Graham guardian., 1902-08-22
ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
Five Prisoners Qujslv EfissAE:seaBs
by Springing jail lOoE

Early this morning, pfesNpiatl
about 4 o'clock, a jail break ocSs
red at the county Jail and Eve jail
birds secceeded in effecting their
liberty. The manner of escape
and method of breaking Jail
showed that the escape was de-
liberately planned and at the time
decided upon was done so quickly
and quietly one is amased at she
ingenuity displayed by the escapes.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
big heavy doors with bolts and
locks were designed to keep pris-
oners within the confines Of the
Jail, the manner of escape of the
five prisoners last night shows that
even these doors cannot withstand
the determined efforts of five men
to bar their escape.
The five prisoners who made
their escape are Guillermo Romero,
John Conchin, John Love, Burt
Wane, W. d. Hester. Romero is
the prisoner convicted of the
murder of Emil Lendohl at Bisbee,
and sentenced to hang on the 10Th
inst. but execution stayed pending
appeal to the supreme court. Con
chin is the man arrested on the
charge Of taking the 500 stolen
from Warnekros' store. Love was
in the tolls on some sewing ma
chine dispute, while Wane and
Hester were recently brought in
from Douglas pending investiga-
tion on a charge of horse stealing.
The prisoners who escaped were
confined in the cells usually used
for the term men and all were lock
ed up as usual every night. A lever
en- the out side Of the cells closes
the doors automatically and from
the plan, well laid, it devolved
upon Love, who had acted as
trusty, to release the lever, the
prisoners abiding their time until
4 o'clock Il. m. when they emerged
and quietly went to work. The
five men pulled steadily at the bot
tom Of the big iron door, grad
ually springing same, the mean
while wedging the space with the
blankets Of the prisoners bedding.
The blankets were tightly rolled
and forced into the space as fast as
the door was being sprung until
room enough was had to admit
Of the passage Of a prisoner under
meath. Having crawled out from
under the iron bars of one door
the same process had to be repeat,
ed on the similar iron door leading
into the corridor. The work of
each required but 10 or Is minutes,
the outer iron door yielding even
more quickly recording to what
the other prisoners state. and the
workers pushed on TO the Jail yard
whore they scaled the wall and
made their escape
Jack Matthias was ON guard and
made his rounds as usual and
few hours before reports having
found no indications Of anything
unusual or suspicious. Another
deputy was asleep near the anti
room and the escape was done so
quietly that he was not aware Of
what occurred. When discovered
the prisoners had several hours
start but several posses were i'm
mediately put on the hunt and tits
hoped they may overtake the
fugitives before night.
One prisoner named Edwards
on charge of murder refused to
escape though he had tie same op.
portunity as his comrades. To a.
reporter he said 81 do not want to
be chased all over the country and
am willing to wait until the doors
are opened for me by the court"
Several more posses were started
in pursuit of the fugitives this
morning and the country in every
direction will be secured. Infor-
nation is expected at any moment
that the posses are on the trail and
the prisoners captured.-T Tombstone
PrOSpector,