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Domestic News
January 6, 1875
Los Angeles Daily Herald
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
What is this article about?
Four convicted murderers escaped from the Territorial prison in Tucson on the night of January 2, 187something, by assaulting and binding the jailor, then using an ax to break their shackles.
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Escape of Four Murderers.
Tucson, January 3d.-Last night the murderers confined in the Territorial prison, namely, Holmes and Hall, the Desert Station murderers, Moore, the slayer of Duffield, and young Rivera, who is under sentence of death, laid a well-contrived plan upon the jailor and about seven o'clock decamped for parts unknown. The jailor was seized and knocked down, bound hand and foot and locked up in a cell. They then went to a wood-pile, got an ax and severed their shackles, and went their way rejoicing.
Tucson, January 3d.-Last night the murderers confined in the Territorial prison, namely, Holmes and Hall, the Desert Station murderers, Moore, the slayer of Duffield, and young Rivera, who is under sentence of death, laid a well-contrived plan upon the jailor and about seven o'clock decamped for parts unknown. The jailor was seized and knocked down, bound hand and foot and locked up in a cell. They then went to a wood-pile, got an ax and severed their shackles, and went their way rejoicing.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Prison Escape
Murderers
Tucson
Territorial Prison
Jailor Assault
What entities or persons were involved?
Holmes
Hall
Moore
Rivera
Jailor
Where did it happen?
Tucson
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Tucson
Event Date
January 3d (Last Night)
Key Persons
Holmes
Hall
Moore
Rivera
Jailor
Outcome
jailor knocked down and bound; four prisoners escaped to parts unknown.
Event Details
The four murderers—Holmes and Hall (Desert Station murderers), Moore (slayer of Duffield), and young Rivera (under sentence of death)—seized and bound the jailor at seven o'clock, locked him in a cell, obtained an ax from a wood-pile, severed their shackles, and escaped.