Show Chris Evan Escape Chris Evans the notorious California California Califor Califor- nia stage robber who is under life sentence for killing a deputy marshal escaped from the county jail at Fresno on the He was aided by a waiter Deputy Sheriff Scott was on duty About 5 30 p. p m. m Mrs Evans who had arrived in the morning from Visalia came to the jail to see her husband She went to the upper where Evans was confined and they talked for a while Shortly after 6 o'clock Evans Evans' supper was brought in by Eby a waiter Scott admitted him and let Evans out between the open corridor and the tho open space in front of the of of- fice flee Scott left Evans and his wife to to- gether After a while the waiter whoso whose name is Ed Eel Morrell asked to tobe tobe tobe be let out as he be wanted to leave I went up to the grated door said Scott and unlocked it I had no sooner done dono Morrell pulled a six-shooter six on me and ordered me to throw up my hands Just then Chris stepped up and said right Ben Den put up your hands I saw they meant business then and did as I was told They then said they would go out at the front I door Before Defore leaving they searched me I was then n marched arched out between them Evans allowed mo me to lock the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of the jail behind us i 1 was marched up Mariposa street When we got to the tIle Adventist church chuich 1 I suddenly suddenly sud sud- denly heard shot a n Believing I was being fired upon I broke broko away and gave the alarm Evans E and Morrell 1 disarmed and wounded the city marshal whom they met and then left town in a cart which they took from a man by force |