas brothers came out,