JAIL  DELIVERY

It  has  been  the  custom  of  the  night  guard,
Mr.  A.  Crowe,  to  show  considerable  leniency  to
two  prisoners,  William  Walters  and  Miles  Mc-
Innes,  by  allowing  them  to  remain  in  the  corri-
dors until  8 or  9 o’clock.  He  has  also  been  in
the  habit  of  locking  his  pistol  up  in  a desk  near
by,  not  apprehending  any  danger  from  these
trustys.  On  Monday  evening  he  extended  this
leniency  by  allowing  them  to  remain  in  the  cor-
ridors till  11  o’clock.  Making  the  round  of  the
cells  as  he  turned  one  of  the  corners  he  was
suddenly  confronted  by  the  two  men  and  a pistol
thrust  into  his  face,  his  keys  were  taken  and  his
pistol  from  the  desk  soon  in  the  hands  of  one
of  them.  The  guard  was  then  marched  to  the
corner  of  the  wood  pile  where  one  of  them
taking  charge  of  him,  he  was  compelled  at  the
point  of  the  pistol  to  accompany  his  former
prisoner  three  or  four  miles  to  the  north  of  town
to  the  vicinity  of  Bremen’s  mine  on  Chloride
Flat.  Here  Mr.  Crowe  was  released  and  made
his  way  back  to  town  after  several  minor  mis-
haps. In  the  meantime  the  flight  of  the  jail
birds  and  capture  of  the  guard  had  been  dis-
covered by  Judge  Lynch  on  making  his  round
before  going  to  bed,  and  he  with  Sheriff  Lock-
hart were  awaiting  the  return  of  Mr.  Crowe  who
came  back  about  4 o’clock  in  the  morning  cha-
grined and  disgusted.

JAIL DELIVERY

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