Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-14
4 BANDIT,s BLOODY M0RK.

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Joliet Penftentlsry, Savagely Assaults,
His Keeper-He Breaks the Unfortunate
OmciaIss Skull with a Poker. and Severe
ly Stabs Another Guard--The Desperate
Man Only Overcome by q Bloody Con-
dict In which He L. Shot Twice.
JOLIET, Ill, March 3.-Frank Rande, the
cotorious murderer aud bandit, is employed
In the harness-shop of the pcnitentiary of
this place. Saturday afternoon Deputy
Warden John Mcdonald was in the room
talking with James B. Madden, the shop
keeper, when Rarde crept stealthly up be-
hind him. holding In his hand a heavy iron
poker which he had taken from the coal box.
Without word Of warning he dealt Mellon
aid terrible blow on the back of the head,
knocking him sen>eless He aimed another
blow at the PROSTATE $epu.y, put TINS was
received on the arm of Mssiucn, VINO crap.
pied with the murderous wrecch anu trieu
to secure the poker. Both men -eii 10 the
fl0or Rande on the top. but MaddeS got
| the poker away, uIon which Rande drew
knife and stabbed Madden in the arm. Then
William Raab, life-convict, knocked the
knife from Randes hands and seized him by
tie throat, Madden meantime fegalnlng
his feet. Two more convicts seized Rande's
hands and held him helpless, while Raab
squeezed his throat until the villain was
nearly strangled. Deputy Garvin ana 9th :
ers arrived and carried away the wounded
officer, after which Rande, now black IN the
face, was released and ordered to march
ahead 10 the solitary cell, Garvin following.
As they neared the door Rande attempted to-
get hold of another knife, but was prevented
by MCGEE, the Methodist minister, serving
fourteen-year term for poisoning his wife.
Selling hammer, Rande threw II AZ
| nf,1 .or n a
the Infatuated murderer on the head with a
heavy cane. Tho desperate then got hold
of the cane when Garvin drew single
shot derringer and fired, the bullet striking
Rande on rib in his left side,
but glancing off without doing Sc
rious harm. The convict made
rush at Garvin, but the latter got hold OF
the cane and prevented its use Edward
! Mcdonald, brother of the wounded dep
uty, then placed revolver at Rande's face
and told him 10 let go, but he refused, and
| Mcdonald fired. The bullet entered the
desperado's ear, and with scream he
dropped TO the floor.
Meantime physicians had been attending
Mcdonald, whose skull was badly fractured
and the blood-vessels exposed, some cut
open so that the pulsatiOns of the blood
could be seen and the outer covering Oh the
brain picked i'm one or two pieces. The
large as half-dollars and several smaller
pieces. When Rande was examined some
time afterward he was found TO be still
alive. While the hospital steward was
making the examination Rande regained
enough Of his senses 10 recognize those
about him, and when asked what cause he
had for his attempt, replied that Mcdonald
had put him i'm punishment and kept him
there for fifteen days, part of which time
he was forced TO stand chained to the iron
door. He also said in an incoherent way
that he had been commissioned by God to
kill the deputy; that he, Rande, had power
to save all men, and could prove it from
Scripture.
Tie condition Of Deputy Mcdonald is bad,
but hopes are entertained that his strong
constitution will enable him to recover. All
indications of the wounds are favorable, but
his system received such a severe shock
from the fearful blow inflicted by Rande
that it will be soiae days before the phySh
clans can feel sure of his recovery. lie is
wholly conscious OF the situation, and his
mind seems clear. Rande is also likely to re-
cover. The bullet will not be EXTRACTED
until to-day. He is sill defiant, and eN-
presses regret that he did notkill Mcdonald,
Still insisting that he was 'impelled" to the
crime. Ii is believed that the recent trial OF
Mooney for the murder of his cel-mate sug-
gested to Rande the idea of playing insane
in the hope OF securing another trial. In
Rande's clothing were found, Among other
articles, shoe knife, very sharp, and an
ugly weapon made of steel, some SIN inches
long, known among saddlery-makerS as
''cock-eye unch." -
Kande, whose real name is Charles c.
Scott, was born In Pennsylvania in 1889, his
father being a blacksmith. The family
moved to Fairfield, Ia, thirty years ago,
and tho old man is still there. Charles
was at one time teacher and was married
ut the age OF twcnty-ihree, his wife dying
in few months. Sixteen years ago he
committed his first recorded crime, u
burglary, for which he was sentenced to
seven years Imprisonment. but escaped.
In 1872 he was sentenced to five
years under an assumed na:ue for bur
glary at Michigan City, and during lis SEN
tence was source OF continual trouble tn
the prison authorities. MAY ., 1877, he was
discharged, and Friday, August 3, he broke
into a gunsnith's store at ElmwOod, Peoria.
County, H., and stole q number of revolv-
|, ers. Two days later the house of Wood
ford Pearce, near Gibson, Knox County, was
robbed OF S15 and quantity OF clothing
, while the family were at church. The rob
Der was followed by his tracks, and
discovered in cOrifiield. In the attempt
, 10 capture him Charles Belden was killed.
| a man named McKOwn shot through the
lungs aud two other men and a boy wound
ed All efforts to secure the rutilan wcro
unayailing. About month aiterward he
robbed q house at St Elmo, Eilingham
, County. The citizens turned oiit in pursuit
Of the robber came upon him in the timber
, and commanded him to surrender The
only answer received was a murderouS
) volley from the Villains revovers. and in
) few minutes MesSrs. John Scales Frank
2 Wiseman and Frank Barnes. citizens of the
g town, lay dead upon the field, while their
2 murderer escaped in spite of the efforts Of
] tine whole people TO detain him. He then
\ ! fled to Indianap polls, where be took up his
: abode among number OF low white and
celored people One day he destroyed a
D wheelbarrOw belonging TO an old colored
+ man, and the police were called in. Officer
Durham arrested the criminal, who, after
l going few yards, quietly drew the in
: evitable revolver and fred. a struggle
follow Il, and Rtnde broke away, and
, when the officer pursued brought him down
, with bullet in his leg, and succeeded in
, getting clear once more.
| On November 16. 1877, Rande was dis
covered in ST. Louis, and his capture ef-
I fected after desperate fight, IN which tho
q desperate shot policeman, who aftcrward
! died. When the case was called for trial
, three days were spent In obtaining jury.
The trial lasted fifteen days, the defense
being insanity and the illegality OF the ar
rest. The country was greatly astonished
! and Justly indignant when verdict was
returned sentencing him TO imprisonment
for life. Should Warden Mcdonald die it
will be Randes sixth murder in Illinois
alone.