East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-03-14
Bert Wilson Captures First Of
Seven Prisoners Who Es-
capped From Jail Saturday,
TAYLOR PURSUING THREE
HEADED FOR MOUNTAINS
Wholesale Jail Delivery Saturday Eve
ming Gives Seven Freedom-Bailey,
the Forger, First to Be Retaken-
Caught at Umatilla-Three Steal
Horses and Make for Mountains
Are Armed With Winchesters-
Sheriff and Deputy i'm Pursuit.

one OF the seven prisoners who
made the successful sensational day.
light break for liberty Saturday af-
ternoon, is again behind the bars,
while Sheriff Taylor is in hot pursuit
OF two who are mounted on stolen
horses and are riding into the noun
tains A third man was with these
two but had to drop out OF the race
and abandon his mount because the
animal gave out. He is thought TO
be hiding somewhere In the country
south OF this city. Not the slightest
trace has so far been obtained of the
route taken by the other three.
Bailey insists that he separated
from the others as soon as they es-
capped from the Jail and that he has
seen nothing of any of them since. He
says he first went north OF town. then
doubled back south OF the city and fl
nally took to the railroad, landing at
Umatilla. where he was picked up
by Deputy Wilson. He refused to tell
who the confederate was who passed
in the saw.
Saw Was Passed In.
II was understood, however that
Sheriff Taylor is well satisfied in his
own mind concerning the Identity of
the person who made the escape pos
sible and that an arrest will be made
as soon as the escaped prisoners are
recaptured.
The break had evidently been we'll
planned beforehand and was executed
without n single mlsque. Remark
ahla UnO1 fortune ,rjtb ,ha
oners at every step.
AS 1t was not considered that any of
the eleven prisoners in the Jail were
desperate characters. they were all
given the liberty of the Jail corridor
during the day Selecting a time
when the deputies were all busy in
caring for the Saturday rush of tax
payers two bars were sawed from a
window in the Jail fartherest
from the office This left an open
ing about a foot square through which
the men crawled, one at time, and
dropped to the lawn, ten feet below.
Much Time Consumed.
The aperture was small and at least
one of the escapes was large and how
all seven of them ever managed to
crawl through the hole without being
seen by anyone on one Of the two
streets which were in full view, is a
mystery. At least 80 minutes or an
hour must have been consumed in
getting through the window and it is
estimated that the last one was
through before o'clock
1t was nearly o'clock when Sher-
IF Taylor entered the Jail to lock the
men in their cells for the night and
found that all his birds but four had
flown. One of those remaining was
Thomas Lair, with a broken collar
bone. Anthony Bloom. aged 65 years;
A. C. Smith, who had been arrested
the day before and had not been ta-
ken into the confidence of the other
prisoners and Louis Mettie, the Ukiah
boy who is charged with breaking his
parole also remained
Those Who Escaped.
Those who escaped are: Wilbur
Bailey, the Milton young man, who
was arrested for forgery after a chase
OF two years. He was picked up at
Umatilla at an early hour this morn
ing by Deputy Bert Wilson.
o. L. Simpkins, aged 90; height.
feet II inches; weight, 1S0; broad and
round shoulders, brown hair. He was
charged with forgery.
James Carter. aged 21; weight 1870
pounds; slender; height five feet, six
or seven inches; dark hair and eyes.
Charged with forgery and larceny.
ceny
Leo Lent, aged %, 8 feet Q or 10
inches in height 175 pounds in
weight lame in one foot and wanted
for burglary.
Peter Bloom, aged 81, 5 feet six or