Show TOM HORNS LATEST MAKES DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO BREAK JAIL he and a companion overpower ja jailer ier and make their escape only to be recaptured tom horn the condemned murderer ol of willie nickell tho the ranch lad who was assassinated two years ago last month and jim mccloud the big horn county desperado who Is alleged to have murdered den ben minnick tho the dig big horn county and committed other crimes for the cattlemen ot of that section tor for pay escaped from the laramie county wyoming jail at 8 SO sunday morning but were recaptured near the jail within a few minutes after they reached the outside mccloud was slightly wounded in tho the left thigh and horn was badly beaten on the head and neck hy by the men that captured him untie under qu sheriff R A proctor was beaten up by the desperados desperadoes despe rados but Is attending to duty A general fire alarm was sounded which brought thousands of people into the streets and the news that horn had escaped spread like wildfire men and boys hurried to the jail with rifles and pistols and joined in the pursuit of the outlaws horn was captured by theodore aldrich who fired several shots at the murderer horn was exhausted but received a terrible beating at the hands bands of aldrich mccloud was trailed to a barn and compelled to surrender attempts were made to get the prisoners away from the officers but a de ter mined stand by the latter and the influence ot of the conservative men pro pre touted rented mob violence horn has been planning tor for several months to overpower jailer proctor at feeding time tn ta th the morning and sunday morning the long waited opportunity arrived horn asked proctor to bring a cup of 0 water and as the officer opened the door of the corridor of the cage in which horn and mccloud were confined they threw their weight against the door pushed it open and sprang out upon the jailor and bore him to tho the floor after a terrible struggle with proctor in which mccloud was shot in the thigh the two men escaped from the jail only to be recaptured |