New Britain herald., 1927-03-12

Chicago, March r Gp' - Two Of three Mexican conyiCts who escaped from the county Jail at Joliet i'll & spectacular prison break. were cap tured here today after they had wounded two policemen and a cab driver.
 One Of the Mexicans, Gregorio Rizo. was probab bly, fatally wounded in an exchange Of shots with po- lice. The other man taken was Roberto Torrez. while police still were seeking a third member of the trio, Bernardo Roa.
 As they clattered through south side streets, holding prisoner q Joliet Jail guard they had brought with them. police squad attempted to stop the machine and in an exchange or shots two patrolmen, William Frost and George Grant, and the taxi driver, John Marciniah, of h. diana Uarbor. were wounded.
 The McNicans abandoned the ma chine and fled. Eizo later was dis covered in an alley attempting To enter garage. and was taken by a police squad. Torrez found in a yard with two Mexican children, at tempted to flee when a policeman started to question him. but submit ted to capture after several shots had been fired at him.
 Three Others Subducd
 Three other desperate convicts under sentence to hang for murder. were subducd in their cell after Il battle of hours with officers, while their three companions in the sensa- tional prison break were being hunted down.
 The six were members of q band of seven who escaped last May after killing Peter NJ N. Klein, deputy warden Of the model new peniteu- 1 tlary at Statcsville. All but one Of the band subsequently was captured. returned to prison. tried and sen- tcnccd to be hanged.
 Execution Postponed | By a coincidence one of the dates set for the execution was this luorn- 1 ing, but an appeal to the state su- | prcme court gave them a respite.
 The seNtet included three Ameri- cans and three McNiCans and 1t was 1 the latter trio that got away, taking a deputy with them as cover and | i N' n f,, g stolen automobile. Detective squads had been dispatched 10 the city. outlying districts Tn an attempt C capture the convicts and in d brusi with squad, Bernardo Roa. one ot the fleeing men. shot two patrolmeu The policemen were rushed to |; hospital where one was said 10 be ir a serious condition with q woun- in his stomach.
 Tear Gas Used
 The six men had been confined 1T
 the county jaii at Joliet since thei
 conviction and it was there that tht
 three Americans finally were sub
 dued with tear gas bombs afta
 they had held off a large force Q police and guards for several hours
 Jail officials had turned off al
 lights in the jail, and advancinl through the darkened building, tn : attackers captured the trio withou casualty. The prisoners were r. : lieved of two guns and then sfrapNau to the bars Of their cells They aI Charles Duschowski and Walte } Staleski. roputed leaders of the Ma Jail break plot. and Charles Sh1lel q triple slayer at the age Of l9.
 Mexicans start Break
 Shortly after 1 o'clock this morn
 ing the MeNicanS started the brea by covering a guard with ;uns whe he appeared on his regular round forcing him to release them. They captured four other officer and went to the second floor to re | lease the other three men. all con : fined in the same cell. Finding tha . the cell key was locked in the priso ;, safe. the Mexicans threw their com . panions two revolvers and some saw
 and fled after telling the American o to go ahead. we'll wait"
 :, The McXicans then went outsid [, and forced guard. Kirnich. son ( , a deputy sheriff. to drive them ava f in his own car. They then left the direction Of Chicago and latt d exchanged shots with the polio s Shortly after 1 a. m, Kirnich telt r phcned to the jail from Chicago tn.