St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-08
RANDE, THE DESPERATE.
He Ends a Career of BloOdshed and
Crime by Committing Suicide.
After Trying to Murder Two Keepers He
Hangs Himself in His Cell.
A DESPERATE GONE.


JOLIET, MAY Frank Rande. the desper-
ado who made the attempt upon the life of
Deputy Mcdonald last Saturday night at
Joliet, succeeded in ending his career, by
hanging himself last night. Rande's real
name was Charles c. Scott. He killed no
les than FIVE men in 1878, and is supposed
to have murdered thirteen persons in In
diana, Illinois and Missouri. He was origin
ally sentenced to the Iowa penitentiary for
burglary, but escaped, and fearing arrest be-
came tramp. He was afterwards sent to
the Michigan City prison for burglary,
under another name, and left
there in 1877. He robbed a farmer near Glib
son, ILL.,, and being pursued by party of six
he killed two and wounded three others. He
committed an almost similar robbery near
St. Elmo, ILL.,, and being followed by party
of citizens he killed three of the latter and
escaped. He was finally captured in Sc
Louis, after a desperate struggle with an
officer, and on his trial for the Gibson tragedy
he escaped with life sentence.
His prison life has been marked with three
or four acts of desperation similar to that of
last Saturday night. He used his under
clothing to effect his death, and his lifeless
body was discovered ON opening the solitary
this morning.
THE DEsPERADo's CAREER.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
CHICAGO, March 7.-Rande's real name
was Charles c. Scott, and his age was nearly
forty-fve. So far as is known his first crime
was committed in Iowa, in 1872. He escaped
punishment for this, but in the same year
was convicted of burglary at Fort Wayne and
sent to Michigan City prison for five years.
At that institution he made a bad record.
Hewas released in May, 1877, and in the fol-
lowing August committed burglary at Glib
son, Illinois. He escaped into the woods but
was followed and overtaken, when he fired at
his pursuers, killing one Of them and
wounding three others. About a month
later he burglarized house at st. Elmo, ILL.,,
but was detected and followed by Mr.. Scales,
the owner of the house, whom he shot and
killed. A posse of men set out to capture
him and two Of its members fell victims to
his bullets. Rand disappeared, but was
traced and on the 9TH day of November
st. Louis policeman attempted to arrest him
in a gun shop at that city but was killed by
the desperate, The latter was secured, how
ever, and taken TO Galesburg where he was
placed on trial for murder. The jury sent
him to the penitentiary for life.
He had been an inmate of the
Joliet prison six years last month.
1t has been the generally accepted belief that
Rande committed number of murders in
addition to those with which he has been pos
itively identified. On the afternoon of March
l, about 3 O'Clock, Rande attacked Deputy
Warden John Mcdonald in the harness shop
at the prison,
STRIKING HIM A FEARFUL BLOW
upon the top of the head with a large iron
poker, crushing his skull into the brain
Rande had been employed in the saddle
shop connected with the prison since his in
generation, six years ago. 1t was in that
shop that the assault was made. The shop
is in the special charge of Keeper J. B. Mad
den, and it was to see this officer that
the deputy had entered the shop where the
assault was made. The shop is a small one,
very secluded, most of the convicts in it
being life prisoners or those On long terms.
When the deputy entered the shop he went
direct to Keeper Madden for his report, and
it was while conversing with him that Rande
left his work, which was but few feet dis
tant, and unnoticed by either officer went
quickly to the coal box, seized large steel
bar used in the collar shop
as a suffer- approached the dep
uty warden from behind and struck him
the fearful blow. Keeper Madden saw the
movement of Rande as he struck but not in
time to avert the blow. He, however, saved
a second blow, which was aimed at the head
Of the fallen and bleeding officer, by rushing
upon Rande before he could again stricke and
pushed him back into the coal box and held
him until the other conyicts came to the res
cue of the keeper. During the scuffie the
keeper received slight flesh wound in the
arm from small knife Roude had in his
hand. He was disarmed and
started to the solitary cell.
When near the bench of the convict preach
er, MCGEE, in the harness shop he
SEIZED A LARGE KNIFE
From MCGEE and turned on Officer Garvin,
who had him in charge, and made a desper-
ate attack on that officer, who struck Rande
on the head with heavy cane, breaking the
stick. The officer then drew his revolver
andsh OF the convict in the left side, and
selling him by the throat held him until
Keeper Ed. Mcdonald arrived moment
later, who taking in the situation drew his
revolver and placing it at Rande's ear fired
and he dropped, and was shortly after picked
up and carried to the dead house for dead,
but he soon revived
miscellaneous Crime.
THE CROUCH TRIAL.