The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-06-12
JAIL BREAK IN OREGON
np1soNERs KILL THE GUARDS.
We're Long Time Men-Made
their Escape While Going to
IN the Eoundry-Sh0t = Fell
low Pri.oner-Arms Haa Bee n
Furnished Them.

Salem. Ore, June lO.-Two desperate
.r;.opers Harry Tracy, sentenced to
90 years. and David Merrill, ID year
nan serving sentence for assault and rob-
berry from Multnomah county, made an
outbreak from the penitentiary Monday
n,nrninp. after killing three guards
Frank Ferrell, shop guard, and S. X.
'Iones and b. +. Tiffany, fencemen.
Tb. prisoners had just marched. into the
foundry for work at a. IN. when Tracy
suddenly appeared, armed with rifle,
shot Guard Terrell, killing him almost
instantly Ingram, life prisoner, at
,empted to take the rifle from Tracy,
when Merrill shot Ingram through the
leo SCATTERING it. Other prisoners were
forced at the point Of pistol to take
tho ladder to the wall, when the two
armed men escaped. Going outside, they
shot Guard Jones dead at Il distance of
$50 wards. Guard Tiffany, after being
wounded, jumped of the fence and fol-
lowed the men, shooting at them, when
they killed him.
The prisoners then escaped into the
woods A posse of 40 men is out after
the prisoners and have them located in the
woods half way between Salem and the
reform school. The men are desperate,
and battle is expected. The posse is led
Inv Sheriff F. w. Durbin, Sheriff. elect r.
B. Goliath and officers from the prison.
The prisoners are armed with two rifles
and two revolvers. The arms are believed
to have been thrown over the stOckade
Sunday night by friends among excursion
lists who came from Portland. Ingram
the wounded prisoner, was sentenced
from Linn county for killing his brother
in 1891.
Guards Taken by Surprise.
Prisoners employed in the foundry
were marched to work at 7 o'clock and
had entered the molding room with thu
guard, Terrell, inside, and Guard Staple
ton in an adjoining room. Suddenly
without warning, Tracy and Merrill ap
peared with rifles. Tracy aimed at Fer
rell, when Ingram, life prisoner, attempt
ed to reach and disarm Tracy. Instantly
Merrill shot Ingram, and Tracy killet
Terrell, the latter falling forward, dyins
almost instantly. The prisoners, Tracy
and Merrill, at once made for the wal
near the northeast corner of the stockade
where they scaled the walls by means o
q ladder. When outside the wall, Guart
Jones, on the northwest corner of tn
stockade, was killed, having been sho
twice. in the abdomen and breast.
Used Tiffany as . Shield.
Tiffany was also shot, and he drOppe
off the fence, engaging the fugitives in
fight. His gun was soon empty and
was taken by the escapes and used as
shield while they made for the timber
When out of range Of the prison the
stopped and deliberately killed Tiffany
escaping into the timber immediatel,
They had taken Tiffany's gun, but, find
ing it empty, threw it away. Dunca
Ross, new guard, was on the fence nea
Tiffany, having been ordered up to n
lieve the latter at his post. Ross was ur
armed and the escapes shot at him, on
bullet striking him in the forehead, IL
flicting a slight scalp wound.
A large force of men is now on
searching for the escapes, who are know
to be in the timber between the prise
and the reform. school, and as they al
desperate, a battle is expected before the
are secured. The prison authorities ofit
$1,000 reward for the capture of the pri
oners. The three guards killed have fan
lilies. Great excitement prevails in tn
city, and scores Of men are leaving tor IL
woods, armed and determined to run tt
murderers down. A farmer has just r.
ported that he saw the escapes in Il
woods near the reform school, four mill