Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-06-14
JAIL BREAK IN oregon
PRISONERS KILL THE GUARDS
They Were Long Time Men-Mnde
Their Escape While Going to
Work in the Foundry-Shot IA Eel
low PrIsO1er-Arms Had Been
Furnished Them.

Salem. Ore, June l0.-Two desperate
prisoners. Harry Tracy sentenced tt
20 wears. and David Merrill, a IL ycai
man. serving sentence for assault and rob
berry from Multnomah county, made al
outbreak from the penitentiary Monday
morning. after killing three guards
Frank Terrell, shop guard, and s. K
Jones and b. f. Tiffany, fencemen.
The prisoners had just marched into the
foundry for work at a. m. when Tracy
suddenly appeared, armed with a rifle
shot Guard Terrell, killing him almost
Instantly Ingram, life prisoner, at
tempted to take the rifle from Tracy,
when Merrill shot Ingram through the
leg. SCATTERING it. Other prisoners were
forced at the point of a pistol to take
the Ladder to the wall, when the two
armed men escaped. Going outside, they
shot Guard Jones dead at distance OF
$50 yards, Guard Tiffany, after being
wounded jumped off the fence and fol
lowed the men, shooting al them, when
they killed him.
The prisoners then escaped into the
woods i posse OF 40 men is out after
the prisoners and have them located i'll the
woods hllf way between salem and the
reform school The men are desperate,
and 4 battle is expected. The posse is led
by sheriff f. w. Dmbn, Sheriil-elect r..
j. Goliath and officers from the prison.
The prisoners are armed with two rifles
and Two reyolNers The arms are believed
to have been thrown over the stockade
Sunday night by friends among excursion
lists VINO 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 muched to work at ! o'clock and
had entered the molding room with the
guard, Terrell, inside, and Guard Staple
ton in IN adjoining room. Suddenly,
without. warning, Tracy and Merrill APP
pealed with rifles. Tracy aimed at Fer
rell. when Ingram, life prisoner, attempt
ed to reach and disarm Tracy. Instantly
Merrill shot Ingram, and Tracy killed
FerIell, the latter falling forward, dying
almost instantly. The prisoners, Tracy
and Merrill at once made for the wall
near the northeast corner of the stockade.
where they scaled the walls by means of
a ladder When outside the wall, Guard
Jone~, ON the northwest corner of the
stoekade was killed, having been shot
twice, in lie abdomen and breast.
taad Tiffany us "a Shield.
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stoppei ana deliberately killed Tiffany,
escaping INTO the timber Immediately.
They had taken Tifiany's gun, but. find
inc it empty. threw it away. Duncan
Ro,, new Guard was on the fence near
Tiffany having been ordered ND to re-
Ieyp tbe latter At his most, Ross was IN.
armed ana fhe escanes shot at him ole
bullet striking him in the forehead. in.
ficting A slight scalp wound.
A larae force of men is now out
searching for the escapes, who are llnowa
ia he in tbe timber between the nrison
and the reform school. and as they are
desperate. battle is expected before they
are secuted The prison authorities offer
$1,000 reward for the capture of the prjs-
oners. The three guards killed have fam
lilies. Great excitement prevails in this
CITY and scores If men are leaving tor tba
wood. armed and determined TO run fine