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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1902)
1 & ; - it I n . CO'AS VOL XXI MARSHFIELI), OOOS COIJNTY, OKEGO! PRISONERS KILL GUARDS Up TrMAILf 1 ;Br T - "' wBgwiWMBiMyii &' 1..-.. - "' " -! J. ,.,.. m, uuwB 14, 1902. , , IHHWIHtHl BIIOU u ttio leu. it Is not un- I TEN PAGEg v was X1O.S4 Two Desperate Convicts Escape .:' .' ri From Penitentiary PROCURC FIREARMS FBOM UNKNOWN SOURCE AND COMMENCED SHOOTING WITHOUT WARNING. Murderers arc Tracy and Merrill Lonjj-tcrni MenFellow Convict Who Interfered Falally Slioi Fugitives Steal Horses and Get Away From Salem Surrounded By a Large Posse, , Portland, Or,, Judo 0 Tho fatal on slaught upon tlio ponltcntlnry guards recalled tho ilnrhiK attempt that the tamo two fugatlvca madu to escape from tho comity jail liuro prevloua to their commitment to tbo Btato institution. Morrill and Tracy liad been tried and found guilty of burglary, Jailor Dougherty and Deputy Bherlff Tom Jordan woro in tho act ol removing the two prtioncra from tholr colls to thu courtroom above to rccoivo entonce. Tlio jailor prccodod Jordan n little, and ho had 119 sooner opened tho coll door and admitted tho tnon into tho opon cor rldor than Tracey quickly pulled n gun on Dougherty and fired. The bullet went high, no Doughorty fell quickly to his kiieen. Roforo Tracy could forco Doughorty to give up the keys to tho 'olhor doors, Tom Jordan covered him, and tho desperado throw up his hands. Tho attempted outbreak coat Tracoy dearly, na hla Bontcnco wan incrcneod to 20 years, while Morrill got off with l.'l. Tracoy had Bocurcd a revolvor from hla wlfo, who iiad secreted it in hor dress. In speaking of Morrill and Tracoy, and tho likelihood of tholr enpturo tliia morning, Deputy Hhorlff Mnthowa 'sold: "Tho men nro dceporato characters, and they will not likely bo taken nlivo. Thoy nro tho moat dnngoroua men Hint tho Multnomah county .nuthorltlenhuvo had to deal with In fact, thoy nro na bad as thoy tnuko thorn." Dolcctivo Dan Wcinor, whlla arresting Morrill and Tracoy, was shot at nnd had a uarrow oscapo from bolng klllod. Tho mon have a bad record, which ex tonda back for n numbor of yonra, Mor rlll'formorly aorved throe ycara in tho Oregon ponitontlary for robbing a car in tliia city. Altor hia roloaao, ho loft tho country and ahowod u ngalu with 1 Tracoy, and tho two Btartod out on tholr onroor of crlmo. "Thoy woro eontouccd to thopoultcn tlary March 22, 1800. A reward of $1000 lino boon offered for tho capture of tho' fugitives. It ia said '.that this amount will bo Increased to . ?200u bo?oro tho y ia ovpr, Tho re ward ia coneidored hono tQO laro, no tho Juglllves aro both known to bo dead ahota. Thoy aro well armed, and aro expected to flpht for their Uvea, (paring no otto in tholr effort to get out of tho country. It la expected by eonio that thoy will atual horena and make Jor Harlow Paea, going Kaatward. brought back daughter of the g cnllty tnon b.) ermtm. likely that they wf$ well weighted with jif ,,for thrcntn of vengeanco are b.Inj freely made by many of the people,! in a way that Iim mm aeldom teen in Salem. J? J- Tho way in whtcUTwy and Merrill Aral eccurcd the guaa wtlhwhich Ferrell the shop guord, was aJaighlercd waa at at first a mystery, kf.- the fact that afoot acrora the prairie. If tho report la verified blood-bdnnds will be taken thcro on Hie afternoon train and the mon trill soon bo run down. Prom thu description It ia believed that the honea left at tub wood camp aro tho ouea atoleu from finlnm. lih,. aie Btlrred up ' two convicta are captured alive tho uuiiiDJoiiweaiiit win undoubtedly be spared tho expense of a irial, and the cowajrdJxunprovokcd murder of . thrre of baletn'a respected cltlzena will be epecdily avenged. If Bale in June 0: The usually qulet'clly of Salem ia in a fovor of excitement to day an tho remit of one of tho most bloody Jail breaks in tho history of tbo West. Poises of armed mon aro scouring tho country in quest of two prisoners, who escaped from tho State Penitentiary this morning, leaving behind them tho dedd bodloa of three of tho men charged with their custody. At 7 o'clock tliia morning, whon .tbo prisonora woro turned out to work, Harry Tracoy, who waa 'doing 20yoars for train rodbcry, end Davo Morlll, sen tenced to 13 years for tho aamo crime, went to their work in tho foundry as usual. Tho guard in charge in tho ronndry waa Frank Terrell of Salem. Whilo his back, waa turned tho convicta secured re volvora from aomo hiding placo, and without a word of warning stopped up behind him and blow hia bralna out. I or roll fell dead, nud hia murdorora at onco mado a break for tho Inst wall of the pcnitontlary with a luddor they had plckcn up In tho shop. , On reaching tho wall thoy exchanged fihota with Guards II. F. Tiffany and S. R. T. Jones, who woro stationed thoro, and altar ehooting thorn down scaled tho wall and atartod their dash for liberty) taking with thorn tho rilloa of tho mon who had fallon victims to thoir murder ous fury. After loaying tho prison, tho convicts woro laBt scon following up tho coureo of Mill Greek, from wlioro it Is thought' thoy hnvo qtruck for tho tall tlmbor in tho Waldo hlllr, tholr ovidont Intoutlbn being to reach the fountains. ( Aa aoon aa tho remaining prisonfyro had boon sounod, a gonoral alarm was given, nn with hi fow minutes a npub, of C5 mon waa ctpon the trail of th'murV doforo; burning to' Rvongo' tho s wantosf many of tho cxannloiHi'fs who visited rTalcm yesterday weM?Uirough tbo poni tontlary lenda color U alie theory that it waa by their meaiw iat the revoJcra woro ercrotcd in titer bMudry, Juat how Tracey ad4errill were in fo'ruod of the location k I lib weapons la uot known, bnt a!re!yjetccllve are at work or tliia pbaw el the case, and there ia but little doafctlhit the person or persona thus ptlM.aiifreironablefor the death of three iaMMMtt men will be brpught to Juttiee; Guard Jones ha eeral relatives In Portland. He waa a" wolher-ln-law of Bherlff Jack Hubbard l Spokane, who waa killed, in a similar Banner several yoara ago. Hubbanljk d arretted out- lawc wanted InMietevri asd on hia way ' to Spokano with tiiem fn a carriage when some friend eUtefpmea era open ed Ore from behind, kl1JtigHublrk aad 'SfflffiktiBSi l .-.! oe of tl Jonea h 18 mile? from Salem, for years. The ata tlon takca Its name from the family of Sheriff Hubbard. Junca leaves a wlfo and four children. escaped y of tho men, evidently into the mountain?. The niilltU and poscc have been cd off the chaw and left regular 'qffleers. alono alter thg men. call Balom, June 11 Ihe two crcaped convicts aro surrouncd by 200 nien in tho titnebr east of Gervais and their capture Ja only a question ol a few! IIUUIB. Salem, June 12 Convicta eluded of fleers and escaped about 2 o'clock thia morning. At day break the escapee got breakfast at a farm house eight miles from Monitor. While eating they held the men of the house away, and the women were forced to propare the breakfaat. After staying a quarter of an boar they left and crow ed the river. The fuglttvea eluded the officers and men who were on the lookout for them and got through the brush to Needy, eight miles. There they held up a farmer for din ner end they atarted towards tho Clack amas mountains. Sheriff Darbia speat the morning with the bounds ia the, brush, bet t&- 'cplilHrt;ac4k4t3 . t -luiiAi tSissff 555 v the cap'ture Wthe 1 Wrderera la resaote. 1 r Salem, Jose 7--Thera may bo cb -ex-- tra eeeelon of the legislature. Gov. Gecr inliraatcd today that lie, would call one fo put Into effect theA', plank of the Republican atate platform Tf whjch declared for flat salaries. r By enacting a law before the newlyV elected ofllclalaare Eworn in, they'.would 1 have to abido by it. Governor Geer will also recommend an oxtra session to pees a law making operative tho Initiative and referendum amendment to the constitution , for which the voters declared by a' largo majority at Rtonday'a election, . $ Salem, Juno 11 At this II mo the murderoua convicta who killed three uuardaat tho On;on Stnto Prison Mon day morning nre dill nt largo. Two crimoo wcro committed in ihla city Monday night and Tuesday morn ing that may lead to tho capturo of Tracey and Merrill, Blood hound? aro now on their track. If trAcca aro not too old thoy will bn located within 21 hours end given justice. - v At 10 o'clock J. W. Roberta who llvco on South Liborty street waa held up by two men. Thinking thoy woro somo men re turning from tho eoarch for tho fugi tives, ho paused in auawor to thoir hail, and found hlmcolf covered by two rliloa. Ho waa required to remove his coat, vcat, trouscra aud hat which woro taken by the men. M, Careon, guard at tho Washington State Ponlteutlary at Walla Valla C;r i.ived In Salem on the 1 o'clock train bringing a braco of blood-hounds. Tho Bhorlff and Carson took tho dog's to Mr, Roborta' houso to have them traok the criminals by tracoa of thoir clothes, A pair of horses the property of Felix Lobranch wero atolen last night and the theft ia placed to tho credit of tho eEcapod conviotr. , '- Dr. bito aont word to 8alpm thla nltornoon that two ox-convicta, bollov cd to bo Trocoy and Merrill hold up a wood camp near Gorvala at 0 o'clock this morning and compolled tho men to give thorn brcoifaat. 'They then turned. thcif.lic:::3 !o::c and started Salem, June 13 It now ecoms that the report tliia morning that the escaped convicta had been seen near Barlow Pase may have boon true. A further report haa boon received at the sheriff's office that tho convicta took breakfaat near Barlow. Tho poeso purauing have lost all track Big XJ. C. T. Convention Minneapolis Jane 13s Lake Minne- '' tunka waa today the Mecca for commor' clal travelers from far and near and U13. grand council meeting of Uis Unltods l Commecial Travelers, which betjari-si well known reeort today and continnca. " through tomorrow, ia the most largely M atteaded fathering of the kiml.ever held rmeiU.J,Tke.tIJtrs some from. all.: Ml.r:j mwhom aim maay d ta:m aoedmnax ied"by,theirwlrMandfamilie3. The lo. cal councils of Minneapolis and St. Paul have prorided great entertainment aad nothing will be left undone to conduce to tho enjoyment of tbo visitors. Tho large attendances an indication of the pros perity of the organization, which ia rajfc. idly increaaing its membership in the Northwest. 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