Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-11-22
NJ Rrisan Errak.

he RrfSoA Break
OF the THREE prisoners who escaped
from the State prison Monday after
captured and Edwards was either killed
by a bullet fired by one Of his pursuers
or died by his own hand. After the
capture Of Watson and Forrest, search
was made for Edwards and his body was
found in the sagebrush on the mountain
side. Beside him lay the revolver
which had been taken FROM Tierney.
When the trio reached Carson in their
flight FROM the prison, they turned
south mud passed the home OF MIR. Nj. y.
Gasdner. They then leaped from the
wagon and struck ont fer the o
tains, The pursuing posse was u short
distance behind them when thew took to
the hills and followed thea closely. a
fusilade Of bullets from the pursuers
soon convinced Watson that the best
thing he could do was to surrender.
This he did without further tr"ubl, and
the posse then went after Forrest and
soon had MIN corralled. Forrest und
Watson had thrown away their guns
and were unarmed when captured. 4
search WIS then made for Edwards md
he was found dead with n bullet hole in
HIS head. II s Il question whe her he
committed suicide or was struck by a
bullet fired by the posse.
The Carson News gives this account
OF the break: Dan Tierney was nctiug
in what Is known as the "chair" capac-
ity. Tierney is not the regular man in
that place but the regular man, Charles
Day, vas engaged at work III cell rooms
ing. Tierney haa the keys TO the cells
and also the keys to the arsenal of the
prison, the latter being directly behind
the chair occupied by the guard and
containing thirteen rifles md many
revolvers and ammunition.
The trio OF desperate men started
from the dining room on their
OF terror. Watson and Forrest were
both armed with pistols and they
rushed from the dining room to the in
hllChCu NuGIc SOIDth lSSuI1 ScCll Nh6 III
work. They ordered him to throw up
his hands and Cecil being uDarmed did
SO. Tho men then grabel the officer
n rushed him toward the aperture
through which the food is showed from
the kitchen into the guards dining
room The hole is about two feet
square aud through this Forrest crawled
and the men showed Cecil through. The
two other desperadoes, Edwards and
Watson, then crawled through the hole
and into the guards dining room.
While they were handling Cecil, Charles
Day came running to he place, but
Edwards made Il rush at him with a big
butcher knife he had grabbed from the
kitchen table and Day being unarmed
threw up his hands. The trio of men
after gaining entrance into the guarcs'
dining room, paused there bur a few
seconds and then made a rush into the
"chair room,' which Ii the entrance to
the cells also to the arsenal OF the
prison. Dan TierDey was in the chair
when the men reached the room and the
trio coming from one side he WIS o
aware OF their prest nee until Forrest
levelled Il gun ON tho guard and COM
manded him to hand over the keys to
the arsenal and the cell rooms.
mot by t. sight, you big, No."
shouted Tierney and with these words
he jumped full INTO Forrest who had
the gun levelled at lis head. A fierce
struggle followed and Edwards, with Il
butcher knife fully twelve inches long,
made repeated efforts TO cut Tierney's
thront. Tierney, although n cripple,
struggled with the three men, the COM
batants rolling over and over on the
floor with Tierney Oh the bottom most
all the time. Forrest attempted to
shoot the guard 5a. the gun was knock
ed to II side and the bullet plowed its
way through the floor. Edwards con-
tiuued trying To reach the throat of
Tierney but the guard threw up his arm
and received the irightful slashes OF the
knife upon the forearm. Once he re-
ccived a deep cash in one leg.
The noise OF the strug glc had reached
other parts Of tho prison aud the trio
realizing that the plan for ii general
break had failed, grabbed tho gun be-
longing to Tierney and ran GU, the front
door, Edwards taking the revolver, thus
making all three Of the men armed.