, 1875-07-09
A STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY.
Two Convicts Attempt to Jump from
the Train.
1,csncrate Eight with I'asseil'
gers and Officers.
1cssot,y Of tho Encounter.

ooa of the most desperate attompta at cs-
Cam On record occurred yesterday morning Oh
Tho train whlcl, Conveyed tho conyictH recently
sortc tcnccu III the Criminal Court from this city
10 tho penitontiary At Jo!:nt. 1hLrs wosn 1,lio-
teen pr,4nnera In all, ulni they wcro RuardcA ny
Sheriff Agnew, Dopnty Ed 1.pngry. and AHsshs-
aut-Turnkoy Join Conne1f. Aoyeral ordinary
palacngarH occplied the car with the jall-brds,
who worc by tho way, 1uauaoed aud cha!ned
ono to the othor, in Couples, after tue
nsoat Approved ta"l''oE. They wore. IN"
deed, terrible gapg, hsrienad in sin.
and ready to risk, OF even 10 lose,
iholr lIvos rather than submit to tho long con-
fncsnent and hard labor wlsics. catno to them aa
n 1nss rewari for thoir diyeta crimes against
sonioty as,a tho iawb.
All paysud OFT quietly
USftL TitE TRAIN HAD PASSED LEMosr,
whom 1t wAR running ut its maximum anted- |
about % milos an hour. sheriff Agnew stood In |
ono cud OF tue car, facing tlo Iocomotlyc, no AZ
10 command Tie con1ietn q, onc. Hklo, wllla !
deputy Longey, At tho other s'Hl q tho !a' e.
esSoaitoas. s9 i ' 1t lie '4i poi"t ,naeatei
Two of tho prisunars. each aonteneed
10 ,rsa e to ito Wc
SITUATED M tic wert H;de of tho car. Council
was directed to accompany md keep uatcl over
them. ue kott tho loor partially open. but tho
mel, cr1lshcd aEainas it, aud hc could 200 Gully
unb leg int; knowing that this limb WAS con-
nccteI With tho othor convict by All Mnbseak"bse
fottsr, le Ind no s'lspleion ot A. Manyinang WONG
un.il o my tho lcE gfasnay, sld%E rE nwnS ~
,,lsloa open tile ,lnor, mud baw that one Of tho
rrisol>esa nal actually
uoSE rnuouan TIE w1sItow
loading to Tho platform. mud WAS tEaS','f'1 me
other worthy after Lin in d lnost Seas''us asiu
scientific manner. Conicll shouted NJ alai'n,
and caught the rear guat1 Of tliia most fororii
l,o,,o by tho foot, hanEng on like grim deatl..
! iu tl,o meantime. 1ir 3Dhn Hyrnc. the lawyer.
I lla4l uosiccl that something was going gu, aud
r,,Alod to the platform Of lilo cur just ~ ono
man Ind enorged from tto winaow ara tue
other wna partially ont lie Betzed Tue out
f,or Deputy i;onrey, who nt ouco eomprshendeA the
Attiatjun aud rushrd Out on the platform. Ihore
l,o found QUO of the eonv'cts, o rai}iau named
Mccarthy, hanginG on tho aldo OF the trals' aud
.haknS snpurEuman cxortions to folonAc hts
cu,nrado from tho graap Of Conneal. Long
Low rot hia arm around the nock Of tho iel-
low cunning ont OF the wititew, seeing which
Gonnel1 rolenHod his hold and came to the 1llcas
Deputys nssjssancg pn tha outside. Doth men
werp npw o4t uf tho window, and wefe only hs!A
from gouE of Tic cRrs by
THE AAAzzSu ErroE-s
! ot Louglay aud lsyrua. Tue former. In order
to bnvc ilmHclf from beius drawn oil tho pat.
form to certn.n tlenth, "oW;rs hss SioeusaHea
a,, around the irnn railing. A,d tuh, although
strained IN fearful manner, pfeseutol tho con,
rn4scaisesH, together viz Lonnuil 1uAuod to ald
! hitl. Then ensned
TEhu1nLE sTRrnoLE,
.IcCarthy aud tho otlor rrlsolcE, whose n4Hle
ID forgotten, fought with tho fury Of wild
Lossts. aud aae,no1 to court lsatl, with nm
csainplad hardiAood. hloCarthy's foot aoino'
limos almost touched tue gEaaud. McCar.
thy worked so hard thai, no almost
I .1lold by LougIey. Tho struggle, for The tno il
lasted, was !ntensely exciting, bNt tinaliS mum;
hors prerntlcd, and tho sullou capttyea woso lot
back to their seats.
! Meanwhile Sheriff Agnew. who observed the
movement III trout ot him hpd ct ouco compre
hcnded lis meatiDt. waH paced
IN 4 vKlY ufESyIAnLE roBtr1oN.
Wheu the remaining consicss saw the attemP
maue by their comrades, they Bimultanconsl.
sIsrang from their soats mud Attempted to make
l rush Agnuw arow tliA revolver, mud shouting
t '"Iaho your yoatH this ninuto Qr II
s 4po p s, eIS,sSsa oSssae trs ao fssss pnse
hinscf Iii tue aisle Of tho car. and kept tlo aov
cutouu .rutllana q. bay Intil tho boiling partio
. nero socurod. Had 10 rushed to thg e e., :. g
Loneley aid oonGIl Tug tso1ors would doubt
q Of what was going forward, would lavo stoppe
i tho traiu, and tIpro would have been Eenora
:. stampede. Or courso tho ptlsouors conld no
I have escaped, aB thosr irons woso oi tue heas3e'
= caibro, VIZ they would l1aso given good do'
. Of trouble betare they could bo reeap}usc1.
!s Tic altompt Of Mccarthy and biz c6ufoderate
!! a1Bo an 1rlbhmhn. Whoso nR1no could not be a
b Cha.uel together. and NJ otratn proceeding It
rapid rate, they must" have inevitably boo
tlrawu benuash tho wltots. aud 10 have miaet'
>, | bly, pcrishod: But eyen slel iasot Mcuasal
% to three years OF pspltoutiary discipline In th
Di Tue attanpt wss BuioQal In tho e4treme A.
~ was woll defoated by tlio energy Of Lon91ey ai
l fnr4. xnrN
~ Htrangled 10 laatu by tho scounarel AlcCasA
T. but, while all this goodness aud bravery we
displayed, IL 1t not
| In Sheriff Agpow to allow Ailllsalf to 10 plact
| In q position 10 dangerous. Arc three mon au
10 tlcioat to guard score Of hardened criminals,
T. matter how brave tho guaros may DO bealae
o Is It lot intudicious to allow t4o coqslctH 70
no mixed up with tie l'aaHcngcsb? Cannot hPef!
III car bo proyI&lell II nay 10 All well Tor biefl
H. AgueW not to run any further risks liko that
"a, a., yGAtesday.
Gu THE fAsakNnKNs
nss ns on board were Tery much o1d!ted aud adnaa
hs ns . little to tho general confusion, hioCarsi
~ ~ [ after tho failure. rplsci the window WltA
~ olhow. Tho shoslG ordered Council to close
~ ~ sgasp, and also to put dowu .le hlipd. THIS y
10 10 bind, Tlioruupon tic Bhoriif frightened !
W haua-cun on hls wrist, Nothing daunteq; i a
- :. Catthy aea!u lifted tho blind. uhen TUG she!
ss: came down upon him md aata: Look i.eIs
~ | tltla thug nhH Ronp lat omouRu' !. oo' n't
- lift that blind kgain III tlatten your nose,, .
r. btinr Won il, ts.sauvet!" Tlls wholesome tht,
ot had III effect, aud tlo puRuavoua convict shhsd
'o1 AIoGarlly a about "a yoars OF ago. short 4
- muscular. With ioug CURLING lair and fernclG
~. ~ eYea, ito was III for forgery, and Judging ~
ave Appcsrance, IL uos afraid Of ANYTHING. Wy
o. his, uuhapp1y for Tue community, brlaf torn
aeF expired, lo WILL doubt, bo llsard from aSl
=. and viii mako llis mhrE In tho crinna! hstt
nay 49, ~ ia }rantc oYnrt at yeaterdaY, wo
On On doui,.lssA havo sayoa tho construction of 6
~ lows on some future occasion.
+. IAt train raaetIat Ioliat Gu tlne. aud tho
~ crutts we're Turned over to the Msrlou, safo
nao sao sound, it dun for1A.
WI ~ Murdered for q CHnJurcF.
or. Dailas (Tsltus) to,aptrei4f.
A rnnst oIl-h!oodeu aud wicked murder