Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1915 — MURDERERS ESCAPE FROM JOILET PRISON [ARTICLE]

MURDERERS ESCAPE FROM JOILET PRISON

Three Life-Termers Get Out and Make Getaway in the Warden’s Car—All From Chicago.

Three life-term murderers, all sent to Joliefe prison from Chicago, made their escape from prison Wednesday night and escaped in sthe warden's automobile. The men's Barnes were Eld Smith, James Moran and Frank Gagen. Smith was a trusty who had served 18 years. He had been honored, trusted and given almost a free hand by Wardens Murphy, Allen and the present warden, Lawrence Ryan. Moran had served 14 years and Gagen 10. None have yet been recaptured according to a Chicago dispatch.