Show s CONVICT CON KILLS JAILER DESPERATE DEED OF CHRIST BENSON AT OLYMPIA WASH the sheriffs wife with a pistol in hand pluckily prevents the other prisoners from escaping christ benson a grand larceny pris prig oner in jail at olympia wash on sunday afternoon killed jailer david cotrell and made his escape benson left open the inner and outer doon of 0 the jail sirs mrs jessie mills wife ol 01 0 ake sheriff arrived on the scene with a revolver rev ulver in time to present seven pris boners from gaining their liberty ben son who was a logger was accused ol 01 stealing 45 from his partner pleaded guilty and about a week ago was sen fenced to one year years s imprisonment aej was in jail waiting to be transported to the penitentiary saturday night the steel tank being crowded benson who was considered a quiet prisoner prison er was placed in an ante room off the main entrance of the jail in the night benson wrenched loose a piece of lead drain pipe and concealed it in his 1113 clothing about 2 0 clock sunda afternoon jailer morrell gave the pris boners their midday meal in the main corridor and then started to lock all but benson and a trusty named kahla into the steel tank he had his bach back to benson and was locking the door when benson struck him on the head the door of the corridor was open and benson ran out into the main en trance with the jailer in pursuit ben son failed to get the outer door opan and the two men clinched in the main entrance it is supposed that morrel morrell drew his revolver and that benson succeeded in getting it away there was a desperate fight in which mor roll rell was truck on the head tour times with the pipe shot in the body twice and through the head once and left lying dead on the floor benson got the outer door open and covered wit witt blood ran up one of the main real rest dence streets of the town and digap feared in the brush |