The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-26
by the captured man dropping the carpet
bag and throwing up both hands.
"Who are your" said Bailey.

Still keeping their weapons leveled at th
prise ner, the party marched him to tn
store o.. Alex. Big<s, near by. When the,
arrived = ere they s commenced to examin
that it was Pa 'difer. and were debating upo
sending word t. the warden of the prison $
that he cou).' send out ma
to identify him, when the prisoue
said: SIt js no use Q
doing that; II am Mll .Ruditer." The car
pet bag was searched, and = NUMBER OF artl
cles were found, including tne hande9ii &c !
ana shackles which be had saweu on NJ
hands and legs. When asked ,vhy ne na'
brought them along with him, he SAID ina
] III he had succeeded in getting q. way n'
intended TO send them back to the war
den OF the prison with his complimeA Us
THE SMALL STEEL saw
with which he did the work were also
found in the carpet-bag He was closely
guarded the balsne of the night at the
store of Biggs and accompanied down on the
train yesterday morning by the party who
eneeted bis capture and about half OF the
peopls of Scottsburg, and arrived in Jeffer-
sonViile as stated above. On his way down
he talked but little, but told one of the men
having him in charge that "Scott county
people mus live on wind" for he never
could nno anything to eat in their kitch-
eGs but ielly'' and that he "did not
IKE Jelly" Ruoiter walked from the depot
70 tne prison, as we have stated, followed by
large crowd. He had on the oyershoes and
0yercoat that he stole from the house of Mr..
Joseph Terstegge in New ALBANY He
walked little lame, as his feet were sore.
ana 1t only needed glance at him to dis
cover that he was a badly used mp man. He
carried his head high, though, and Looked
proudly and sometimes scorntully at the
eager. curious crowd that pressed
him on every side. When he came within
sight eof the prison he cast dedan,
look at the grim, white walls, and smile
| fitted over his features as he, perhaps
thought of how nicely he had outwitted the
officials there a few days before. The party
with the prisoner was met at the door of the
prison by Col. Shuler, the warden, whe
gladly invited them in.
"Well, you are back again, Bill," said the
colonel.
Eyes, sir, answered Ruditer.
He was Immediately handed over to the
guards, and the ponderous iron doors were
again closed upon him. The seven men
named, who made the capture, were paid
$500, the reward offered, and they departed
happy.
RUDIFER TELLS HIS STORY.
An hour later, by permission of Col
Shuler, the Courier-Journal reporter was
allowed to see and talk with the captured
convict. He was in cell on the first floor
of the north wing of the prison, directly
back of tho main building.
"Bill," said the guard, "here is the reporter
of the Courier-Journal, who wants TO talk to
you." Rudifer was at the time engaged in
eating his dinner, but got up and came TO
the door of his CELL
"If you are eating your dinner, / will wait
until you have fnished. as / am not In a
| hnrry," the reporter said.
mo; that makes no difference" Rudifel
replied, and he looked at your representa-
| tive, as much as 70 say: $50 on, and
| let's
GET THROUGH WITH THIS BUSINESS
as soon as possible"
SIT seems rather strange TO me, Rudifer
that you would stay around in this part O
the country five or six days after you es
capped" we said.
"What else was to do?' was the reply.
'Why, strike out boldly to Kentucky ol
somewhere elSe.o
Eyes, twill do very well to talk about
striking out boldly but that is all. 1 knew
that a large reward had.been offered for ms
and that everybody was on the lookout for
me, and had to travel slowly and carefully
of q night and hide during the day."
"Why did you not cross the river?"
That is what wanted to do, but knew the
| day before that the ice was running heavy
and, of course. when got out made no at.
| tempt to cross it.
show did you get out of your cell -house?'
81 had a person to burn some cork and
pass it in my cell. l blacked myself and a
the range passed along fell in at the real
where the colored ones are. / had hand.
kerchief around my head and played lame
When the gang got outside on the west side
of the dollhouse, l turned straight for th,
kitchen, while the gang followed the path
| westward. went TO the kitchen and told
| man was
| GOING TO SCALE THE WALLS,
for knew he would report it to Col. Shuler
then 1 struck for the iron pipe that leads NJ
to the room near the big beacon light, snt
In ten minutes from the time got out of m,
cell was in the garret. There was nobody
in the little house then on top of the msir
tower"
"Then you remained in the garret unit
the next morning?"
/ "Yesu
Reporter-"How is it that the guards die
not find you when they reached the gsrne
that dayH'
Rudifer-"I don't know; they came very
was on the eve of giving myself up. I was
hid behind the chimney"
"Rep.-"How long were you fixing youl
cell to get out?"
RudifeF-"FOur days."
Rsp.-"Wbst did you use?"
Rudifer-"I had an iron wrench and
saw"
Rep.-"I suppose you would not tel
wherc you got them ?''
"There are plenty OF them around"
"On the morning of your escape whaa
time did you leave the garrett"
81 -fC<If l-r1E ~
O'Clock. but finding that the guards wer,
awake went back. / made my second star
again at halt past o'clock. went down
in the main guard room and the guard.
were asleep. / stay ed in the room som,
time before 1 unlocked the door, wa.
huAting for revolver, but coald not fint
any. unlocked the iron door and
WENT OUT oF-rBR FRONT DOOR
at 2-30 o'clock. AS soon as / got out L STRUCK
across the street and got behind the old sta
bic opposite, and remained there sevsra