The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-01


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cent ~ ta huw severe narritr punish.
ment was lluwssrf. II mwdr him ''eA'
,~rn.c. anil he swor hr wn'ild hase
rs,mci~hss life. This morning. wh,lc
i~ihg takrn H. pr. smiths onirc w
Keepers Mark.n and MrCosmiek. he
suddenly struck iai~ IA Markih Will, y
knifr. cutting him severely In the thirN
1 Mccormick knorkr, him down. Int hr
sprung mp Mueln and ran into TIM snt,i
/ Getting Oh thc foundry rooi. lic threw
/ rhunks VI iron M hi- rnrsucts, nnd s'r'
I cre.lrh Iii getting insn The foundry.
/ where H. called IN ilr nm workmcn ~
i join hinl and Eri freedom. The officers
had kept him AZ w.. Ia cor.
her hall an hour. wishing ~ grt
| tllc other men unt IL dinner before
they triri iu iisnrm him. When th.
mem we're drawn In line ~ march 0nt
Barrett tried IT, JOIN them. Int thu
officers prevented lim. The other men
broke The line. rushed 'o their comra,ic.
and surrounded the hvc keepers with
many mcnncr~. For few minutes
there was every prosl.'ct of All out
break, anil thv keepers lcrl sure that.
hal the riot gained any hcadw.y they
would never have got ont of the build.
/ ing alive, Three of them drove tlc
cunvictx back, the other two covered
Barrett with their pistols. Barrett. Hf-
ter threatening the principal keeper,
Biglin. turned upon Keeper Good. Will,
| his hammer raised above his head He
was about 10 strike, and the blow must
have been murlerons. Good had his
revolver In his hand, and, when Barrett
came too near, with tho hammer xtill
over his head. fired. The bullet entered
Barrett's LETT breast, and penetrated the
top of his heart, killing him almost In
stanlly. The other convicts scattered
1t the sound oi the shot, Int rallied
again and made rush for the Keepers.
Three of tho latter, however, kept them
st bAy, while the two others carried out
the bosly. barrett wnx ono ~ tho most
powerful mon physically In tho prison
Hc wM sentenced October, 1877, Il
three years and Nix months impri1nn.
mcnt for burglary. Tho Coroncr'S jury
gnve verdict instifying tho shooting
In sclf-drfcnse."