The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-02
r. eIe ct II ale /.
a Detectives Story.

"Hard case up this way" said the
telegram sent in my direction by
Harvey. Abreak-out Of con yicts. -.
Warden Bates killed Deputy
Warden Locke dapgerously wounds
ed Two prisoners eecsped. Get
up here on the l,30 train for futher
details."
Flung'on my coat, got under my
csp, swung ON st the rear car just
as the train yss moyirg. and got
into Knox county in due tfme.
Found things even worse than
represented by the lightning. These
woro the particulars
As Warden Bates made his usual
rounds 10 ascertain II all was right
in the prison celia, ne WAS uneYpoct
eddy set upon by u desperate, vino
from some outside source hal boen
helped 70 s .nife, aud was stabbed
in several places, the Keys torn from
his grasp, aud other conelcts were
speedily released.
An unusual sound in the rear of
the jail bindings had alarmed De
lputy Warden Locke, sho rushed 20
the scene, 90 be went arOusing other
jail officers. They we're met by u
half dozen of the liberated vretchog.
aud fierce hght still ragged fiercoly
At this iuncture young fellow,
, lodging ia house near the jail yard,
hearing the unusual oulcry, sprauy
out Of bed, and plugging into his
pants, in his shirt sleeves aud bare
headed, seized the first thug that
camo 10 band, which was a heavy
oaken club, AMI with short ran
and = marvellous leap that would
have done credit 10 gutta percha
acrobat, seized the top Of the fence
linclosing the jaii yard and auug
himself down inside where tho hght
vac raging botly. But 1t we're
better 10 use bis own words a
IL moved around noe briskly,
Ihelpibg TO lay down quite q 8.udrow
of them, aud gradually Daio my
way to the gate. At that moment
a thin, slight fellow charged upon
me, intending 80 J thought to attack
me with Ysngesuoe. braced
nyseG for The shock, when with a
light, ellipticGl spring he yaulted
quick over me, and caught By the
bpikes upon tue top of the gate. l
wss fearful that J had lost hin, for
he drew bic rubber legs Immediately
beyond clGtching diGteoce Of my
hano, but swinging my clRb over
my head, ] calculated upon givlug
,h- fellow compound fracture in
ssead oply smote agsinet his stock
inged foot, aad sphLter Of my
battered elub caught il that useful
article. jerking it Of. sbe fellows
foot.
"ae got OF, hoseyer. II vas
just tbout here that ! stood-sud-
faith heIe's the stocking now"
] stopped snd picked II mp from
the little hollow where Tom Suud-
ers hsj tosssd IL from his clnb tho
night before. There were marks
Of blood upon it / TUNED It inside
Iut, aud, sticking to the fibre Of
WOOL was the entire great toe nail.
Jcye! calculated Tom, turning
sway With s SILVER, nov 10 you
ike my Style Of pairing toe nsiis :
a clean slice oG, Tnnnder {! how
Iit snsrts aboGt this time Il tho fol
low has stopped long enough TO ind
out that ho mss lott hora enough be
hind lin 60 make a hair comb.
Probably tue fellow belonged to
q gang outside, who would aid him
TO avoid discovery.
"photogalph him y said I to
Saunders.
"Slender, medium height, youn g
and light comploxioned.'
| Manner What's bis usual APP
pesrance ~
"Sallen as thunder cloud.
Lowering brow seldom speaks
The jail officers agree il their
descrip ptiops with Tom
You get down by stage or come
way to Dayton, Ia every other dl-
lreotlon a stream Of fire is ahead Of
him. To BaytoSn no especial
Ithunderbolts penetrate. He may
icross by water there. strike the stage
route aud reach Bath. Then he
might get out reach aud bother US
| took the Gao train doSn toSard
Bretford, and it was u matter Of
doust whether l should no able TO
connect with the stage there, as it
would be ten clock by tho time /
arrived in that place,
IL was late in the fall and chilly,
THE elections were just over, aud
there was considerable exciting talk
in the car
/ got my attention fKel upon one
loquacious fellow, plethoric aud eT-
cited, who kept every one withlr
hearing ia roar Of laughter. |
rather regretted being asross th,
aisle, for lost tho plth of the joke.
entirely, lie spared neither party
and his numerous contrasts or par
allels pleased in spite of tnsnselv 90
the opponents who could at leas
appreciate wit from any source
J was pleased, on leaving th,
train at Bretford to ind that tn,
old fellow slso got of, aud s,ill NOR
pleased 10 fud him heading, whees!
and aldsrmanio, towards the ono ho