Year: 1875

Board met last Saturday. No quorum present. Adjourned to Monday, when quorum was present. Bills amounting to ST were allowed and it appearing that warrant 395, series of 1874, was lost and would not be presented for payment, an- other was issued to E. N. Fish x Co. for BPS in lieu thereof.

 In the matter of the investigation of the | escape of the prisoners the testimony of A. Linn and J. B. Sawyer was taken, amounting substantially to this: A. Linn testified, January II, that he was acting jailor at time of escape Sawyer was em- ployed by Sheriff as night watchman Sawyer not in habit of carrying cell keys and he had no occasion to open the cell doors where those prisoners were kept never opened the door at night and told Sawyer ne yer to open it at night; Sawyer knew where the keys were and could get them any time 1 always allowed one of the prison CTS to come into the room to get their water as done that evening before the escape Sawyer had no occasion to open the door to give them anything seldom opened the door, unless to give them their meals 1 gave them meals that evening was at home sick, unable to be at the jail on the night of the escape MT. Oury ad- monished me not to open the door at night, and he also repeatedly told Sawyer not to open the door at night; had told Sawyer Of a conversation l had with Rivera in which Rivera stated he wished I would quit and leave the jail, as he wished to es- cape, and did not wish to attempt it while I was there, as he thought he might have a better chance with some new man I reported this conversation to Sawyer in order to make him more cautious,

 January D, J. B. Sawyer testified in sub stance: i was employed as night watch man of Pima county Jail by Sheriff Oury, Dec. r., 1874 A. Linn was in charge when l was employed had the keys of the jail l jailor was present; MT. Linn gave me keys | to open doors so prisoners could get their meals Linn was then present; had no keys in his absence till January on that

 morning early, l went to Browns saloon and there saw Linn: he asked me to give

 the prisoners their breakfast; said had no keys he told me could find the keys | in the broom he said he was sick and I

 thought he was intoxicated; he was deal- | ing faro returned keys to broom in same

 position as l found them broom was in | JaiIor,S room {; next took keys in even- | ing Ol lSt, alter dark Linn sent his wife to

 tell me he was very sick, and if prisoners

 wanted anything to pass it into them if any prisoners were brought, put them into | jail and keep them until required be-

 tween and 6. after had orders to receive

 the keys, IOpened jail door to deliver theni

 bucket Of water as reached the bucket | in for them to receive it Holmes caught

 me by the wrist and pulled me inside

 put my foot against his breast and broke loose then Hall came to attack me and

 knocked him away and l ran backwards,

 and the door caught me on the right ShOuI-

 der and went shut, and all tour prisoners

 caught and tied me {; then Holmes went l in. 0 the office, took an axe and cut the

 chains; they tied me with strap and

 locked me in the jail then they opened

 the other cell doors, but the prisoners said

 they would not go; they left inside door of jail open they closed outside door of next

 cell with bar; then got piece of plank,

 went up stairs, climbed over the wall and

 escaped. This is from what I heard and

 saw from indications next morning-The

 other prisoners opened the cell door and l let me out. Upon being cross examined, Sawyer testified: Received keys from the

 broom on evening of Ist about7 o'clock,

 where put them that morning; nsed the

 broom number of times prior to January l,

 and found keys in it and knew where they

 were kept. l had positive orders from Sheriff to not open doors at night, when I

 was there alone he also said it would not

 do to open the doors at night. disobeyed | the Sheriff's order and opened the door be- cause the jailor's wife said she brought

 word from the jailor to give the prisoners | what they wanted. In answer to question | by Sheriff Oury-Did l ever show any | friendly feeling to any of the prisoners Sawyer replied, No, you did not.

 The Board eXOnerated the Sheriff and severely censured Sawyer, and adjourned o April 5.