The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-06-24
Jail Break
Sunday Evening
BELIEVE OUTSIDE AID WAS GIVEN
c. B. EiensIeT Escapes After Being Fined on Un-
lawful Capitalization Charge

Sunday night o. b. Hensler, alias
Jack O. Jones, broke out OF the local
Jail and has 30 far siuded the officers
hoth from the sheriff's office at Occur
d'Alene and the city police officials,
who are on bis track. Hensler Was
arrested in this city Friday evening
on an unlawful cohabitation charge
and was convicted of the charge at
hearing held Saturday morning, he
effecting his escape from the local
Jail after he learned that other police
officials we're here on his trail and
that he was about to be turned over
to them.
Thursday evening, in company with
a girl named Flora Cannon, from
Spokane, he registered at one of the
hotels of the city rs Jack Q. Jones
and wife. The arrival was looked
into Friday by the local police off
GERS under Ohiet OF Police Cherry and
the man was arrested on an unlawful
cohabitation charge. Chief Of Police
Cherry took the man up to the police
court, leaving him for a minute at
the door as be went 10 to see II Judge
Schultz was busy. The man made
break for 1t, running toward the Mil
waukee railroad tracks with Chief
Cherry In pursuit. The chief fired
four shots at the man to make him
stop, the bullets, as HansleT stated
afterwards, coming too close for COM
fort, aud in fact as he stated 1t that
while he had been shot at several
times before he never had bullets
coming so close without hitting him.
The man was a considerable distance
ahead when the shots we're fred and
suddenly dived off the track into the
thick under brush, where he eluded
the officer Later he returned to this
city and was arrested by the officers
Saturday morning he WAS brought to
trail, convicted of the charge of un-
lawful cohabitatlon and sentenced by
Judge Schultz to pay a hne of S5l
and costs, the true nature of the man
and his criminal record not being
known at the time. Late Saturday
evening Chief of Police Pat Malone,
of Bovill, arrived In the city In par
suit of the man, having warrant
with him charging Hensler with boot
Logging, and also stating that the man
Was wanted by the government on a
white slavery charge
The criminal must have learned Of
the arrival of the police officer, as
Sunday evening, just at the time the
city police officers we're away on an
other raid, with the assistance of out
side held, he tore the entire window
out of the jail by prying away the
casing and escaped, no trace OF
him having been made since, although
Deputy Sheriff Nogle and Chiet Cher
ry have sbe NJ 90 bis trail since early
Monday n Bfgiug.
The girl, Flora Cannon, was order
ed to leave the city after the arrest oi
Hensler, but after the arrival of Chie
Malone the police decided to go aftsl
her and hold her as a witness in the
case. She was located at Plummei
and Chief Cherry caught her at tha
place, bringing her back Sunday
morning.
1t is the opinion of the officers tina
the man is a desperate criminal want
ed on several charges In diheren
places. In fact admissions made b!
Hensler after his second arrest wer
damaging In the extreme. In re
mark about the shooting he told tn
officers that he had been shot at be
fore, but never as close without be
ing hit, as by Chief Cherry. He ais
threatened the officers aud stated tha
when he got out of this affair b
would show them what real shootin
WIS, saying he would guarantee {
hit, inside Of foor shots. at the dis
tRuoe be was from the chief.