Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-10
He and Another Prisoner 0yerpow-
cred Deputy Sheriff Proctor
ESCAPED FROM COUNTY JAIL
Soon Recaptured Took Officer tn-
awares Desperate Taken by 'ltlNeh
who Heat Him Into Submissions

Cheyenne Wyo., Aug. 9,-Tom Horn'
the condemned murderer Of little WIZ
lie Nickel, and Jim McCoud in Gus
tody for postofice robbery escaped
from the county Iail this morning after
oyerpowerlng Deputy Sheriff Proctor
but were recaptured after brief but
exciting chase. The ringing Of IRE
beus brought hundreds oil armed clti-
zens to the scene and 1t looked for
time as though lynchiug would lake
place. but the escapes were hurlieuly
brought back to the Jail ana paced IN
their cells before the crowds cOuid form
themselves into a mob. The men ull
not get two blocks away before they
were retaken. The plot which LED 10
their escaps was Wen planned. Horn
and McCloud were the only prisoners
confined on the upper floor Of the JAIL
They occupied steel cells 50 arranged
that communication was comparative
ly easy This morning McCloud CONF
planned TO Deputy Proctor OF being III
and requested some medicine ana
glass of water. Upon returning with
the articles asked Tor Proctor as
covered that the men had left theil
cells which were not locked, ana had
walked to the end Of the corridor
through which they were allowed 10
exercise When Prostor opened the
door TO the corridor he was bounced
upon by the two men and securely
bound with a cord which they had Sc
cured in some manner, Horn ana Me-
cloud demanded that he give them the
keys and although Proctor had them on
his person, he replied that they were
locked Up in the safe Proctor was then
conducted to where the safe stood and
directed to open IT, The order was
obeyed, but on opening the safe Proc
tor snatched from inside a gun ana
turned on the men. They were 100
quick for him. however, and soon bore
him down. IN the brief struggle
Proctor fired his revolver at them four
times, slightly wounding McCloud'
The shooting attracted the attention
OF Deputy Snow who FASTENED to the
scene, but was met at the doorway by
McCloud, who had secured possession
of shot gun In some manner, sno"
retreated and Horn and McCloud es-
capped through a rear door OF the JAN
after binding the arms of Deputy Proc
tor, McCIoud secured the only morse
I'm the sheriff's stable and mounted the
animal and started toward the west.
Horn ran IN the opposite direction.
About this time Sheriff Smalley ar
rived on the scene and started In pur-
suit of McCloud. firing his revolver
without effect. After snort chase
McCloud surrendered When Horn
! left the Jail yard the fact that he
wore no hat and carried O revolver
attracted the attention Of O. NJ. El-
| drich, who operates an amusement
1 stand across the street. Eldrich gave
| chase. firing several shots at Horn one
| OF which grazed his neck. Horn slight
| ly wounded. turned and aimed his re-
volver at Eldrich, but the gun, being
Of an automatic lock pattern, one with
which Horn was unfamiliar he was I'M
able TO discharge IT, and realizing his
| helplessness Horn surrendered just as
| Eldnch was about 10 shoot again.
When Eldrich approached Horn the
| latter showed fight but was beaten in
10 submission by his plucky pursuer,
| BY this time numbers Of officers ana
citizens had gathered at the spot and
! Horn bleeding from his wounds, was
| dragged back to the Jail quiet pre-
walls now and there Is no probability OF
an attempt being made to lynch the
| jail breakedrs.