The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-09-16
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revolver In some way while he was
waiting In the prisoners cage at the
County City building last Friday for
arrhgnment before Judge Everett
Smith.
The iron bars on this cage are far
enough apart 10 permit a sun being
alipprd thru Sheriff Starwich.
Wednesday. ordered heavy wire
screen placed around these bars as "a
further procautlon IN the future.
There In some doubt about the
number OF weapons. Some OF tho
witnesses OF tie break ray four men
we're armed and some say two had
revolyeu and one carried a spear
made out OF a knife and broomauck.
Richardson and Burns are eonsid.
cred tho brains" OF the gang, and
Il n believed that thru some under
world connections the weapons were
slipped IN TO the prisoners.
Murgatroyd. back In Seattle We'd
nesday after his narrowing expert
enco. told officers no was sitting IN
front Of n nartell drug store In his
car when a man. later identified as
Kilbourn. showed revolver in his
face and said
Wait minute you've got a
couple Of passengers"
Ward stood beside Kilbourn armed
only with short crowbar which he
handled as a sap" They climbed
in beside Murgatroyd and ordered
him 10 set out northward. taking a
elrcultous route both inside and out
OF the city limits.
Both men ioked about the break
and said how good Il seemed 10 be
free. Tho man ! later learned was
Kilbourn said the plans had been
made far in advance" Murgatroyd
declared.
Reaching Forest park. ut the
southern city limits Of Everett.
ward and kilbourn allghtcd. re.
moved Murgairoyd'a coat and socks,
took dollar from him. leaving
him with six cents, and diyed into
the brush along side the road
Murgatroyd hurried 20 phone
and summoned Sheriff starwtch
with hloodhounds from Seattle. and
Sheriff Mccullough and posse
from Everett. The search was
trultlcss.
During tho night. King and sno.
homish county officers searched the
homes OF kilbouru's parents and
friends In Everett and nearby, but
failed to find a trace OF tho duo.
Meanwhile. King county commits.
sloncra in special session. have voi-
Cd rewards Of 800 each for the
scxtct or armed and desperate men.
Charles Cow. florist. who entered
the Jail office while the escaped pits
ouors were attempting TO liberate an
other Sanhimo prisoner, held In an.
other tank. was attacked by Kill
bourn, he reported. and his hand
smashed when he attempted TO crap.
pie with the youthful bandit
Ward and Watson. and possibly
fklNilAIuNpll anu hliItulus NAu gum
+, which had been umugEled into tho
Jail In some undetermined manner.
johnson was armed with crude
spear, fashioned from n length OF
broomstiok, 10 which was bound a
table knife ground TO a keen edge
and sharp point. He discarded II as
he rushed from the Jail office,
Matrons on the upper floor Of the
county Jail told Jailer Morgan after.
ward that big automobile. with a
man at the wheel. was parked on the
Eighth ave. side OF the Jail all
morning, and left Just before the
sudden jailbreak.
There have been four attempted
iallbreaks during the year frustrated
by jailors. This is the first in Sheriff
Starwich's administration. The last
one was in Sheriff John Strngcr's
regime, when John soudas, murder
or, and five others, escaped. All but
one WIS recaptured.