The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-06-14
JAIL BREAK N OREGON
PRISONERS KILL THE GUARDS.
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Salem. Ore. june l0.--Two desperate
prisoners Harry Tracy. sentenced 70
10 years, and David Merrill. . 10 year
H.an, serving sentenne for assault AID rob
beFy from Mnltnomah county, made an
outbreak from the penitentisTy Monday
moFning. after killing thTes guards
Frank fsnell. shop guard. and s. X
Jones and u, y. Tiffany, ienesmea.
III prisoners had insl marched into the
foundry for weEk at a, n. Mhen Tracy
saddenly appeaFed. armed Nith . ride,
shot Guard fsrteii. killing him almost
Instantly. Ingram, . his pFisoneF. a.
tempted 10 take the rife from Tracy,
Nhsn Merrill shot IngFam through the
kg, aAasteHing Il. Other pnsoneFs we're
fSseed Il the point Of . pistol 70 take
the ladder 10 tbs vail, when the tive
armed men escaped Going outside. they
SHOT Guard Jona dad At distance u
$50 yards. Guard niIany, after bsias
wounded. jumped ~ the ianre and ioi'
leaed tbs msp. shooting 81 then. uhen
they killed him.
ne psisonsss then escaped into The
wooda A pa4ss a - men 10 cat aftss
tbs pFiaoneFs and havs tArm ioeAisd In The
wooas half way bssweea tsaism and tAs
FsioFsa sehoaL Tee men are despeFAis.
aaA battle Il expeesed- TIE posse Il ifI
b. Shsvin y. W. Darhin. 6heFin elect \.
h. Goliath ana aeIleers fE0m the psison.
The prisoners afs aFsned uith tive rites
and I've IevolFrrA The arms are believed
10 have be~n lhFown over tn aioekads
sunday night ~ trieads am0ag e4esFsioa.
lsas Nka asas lrom poFtland. Ingfam.
tAs woaRAo8 PsisonsE. uaa seatsnoed
frUm L1nn spaHsy fof killing his brOthsf,
u ts9l.
GaaFas TAksn ~ saFpsiae.
Psisoasss ssnpiSysa In The foandEy
wess marched 10 posk ss O'Clock an4
had snsssed lhs nsotdiag roam wiah the
guard. FsFrsll. instts. and Guard staple
tan 10 ~ aAi0iniag Fooa- Sa3asniy.
uitAous warning. Tracy and Merrill ap.
peafsA with FianA Tracy siasd Al Per
Tsii. whsn iRgsam. his psisoarE, attempt.
"a 70 reach And disssn Tracy. Instantly
Merrill shsl tagssm, and Tracy kilied
RsTrll. The lsssF ialllsg forward. dyins
almoss Instantly. TIE PFtsonsFs. TEaey
and Merrill. q eaes naAs sor the vail
nsaE tAs noftheasl caFnsr II ths stockade,
uAars they aoaied ths waiis By mesns II
. kAass. When outsi4s he vail, Guard
Ieass, % the ne=sA@eai AaFnsr Il The
ssoekaAs, vas kiiisd. hisiag besn shos
talSs, IL The abiomsa and bFsas.
t.sa Tlstasy - . shisia.
naany was also sAoi, and b. aruppei
81 va fsncs. sneagsng tbs iagstivea In =
6ghL Hia qua uaa suun empty add be
uas tAksa ~ he eseaPfs and usaA a. :
ehiaia silk they HAde Soc tha timber.
Wkrn out II range u The pftaaa thsy
sanppsd and asli6rratrly Killed Tiffany.
escaping into tha timber immediateiy.
They nd taksa uHanys gun, bus. hna.
lag Il empty. ,hFww Il assay. DanraH
Roaa. a nsw guard. uaa o. The lsacs near
TIFFANY. having been otdered up 10 ~.
Ilsve tbs latter al his poa. Ross waa un.
afusd and he eecspes shot Al him, one
ballet sinkins him 10 The furchead. 10.
aswslng MliRht scalp woaad.
A large ioFvs q men u nos eas
ssarchiag Coz The escapes, Who are knowa
d be Ii the timber bcsuepn The pEiagn
and The vi0tm sehooi. and ~ they arr
desperate. q battle Il sxPesieA befoFs they
ere secured. The prison aashofities Offer
$1,000 reward Soc The capture Of The pFia-
usFA Tbs thEce guards killed have fam,
ilirs. gSeat excitement prevails In this
city. and scafea 81 nssn afs Saving isf The
woods, armed and determined 10 run tbs
muriersss down A fsrusF has Inst ~.
ported that be saw The escapes in ths
wooaa near the reform school. four miles
south Of lhIs city.
West ThreuGh sa1cm.
salem. Ore, Juns IIs~-TFacy and Msr.
Fili, tie cunvicts whe killed Tires guards
~ the psnissntiary and escapcd from pris.
on, passcd through salem, stole soms
clothing and : team 81 horses, and ara
now supposed 10 BE- working their way
north toward Portland.
About 10 o'clock In the night they met
J. w. Stewart. who was on his way q
biz home In south salem, made him dis
robe and took ali biz clothing. He wa,
then compelled 10 enter hia house, and
under penalty Of death b was charged
10 ~ nothing Of HE adventure. Stewart
waa tssTihed and kept close 70 his home
until daylight, when he informed che Of
aceu Of bis experience with the convieta
Passing on through the city they stol'
an overcoat and = pair Of Ovenlls iron
an expgeasman named welch. Having
dispossd Of their prison gaTb they entereS
ths stable Of Felix LetaacnsF, on To
edge Of town, took a pair o. horses an.
started north.
Troaps Called out.
Salem. Ore. June la.--0overnor Gee
has called out one company Of nations
guards and ordered Il TO ueryals, wher
Tracy and Merrill are surrounded.
smsgEled aaas % ceaviets.
Portland. Ore. June la.-The Portlan
police have been notified BY officials tia
they suspect scotch Aleckr and "Blg
Burke, two bunco men now in PoFtlaEt
Of being the ones who smuggled guns I
Tracy and Merrill. II Is known that III
suspects attended the Sunday excursion ,
Salem. No more has been done a. We
Tracy's wife and the hunco men are Il
mates Of the same North Ind saloon.