The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-06-09


himself. He was a very athletic man,
and. under ordinary circumstances,
could have defended himself. AS a
matter of fact. he carried his life in
his hands every morning from the
time he went on duty until he quit at
night, and died at his post of duty, as
much as any hero in the army orI
navy. He leaves a mother and four
brothers, Newton. George and James,
of Salem, and Charles, at Reno, New,
and a sister, Mrs. Minnie Yibbert, of
Cello.
B. r. Tiffany
Was about 80 years of age, and his
parents reside I'm Boston. lie was
married about a year ago to Miss Ed
ma Goodell, by whom he Is survived.
He bravely sacrificed his life at the
post of duty.
s. r. 7. Jones
Was nearly 80 years of age, and had
been employed at the penitentiary for
some time. Before accepting an ap-
pointment at the prison, Mr.. Jones
was a farmer and lived near Hubbard.
He was the victim Of n bullet from a
cowardly assassin.
Guards Become Careless.
Constable John Lewis, of>this city,
who was a guard for nine years, says
that no guard should be kept on duty
over one or two years. He says at the
end of that time guards grow careless,
while a new guard is always on the
alert to watch every move Of a prison
er. Mr.. Lewis says the trusty system
is a mistake--they are only TRUSTEES
In so far as they will take care OF
themselves
Stop the Excursionists.
There Is q strong feeling that the
passing through of large crowds OF
Sunday eXcurslonsts as visitors must
be stopped. II the prisoners got no
help from the outside and they might
have got a rifle over the walls, owing
to insufficient wall guards, then the
mystery is all the deeper. But this
tragedy will stop crowds visiting the
prison.
Sheriff Durbin's Posses.
The sheriff of Marion county was
called up by the prison authorities, and
soon had posses Of armed men out In
several directions, covering the roads
and securing the fields for the two es-
capes. Messages were sent in all di-
rections TO head off the fugitives. The
nearest that any of the posses came to
covering the tracks of the convict muir
derers was by the force headed by
Chief of Police Gibson, who went
south past the Davidson place. Just
half an hour behind them they found
man who had got a glimpse of the
fugitlves, hatless, but each armed with
rife passing the Coleman hop yard
at $3.50 They tracked them on south
into the timber, when the convicts
seem to have made west for the river,
keeping I'm the heavy timber. Mr.. Bit
ner and another man saw and recog-
nized them, but they had got to Gov
err. The men with Gibson were Albert
| Disque and JOS. Meyer, carrying Win
chesters. Chief Gibson says he thinks
the convicts will keep hid until night,
and then steal sldff somewhere and
drop down the river Points on the
river have been notified to keep a
lookout.
Chance for Rifles.
Jesse Macy who was n guard two
years under the Gilbert administers
ton at the prison, says there is Oppor-
| tunity for the TRUSTEES TO carry I'm rifles
on Saturday night when they return
| from work I'm the timber or at other in
stitutions. They carry blankets in a
roll, and are passed into their cells
| without much inspection. A rifle could
be rolled up I'm the blankets, and could
not be seen unless the bundle were
searched. II appears that no wall
guards are kept at night, and only one
yard guard. This has been the gener-
al practice under all administrations.
May Have Been Wounded.
The rifle that was taken from Guard
Tiffany was found by Jay Mccormick
on the mill race, some distance be
yond where Tiffany was murdered
whore 1t had been discarded by the
fugitlvos. Where the gun was picked
up there was found n pool of blood
which leads to the belief that one of
the men was wounded.
Supt Of Stove Works.
r. h. Fleming superintendent of the
stove works says the men will never
be taken alive, II they can prevent it
as they shoot to kill" The shops are
shut down. and will remain so until
after the funeral and the work will
not be resumed until the governor au.
thorizes II. MIR Fleming thinks some
VI Nhh NAhNANAo must hhNt Nllpptu
the arms into the prison yard, and
that possibly the whole thing is the
result of the excursion here Sunday.
Superintendent Lee Talks.
Prison Supt, Lee was on the ground
n few minutes after the shooting. and
assisted In the care OF the injured. He
says this Is the first attempt at break
under his management OF three years.
Governor Geer is i'm Eastern Oregon,
and will be notified at the first point
he can be reached we keep but one
guard at night In the yard aud
around all those big shops, and there
was plenty of time while he made his
rounds for some one TO have climbed
the walls and got inside to cache those
guns said Lee. There Is no evi.
dence that there was any ill-will on
the part of any convict toward the men
who have been killed. The crime is
an awful one, and there may be the
further disgraceful sight of execu.
tions witnessed at Salem. | am salts
fed the killing was all done by the
men who got away, although any con
Wet who is found To have had any,
thing TO do with IL will be treated as
a principal We have increased the
reward for Tracey 10 $1,000 and $500
ON Merrill AS soon as We can see the
governor We shall Increase the reward
TO 5000 on each.
An Inquest Being Held
Coroner ID. h. Lane caused the re
mains 20 be removed to w. +, Rigdon's
courtstgoet undertaking parlors
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