Bisbee daily review., 1922-07-15
BLOODHOUNDS PRESSED INTO
 PURSUIT; FLEE
 TO MOUNTAINS
Trail of Martinez and Silvas, Escaped Prisoners, Leads
 to Santa Rita Mountains
ARE CLOSE UPON TRAIL
Believe Prisoners Had Some Friends in Crowd and Were
 Advised to Make Break

TUCSON, Ariz.y July 14.-That the
 trail of the two fleeing fugitives.
 Manuel Martinez and Placido Silyas
 has been picked up late this afternoon in the Santa Rita mountains near Tue
 son was the report brought here by Deputy Sheriff Tremaine, who is a member of the posse searching for the two men who last night escaped when the automobile in which they were be- ing conveyed to the penitentiary at Florence was wrecked about IS miles south of this city.
 Sheriff George White of Nogales was killed in the auto accident, and Dep uty Sheriff l.. A. Smith was injured. The latter sustained fractured collar bone and several broken ribs. It is also feared he sustained internal in- juries. He is patient in a local hos pital
 Tremaine came te Tucson for the purpose of purchasing supplies for use of the posse during the man-hunt. Sheriff Ben Daniels of Pima county directed the search for the men throughout the day. Four of his dep uties and a number of volunteers are assisting in the hunt. for the two men.
 For the purpose of making an in- vestigation as to the manner in which Sheriff George White of Santa Cruz h sv. quest will he held tomorrow Rela- tives of the deceased claim that there is a fracture on the back of Whites head This they claim may have been caused by blow struck by either Silvas or Martinez.
 Acting County Physician E. F. Gun gle. after examining Whites body, de- clared that none Of the injuries sus- tained was other than what might have resulted in the automobile acci- dent
 At late hour tonight. no further information was obtained as to the success of the posses which are en- gagged in pursuit of the convicts.
 MORALES. Ariz., July 14.-Man- uel Martinez and Placido Silvas- con- victed murders, who escaped last night while being taken to the state prison. after Sheriff George White of Santa Cruz county had been killed when <the sheriff's automobile over turned IS miles south of Tucson, were still at liberty tonight. although it was reported that a posse of deputy sher- ifs and citizens assisted by blood hounds were close on their trail in the Vail Helvetia country near Tue son. sq
 It became known tonight that when Sheriff White and Deputy Sheriff Leonard Smith stopped at Tubac. 20 miles north of Nogales, late yesterday on account of engine trou- ble and to await the arrival from No gales of another car with which to their trip, that Silvas and Martinez mingled with crowd of Mexicans congregated there. Neither of the officers understood Spanish and overheard nothing of the conver- sation between the convicts and the crowd. It is believed now that Mar tinez and Silvas had friends in that crowd who advised them to make break for liberty. and probably fol- lowed in another car to pick up the Inasmuch as neither of the was hurt. it is also consid- cred possible that they may have struck White on the head and leaped from the car before it overturned.
 The widow and three children of Sheriff White left today for Tucson where it is understood the funeral will be held. Tucson for years having. been the burial place for members of he White family, residing in the west.
 Martinez and Silvas were convicted lere in connection with the murders If Postmaster and Mrs. J. Frank Pear on, in bandit raid last August on he Ruby postoffice. Martinez was sentenced to be hanged August IS. Silvas was given term of life i'm