The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-12

Jumped ID backwards q turned oT 1ouI %:
aud as did So was 1ssd struck nSck,y On about out
ns% ,n ~m Theodere Brodhead who had struck
me with the stick. rushed by me AZ ne passed !
sr9 acs a nnd Of 1ns me stick which saw was heavy
waking cane with a big knob. He then selzed the
EDWARDS me, with the stick uphfted as II to strike.
As he came towards me put my hand IN my size
coat pocket and drew out s . revolver s ss
some money / had fell out Oh the ground.
The money was q quantity Of currency ana Q two
the money % AS he rushed towards 1t and me |
covered him with the revolver and told him 70 STAND
back and tell me what ne wanted or wo"a h smUos
forward 10 pick up the money, and as he stopped to
Brodhead threw HIM ON his back on the ground He
then dashed in between me and Theodore, towards
stand back; What do you means For Gods sake,
wha! DO you wantY II you don't Keep on ~, sSn09!
He said na GS
sy ea S s aiming sne pas HIS as'
hsa su s0@Ss se he
body. When he did SO the pistol was right
against his stomach. could have pulled the trig,
ger and shot him I. second but seeing tnat ne
was not armed concluded to risk my chances With
out firing. and SO iung the pistol away from me INTO
down and got his hand into the neck band
OF my shirt, which he twisted $50 as 70 cnoSe
produced either by my head striking the ground on
my being thrown or by the choking received: Wnen
the shirt band gave way got little eased and get
ting one OF my hands free seized hold OF stone
that happened to be near and hit him IN the lace
with 1t. This made him get of me- and as ne got up
he seized hold Of Brooks. picked up stone and
threw 1t at him. IL hit him IN the head and he fell.
Here Brooks continued the statement. as far as he
was concerned in the ARRAY, nom the time Thomas
Brodhead threw Orme to the ground He said:-
1hpah
Saa S'n an 70 s ns getting '
heard the shot fred past Theodore Brodnead
which 0rme had fred in order to make him under
and Thomas Brodhead clinch and both fall together.
During the struggle Orme threw the pisto! from him
into the middle OF the road Theodore Brodhead and
1t. 1t fell between US, and we were at the time
about twenty feet apart from one another |
would be certain death for me and Orme,
aud SO dashed forward for it, Theodore Brodhead
stick as il he intended to strike me II came too
near. reached the pistol first, and immediately
pulled dhe trigger as raised IT, ana ~ tne same mo-
on hearing the shot, jumped at me and got me by
the shoulders and endeavOred TO throw me down.
pnioning my arms to my sides all the while. i sue
ceeded In getting one arm loose, and struck him
several times in the face with the revolver although
could have shot him, had chosen to do So He then
let go his hold, when Orme and myself ran down
the road, leaving Thomas Brodhead on the roadside
haoomg murder ,lS with all his might Frghtensd
mountain, and not knowing exactly what
to. DO win ourselves we crossed over
which could see the liberty pole OF the Brainerd
House. We saw at glance that we were right on
the road to Dutotsburg. We at started towards
the village, and on way we met little boy, whom
we asked II we were going the right way to get
village We saw Coming towards us number Of men.
Oil armed, and when we got about 200 yards from
them they aimed teT r guns St u.s. We then Jumped
other side Of which we were caught. The crowd
wanted to hang us, and several OF them struck
certain questions as to our guilt. and when
we endeavored to explain they repeated
Instance s under compaslon, we answered airma
lively such questions "Didnt you murder him IN
cold bloodsn the threats were discontinued. Under
the circumstances both Of us can understand the |
excitement OF the people, but what we do not un-
derstand Is how our answers MADE to questions put
did not answer in the affirmative were al
lowed to be given in as evidence against US on
on the road we did not know who they were. We
had never seen them before and they did not tell us
made us feel that our lives were In danger and we
fought our assailants the same as any other men
would do under IKE circumstances. Our names
assumed, and, for our friends sake, we viii not re-
veal our real names.
The prisoners, after the decision or the Supreme
Court had been announced, were confined in the
Sy inc Keeper Of the ja to prevent anything like an
escape. On the morning OF the I'd OF April, about
two O'Clock. they did escape and managed to do so
cell and help Brooks TO bed, who had faile1 In it,
apparently. The jaller mad no sooner got in than
they threw or their irons, which had been pre-
viously filed or for the occasion, and oyerpOwered
him. The prisoners then locked him IN the CELL and
amg a r every wns e
them. As soon as the jailer succeeded in
getting out Of the cell an alarm was raised BY ring
nd frxh at ia IN a a nnrty nj
set out with q bloodhound in pursuit of the fugi-
tives Orme was Overhauled, but Brooks could not
be found and Is supposed that he persisted misera
bly, from cold and hunger in the mountains to which
he fed.
Orme, after his capture, was heavily chained and
q guard night and day Kept watch over him. He
conducted himself very quietly. and up to Tuesday
morning last II was generally supposed that he had
fully made up his mind that his time had come. The
sheriff. however, on Tuesday morning entered his
opposite the cell he occupied it was his intention
20 erect the scaYold in the CELL Orme at once stood
IRONS which the prisoner had again succeeded In in
1ing Oh. He laughed heartily at the oficai's astOnish-
ment and going towards the iron-barred window
and pointing to two OF the bars, which nearly
filed In twain, remarked "WeIl, you came near
having another hunt after me-" On Tuesday night
he was visited By gentleman who had been very
kind TO him during his Imprisonment, and after con-
versing with him little while on hls future
for hum to commit suicide. The gentleman answered
that 1t would be very great SIN, whereupon Orme
handed him package, containing six grains OF
morphine, which he SAID he had intended to have
taken mat night. When asked as TO how he had
come by 1t he said that he had saved 1t by bts''
nom prescriptions That were given him during bis
imprisonment.
A REMARKABLE SCENE
Inc scanold was erected IN the cell opposite to
that OF the prisoner and consisted simply OF two up.
right beams, a crosspece FOR the rope aud a plat
form that worked on hinges aud which was sup
ported on the outer edge by an upright
piece OF wood. At eleven O'Clock on Wednes-
day, after having prayed very earnestly with the
Rev. Mr.. Rdgeway Ills spiritual ADVISER, he was
conducted TO the scafod. There were about nlty
persons In the cell whore the scaffod was and
Orme, he walked up the steps appeared to be the
most unconcerneu man In the place. lie was seated
in chair while the death warrant was being read
and at the close OF the reading, when the sherlf
asked him II he had anything 10 say. he called
for glass OF water, aud. remaining seated, de-
livered O rambling speech, the pith OF which was
false evidence lie closed by saying 81 never got