The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-09-27
ESCAPE IN A FLOCK
Continued from First Page.)

&IHyMNHHtN III I1loG i 0ECsy Ea N
use Of tools to be found only in a
q blacksmith or machine shop. Conse
quently 1T is beyond reason to say
that they could have been fashioned
by the prisoners. Aside from this
the fact remains that they could not
have secured the iron, except from
some one outside.
Access Is Easy.
Only a low ornamental fence sur.
rounds the jail and sheriff's residence.
To approach the Jail it is necessary
only to slip over the fence or to pass
through one of several gates. The
windows of the Jail are covered with
wire screens fastened from the out
side with wire twisted about the bars.
The jail itself is a small building,
SO small that a person on, the outside
a easily touch the hand of one
confined in the south cage, the south
side Of which lis supplied with graf
ing facing the window to afford light
and sv~Bzdilation. To ~unfasten the
screen is the work of but a few min
utes and nothing then prevents COM
munication with a person in the yard.
It is now believed this was done
n the strips of iron we're passed
In, also the saw used in severing the
bars guarding the two windows
Through which the two men slipped
when they left the building. The
saw they took with them and threw
away, for the most persistent a
has failed to reveal it or any similar
instrument that may have been used
in cutting the bars. The saving
seemingly was done Friday evening.
as fhe severed ends of the bars were
bright and clean. 1t is possible, |
though, THAT it was done shortly be- !
Tore, for talking Buckeyes WGra, moth,
Ing prevented the men from leaving
the cages whenever they chose, ex.
ipASs'SHce OF the Jaller, VINO
Went inside of the cell rooms
save az meal times and when visitors
;allea TO see the prisoners. If the
)ars cut before it was to have
hem in readiness for the time set
the delivery and enable the out
side ~confederates to perfect the de-
ais for a successful flight.
Assisted to Escape.
That Mosier and Grady had friends
aNaiUing them and that relays OF
had been provided for them is
ali but an absolutely established Ger.
After they got out they are
alleged to have gone to "Alkali lke's"
barn, some blocks northeast and
stolen his horses. Within an hour or
SO afterward that individual reported
the loss of his horses and gave a de-
scription of them and the shoe that
one wore and which left a peculiarly
marked trail. Under Sheriff Sayles
and Policeman Salisbury secured
mounts and by lighting matches
found the trail of the horses, which
led toward the bridge crossing the
Yellowstone east of the city. They
followed it across the bridge and
onto the south side, where it left
the road and went directly UP the
hill, leading through three barb wire
fences that were pulled down by the
men ahead. Continuing south, the
fugitives travelled continually over
the grass, hoping to leave no trail
behind. In this they failed, however,
until well toward Pryor creek. When
near that stream they entered a gulch
and turned east. Here all trace of
them became lost.
The pursuers kept up their search
until they and their horses became
exhausted and they were compelled
to abandon the hunt. Mr.. Salisbury
returned Saturday afternoon and Mr..
Sayles some hours afterward.
Only for the time lost lighting
matches and hunting for the trail the
officers are confident that they would
have overtaken the men, as because
Of their better mounts they would
have ridden them down. The fugi-
tives possessed this advantage and
continued to gain on their pursuers.
Horses Return.
The predictions said to have been
made by "Alkali Ike that his horses
would soon return wer verified Sun
day night. Yesterday morning he re-
ported that both horses were back
and i'm his corral. He said he found