The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-29
AIT CHASE AFTER CONVICTS.
,oSsES CLOSE BEHIND AND A
RiTTLE rs EXPECTED.
Escaped Wen Waking for the Rough Noun
tain country Of CaIlrornla--One Con-
Wet Killed In the Fight nj Pilot llill
Prison Guards Have Been Released.

pr,son Guards Have Been Released.
Ar,rpy. CAL July 2s.-It is expected
hot carly tomorrow morning will see
Iesperate battle between eleven Of the
sen,.icts who escaped from Folsom State
p,is,r Yesterday and the militia and posses
., ,,onntaneers who are in hot pursuit.
T'ho conyicts were seen late this afternoon
=, Lotus near Pilot Hill, headed for the
rough mountain country to the north OF
Lake Tahoe.
I,tbry succeed in reaching the mountains
twill be a difficult matter to surround
them. as the country is covered with dense
brush The posses in pursuit are made up
NJ mountaineers and militiamen and are
about one hour behind the convicts, who
hive released all prison officials whom they
we're holding as hostages.
In the fight at Pilot Hill last night Convict
Murphy was killed. The fugitives realize
the desperate nature of their situation and
are determined that not one Of their num-
her shall betray them. They have taken an
oath that the first man that falters or at
tennis 10 leave the main party shall be
shot down in his tracks without mercy
The troops have great advantage over
the conyicts, in that every man of the
number knows the rough country like a
book, and they are, therefore, taking all
short cuts while the fugitives are keeping
10 the main road.
FOLSOM, Cal, July 2s.-Guard John Klein
zpndorf returned to Folsom prison to-day
with an interesting story OF his adventures
with the escaped cohVicls, ihciuuul& 'he
battle OF Pilot Hill, in which Convict Murphy
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about lime Won rot oft and walked FOR a
sneN, 30 the guard would get out and
S TaM for the grstifioation ~ the conS-ict "
aTh , made me walk in the hot sun and
Il proved favorite trick to make the guards
walk along in the broilinR heat without
their hats. We were told that when the
convicts got ready to dispense with us we
would he used as targets or drowned in the
river,
AT Pilot Hill the conyicts surrounded
little hotel and demanded meals for the
entire party. Il was arranged that two
guards and three convicts should 20 In and
eat while the rest remained outside on
guard,
AT that very time the woods were full
Of n,Irs,lers The horses were started
We had not gone more than fifty Yards
from the hotel when there came a volley
Of rifle shots, They seemed TO come from
both sides of the road AT the first crack
NJ tha rieas + H., ~. - ,ha 10 - ~
wagon into the road and one Of the farm
hborers who was forced 10 accompany
the convicts. dropped from the back OF
the wagon.
Convict Roberts pointed his rifle at me
and commanded me 10 stand in front OF
him. | saw, however, that the she'll had
become Ismmed in the hreech Of his rife
He was unable 10 get the mechanism To-
work and knew I had nothing to fear from
him started down The road as fast IA
could sprin,, win the Farmland close
behind me.
"He lodged into the shelter of the hotel.
hut ! ken, on Several bullets whizzed
about me- and rn,Id soc snurts of dist
ahead in The road where thew hit | soon
got ont Of range and remained concealed