Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1901 — Break Jail and Shoot Sheriff. [ARTICLE]

Break Jail and Shoot Sheriff.

Three men —Harry Slmmington, Stacey, and Givens —held In the county jail at Fort Morgan, Colo., on a charge of burglary, with the aid of confederates on the outside, sawed their way out. Slmmington had secured a revolver and ammunition. As they were leaving the jail they were discovered by Sheriff Calvert, who tried to stop them and was shot through the abdomen by Slmmington. He probably will die. Deputy Sheriff Nelson raised a posse and soon recaptured Stacey and Givens, but Slmmington eluded his pursuers. The authorities have sent to Pueblo for bloodhounds. Lynching Is threatened if the man Is caught. Slmmington is from Macomb, 111.