The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-07-26

give in to the - blokes!" "Crack
.MarwOOds - head for him." etc
Meanwhile, relays of warders had
hurried ~ from all the other wards,
and soon dozen Of them streamed
out into the yard in pursuit of the
murderer. Dadso., flying across the
gravel like hunted animal. had es-
pied a ladder in the corner of the
yard, and, lifting it with a superhu-
man strength, he planted it against
the wall.
But there happened to he in the
yard prisoner who was ut work rak-
ing the alleys. a sneaking, rat
headed fellow he was, looking infa.
nous i'll his pari-colored Jail garb.
This man perceived that prisoner
was trying to escape, and. wishing to
curry favor with the authorities, he
made haste to follow Dadso, and just
as the latter was about to scale the
ladder, dealt him a crushing blow OH
the back of the head with a rake.
Dadso fell back with a moan, stunned
and rolled to the ground.
Nov seize him quickly" cried the
agitated governor, who had followed
the warders into the yard. His Or
ders were promptly Obeyed, and a
dozen men, holding Dadso by the
arms and legs, carried him with all
possible dispatch into the prison.
Nov look sharp, bring him along
here. We needn't pinion him." yell
ed the hangman, who had been skulk-
ing out of harms reach like Il cat.
And nimbly he led the way through
another. door into the yard, where
the gallows stood.
The gibbet was a permanent con-
struction, erected under a shed; its
floor was level with the ground.
From its black cross beam rope dan
gled. Springing on to the trap, the
hangman caught hold of the moose,
opened it wide like a horse collar,
and screamed: ''Now, quick. run
his head in here" In a trice Dadso's
neck was in the slip-knOt.
just at that moment, however, the
doomed man recovered his conscious
ness. and seeing where he was, alb
ruptly struck out with his fists and
feet. Two warders closed with him,
embracing him with their whole
might, and the hangman. madly i'm
patient to get the whole thing over,
drew the bolt before the warders were
clear of the trap. Down it went with
an awful thud, and the three men
with it, to depth of eight feet-such
a shock, that the rope snapped of short
near the beam. and the three men after
momentary rebound, rolled pell nell
on the floor of the pit three feet
lower.
But Matin Dadso was dead. The
weight of the two men clinging to his
body had ,rebled the for e of the drop,
and his neck had been violently dislO-
Gated.
"Well, this is an end of an ugly
job" painted the hangman, addressing
the two warders who were rubbing
their bruised bodies.
''How lucky that no reporters were
present :" exclaimed Capt Brisby. I'VE
should have CHASTITY accounts of this
affair in the papers. As it is (and he
looked significantly at the warders) l
trust that nothing Of the matter will
transpire?"
1t was about two years after the fore
going events that the Rev. Mr.. Twet-
tie was called upon to attend q vaga-
bond who was dying in the prison in
trinity. The man had been sentenced
to six weeks for vagrancy, but he was
in the last stage Of consumption, and
50 fingered in the infirmary after his
term had expired. Having heard
that his last day had come, he sent for
the chaplain and confessed 10 him
that he was guilty of the crime for
which Martin Dadso had suffered.
81 was lying behind . ledge" said
he, ''and saw Mr.. Pullen strike Mr..
Dadso, and then Mr.. Dadso gave Mr..
Pullen a licking. As Mr.. Pullen hob
bled away, looking sick and daft like
l thought there 'ud be good chance
for Robin him, so l ran after him
and closed. But Mr.. Pullen had more
life in him than / thought, 50 fearing
l should get ten years and Jogging
for robbery with violence, l put my
knife into him. just then i heard
some one galloping down the road
which guv me fright, so l cut of
without having had time to rob the
man Of penny-more fool l."
"Good gracious, why didn't you
reveal all this before |" asked Mr..