El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-07
J.. S. PRISONERS
LOCK UP JA|LERS
AND MAKE ESCAPE
Pine Brothers Put One
Over on Official and
Fade Away
ABOUT TO co TO
LEAVENWO ORTIZ

j posse Of Is men Joined this
morning In the hunt for the Pine
brothers, who skipped out Of jail
last night, and blood hounds from
the state penitentiary are said to
have followed tracks In an arroyo.
It is thought that the Plnos head.
ed toward st. GATHERINGS Indian
school, and then got into the
hills. They may now be follow.
inq the D. & r. G. tracks toward
Buchanan.
u. s. Marshal A. n. Hudspeth
stated this afternoon the govern
ment will aid in the pursuit Of the
men, and a reward Of $500 for
each ls offered. The marshal was
informed that two men were seen
crossing the garden belonging to
Lieutenant o'Gorman, on San
Francisco street. a short distance
below the D. & r. G. tracks, last
night shortly after 1880 o'clock.
II is believed these men were the
escaped prisoners.
The bond of the PInos had been
fixed by Judge iNeblett at $1,000
each.
Jailer Alexander Monies spent "a
bad quarter of an hour" in the county
jail last night while two Of mis- pris.
oners, Juan Reyes Pine and Desiderio
Pine. leisurely strolled out of the
prison, jumped over a wall, put on
their hats and left for unknown parts.
All last night and today Sheriff Celso
LOPEZ In an automobile, Deputy Sher-
iff George w. Armijo and Pedro
Alarid on horses, were hunting the
escaped prisoners who had at least a
half or three-quarters of an hour start
ON their pursuers.
For celverness, cool nerve and
Eamusing features, the getaway of the
lPino brothers will probably take a
prominent place in the history of es-
capes in this county.
The two Pinos were convicted re-
Gently in federal court and were sen.
Etenced by U. S. Judge Colin Neblett
Eto serve q term of eve years in the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth.
lTheir offense was breaking into a box
car and stealing a large assortment OF
goods from an interstate shipment.
They took an appeal to the circuit
court of appeals and were preparing
to give bond. In fact, had they re-
manned in Jail IA hours longer they
would be out on bond at this time, as
six or seven men, it Is said, arrived
from Albuquerque this morning to go
on their bond.
1t was this matter of bond that fur
Enished Juan Reyes Pine an opportu-
unity to engineer the escape of himself
and his brother. Both of the Pinos,
Ewho hail from Belen, are husky young
|men, in the twenties. About 7 o'clock
last night Juan Pino asked Jailer
Monies for permission to telephone to
a bailiff of the federal court to get
information about his bondsmen.
Not anticipating any trouble, Jailer
Monies led Juan Pine from the jail to
the office telephone and stood a few
feet back of him as he called up a
This done, Monies told Pine
ito walk ahead Of him back to the tier
iof cells. Just as Monies was open
ling the massive iron door with the
big brass key, Juan Pine, 1t is said,
grabbed him by both arms, took the
key away from him, and pushed him
into the lock up, as his brother, Desi-
iderio advanced and assisted in max
ing the jailer prisoner. The two Pinos
then locked the big door and threw
the brass key down on a green-cov-
cred couch a few feet from the desk
in the office.
| THE escaped federal prisoners then
hid their hats under their coats and
Juan Pine, to be ready for emer-
igencies, armed himself with a poker
found under the stove. He evidently
made no effort to find the revolver
which was in one Of the drawers of
the office desk, content with strong
arm methods. The Pinos walked bare
headed out Of Jail and crossing the
small lawn in front Of the building,
hoped wei the low wall and started
ibriskly in a westerly direction.
Jaiier Sounds Alarm
{ Recovering from his surprise, Jailer
Monies got busy yelling for help. He
got one of the prisoners in jail to
lift him up to a barred window, facing
Water street, and made the welkin
ring. Frank Chavez heard his call
and asked him what he wanted.
Monies explained that he was the
and had been trapped by an es-
capped prisoner and had been lodged
in Jail, from which location he desired
greatly to be transposed.
Suspecting a plot, Chavez had to be
shown. Monies assured him that he
had told the truth and that If ne
would come into the Jail office and
look around he would find, the key
would open the big iron door
and let the jailer out. Chavez accord
ingly decided to investigate. He en-
tered the office and there sure enough
found a large brass key, shining in
the electric light. But he still hesi-
tated to open the iron door and let
out the alleged jailer. 1t seemed to
Chavez that for the jailer to be a pris-
oner was not at all according to
Chavez d~eliberated a few min
and finally informed Monies that
he would take the key to City Marshal
Alarid and tell him the story, leaving
the unlocking of Jailer Monies to the
discretion of that official. Much
Jailer Monies remained an
other quarter of an hour cooling his
heels in the jug.
Chavez found the city marshal and
told the story. Alarid hurried to the
iail. Monies. and got him