The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-05
EIGHT CCNVICTS
OUT OF PRISON
Dug Through Brick Walls and Roof
of Steel.
WERE FEDERAL PRISONERS
ESCAPE WAS MADE FROM Nc
NEIL'S ISLAND.

= ACOMA, Wash, July 4.-One of the
most daring Jail breaks ever re
corded in the northwest took place
at about midnight last night at the
federal prison at McNeiTs island and
eight desperate criminals. serving terms
of from one year to twenty years, are
now at large.
Those who escaped are:
Ed Stic6ney, from Tacoma. sentenced
to three years for counterfeiting.
c. d. Castle. from Tacoma, two years
for altering money order.
James Leslie from Alaska, one year
for larceny.
w D. McCarty, from Alaska, ten
years for robbery.
]. H. Malone, from Alaska. six years
for rape.
Matt Moore, japanese, from Alaska,
five years for stabbing.
X. TakeOuchi. japanese. from Alaska
twenty years for manslaughter.
George Wade, from Alaska, five years
for larceny.
Wade the RingIeader.
Wade was the ring leader Of the gang
and the cOnvicts centered their plans
of escape about his cell.
The partitions between the cells We're
of brick. Wade was in cell No u.s. and
McCarty cut through the partition OF
cell Il into Wade's cell. MalOney cut
through cell 20 into cell 10 and then,
together with Stickney. who was in
cell 10, cut through into cell Is.
The four cOnvicts who were in the
second tier Of cells cut their way
through the Roof into the third tier
where convict Leslie was in cell 81
The two Japs were imprisoned in cell
> III i.
was imprisoned in cell 81 and cut his
way through into cell 81. where all of
the, esca ped couVicts assembled and
broke through the roof
Sheet Steel Roof
The roof was of sheet steel. one
fourth of an inch thick One of the
sheets of steel was bent downward and
the other pushed up and through the
opening the cOnvicts left the prison.
Once on the roof the men scaled the
walls with ropes made from blankets
in their cells. Two of the men had also
made clothing of their blankets before
the escape was made
Everything would indicate that the
men. Immediately upon getting on the
outside. made their way to the wharf
and boarded the government launch
Irma. This they attempted to man, but
failed to handle it right with the re-
suit that the dynamo broke and left
them stranded.
Hidden in Some Cave
Not discouraged by this failure the
cOnvicts worked the launch near shore,
and boarded two rOwboats,
which were tied to shore. 1t is pre-
sumed they then rowed out until day
break when they put up at some beach
and started out in quest of clothing
If they again take to the boats ii is
thought they will not do so until after
dark.
George Wade is supposed by the
United States marshals Office to be
the leader of the gang He has given
the federal officers a good deal of
trouble during the last fourteen years.
Marshal Hopkins has large posses
ready to start out as soon as the con
victs are seen. The prison was in
spected last Saturday and it is be-
lieved that Immediately thereafter the
convicts began digging through the
brick partitions. using spoons which
had been concealed in the mattresses.
No Trace of FugitiVes.
At midnight. when a Ledger reporter
left Mcneil island, nothing had been seen
or heard of the ESCAPED convicts- Fed
eral officials in launches have been pa
trolling along the various islands. but
found no trace of the former prisoners.
IL is believed they VIII come out OF hid
ing during tue might and their trail may
be picked up tomorrow.