The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-15

LNO SOAt&CtS <AtSSAuPc 10 Dump IfOI
Desperate Fight with Pas
gers and Officers.
[From the Chicago Tribune, July 81
One Of the most desperate attempt
escape on record occurred yeste1
morning ON the train which conveyed
conyicts recently sentenced III the G
inal Court from this city to the Pem
tiary st Joliet. There were nine
prisoners i'll all, and they were guat
by Sheriff Agnew, Deputy Ed Long
and Assistant-Turnkey John Com
Several ordinary passengers occuf
the car with the jail-birds, who were
the way, manacled and chained ont
the other, In couples, after the most
proved fashion. They were, indee
terrible gang, hardened in sin, and ii
to risk, or even to lose, their lives IA
than submit to the long confinement
hard labor which came to them as a
reward for their divers crimes aga
society and the laws.
All passed off quietly until the t
had passed Lemont, when it was rum
at its maximum speed-about 30 n
an hour. Sheriff Agnew stood in
end of the car, facing the locomotiv,
as to command the convicts on one 6
while Deputy Longley, at the other
of the car, commanded the prisoner
the other side. John Cornell did
eral duty common on such expedite
At the point indicated, two of the
oners, each sentenced to three yeal
the Penitentiary, asked permission t
to the water closet, which was stu
on the west side of the car. Cor
was directed to accompany and ]
watch over them. He kept the 1
partially open, but the men cru
against it, and he could see only one
but, knowing that this limb was
nected with the other convict by az
breakable fetter, he had no suspicic
anything wrong until he saw the
gradually sliding,.away from the domi
of his optics: Then he pushed c
the door, and saw that one of the
oners had actually gone through the
dow leading to the platform, and
dragging the other worthy after hi
a most Jealous and scientific MAJ
Cornell shouted an alarm, and ca
the rear guard Of this most forlorn
by the foot, hanging on like grim d
In the meantime Mr.. John Byrne
lawyer, had noticed that something
going on, and rushed to the platfol
the car just as one man had eme
from the window and the other was
TALLY out. He seized the outside
the arm, and signaled to Deputy /
ley, who at once comprehended the s
ton, and rushed out on the plat
There he found one of the convit
ruffian named Mccarthy, hanging O
side of the train, and making sup.
man exertions to release his con
from the grasp of Council. Longle
his arm around the neck of the f
coming out of the window, seeing
Council released his hold and car
the plucky Deputy's assistance O.,
outside. Both men were now out
window, and were only held from
off the cars by the amazing effo.
Longley and Byrne. The form,
order to save himself from being
off the platform to certain death, "
his disengaged arm around the iroI
ing, and thus, although strained
fearful manner, prevented the COZ
from taking the terrible jump unit
eral passengers, together with Coz
rushed to aid him. Then ensued
rible struggle. Mccarthy and the
prisoner, whose name is forge
fought with the fury of wild beasts
seemed to court death with unexan
hardihood. McCarthy's foot sonnet
almost touched the ground. McC;
worked so hard that he almost tore
hand off the fellow who was bel
Longley. The struggle, for the tir
lasted, was intensely exciting, buff
numbers prevailed. and the sullero
tives were led back to their seats.
Meanwhile Sheriff Agnew, wo
served the movement in front Of Inn
at once comprehended it's meaning,
placed in an unenviable position. w
the remaining convicts saw the &te,
made by their comrades, they dmr
neously sprang from their seats and
tempted to make a rush. Agrew q
his revolver, and shouting. 'sTake }
seats this minute or I'll fire upon yc
overawed the rascals and compelled t
obedience.
The attempt of Mccarthy and his .
federate was most audacious. Cha
together, and the train proceeding
rapid rate, they must have newt
been drawn beneath the wheels, an
have miserably persisted. But even
fate, MCCARTHY afterward admit
would have been preferred to three y
of Penitentiary discipline in the G
inal palace at Joliet.
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