The daily sentinel., 1906-09-27
THE PRISONER THEN MADE HIS ESCAPE
Rendering the Jailor Unconscious by Terrific Blow
on the Head McGarvey Takes His Revolver,
Bluffs the Other Prisoners and Escapes,
Getting Good Start. Officers Out
All Night But Criminal Still at
Large. Heavy Reward.
Jailor Innes May Die.

i 1t happened that there were none
OF the other officers at the Jail at the
time.
The prisoners went to work al
once to secure the attention of some
one outside the Jail as the injured
man was to all appearances in q
critical condition. The prisoners be
gan to yell at every person who pass.
the Jail, crying that man was hurt
on the inside. Naturally passersby
thought that the prisoners were sim
ply jollying them as is often done
when the prisoners entertain them
selves by yelling at passersby. Man
after man passed by paying no at
tention to the cries of the prisoners.
Finally mail carrier accompanied
by a young lady passed and their at
tention was attracted and they went
to the jail, They learned the state
of affairs and the sheriffs office was
notified.
Sheriff Struthers and Undersheriff
Hardy and Deputy Sheriff Knowles
were soon at the Jail and physicians
were hastily summoned. Drs. Bull.
Ingersoll Abbott and Parker were
soon in attendance. Innes was still
Unconscious and il was found
that he was suffering from concus-
sion of the brain. Sheriff Struthers
and his deputies at once gave the
alarm and soon the news of the as
sault anG the escape of McGarvey
was spread over the city and the
search for the fiend had begun.
Mrs Minnie Hare. who is confined
in the county jail stated that she
watched McGarvey as he left the Jail
corridor and saw him pick up an old
coat and a slouch hat.
Sheriff Struthers announced that
reward of $50 would be paid for
the capture of McGarvey dead or
alive Later the reward was increas-
ed to 500.
McGarvey was well armed, having
the large revolver. and he evidently
stiH carried with him the bunch of
jail keys.
]. Spencer and little girl are re-
ported to have seen a man answering
McGarvey's description passing
through one of the lumber yards in
thp southeastern part ,of the city
| shortly after five o'clock. A woman
residing not far from the Jail stated
that a man frightened her by looking
into her window. This may have
been McGarvey.
The officers believe that McGarvey
had started toward the river and this
opinion has been verified. Early in
the evening Bert Russell, horseman
came to the Jail and told Sheriff
Struthers that he had a dog which,
although it was not a blood hound,
had on several occasions shown his
ability to track man successfully
I He asked that the dog be given a
trial. Some OF the officers were a
little skeptical at first but it was de
cided to give the dog trial. He was
| taken into the cell that had been oc-
cupied by McGarvey and allowed to
scent the bed clothes. He was then
shown the murderous weapon used
by the criminal. With the action
and cunning of a blood hound the
| big dog started out on a trail that
bore out the opinion of the route
taken by McGarvey. He went first
down the alley back of the Parsons
residence on White Ave, then struck
out in a zigzag manner toward the
southeastern part of town. Across
vacant lots. through a lumber yard,
over fields, the dog went toward the
sugar factory. Finally he struck the
big pile of lime at the sugar factory
and there laid down. The trail was
destroyed. Perhaps McGarvey in his
criminal cunningness knew that lime
would break the trail if a dog was
put after him and he walked into
this lime pile. The dogs excellent
work was brought to an end.
shi4rif's officers and other men
were out all night long searching
Telephone messages We're sent to
every available point in the county
and throughout this section of the
country.
Notices were circulated by Sheriff
Struthers announcing that 500 re-
ward would be paid for the arrest
of McGarvey. stating that he is want
ed for assault with intent to kill also
for attempted rape. He is described
as follows: Small man. weight about
100 pounds. Age 25 to 2S, looks OLD
in the face, face is wrinkled. Eyes