The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1875-11-18

w Z Will pun IL up CileIo tIiiS lIltlc,
but somewhat nearer the fence, SC
as to obstruct the view from the
roof of the vacant house Of Nc.
Ardle's. That's the only chance
for sight?"
"Justso," unused Charley" Well.
| must be going-I have an engage
ment." And directing the land
lord TO replenish the Sheriff's glass,
he went out.
When Harold Vincent was en-
lichtened by Charley as to what
was TO be attempted in his behalf
he was thunder-struck.
"Your plan will fail at last, l
fear" he said, mournfully. Bright
ening up after little, however, he
continued, "but | do wrong to dis
courage you, my brave friend.
Depend upon 1t, that at the critical
moment | shall not be slow to act.
For the sake of those near and dear
to me, rather than for my own, I
hope the plan may succeed"
The two dread weeks intervenin
between the day on which the
doomed man had received his sentence
and the time appointed for bis ex-
ecution passed rapidly away. The
morning of the 25th dawned clear
and bright, but on the hearts of
hundreds in the peaceful town Of
L--lay dark clouds Of sorrow at
Harold Vincent's dreadful sltua-
ton. The soon to-be executed
sentence of death was the subject
Of conversation at every breakfast
table, and sad faced people gathered
in knots on the streets to discuss
the awful scene about to trans
pire.
Aside from The new Spaper men Of
the place, the town officials, ard
specially appointed nollce force,
few We're admitted within the court
yard Enclosure. At half past 10
Harold Vincent was led to lie
scaffold.
lie assembled the steps bfiskly and
took his place on the lrap, where
his arms " ere pinioncd and bis col
lar unbuttoned and thrown back to
facilitate the cruel work Of the
moose that danglcd above him The
minister made q prayer, babe Tue
doomed man fareN ell, auI STEPPED
back. HID he ''an1 hing to say: =
nothing, except tuat he was inno-
cent. The Sheriff nerv ousIy affixed
tie moose and drew The awful cap
over tie sharely head Of the Coz :
drnned. Then there was arattling
OF lo'tS, a supnrcosjd exclamation
Of horror, aud Harold Vincent shot
Ike a bullet out OF sight in the earth
beneath the scafo,d.
The crowd stood lranstixcd with
Not a word was ut
tered for more than a minute
everybody excepting the Sheriff,
who had tainted, stood watching
the mysterious hole in the ground,
not larger than mans body,
through which Vincent had disap-
peared. Then, suddenly, there was
a clammer of voices and great &C
tivity among the police.
"Brlng shovels-the prisoner has
fallen into caye-he must be dug
out -
Shovels were brought and vigor-
onsIy used, and the workmen soon
found a newly-opened subterrapean
passage which they TREMENDOUSLY fol-
lowed for quite distance, and
emerged into the cellar of "McAr-
dies vacant house" There they
found lamp burning, and, scat
tered on the ground a ''black cap"
some pieces OF rope, among which
was d hangman's moose and a couple
Of shovels But they didn't find
the prisoner-no, the gallows had
been cheated of It's victim.
Search was made for Vincent, but
without success. AS there was no
reward offered for his recapture, and
the popular feeling being on his
side, there was but little danger of
his being returned to confinement.
A month passed away, and a dy-
inc man confessed to have been the
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