Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-11
TWO PRISONERS
ESCAPED FROM
PEN BR|CKYARD
Supposed to Have Come to City;
Got Away at 5::15 O'clock
Yesterday.
REWARD OF $50 FOR
CAPTURE OF EACH ONE
May Have Been the Ones Who
Robbed Box Cars Here
After Supper.

Two convicts, one with seven years
to serve and the other with twelve
years in the state penitentiary ahead
OF him, walked out OF sight yester'
day evening about 5:15 o'clock and q
third prisoner, who was with the es'
caped convicts at the time that they
made their getaway, refused to make
the break for liberty. The three prls.
oners were sent out to the brickyaro
to clean up, preparatory to the sea.
sons work there, and one guard mao
them in charge The men eluded the
guard and have not been caught as
yet. -
Mcbride and Reed.
H. Mcbride, committed from Cass
county for the crime OF robbery on
October p, 1914, to serve seven years
is one of the escaped prisoners. A
reward is offered by Warden Talcott
for his capture and delivery to an
officer of the penitentiary. He is de-
scribed as follows: age, 40 years;
complexion, medium dark; hair, dark
chestnut; eyes, light, blue; forehead
high: nose, rectillinear; mouth, med
ium large; chin, ball; weight, l6S
lbs.: height, S It. s in; size of hat,
IN; size of shoes, 7; wore black nat,
khaki pants; hickory shirt, striped;
heavy brown shoes. At time OF es-
cape he wore no coat. -
Verne Reed, committed from Stark
county for. the crime Of robbery in
the first degree on December 2, 1914,
to serve twelve years, is the other
escaped prisoner. He was formerly
an inmate of the reform schools at
Red Wing and St. Cloud, Mimi. A
reward Of $50 il slsos offered for his
capture and delivery to an officer OF
the penitentiary His description is
given as follows: age. "a; complex
ion, medium dark; hair, dark chest,
nut; eyes, dark brown; forehead, n.
termediate; nose, rectilinear; mouth.
medium small; chin, ball; lips, thin
weight, 165 lbs; height, s it. S1s in;
SIDE Of hat, Z; size OF shoes, 8; light
checkered cap, khaki pants, striped
hickory shirt; heavy tan shoes, at
time of escape he wore no coat.
May BE In City. :
The three prisoners and the guard
went to the brickyard to clean ~
preparatory to the work to be don.
there. The prisoners loaded the wag.
ons with debris while trusty drove
away with them. While he hauled
away one load, the prisoners would
load another wagon.
They had loaded q wagon ready to
be hauled away and were waiting for
the return of the other. They asked
for permission to sit down, at the en-
trance to the kiln and seeing the
guard engaged in conversation inside
the two slipped away.
The alarm was sounded immediate
ly when it was discovered that they
were gone but no trace has been
found of them as yet. A woman re-
ported seeing two men headed for
the cemetery later on in the evening
and the description Tailed with that
Of the two escaped prisoners. It is
thought that they headed for this
city. ! IL .E #
Box Car Robbery.
A box car occupied by crew Of
railroad laborers. standing on the N.
P. track near the stockyards, was
broken into last evening about sup.
per time, it is thought. and the fol.
lowing items were stolen:
2 80 caliber revolvers (lons).
6 razors.
white shirt.
coat.
l blue serge suit.
1t is supposed that the TIVE escap-
ed convict3 entered the car and stole
the clothing, guns and razors