The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-06-17
Prisoners Break Out
Of The County Jail

While the band was playing, and
some of our unsuspecting citi-
zens were busy with their evening
meal, or listening to the music dis
coursed y; the band, Chas. Alexander
cattle rustler, and Joe Fournier and
Carjetana Reyes, indicted for burg
lary-all awaiting trial, made their
escare from the county Jail last
Sunday evening about o'clock.
Last Saturday, John L. Whipple
of White River, met stranger maxi
ing his way towards Phoebe and lead
ing two or three others.
In the conversation, Mr.. Whipple
asked the stranger where he hailed
from. From White River" replied
the man with the horses. live
on White River" said Mr.. Whipple,
whereupon the stranger closed UP
ing two or three horses.
Mexican Frank saw the same man
at Side Hill springs on Friday, He
was also seen in ther vicinity of the
Boston and Phoebe last Sunday, and
between one and two O'Clock Sun
day, citizens saw the same charac-
ter over at the Poorman mine. This
man is believed to have been one of
the accessories of Alexander in
his escape.
Alter making their escape through
a hole in the rock wall of the jail,
their trail was picked up Immediately
in the rear of the Mountain View ho-
hill towards the Jackrabbit district
Horses tracks disclosed the fact that
the prisoners had been furnished
mounts, and We're well on their way
to freedom. 1t is believed they are
well on their way to the Hole in
the Wall' country.
The hole through which the escape
was effected is nearly three feet squa
and was made by means of nail
hammer and single jack, which were
discovered in the possession of the
prisoners Friday afternoon and re-
mooved by Under-Sheriff Jake Johnso
at that time.
Until the opportune time arrived,
the aperature was hidden by clothes
hung there presumably to dry, and
the debris, mortar and rock, was
carefully slowed away in bedding and
placed on top of the cage, where it
NOW remains
The following is a copy of a letter
4 h,rI Ip lfN,,e 4, ,,if IL. GIL.
! if Smith, who is at Evergreen, Col.
giving the details of the Jail delivery;
Il am very sorry at this time to
have to write you this letter to in.
form you of jail delivery at Phoebe
! Every thing was going on nicely, just
as they were when you were here
and no suspicious were discovered
until they were gone-I mean the
three grand jury prisoners which
was Sunday evening when Frank
went 20 lock them in the cage. They
dug hole through the wall right
under the back window and went
out over the fence close to the cor
ner at the Mountainview hotel, some
time near seven o'clock And they
made a run from there to a place
back OF the hill in Slaughter house
canyon where they had horses wait
ing, and from there they made a rur
through the hills towards Jackrabbit
as near as we can tell.
THE prisoners had not been gon,
over Is or 20 minutes befor,
the fact was discovered Everythin;
possible was done to capture them
but we were handicapped to the ex
tent that there were no saddle hors
es available and were compelled t,
go out after them on work horses
1t was not discovered that they ha,
gone on horses until next morning.
Saturday night, about IL O'clock
stranger came to town with tw,