The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-04
TELEGRAP]HIC.
FRANK RANDE AGAIN.
The Bandit and Desperado's Latest
Crime
EereciOus Assault ON Prison ON
ciaI by the --Rande
Gets a Couple Of Bul.
let's i'm Him.

ne recent IefCclOllS aSSdult VI luo uOtoiiou9
Frank Rande upon Deputy Mcdonald at the
Saturday, are as follows: About
$50 p. m., while Deputy Warden John NC
Donald was in the harness shop, conVerslng
with James e. Madden, the shopkeeper, ana
while they were standing within few feet
Of the work bench of the notorious bandit and
desperate, Frank Rande, the convict
left his work place and approached the |
deputy from behind, uunoticed by either |
the deputy or Keeper Madden. Going to the |
stove Rande picked up a heavy iron poker |
that lay upon the coal-box and without
moments warning dealt Deputy Mcdonald
crushing blow over the head, knocking him
Rande followed up the assault
with another blow aimed at the head OF the
deputy, but which was intercepted by the
arm Of Officer Madden, who had turned
around when Randa had struck the tirst
blow Madden then grappled with the des-
perado and attempted to get the poker from
his grasp.
The two men were forced to the floor, first
Rande on top, then Madden, struggling for
the weapon, upon which Rande finally lost
his hold. He then drew a shoe-knife from
his pocket and gave Madden an ugly cut
Raab, life-convict, sprang upon Rande,
knocking the knife from his hand and
fastening his hands upon the throat OF the
f1end while Madden regained his feet.
Then John Seager and David Bennett, two
convicts, grabbed Rande's hands anu
pinioned him to the floor, while several
other convicts crowded around with knives
in their hands, seemingly anxious for an op-
portuuity to carve up Rande, who is thor
oughly detested by his follows
Ii the meantime convict Rabb kept his
hold on Randes throat until the life was
nearly cnoked out of bin. As soon as Mad
den had released himself from the embrace
of Rande he sent a convict runner to call the
| assistance of Deputy Garvin and Ed Nc
| Donald, keeper of the solitary cell. When
| GaT'yin reached the scene he had the uncon-
| tcious deputy. warden placed upon stretcher
| and carried to the hospital, and medical aid
was summoned from the city.
| Garvin then turned his attention to Rande,
who was still pinioned to the floor by the
| three conv1Cts He was getting black in the
face from the clutch retained upon his throat
| bv the convict Raab Garvin ordered the
convicts to release Rande and return to their
work He then directed Rande to march
along ahead of him to the solitary cell, and
they started for the door near the north end
of the shop, seventy five feet from the scene
of the assault on Mcdonald, Rande walk
ing about two feet in advance of Garyin;
but as they approached the door
Rande sprang to one side and at
tempted to get hold of another knife that lay
upon the work bench of Samuel II. McGhee,
iSS q
teen-years' term from Lee county for poison
ing his wife; but McGhee snatched the knife
from him. Rande then picked up hammer
and aimed a blow at the head of Deputy
Garvin, but the direction of the hammer wa:
interfered with by McGhee, who strucl
Rande on the arm. Garvin then hit Randt
with his heavy cane, but the desperate
caught hold of it and closed on Garvin, ant
in the struggle got the cane away from the
officer and attempted to brain him with it.
Garvin then drew his revolver, single
shot derringer, and emptied its contents int
the right side of Rande, the bullet striking
rib and glancing out fell own inside OF tn
desperado's clothing. The wound was no
severe enough to lay him out, but rathe
increased his fury, and he again rushed
Garvin, his black eyes cleaning Wit
= rage, but Garvin again caught hold g
the cane, and while struggling for II
possession Edward Mcdonald, a brother c
the deputy, came up and t Id Rande
release his hold, showing the N uzzle OF his III
yolver into the fiend's face as he gave the ol
der. Rande still held to the cane. Then Nj
Donald fired, the bullet entering the ear {
Rande who gave utteranGe to sayae
scream and fell headlong upon the floor, fat
downward, to all appearance dead ma
Four convicts were instructed to pick MI
I'D and remove him from the shop to the hos
pital, where he was iaid out on table
dead, the physicians not having time to e.
anime him. They were attending to tt
wounded deputy.
Drs. Heise and Dougal were called al
- found that McDonald's skull was badly fra
tured and the blood vessels exposed, some
which were cut open SO that the pulsations
the blood could be seen, and the outer cove
ing of the brain picked in one or two place
The surgeons removed two pieces Of the SKI
O as large as half-dollars and several small
! pieces The deputy is now resting easy. b
@ his condition.is very critical, and it will pre-
ably be day or two before the physical
can determine the extent Of his injuries.
Rande was examined an hour after bel
carried to the hospital, when it was fou
that life was not yet extinct. While the h
pital steward was making the examinatit
Rande regained enough of his senses
recognize those about him, and when ask
what cause he had for his attempt on the
of Deputy Mcdonald, replied that he mes
- to kill him because Mcdonald had !
him in punishment and kept him tn
for fifteen days, part of which time he v
forced to stand chained to the iron do
In reply to a question put to hlm by C
respondent he rallied enough to say IL
rambling sort of way:
81 have been thinking of taking his life
several days am commissioned by I
Almighty to kill him and to save all crimiI
and sinners. | am not Jesus Christ, bu
have the power to save all men. If J
don't think SO get your Bible and will SD
it to you in the book of Revelations"
Assistant Deputy Garvin said: "lf ca
Mcdonald dies, the jury that sent Ra
here will be responsible for his death"
The chief clerk, Mr. Muller said: "Dep
Garvin and Keeper Mcdonald deserve re
manding for not killing the william instan
He would have killed the governor or
offered"
The feeling against Rande is very bit
both among the convicts and officers.
has been punished three times, once for ju
ing out of line and trying to excite NUT
and twice for insolence and disobedie
For several weeks he has tried to induce
cell-house keeper to believe that he is g
genius and inventor He would say to /
you must not think l am a cra
He had told several of the copy
where he worked that he was going to
the deputy. In his pockets We're foul
knife and a leather-punch, also hume
pictures cut from papers-one an Afr
savage charming snakes and numerous
rible reptiles around him.
Rande was received at the pris VI Feb
1878, on life-sentence from Knox cou
He was the criminal sensation of the da
that time, and gloried in the various It'll
"The American brigand," "the Knox co
n a. desperado.n "the St Louis pawnshop he