The copper era., 1903-12-24
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! these bars saved in two, and by twist
 ing the same sufficiently for the body
 Of man to squeeze through. This | done, Johnny James, Sailor Brown. l Tom De Priest, Ben Davis and Tom 1 Grady, who were confined in the east wing, passed through this opening,
 and this brought them alougs ide their west side friends, and immediately
 thereafter they pushed out the last layer Of bricks in the outer wall and into the old jail yard. Sailor Brown
 had not been idle, for it was he that ! manufactured the rope which was fast
 ened around one of the tuo-by fours as an anchor, and the end extended into the yard. Down this rope each of
 the men swung in patient and quiet order, and after that no person can give an explanation Of where they
 have gone.
 In all this busy action Virgin was lookeron. As soon as the party Of prisoners bad disappeared in the open
 ing. Virgin made his way through the
 steel bars also, and thence down this
 same rope Of Sailor Browns, and as
 stated made his was to the sheriff's of
 flee and informed Mcdonald of what hId occurred.
 Following is the list Of prisoners es
 capped, and the crimes with which
 they were charged: Bert Alyord,
 plead guilty to robbing the mails, and
 sentenced to Yuma for two years,
 Billy Stiles, train robbery, mail rob-
 bery and attempt to commit murder;
 Sailor Brown, assault and threatening
 to kill; Tom De Priest and B. Davis,
 highway robbery. tor holding up
 man in Brewery Gulch; James Ben
 nett, smuggling Chinese, released on 8 ,000 bonds, and subsequently arrested at the jail door for attempting to smuggle in tools to the jail to effect escape; David O'Brien, sodomy; Johnny James, murder; Ricardo San dovai. smuggling silks, etc; Mareno Gonzales, assault with attempt to kill at Fairbanks; Francisco Robles, forg- cry in raising order on the Copper Queen store at Douglas; an unknown Mexi ;an, and Tom Grady, the Eold-up man, caught recently in Bisbee for holding up about dozen men near the slag dump.
 Some Of the party were seen to be running down ToughHut street, while others took to the railroad. It is gen orally conceded that Alvord and Stiles are paired of in the escape. A horse belonging to Bob Winders is missing. and it is believed here that Stiles and Alvord have the horse, and that on getting out they would dis miss he compar ionship of their way on their own hook.
 Three rangers from Douglas started at once from that point D.pnty Sher- if Wilson with q ranger from that town, and Deputy Sheriffs Printy and Johnson from Bisbee, were ordered to close in on the area supposed to sur round the country in which the pris- oners might be concealed.
 When the word Of the escape reached Benson. Colonel w. C. Greene was in that toSu with his private car, and i'm med lately wired to Cananea instruc- tions to furnish a special train to bring he koSterlitZky comman1 of Rura.es to the line and watch the border for any Of the party that might show mp in their endeavor to reach the Mexi- | can side of the line
 It will not be q very healthy fiod for | any of them should they fall into the | hands Of KosterlitzKy's men.
 It is believed that the escape was thoroughly conceived and assistance | furnished from the outside. It is also reported that the wife Of Billy Stiles | purchased some ammunition in Naco | that day. No doubt but from the des- i perate character Of both Alvord and | Stiles they are by this time well away, | and thoroughly equipped with guns and ammunition for service in case | they should require to use them.
 Sheriff Lewis is at present absent | from the city. but has been advised Of | the escape. and will return post haste | to jOin in the chase. The ev vening was ] an ideal one for the work done, it be- | ing very dark. Stiles and Alvord | know every trail in the county. and | there is little doubt but what they will ! have made good their escape. It is | hoped. however, that some of the l party may be captured, which may | give some clew as 10 the wherea bouts l of the others. The party suspected Of | in the escape has not been | seen for twentv-four hours, and the | strongest kinds of statements are used | that he was in with the plan.
 This is the second jail delivery un- der Sheriff Lewis administration, which would seem to be pretty hard | luck for the ''big fellow"
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